Mercedes-Benz 2001 CL 500 инструкция обслуживания

CL Ope rat or’ s Manu al[...]

CL 500 CL 55 AMG CL 600[...]

O ur company and s taf f co ngra tula t e yo u o n t he purchas e of you r new Merc edes- Benz . 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 Doo r co[...]

2 Con te nts Saf ety guid elines for the seat belt, emer gency ten s io n in g r et ra cto r and airba g .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 00 Inf ant and ch ild r e s tr aint sy st ems ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 02 St eer ing whee l ad jus tme nt . ..... .... 1 05 Re ar vie w mir rors ... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 06 Rea r view mi [...]

3 Con te nts Coat h ook s ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... 1 92 Cup h older ... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... .... 1 93 Ashtra y s ....... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 96 Light er ...... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 98 Parc el n et i n trun k .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 99 Carg o tie -d[...]

4 Con te nts Electronic stabi l i ty p rogr a m (E SP) — w ar ning lamp .... ..... .... ..295 Distronic (DTR ) — w arni ng lam p ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..295 Seat belt no nu s age w arni ng lam p ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..296 Malfunc tion and indic at or la mp in the ce nter consol e .... ..296 AIRB A G OFF in dicat or lam [...]

5 Con te nts Changi ng wheel s .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....3 40 Tire infl a tion pre ssure ..... .... ..... ....3 45 Batt ery ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. 346 Jum p s ta rting ...... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..349 T o wing t h e v ehicle ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... 35 1 Exte rior lam ps .. ..... ..... .... .[...]

6 Con te nts T echnica l dat a Spare part s servi ce .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 3 84 W a rran ty co v e r a g e .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....3 84 Identi ficatio n la b el s ... .... ..... ..... .... ..385 La y out of pol y- V-bel t dr ive ... ..... ....387 T ec hnica l dat a .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....3 88 Fuels, cool ants, lu b r ic[...]

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 o r iginal parts as w ell as co nversi on pa rts a nd acc essories explic i tly appro ved b y us fo r y our vehicle model. W e ha v e tes ted these parts t o determi ne their reliability , safety and t[...]

8 Introduction Oper ator’ s manual This Operato r’s Manua l contains a gr ea t d eal of useful inf ormation. W e urge you t o read it ca r ef ull y and f amiliarize 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[...]

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 , LL C o r its au t horized M er ce des-Benz Center fails t o conform the vehicle t o its exp ress[...]

10 Introduction Roa dsi de as sistan ce The Mercedes-Benz R oadside A ssis tance Pr ogr a m provides factory trained tec h nical help in the e vent of a breakdown. 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 ans were d by Merce des- Ben z Cli ent [...]

11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehi c l e ou tsid e the 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 iptions i n 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 : Informat io n on the v eh i c le’s equipment and i ts o peratio n. •D r i v i n g : Imp or t[...]

14 Introduction Pro ble ms w ith y o ur vehi cle If y ou s hould experienc e a problem wit h y o ur v ehic le, particul arly one that y o u believ e m a y affect its safe operat ion, we ur ge y ou t o immediat el y contact yo ur aut horiz ed Mercedes-Benz Cent er to ha v e the problem diagnos ed a nd correct ed if required. If the matt er is not ha[...]

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 control Te c h n i c a l 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 Doo r cont rol pa nel ... ..... .... ..... .. .... 20 Ov erhea d con trol pane l .... ... [...]

18 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 3[...]

19 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 Do or c ont rol p an e l , s ee page 20 2 O verhea d c ont rol pan el, s ee page 2 1 3 Dash boar d, see page 2 2 4 Ce nte r c o nso le , s ee pa g e 24[...]

20 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 Door contro l panel 1 Do or h andl e, pull to o pe n, see page 48 2 Memory function (f o r s t o ring seat, s teering w h eel, r ear vie w m irr or a nd ex te rior mir ror set[...]

21 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 Interi o r lighting, see page 1 84 2 Sli ding /pop-u p roo f, s ee pag e 1 8 1 3 T el e Ai d (em ergency call sy s tem), see page 2 1 0 4 Hands-free m[...]

22 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 Das hbo ar d 3 8 7 6 4 2 3 1 9 13 12 11 10 15 17 18 17 18 19 21 20 16 14 22 23 5 P68.10-2434-29[...]

23 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 Left front parktroni c war ning in d i c at or , see page 28 1 2 Si de a ir ou tle t, ad justab le 3 Air v olu m e cont rol f or s ide ai r ou tlet 4 Exter ior l am p swit ch, [...]

24 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 ESP (electro nic s tabi lity program) contr ol switc h , s e ep a g e2 7 3 2 Le vel control, see page 27 6 3 ABC (a cti ve bo dy c on tr ol), see p age 27 [...]

25 Inst ruments and controls Te c h n i c a l 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 12 Ashtra y , see page 1 96 Lighter , see pag e 1 98 13 Start- /St op button Star ter sw itch fo r K EYLE S S-GO only , see pa ge 2 24 14 Au toma tic tra nsmission, see pag e 229[...]

26 Con ten ts - O per at ion Te c h n i c a l 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 ehicl e k ey s .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 28 St art l oc k- out .... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 32 Gener al not es on t he centr [...]

27 Con ten ts - O per at ion Te c h n i c a l 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 p la y er ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 26 Casset te pla y er .. ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 27 T elep hone . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....[...]

28 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 e hicl e key s a nd KEYLE SS- GO -ca rd s (o ptional) 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 em[...]

29 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 contro[...]

30 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 functio ns, plu s remo vabl e mec hanica l ke y . The electronic reserv e k ey (1 ) works only [...]

31 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 KEYLESS-GO -card Th e K EYL ESS -GO -car d (1 ) d oes no t hav e a r emova ble mec han ic al k ey . The functions of t he KEYLESS-G O-card (1) are identical to those of the electron[...]

32 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Start lock -out Im portant ! Op er at ing w it h e le ct ro ni c k e y: Rem ovin g t he el ect ronic key fro m t he starter swi tch activa tes the s tart l ock -out. The eng i [...]

33 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 G ene ral no te s o n th e ce nt ral lo cki ng syst e m If t h e el ectronic k e y i s inse rt ed in the s tarte r switc h, the vehi cle cann ot be lock e d o r unl ock e d wi th t [...]

34 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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 t[...]

35 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Inf r a red receiver i n driv er’s door handle 7 Infrared receiver in passenger door ha ndle[...]

36 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Lock ing and unl ocking with re mote contr ol Unl ockin g : Press tran smit butto n Π. Al l t urn si gnal la mps bl ink once to in dica te t ha t th e v ehicle is unlo cked. [...]

37 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Choosing g lobal or s electiv e mode on remot e contr ol Press and h o ld t ransmit butt ons ‹ and Œ si mul ta neou sly fo r ap prox. 6 s econ d s to repr og ram th e remote cont[...]

38 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 KEYLESS-GO Im portant ! For the KEYLESS-GO -sy st em to f unction properl y , the operator should observ e the foll owing: • The driver should carr y the KEYLESS - G O-card w[...]

39 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 • Openin g the driv er’s door wi th the engine shut off a nd n o e lec tron ic k ey i n t he starter swi tch, t he m essa ge “CHI P-CA R D – DO NO T FO RGET ” ap p ears as[...]

40 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Lock ing and unlo c k ing with KE YLE SS-GO -car d Unl ockin g : Gr asp ei t h er d oor han dle. A ll t ur n s igna l lam ps bl ink once to in dica te t ha t th e v ehicle is u[...]

41 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Locking: Press lock butt o n (1) at either door . All turn signal lamps blink three times to indicate t hat the vehicle is l ock ed . If t hey do n ot bli nk t hr ee time s, a d oor[...]

42 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Unl ockin g : Press trunk lid loc k (2) t o open tru nk o nl y . Locking: Press the tr unk lid loc k butt on (3). Al l tu rn signal lam ps blink three times to indicate that t [...]

43 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Choosing g lobal or s electiv e mode on KEYLESS-GO -card T o c hoose between the selective o r global opening m ode pr ess a nd hold bu tton (1) unt il the in dicato r lamp at t he [...]

44 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Simu l taneous use of electron i c k e y and KEYLESS-GO -card When usi ng the e lectro nic ke y and the KEYLE SS-GO- card at t he same time, t he el ectronic k ey o v errule s [...]

45 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 /p op-up r oof from outs ide (summ er open ing/ conveni en ce f eature) Aim transmitter eye of r em ot e control a t a d o or recei v[...]

46 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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: If the w indo w s and sliding /pop-up roof ca nnot be operat ed a u t omati call y b y p ressing t h e transmit butt on of th e r emote control then it ma y be necessary[...]

47 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Pani c bu tton T o ac tivate pre ss and hold bu tton (1 ) for 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 2 1 / 2 mi[...]

48 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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 Im portant ! The mec hanical ke y does not operate the cent r a l lo[...]

49 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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[...]

50 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 cl osing assi st for door s and trunk lid The doors and t he trunk lid close automaticall y if: • t he doors are positioned aga inst the lock, • t he tr u nk lid is[...]

51 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 vehicl e was p reviou sly loc k ed w it h t he cen tral l o c ki n g s w i tch , w h i l e i n t h e g l ob a l r e m o t e c on t r o l m o d e , t he com plete veh icl e i[...]

52 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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 va t e d , t h e doors and trunk a re loc ked a t v ehi cle s p eeds of a[...]

53 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Trunk 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. The lo ck is loca ted in th[...]

54 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 o ca nce l th e al arm , ins er t th e el ect ron ic key in th e st arter swit ch or press butto n Œ or ‹ o n th e electronic main ke y; or (v e hicl es w ith K EY LE SS-G[...]

55 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 e h ic les w it h ou t tru nk lid o pe ni ng / clo si ng s ys tem : Low er trunk lid u sing h and l e (1) a nd close it with hands placed f lat on trunk lid. Please remember t o k[...]

56 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 : The automatic closing process is interrupted i f the tr unk lid is p u shed again st an o bje ct . The tru nk lid wi ll rev er se sligh tl y and st op. In its f i nal [...]

57 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Tr un k lid rele ase swit ch (V ehicles without tru nk l i d o p eni ng /clos in g s ys t em ) The swi tc h is locate d on the d rive r’s doo r . The trun k l id wil l sw in g ope[...]

58 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 un k lid opening/ c l osing sy s tem (op tio na l) The swi tc h is locate d on the d rive r’s doo r . Th e tr unk lid will ope n a nd c lose au tomat ically . Y ou should [...]

59 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 automatic closing process is interr u pted, if th e tr unk lid is p u shed again st an o bje ct . The tru nk lid wi ll rev er se sligh tl y and st op. In its f i nal cl[...]

60 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Op enin g h eigh t r es tr ict ion of t runk lid The trunk l id openi n g height can be res tricted when tra nspo rt ing g oods on a roof rac k (e. g. p re sence of an M B sp o[...]

61 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Tr unk lid eme rgenc y release The emer gency relea s e butto n (1) is located in the trunk li d. Brief l y press emer ge n c y release butt o n (1). Al l d oors, t he fue l f ille [...]

62 Antitheft alarm sy stem Te c h n i c a l 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 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 antit heft alarm is a ut omatically armed or d isa rmed with the re mot e co ntr ol [...]

63 Antitheft alarm sy stem Te c h n i c a l 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 : W e recommend th at you carry the electronic reserve k e y plu s m ech ani cal k e y with y ou and ke ep it in a saf e place (e.g. your wal l et) so that it is alwa ys hand[...]

64 Tow -away a larm Te c h n i c a l 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 To w - 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 Once the alar m sy s tem has been armed, the ext e rior vehicl[...]

65 Tow -away a larm Te c h n i c a l 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 pre v ent trig gering th e to w-a w a y ala rm f eature, sw itc h of f the to w - a wa y a larm be fore towing t he veh icl e, o r when parking on a surface subject to mo vemen t , suc[...]

66 Easy-ent ry/exit fea ture Te c h n i c a l 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 Ea sy -e ntr y /ex it f ea tu re T h e s w i tc h i s l o ca te d o n t h e ste e r i n g co l u m n a d j u st m e n t le v er . Tur n the swit c h in dire cti on: 1 to s w [...]

67 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 seat ad j u s tmen t T o o pera te t he fron t power sea t ad jus t m ent swi tc he s, tu rn t he el ect roni c k ey in s tar te r sw itc h to pos ition 1 or 2 ( w i t h a fr o n t d oo r o p e[...]

68 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 sw it ches are located in both doors. W e rec omm en d to adjust the pow e r sea t in th e followi ng ord er: 1 Seat adjustment, f ore/aft Press th e swit ch (f ore/a ft direction) until a c[...]

69 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Head res tr aint The heigh t of the head res traint is adjus ted automatica l l y with the seat so that the back of the he ad is sup ported ap pr o xim ately at ea r level. Adj us t t he hea d rest[...]

70 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 ! Prior to operat in g the v eh icle, t he driver s hould adjus t t he seat hei g ht f or proper vision as w ell as fore/aft plac eme nt and bac kre st a ngl e t o i nsu re a dequat e[...]

71 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Remo v al and ins tallati on of front seat head restr aints Caut ion ! Do not remov e head r es traints ex cep t w h en mounting seat c overs . W henev er res traints ha ve been rem o ved be sure to [...]

72 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Ba ck r es t Fo ldin g f orward : Li ft rel eas e l ev er an d fo ld b ackr es t forwar d. Th e s eat will auto ma ti ca ll y sl ide forw ard and the head res traint w ill move down. Fo ldin g b[...]

73 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Note s: The automa tic se at sli de is prov ided wi th a safe ty fe a t u r e. The auto ma tic process i s int errupted, if the backres t of the slid ing s eat is pushed ag ains t an o ccupant or obj[...]

74 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Lu mb a r su pp o rt (o p t iona l ) The t humbwheel s are located on the sides of t he front seats . Th e s ea ts have an inf l atab le air cus hion built into th e bac kres t t o pr ovid e add[...]

75 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 o m e m o d e l s m ay b e e q u i p p e d wi t h m u l t i co n t o u r s e a ts . These seats ha ve in f latab le air cu shions b u ilt int o the bac kres ts to pro vide add itional lumbar and si[...]

76 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 heater The sea t heat er s ca n be switch ed on with the electroni c key in sta rt er s w itch p os i ti on s 1 or 2 . The buttons are located on eac h d o or . No tes : When i n operation,[...]

77 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 eh icle s w ith out sea t ven t ilat io n f unct ion : Normal he ating mo de: Press bu tt on (1). One indicat or l amp in the swit c h ligh ts up. The seat heat er will be auto ma ti ca ll y switc [...]

78 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 cles wi th s eat v en til atio n f uncti on: Rapid hea ting m ode: Press bu tt on (3) once. Bot h red ind ica tor lamps above t he but ton ligh t up . The sy s tem switc h es o ver t o nor[...]

79 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 ventilation sy s tem The buttons are located on eac h d o or . Seat v entilation can be a ctivate d manuall y with th e elect ronic ke y in s tar ter s witc h posit ions 1 o r 2, or b y t he sum[...]

80 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 Manual activ atio n: Tu rn t he e lect ro nic k ey in starter swi tch to pos itio n 1 or 2. Lev el 3 v entilation setting (max imu m): Press butt o n (1). Thre e b lue i nd icat or l am ps abo v[...]

81 Seats Te c h n i c a l 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 P ow er head res traints, rea r The sw i tches are located on the front and rear center console. Tu rn e l ec tr on i c key i n sta rte r sw i tch to p os iti on 1 or 2. Activ ate swit ch: 1 Place he[...]

82 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 with seat belts f o r all s e ats, emerg ency t ensio ning retra ct ors, dua l front airbags, si d[...]

83 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Sea t bel t nonusa ge w ar ning sys tem W ith the electronic ke y in star ter s w i tch p osition 2, a warnin g sou nd s for a s hort t ime if t he dr iver’s sea t bel t is n ot faste[...]

84 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 ! F ailure to w ear and properl y fas ten an d posi tion your s ea t b elt grea tly in cre ase s you r r isk of inj uri es a nd the ir l ik el y sev erit y in an ac ci[...]

85 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 F a s t ening seat belts 1 Lat ch plat e 2 Bu ckl e 3 Rele a se but ton Pu s h t h e l a tc h p l a t e ( 1 ) i n to t h e b uc k l e ( 2 ) u n t i l it c l i cks . Do not twi s t t he [...]

86 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 of seat belts The inertia reel s tops the belt from unwinding during sudden s t ops or when q uic kl y pullin g on the b el t. The locking function of t he reel ma y be c[...]

87 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 ever wear th e shoulder belt under y our arm, again s t y o ur ne c k o r o ff y o ur sho uld er . In a cr ash, y our body woul d mo v e too f ar fo rwar d. Th at w ould i ncreas [...]

88 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Bab ySm art TM airbag deactiv a tion sy s tem Spe cial BabyS mar t TM co mpa tible c hild seats, desig ned f o r u se w i th the Mercedes-Benz sy st em and a v a ilable a t an y au[...]

89 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Self-tes t BabySmar t TM w ith out spec ia l chil d s eat in st al led A f te r t urn i ng e le ct ro ni c key in sta rte r sw itch to pos iti on 1 or 2 , the 7 in dic ator l am p lo ca[...]

90 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

91 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 t en sio ni ng retr ac tor (E T R) Th e s eat bel ts f o r t he fr ont a nd rear se at s are e qui pped with emerg en cy tensioning retractors. These tensioning retractors [...]

92 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Front airbags 1 Driver ai rbag 2 Fro nt pa ssenger airbag 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 [...]

93 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 com e on at all or if it fa ils t o e xting ui sh a fter ap pro ximatel y 4 seco n d s or if it comes on th ereafter , a m al f unction in the sys t em has been detected. The fol lo win[...]

94 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 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 front passenger airbag deploy s only [...]

95 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 mp act airba gs, w indo w c urtai n ai rbags 3 Side im pact airbag s 4 Wi ndo w cu rt ain a irbags Side impa ct ai rbags The side impact airb ags are de sign ed to acti v a te on[...]

96 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 indo w c urt ain airba gs Th e h ead p rotec tio n wi ndow curt ain a irba gs a f ford greater protection ag ains t injuries t o t he head and up p er b ody . They fill up in the[...]

97 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Y our v ehi cle w a s or iginal l y equipp ed wi th ai rbags whic h are designe d to activ ate in ce rtai n im pacts ex c eed i n g a pr eset threshold t o reduce the pot ential and se [...]

98 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 • Oc cu p ant s, es pec ial l y ch ild ren , s hou l d n ev e r lean their heads in t he a rea of th e door or rear quarter interior tri m pan el where t he s i de air bag inflat[...]

99 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 help a void the po ssibility of i njury , pl ease follo w these guideli n es: (1) occupants, espec i all y child ren, sh ould never pl ace th eir bo dies or l ea n their heads i n t[...]

100 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 guid eli nes for the s eat bel t, e merg ency te nsi oni ng ret rac tor a n d a irb ag Wa r n i n g ! • Da ma ged s ea t be lts or b el ts t hat were hig hl y s tr esse [...]

101 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 Wh en you s ell your vehi cle we s tr ongly urge you to give notice t o t he subsequent o wner tha t it i s equipped wi th an “ SR S” by a ler ting th em to t he app licab le sect [...]

102 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 re comme nd a ll infa nts and c hil dren be p rop erl y rest rained at a ll ti m es while the vehicle is i n motion. All l ap-s hould[...]

103 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 u nder mus t ne v 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 [...]

104 Rest raint sy stems Te c h n i c a l 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 tems This v ehicl e is pro vided with t ether a ncho rage s f or a t op tether s trap at eac h of the rear seating po si t [...]

105 Steering wheel adjustment Te c h n i c a l 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 T o adjus t t he s t eeri n g w heel position, turn the el ectronic key in sta rt er s wi tch to p os i tio n 1 or 2. Wit h t h e d ri ver ’s d oor o[...]

106 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l 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 . St or ing in side re ar vie w m irr or pos itio ns The sea t, ext eri or rear view mirror and s tee[...]

107 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l 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 buttons are located on the driver’s door . Exteri or mirr or a dju s tment Turn t he ele ctro nic ke y in s t arter s wi tch to po sit ion 2. Pu [...]

108 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l 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 po sitio n The pa s sen ger side ex teri or mir ro r can be adjus ted and 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[...]

109 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l 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 mi rro rs , el ec t r ica l l y fo l di ng The buttons are located on the driver’s door . Tu rn t he e lect ro nic k ey in starter swi tch to pos itio n 1 or 2. 1 Pus h bu[...]

110 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l 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 Driv er’s side ext erior mirr or , antig lare mode Antig lare mode: Wit h t h e ele ct ronic key in s ta rter s w it c h po siti on 2 , t he mirr or reflectio n brigh tness re spo[...]

111 Mem ory fun cti on Te c h n i c a l 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 Th e m em ory an d stored po siti on but tons are loc ated on th e do or s. 1 M e mor y b u tton , u s ed to stor e s el ec ted p os i tio n s which can be retriev ed[...]

112 Mem ory fun cti on Te c h n i c a l 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 oring position s into m emor y Driver’s seat: with the electronic ke y in s tarter switc h pos iti on 1 or 2 or wi th th e dri ve r’s doo r ope n a nd t he electronic ke y i[...]

113 Mem ory fun cti on Te c h n i c a l 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 ! Prior to operating the vehicle, the driver should c heck and adj u s t if necess ary the sea t height, seat po sition for e and aft, a nd back res t angl e to insure adequa[...]

114 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 P54.30-3528-29[...]

115 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 Knob fo r ins trument clu st er illumina tion, s e e p a g e 116 2 En gin e m alf un ctio n i ndi cator la mp, see pa ge 2 90 3 Br ak e f lui d low o r p arki ng b rak e en g a [...]

116 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 • Turning the electro nic k e y i n s tarter switc h t o pos iti on 1 or 2 . • Swit c hing on t h e ext erior lam ps. 1 Th e instrume nt clu s ter is a ctivated f o r a p[...]

117 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 Coolant tem peratur e g auge (5) 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 [...]

118 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 Speedometer (9) When the cruise control is activa ted, the segmen ts on t he speedometer scale between t he set speed to the to p of t he scal e a re illu min a ted. C ru ise[...]

119 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l 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 od ometer (1 3 ) T o reset to “ 0” miles/km: Activ ate th e instru ment clus ter if i t is not alread y a c t i va te d by p re s s i n g t h e J butt o n on the ins tru [...]

120 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

121 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 [...]

122 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 Note : Th e di spl a ys i n th e mu lt if un cti on di splay can be se t to Germa n, Eng lish, F renc h, It a lia n or Sp an i sh langu age. Se e [...]

123 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 M ul ti function s teering wheel 2 Multif unction dis pla y 3 Ho rn p ad Turn t he ele ctro nic ke y in s t arter s wi tch to po sit ion 1 or 2. Pres[...]

124 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 , FSS , tir e in f lation pressure monitor and engine oil le vel indic ator 1 Trip od ometer and main odometer See page 1 1[...]

125 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 is switc h ed on . 3 W ave ba nd s ett ing and mem or y lo ca tio n num ber,[...]

126 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 y er 1 A udi o sy st em is swit che d off. 2 The C D p l a y er is s wit ched o n. 3 The numbe r of th e CD curre ntly p la ying i s d i s[...]

127 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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. Switc h on the cassette[...]

128 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 Te l e p h o n e T eleph one book 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 [...]

129 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 the è o r ÿ butto n repeatedl y u n til the displa y (3) appears. See t he separate telephon e ins truc t[...]

130 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 [...]

131 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 the è o r ÿ butto n repeatedl y u n til the di spl a y ( 1) app ear s. Press ing t he í button ac tivate[...]

132 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 Na vi gatio n s y stem 1 The n a vig a tio n sy 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 o n [...]

133 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 Di st r oni c ( DT R ) 1 Dis tronic (DTR) is deactiva ted. The actual dis tance (4) a nd the should-be dis tance (5 ) to the v ehicl e in front (3) are[...]

134 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 omputer 1 “A F TER STA RT” — s hort dista nce mem or y 2 “A FTER RES ET ” — lon g di s t ance me mor y 3 F uel t an k cont ents[...]

135 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 ra n s fe r r i n g va l ue s f r o m t he p r e v io u s jo u r n ey to t h e “A FTE R ST ART” sh o rt distance m em ory ( 1): T h e “ A F T E[...]

136 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 M al fu n ct io n /war ni n g me s sa ge m e mo ry 1 There are no messages s tored i n the sy s tem. 2 Num ber of me ssa ges stor ed in t he sys t[...]

137 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 m es s age memory will be cleared when th e electronic ke y is turned in the s tarter swit ch t o positi on 1 or 2. Shoul d an y subsequent fault s[...]

138 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 1 Pre l i minary displa y of t he i ndivid u al sett ings. 2 “SETTINGS” – t he reques ted m enu can be called up in [...]

139 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 the è o r ÿ butto n repeatedl y u n til the individual s etting prelimina ry displa y (1) appears. Press the j o r k button u ntil th e se ttin[...]

140 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 TRUM E NT CLUS TER” R 3[...]

141 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 of t h e ind ividual sett ings 2 “SETTI N GS ” – th e me nu “INSTRU MENT CLU STER” can b e calle d up in t h is optio[...]

142 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 “LIGHTIN G” R 7[...]

143 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 of t h e ind ividual sett ings 2 “SE TTINGS ” – th e m e nu “LI GHT ING” can be cal led u p i n th is op t ion me nu [...]

144 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 “VEHIC LE” ( audio and centr al lo cki ng sy s t em) R 5[...]

145 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 of t h e ind ividual sett ings 2 “SETTI N GS ” – t he me nu “VE HICLE” can be calle d u p i n th is op t ion me nu . [...]

146 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l 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 Setting the audio volu me Y ou can onl y ad j us t the v olume of the sy s tem currentl y in use. The vo lume s ett ing f or ea ch s y s te m (a u[...]

147 Flexible serv i ce system Te c h n i c a l 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 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[...]

148 Flexible serv i ce system Te c h n i c a l 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 se rvice indicato r disa ppears auto m atic all y aft er 30 sec onds or if butt on J on th e in s t rumen t cluster is pres sed. Ca ll ing up s ervi ce i nd icat or ma n[...]

149 Flexible serv i ce system Te c h n i c a l 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 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 00 0 miles (C anad a: 1 5 0 00 km) an d 36 5 d[...]

150 Tir e i nfl at ion pr essu r e m oni to r Te c h n i c a l 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 i nf l atio n pr essu re monit or The tire infl atio n pressure , as s electe d b y the d river , is monit o red in a ll fou r whee ls o n th e gr ound[...]

151 Tir e i nfl at ion pr essu r e m oni to r Te c h n i c a l 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 : Fol low ing a t ire inflatio n pressure reacti vati on proc ess the real tire i nf lati on pr essures are disp la y ed onl y after a fe w minut e s tr a [...]

152 Tir e i nfl at ion pr essu r e m oni to r Te c h n i c a l 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 è or ÿ butt on on th e multif unction st eering wheel until the displa y fo r t ri p and main odometer appears, see page 1 24 . Press the j o r k but[...]

153 Tir e i nfl at ion pr essu r e m oni to r Te c h n i c a l 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 : T o e nsure pro per func tioning of the ti re inflation pres sure moni t or , th e ti re i nf l ation pres sur e sh oul d b e ch ec k e d a nd cor re ct [...]

154 Eng ine oil l ev el in dica tor Te c h n i c a l 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 Eng ine oi l l ev e l 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 . C[...]

155 Eng ine oil l ev el in dica tor Te c h n i c a l 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 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 OIL LEVEL –[...]

156 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l 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 Ex te rio r la m p swi tc h M Off U A utomatic headlamp mo de, s ee b elo w . C Pa rking l a m ps (also si d e m ar ker lam ps, t a i llam ps, lic ence pl ate l am ps, i nst rume[...]

157 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l 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 am p mode (HE ADL AMPS) (US A onl y) The hea d l amps can be s witc hed on a nd off man u all y or automaticall y , or switc hed t o da y ti me running lam p mo de . Ma nu al op[...]

158 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l 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 Da y time ru nning lamp mode Tu rn e x terio r l amp swi tch to pos it ion M . When the engine is running, t he lo w beam head lam ps (incl u de s park ing la mps a n d lice nse [...]

159 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l 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 Locator li ghting Af t e r unlo c kin g the vehicle with t he electroni c main ke y d uri ng d arkn es s, t he fog la mps, par kin g la m p s, ta illamps and lic ens e p late l amps s[...]

160 Com bina tion sw itch Te c h n i c a l 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 (exteri o r lamp s w it ch posi tion B ) 2 Hi gh b ea m (exteri o r lamp s w it ch posi tion B ) 3 Hig h be am f la sher (h igh beam a vai labl[...]

161 Com bina tion sw itch Te c h n i c a l 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 6P r e s s s w i t c h b r i e f l y : Single wipe without washer f luid (select o nly if windshiel d is wet). Pu sh sw itch p ast r es is t anc e p oi nt : Wi ndshie l d wa sh er sy[...]

162 Com bina tion sw itch Te c h n i c a l 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 B lock ed w inds hiel d w ipers If t he windshield wipers becom e bloc ked (fo r exa mple, due t o sno w), swit ch of f the wiper s. For safety reasons bef ore removing i ce or [...]

163 Haz ard warni ng fla sher Te c h n i c a l 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 haz ard w arni ng f las her can be act iv ate d ei the r m anu ally vi a th e s witch l oca ted in th e d as hbo ard, or it is acti v at ed [...]

164 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 3 P83.40-2266-29 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12[...]

165 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Center air outl et, lef t, adjus ta ble 2 Fi xe d air outl et, left 3 Air v olume cont rol f or l eft c ent er air out let T o ope n: Tu rn t he t hum bw heel u pward. ■ : T[...]

166 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 cont rols 1 Def ro s ti ng 2 Rear window defro s ter , s ee page 1 7 6 3 Resi dual engi ne he at util izati on, s ee pa ge 1 7 4 4 Aut omati c climat e control[...]

167 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 ut om ati c c li mat e co nt rol The sy s te m is alw a y s at operatio nal rea diness, e xce pt when manuall y sw it ched off . The automatic climate control only ope rat e s[...]

168 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Basic setting – automati c mode There a r e three basic se t tin gs f o r the automatic mode: • Au tomatic air v olume control • Autom ati c air ou tl et co n trol, l[...]

169 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Special settings (use onl y for shor t durati on ) Air dis tribution , ma nual : Press U but ton . T he bu tt on pops o ut, the h , j and k sy mbols are vi sible . Tur n th e bu[...]

170 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Def ro s ti ng Press th e P butto n . T he d isp lay sh ows P . The fan is set t o a higher s p ee d and the wa rm a i r is d irect ed to the def roster and win dshi eld ai[...]

171 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Win dsh iel d fog ged o n th e ou tsid e Swit ch on the windshie ld w iper . Pr es s on bot h U bu tton s u nti l th ey c lick i n. The h , j and k symbol s will no long er be v[...]

172 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 re mo ves poll utant s from air ent ering the passen ger compar tm ent. T[...]

173 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Econom y mode Th e f un cti on o f t his se ttin g corr esp on ds to t he automatic mode. How ev er , because the air conditioning com presso r wil l not en gag e (fuel sa vings[...]

174 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Re sidua l en gin e he at ut ili zat ion Wi th the en gine swi tc hed off, i t i s pos sib le t o con tinue to heat or ventilate the interior f or a short while. Air vo lum[...]

175 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Sw itching th e autom atic clima te con trol on and o f f To s w i t c h o f f : Press but ton 0 . The disp la y s ho ws “0 ”. The fresh a i r su ppl y to the vehicl e inter[...]

176 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 Tu rn t he e lect ro nic k ey in starter swi tch to pos itio n 2. T o select: Press th e F bu tton in the control panel of th e aut omatic a ir co n[...]

177 Automatic cl imate control Te c h n i c a l 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 passen ger com partment adjus table air outl ets 1 Ce nter ai r o utle t, lef t 2 Cent er ai r o utle t, ri ght 3 A ir v ol ume contr ol fo r c enter a ir ou tl ets T o ope[...]

178 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 The contr ol p anel i s locat ed o n the driver’s d o or . Swit c hes for : 1 left , f ro nt 2 right, front 3 left , r ear 4 right, rea r 5 Swit c h fo[...]

179 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 of wi nd o w s Press k or j on t he s witc h pas t resis tance p o i nt and re lease – w indo w opens or clo ses com plet el y . T o int er rupt[...]

180 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 Bloc king of r ear s ide windo w o pera tion If no op era tion o f t he re ar s ide w indo w s b y swit c h (f or insta nce b y c hildren) is desired , s l ide ov erride sw[...]

181 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 Slid in g/po p-u p r oof 1 to s lide r oof ope n 2 to s lide r oof clo sed 3 to r aise ro of at rea r 4 to l ower r oof a t r ear Turn t he ele ctro nic ke y in s t arter s wi t[...]

182 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 and clo sing of sli ding/pop-up r oof T o sele c t a sunroof op eni ng position , p ress t h e s w it c h t o re sistanc e po int an d rel eas e i t w hen [...]

183 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 Wit h th e roo f clo sed or til ted op en , a sc ree n ca n be slid in to th e r oof op eni ng to gua rd again s t s u n ra ys. W he n sl idi ng th e r oof ope n, th e sc ree n [...]

184 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 light ing 1 Lef t fron t r ea ding lamp Press the button to switch t he left reading lam p (7) on or o ff. T he l eft read in g la mp in the inte ri or re ar v ie[...]

185 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 pr ev en t t he veh icl e ba tter y fr om bei ng discharg ed w ith do ors ope n, all int erio r lamp s s witch o f f af ter appro xim atel y 5 minut es. 6 Inter ior lam ps, [...]

186 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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) The swi tc h is locat ed in the cent er co nsole. Tu rn t he e lect ro nic k ey in starter swi tch to pos itio n 1 or 2. Press th e swit [...]

187 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 su n viso rs (2) d own to pro tect a g ains t s un gla re. If sunligh t enters thro ugh a side windo w , diseng age sun visor f rom the inner mounti ng (1) a nd[...]

188 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 S tora ge com par tments and armre sts Wa r n i n g ! T o help a v oid personal injur y during a collision or sudden maneuver , ex ercise c are w hen s to wing th[...]

189 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 nloc k ed posit ion 2 Lock ed position 3 Press to ope n The glov e box can be loc ked and unl oc k ed with t he m echa n ica l k e y . S ee pa ge 29 fo r inst[...]

190 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 in fr ont of ar mres t 5 S tora g e c omp art me nt in f r on t o f a rm r est To o p e n : T ou c h the t op of the c ov er li ght l y . To c l o s[...]

191 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 orag e s pace bel ow the arm res t T o ope n: Pr ess butto n ( 7) an d rai se t he arm rest. T o close: Lo wer the armrest until it enga ges in lock. No tes : The st orage co[...]

192 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 orage com pa r tments in the rear passe nger c ompar tme nt Ope n i ng the s torage space: Slide th e co ver (1 0) bac k t o open, forwa rd t o close. Coat hook s Coat h[...]

193 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 hol der 1 Cup holder in fro nt seat a rmres t Open the s to rag e co m partm ent in f ro nt of the ar mres t , see page 1 90. To o p e n : Brief l y press bu tt on (1). Th e[...]

194 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 To c l o s e : Fold s econ d c up ho lder in d ire cti on of arrow ( 3) until it en gages. Pre ss butto n (4) to unl ock c u p holder and fo ld int o the s tor a ge comp a [...]

195 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 5 Cup hol der in rea r se at a r m r es t To o p e n : Push front of sliding compartment – the cup holder sl id es ou t. To c l o s e : Pu sh t he slid in g co mpart men t b a[...]

196 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 ons ole To o p e n : Brief l y touc h the m a rk on the co v er , the ashtra y opens aut om ati cal l y . T o re mov e ashtra y i nsert f rom cent er[...]

197 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 Rea r s ea ts To o p e n : Brief l y t o uc h the top of t he cov er , the ashtra y opens auto ma ti cally . T o remo ve the insert: P ush do wn o n ca tc h (2) and pull out the[...]

198 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 1 Center console lighter Turn t he ele ctro nic ke y in s t arter s wi tch to po sit ion 1 or 2. Pu sh i n l ig hte r ( 1); i t w il l pop ou t a utom ati cal l y [...]

199 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 cel net in trunk There are hooks (1 ) o n the left and right inside the tru nk fr om whi ch th e p arce l n et i s s usp ende d. The ta b (a rrow) must p oin t dow n i nto t[...]

200 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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 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 ev en load on the h ook s using a c ar go net. P arcel net in[...]

201 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l 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, general See sep ar ate inst ruc tio n m an u al for instr uc tio n s on h ow to op er ate th e te le p ho ne . Wa r n i n g ! A driver’s a tt ention t o th e r oad[...]

202 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l 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 Garage door opene r 1 Signa l transm itt e r ke y s 2 Ind icato r lam p 3 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 n[...]

203 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l 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 For opera tion in the U SA onl y: This device com pli e s with Pa rt 1 5, S ubpa rt C , Se cti on 209 of the FCC R ules. O perati o n is subje ct to th e fol lowing two c ondi tio [...]

204 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l 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 Rolli ng code pr ogra m ming: T o tra in a g ara ge doo r opener (or other ro l ling co d e devices) w i t h the rollin g c o de fea ture, foll ow these ins truc tions aft er [...]

205 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l 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 Operation of r emote control: 1 . Turn electronic ke y in st a rt er sw i tch to position 1 or 2. 2. Sel e ct and pr ess the a ppropr iate butto n to activ at e t he r em ot e co n[...]

206 Infra red reflecting windshield Te c h n i c a l 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 Infra red ref lecting w inds h ield 1 M oun ti ng lo c ation for electronic t oll collection dev ices (infr ared transparent) 2 Infr ar ed tra nsp aren t ar ea ( pas s[...]

207 Infra red reflecting windshield Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

208 Infra red reflecting windshield Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

207 Con ten ts - D rivi ng Te c h n i c a l 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 rad io tr ansmitt ers ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....208 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 k m) ... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....209 M[...]

208 Cont rol an d oper ation of radi o tra nsmitter s Te c h n i c a l 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 , radi o and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l eg a l req uirem ents . T elep hon es an d two-wa y [...]

209 The fir st 1 00 0 mi les Te c h n i c a l 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 fir s t 1 000 mil es ( 1 500 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 perf[...]

210 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 Te l e A i d 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[...]

211 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 th e in dicat o r la mps 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[...]

212 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 ?[...]

213 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 press on cov er (1) – the co ver wil l op en. Press th e SOS b utt on (2) briefly (for long e r than 2 s econ ds) . T he in dic ator[...]

214 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 sec[...]

215 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 ind icat or lam p in the Road side Assi st ance bu tt on • rem ain s i llum in ated in red for app rox. 1 0 seco nd s during th e sy s tem sel f-ch ec k a fter tu rning el ect ron[...]

216 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 : The indicator lamp in the Information button ¡ re ma ins ill um in ated in red for app rox. 1 0 sec on ds durin g t he s ys tem sel f-c heck after tu rning elect ronic key in sta [...]

217 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 Duri ng th is ti me you wi ll hear a chirp a nd vo ice c ont act wi ll be inter ru pted. V oice contact will resume once the retransmi ssion is com pleted . On c e a call is conclude d , a chi r[...]

218 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 handy , conta[...]

219 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l 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 number on to th[...]

220 Catalytic converter Te c h n i c a l 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 M er cedes-Be nz is e qu i pped w ith mon olithic 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 s[...]

221 Emi ssion cont rol Te c h n i c a l 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 [...]

222 Starter switch Te c h n i c a l 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 Start er switc h 0 The el ectro n i c k ey can be withd r aw n in this position only . The electronic k ey can be remov ed onl y w i t h the sel ecto r lev er i n po sit ion “P”. A[...]

223 Starter switch Te c h n i c a l 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 t he elect ron ic key is l ef t i n t he st a rter sw itch pos ition 0 f or a n ex te nded peri od of ti m e, i t ca n no longer be turned in the loc k. In this case, r em o[...]

224 Starter switch — KEYLESS-GO Te c h n i c a l 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 Start-/ Stop bu t ton (vehicles w ith KEYLESS-GO) See pag e 227 f or ins tru ctions o n s tarti ng and tur ning off t he engine. See page 44 f or ins tructio ns on the s[...]

225 Starter switch — KEYLESS-GO Te c h n i c a l 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 “O n” positio n (s tar t er swi tch posi tion 1 , see page 222). M os t electrical consumers can be operated. For detailed information see respective s ubjects. Opera tio[...]

226 Starter switch — KEYLESS-GO Te c h n i c a l 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 • D o no t forget, t he e ngi ne c an be s ta rted b y a n yone i f a KEY LE SS- GO-c ard is le ft in sid e th e v ehic le. • T o be able to operate the vehicle in t[...]

227 Sta rtin g a nd tu rning off t he e ngin e Te c h n i c a l 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 Sta rti ng and tu rn ing off the engi ne Bef ore st ar t ing En sur e t ha t p arki ng b rake is e ngaged and t hat se lector l ev er is i n p osi tio n “ P”[...]

228 Sta rtin g a nd tu rning off t he e ngin e Te c h n i c a l 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 Turnin g of f Turning off t he engine with electronic ke y: Put the se lecto r le ver i n positio n “P” a nd turn th e el ect ron ic key in t he s t art[...]

229 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 e ver posit ion, s ee pa ge 2 32 • Pr[...]

230 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 pos iti on “ P”. T o m ov e t he se le cto r le v er out of pos iti on “ P”, th e se rvi ce b rak e[...]

231 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 v e the 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[...]

232 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

233 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 Neut ral No p ower i s t ransm it ted from th e e ng ine to th e drive a xle. W hen the b rakes are released, the v eh icle can be mo ved freel y (pushed or to wed). Do not en g[...]

234 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 r ange “ D”. Im portant ! Wit h t [...]

235 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 . S uit abl e f o r per for mance d rivin g. U p shi ft t hrou gh 3 rd ge ar o nly . Sui tabl e for modera tel y s t eep h[...]

236 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 pro vided wi t h a select or s witc h (1) for Stan dar d “ S” a nd Win ter/W et (s now a nd ice ) “ W” progra[...]

237 Aut om a tic tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l 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 inter/W et (s no w and ice) mode Pre ss swit c h on symbol “W”. The veh icle s ta rts out in 2nd gear , except with selector lev er in 1s t ge ar , o r with a ccelera to[...]

238 Par king brak e Te c h n i c a l 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 age , fir m l y depr e s s par k i ng bra ke ped a l . When the electronic k ey is in s tarter switc h position 2, the brak e war ni ng lam p in th e ins trumen[...]

239 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 – s av e fuel 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 conditi[...]

240 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Pe d a l s P ow er assis t ance Brak 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 se[...]

241 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Ha v e t he b rak e s y s t em i nspec te d at an author ized M er c edes-Benz Center i mm ediatel y . Al l checks and s ervice w o rk o n the brake sys tem sho uld b e carrie d o[...]

242 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Importan t! It is ad visa ble to se t the pa rking br ak e when ev er p arkin g or le av ing the v eh icle. In add ition , mo v e s elect or le v er t o posit ion ?[...]

243 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Tires 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 ap[...]

244 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Aqu a p laning D epe ndin g on th e d ept h of th e wate r la yer o n t h e ro ad, a qu aplan in g may occ ur , even at lo w sp eeds an d w ith new tires. R ed uce v eh i cl [...]

245 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Tir e s peed r ati ng CL 500 a nd CL 600 : Y our vehicle is fact 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). V ehi cles [...]

246 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 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 abr upt acceleration, br a king and st eerin[...]

247 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Ha ve y o ur vehicle winterized at y our a utho 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[...]

248 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 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 , drive s l [...]

249 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l 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 Bl oc k hea t er (Can ada only) The eng i n e is equip p ed with a b lo ck heater . The electrical cable ma y b e ins talled at y o ur a uthorized M er c edes-Benz Center . T ra v[...]

250 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 o v er long d is tances, a s it automaticall y mainta in s the set sp eed[...]

251 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 approx. 25 m ph (40 km/[...]

252 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Note s: If t he en gin e do es no t br ake t he v e hic le s uf fi cie ntly while driving on a downg r ade, the speed y o u s et on the cruise control may be e x ceeded. In this ca[...]

253 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Di st r oni c ( DT R ) (optional) When a ctiv at ed th e Dis t ronic sy s te m inc rease s driv ing conv enience, fo r exa mpl e ov er l ong dis t a nce s, as it automaticall y maintain[...]

254 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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: F or op era tion i n t h e US A o nl y: This de vice c omp lies with Pa rt 1 5, S ubpa rt C , Se cti on 209 of the FCC R ules. O perati o n is subje ct to th e fol lowing tw[...]

255 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 speed st ored in mem ory is dis p la y ed in the multif u n c t ion disp la y , and o ne or tw o segme nts around t he s tored speed light up in the speed ometer dial, see page 267 [...]

256 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Activ ati on of Distronic An y giv en s peed abo ve approxi m atel y 25 mph (C anad a: 3 0 k m/h ) c an be mai nta ined : • Norm ally t he vehic le is ac c eler ated to t he des [...]

257 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 • For a m ore pre cis e s etti ng t he sp eed can be increa sed in incre ments o f 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) by b rief ly pul ling t he cont rol lever i n d irec tion ( 4 ). Caut ion ! I[...]

258 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 De activa ti on of Distronic Brie f l y m o ve the d is tr onic con trol le v er i n “ OFF” dir ectio n ( 3) – t he s tore d sp eed re main s in the memory until the electron[...]

259 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 rivi ng wit h Distronic act ivated Wit h t h e ele ct ronic key in s ta rter s w it c h po siti on 2 , t he dist a nce wa rning la mp l in the speedo met er dial comes on and g o es o[...]

260 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 di st ance w ar ning sound continue s until the driv er activat es the brak e ped al, or t he preset dist a n c e is o b t a i n e d . A s s o o n a s t h e p r e s e t d i st [...]

261 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Add itio nal d riv ing h ints Impo rta n t! When s tarting the eng i n e, D is tronic goes t hrough an ini t ial iza ti on an d se lf- test p ha se. The mos t likel y cause for a m alfu[...]

262 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Tra v eling through turns or bends in the roadwa y ma y result in Dis tronic d et ecting a mo ving v ehic le tra veli ng in f ront bu t n ot in you r la ne o f tr a vel, ca usin g [...]

263 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 vehicle c h anging lanes at close r a ng e is onl y re cogn iz ed whe n ent erin g th e ar ea sca nned b y Distr o nic. Y ou must app l y the servic e bra kes t o g ain sufficient dis[...]

264 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 D istance n otif icati on functio n Even if Dis tronic is deactivated, the dis tance to the veh icle a head con tinues to be measured , see p age 266 for multi functio n displ a y [...]

265 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Dis tro nic sett ings 1 Switc h – f or dis tance notific a ti o n f un cti on 2 Thumbwheel – for setting dis tance Dis troni c pro vid es a s a f e foll owing dis ta nce r ange t o [...]

266 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Mu ltifu nctio n displa ys 1 Dis tronic is deactivat ed . The actual dis tance (5) and the should-be dis ta nce (6) to the veh i cl e ah ead (4) are d isp la yed. 2 Dis tro nic is [...]

267 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Displa y s in the speedomet er dial When Dis tronic sy st em is activat ed, one or two segmen ts around the speed s tored in memory light up in t he speedometer dial. If a vehi cle is d[...]

268 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Brak e a ssist sy s tem ( BAS) The BAS is designed to maximize the veh icle’s braking capability during emergency braking maneuvers b y h a vin g m ax imu m p ower bo o s t a pp [...]

269 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 i m prov es s teering co ntrol o f t he vehicle d uri n g hard bra king mane uver s. Th e A BS pr ev en ts th e w hee ls fr om l o[...]

270 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 A BS malfu n ctio n ind ic ator la m p - in th e in s t rume nt cluster com es o n wit h th e ele ct ron ic key in s tar ter switc h posit ion 2 and sh ould go [...]

271 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 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/unders teering [...]

272 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 : The yell o w ESP w arni ng l amp v in the speedometer dial co mes o n with t he e lect roni c k e y in s tart er swi tc h pos iti on 2. It sho uld go out wi t h the eng in[...]

273 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 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 , lo cated in s peedometer di al, com es on. 2 P re s s[...]

274 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 : A voi d spinni ng of one driv e whee l. T h i s ma y cause serious dam age t o th e driv e train which is not co vered b y the Merc edes -Benz Li mite d W a rran ty . The [...]

275 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Ac t ive b od y c on t r ol (A BC ) The swi tc h is locat ed on the cent er conso l e Press th e swit ch wh en th e engine is runnin g: 1 Suspe nsion fo r spo rty driv ing s tyle 2 Su s[...]

276 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Le vel contr ol sy s tem The swi tc h is locat ed on the cent er conso l e. Press th e swit ch wh en th e engine is runnin g: 1 Raise vehicle chassis 2 Low er v ehic le c hassis 3 [...]

277 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Level co ntrol switch posi tions N ormal le v el – i ndicat o r la mps (3, 4) are n ot ill um in ated. T o chang e fr om rai sed level opt ion s I or II, press low er h alf o f s w i [...]

278 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l 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 Raised lev el, opti on I This set ting s houl d be used wh en ro ad surf ac e cond iti ons a re r ough and mus t be used whe n dri ving with snow chai ns mounted. Im portant ! Driv[...]

279 Parking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Park i n g a s sist (Park t r onic) The P ar ktr on i c sys tem assis ts t he dri ver d u r i ng parking maneuv ers. It visu all y and aud ibl y indi cates the re lativ e d ist a nc e bet w[...]

280 Parking system Te c h n i c a l 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 Sensors 1 Senso rs loca ted in bum pe rs (front bum per sho wn) A t otal of 1 0 sens ors (1) monit or the v ehicle’s front and re ar areas. Six sensors a re loca ted in t he front bu[...]

281 Parking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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[...]

282 Parking system Te c h n i c a l 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 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 os[...]

283 Parking system Te c h n i c a l 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 obs ta cle ma y not be r ecognized if out s ide the shaded sensor field, and no l onger be indicated when approac hing it an y closer (w ar ning indic ators go out). Parktronic malfunct[...]

284 Wh at you s hould know a t t he ga s s tatio n Te c h n i c a l 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 hat you sho ul d k now at th e gas statio n Fuel suppl y Op en f la p by b ri ef l y pu shin g n ea r re ar ( arr o w) an d fold ing up. Tur n fu el c[...]

285 Wh at you s hould know a t t he ga s s tatio n Te c h n i c a l 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 Le a vi ng t he en gin e run ni ng a nd the fue l ca p ope n c an cause th e “CHECK EN GINE” lamp t o illumin at e, see pa ge 2 90 for n otes o n th e ?[...]

286 Wh at you s hould know a t t he ga s s tatio n Te c h n i c a l 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 Ti re pre s su re For tire p ressure, re fer t o tir e pres sure la b el inside t he fuel fil ler flap. See pag e 345 for f urther det ails. A ir co nd [...]

287 Check regu l arly and before a long trip Te c h n i c a l 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 1 Win d sh i el d wa s he r an d headl am p clean ing sy s t em F or refill ing r e s ervoi r see pa ge 3 34. 2 Coolan t l[...]

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289 Check regu l arly and before a long trip Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

289 Contents - Instrument cluster display Te c h n i c a l 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 Malfunc tion and indic at or lamps in t he in s trument c lus t er .... ..... ..... .. ....2 90 On -boa rd d ia gnostic s y st em ..[...]

290 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 n[...]

291 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 m a y s till driv e t he v eh i cl e, ho wev er , in a ll cases, w e re com men d t hat you ha ve t he sys tem che c ked a t you r authorize d Mer c ed es-Benz Cent e [...]

292 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 Br ak e w ar n ing la mp E x cept C anad a Cana d a onl y Whe n the b rak e w arn ing l amp a nd m ess age ap pear while th e engine i s running , this me a n s: ?[...]

293 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 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 ins[...]

294 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 A BS m alfun ct ion in dic ator l amp The ABS m alfunction indicator lamp in the i ns tru ment clus te r co mes o n wit h the el ectro nic k e y i n s tar ter swit [...]

295 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 elec tr oni c ke y in s t ar[...]

296 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps Te c h n i c a l 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 nonus age war ning lam p With th e el ec tron ic k ey i n sta rt e r switch posi tion 2, the seat belt no nusag e w arni ng la mp c o mes on, a nd a w arn[...]

297 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 imme[...]

298 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 (e ng ine co ntr ol un it ) * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 This me ssage is di spla yed t o i ndicat e that the info rmatio n being rela [...]

299 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 TTERY /A L T ERNA TOR * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 Thi s me ss age in dic ates a m alfu nc tion wh ich must be repaired immediatel y . It ma y i ndica te that[...]

300 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 ENTRAN CE P OSITION * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 W ait until the seat and s teering whee l h a ve mov ed t o t h e i r d r i v i n g p o s i t i o n s . T h e[...]

301 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 W EAR * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 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 [...]

302 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 TRUNK OPEN * C = Categ ory , se e p age 29 7 Lin e 1 Lin e 2 C* PARKING BRAKE RELEAS E BRAK E! 1 Li ne 1 L[...]

303 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 EL EC. S T ABIL. PROG. (El ec tro ni c s t ab ilit y pro g ra m) * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 1 The d ispla y o r t he sys tem is ma lfunct ioning . 2 A mal func[...]

304 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 (coolant le v el) * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 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 [...]

305 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 tem per ature) * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 1 This ma y indicate t hat the pol y-V -belt has brok en. Should this c on d i ti on o c cu r, t he[...]

306 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 LIGH TING SY STEM * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 Lin e 1 Lin e 2 C * LO W BEAM,L C H EC K LAM P! 2 LO W BEAM,R C H EC K LAM P! 2 DIS PLA Y DEF ECT IV E VIS IT W[...]

307 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 I n t h e c a se o f b ul b fa i l u r e s in c e r t a i n la mp s , o t h e r l am p s wil l sub st itute. Se e page 354 f or i ns truction s on rep l aci n g b ul[...]

308 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 SENSOR * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 The head la mps will be switc hed on automaticall y if t he light s ensor ma lfunctio ns. The “LIGHT C IR CU IT H [...]

309 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 EPHO NE – F UN CT ION * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 The d i spla y app ears i f bu tton í or ì on the multif unction s te ering w h e el is pr essed and t[...]

310 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 ACTIV E BO D Y CO NT ROL (A BC) * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 1 T he d is pla y or the sy s t em is ma lfu nc tio nin g. 2 The capab ility of t he s y stem i s[...]

311 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 Th e ABC is d efec tive. Stop t he vehi cle . Pres s upper half of le vel co ntrol sw itc h, s ee page 27 6 - system sele cts raise d level mode. The vehicle chass[...]

312 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 TIRE PRE SSURE Lin e 1 Lin e 2 C * TIRE PRESSURE CAUTION TIRE DEFECT! 1 1 TIRE PRESSURE CHECK TIRES! 2, 3 1 TIRE PRESSURE C HECK T IRES! 4 2 TIRE PRESS. CONTROL A[...]

313 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . RL: re ar lef t; F L: fr ont le ft; RR : rea r rig ht; F R: fr ont r igh t; 1 On e or mor e tire s def late rapidly o r tir e pres[...]

314 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . 1 The engi ne oil lev el must be checked immedi ately . See E ngi ne oil level indicator on page 1 5 4. 2 T[...]

315 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 SEA T BA C KR ES T * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . Lin e 1 Lin e 2 C* SEA T B EA CK REST , LEF T LOCK! 1 SEA T BE A CKR EST , RIG HT LOCK! 1 Wa r n i n g ! Th e s[...]

316 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 KEY * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . 1 Key needs possi bly to be re placed. DOOR * C = Categ ory , se e p age 29 7. Lin e 1 Lin e 2 C* REPLA CE KE Y 1 VISIT WOR[...]

317 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 HOOD * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . See p age 328 fo r hood . TELE AID 1 The T ele Aid sys tem cons is ts of three type s of respo nse; automa tic and manua l em[...]

318 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 CHIP-C ARD (KE YLESS-GO) * C = Cat egory , see pa ge 297 . 1 C hec k bat ter y of K EYLE SS -GO-c ar d, s ee p a ge 3 66. 2 The KEY LESS- GO-card cannot be recogn[...]

319 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 SEL ECT O R LEVER (V eh icl es wit h KE YLE SS-G O on l y) Place selector lev er in position “P”. The message appears when attem pting to tu rn o f f the engine [...]

320 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 WA S H E R F L U I D * C = Catego ry , s ee pa ge 297 . When th is message appears while the eng ine is running, the lev el of th e reserv oir has dropped to appr[...]

321 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s Te c h n i c a l 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 DIS T RO NI C ( DT R) * C = Cat egory , see pa ge 297 . 1 The d ispla y o r t he sys tem is ma lfunct ioning . 2 Due to the p res ence o f electr o-mag net ic radia [...]

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323 Con ten ts - Pr actic al hin ts Te c h n i c a l 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 hin ts Firs t aid k i t .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..324 Fuses .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....325 Shelf bel ow r ea[...]

324 First aid kit Te c h n i c a l 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 fir s t aid kit is located in t he rear seat ar m res t (1). T o open: Pre ss handl e (2) upw ards and fo ld the lid (3) up . Rem o ve t he fir s t aid k it. To c l o[...]

325 Fuses Te c h n i c a l 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 Mos t of yo ur v ehic le’s el ec trica l c om pone nt s are fu sed w i t h s a f e ty f us e s . W i t h t h e e xc e p t i on o f t h e br a ke l i g h t s , all in divid ual l ig h ting[...]

326 Fuses Te c h n i c a l 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 Fuse bo x in engine com partment, right-ha n d side 3 Ta b s T o gain acc ess to fuse box: Sli de bo th tabs (3 ) on fu se b o x forwa rd to t he Πsymbol a nd remo ve the cov er . T o cl os[...]

327 Fuses Te c h n i c a l 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 Auxil iary fus e b ox bel ow re ar seat 4 Au xilia ry fuse b ox belo w rig ht rear seat. To o p e n : Rem ove t he c o ver. To c l o s e : Press th e co ver on. Shelf belo w rear windo w 4 Wa r n [...]

328 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help pre v ent per sonal injur y , s ta y clear 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 [...]

329 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 To o p e n : T o unl ock t he h oo d, p ull re lease lever (1) unde r th e driver’s side of the i nstrument panel. At t he same time a ha ndl e w ill extend ou t o f t he ra diato[...]

330 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 c l o s e : Lower t he h ood an d l et it dro p in to lock from a hei ght of a p pr ox . 1 f t . ( 3 0 c m ) , as s ist i n g wi t h h a n d s p la c e d f l a t on ed ges of [...]

331 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 Chec king engine o il le ve l CL 500 1 Di ps ti c k Model CL 600: The di ps tick is omitt ed . Engine oil l ev el ca n be chec ked via the engine oil lev el indi c at o r , see page[...]

332 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 The engine oil level c an b e c h ec ked b y either th e oil dips ti ck or vi a the m ul tifun ction displa y in the ins tr ument clus ter , see page 1 54. Wi pe the oil d ips ti[...]

333 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 Coolant l eve l 1 Coolant expansio n tank T o c h ec k t he coolant lev el, the vehicle mus t be pa r ked on l e vel gro und and the en gin e stopp ed. Ch eck coola nt level on ly w[...]

334 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l 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 W i ndshield and headlam p was her sy s tem 1 Wi ndshie ld and headlam p wash e r f luid rese rvoir The rese rvoi r should be refill ed with MB Windsh ield W a sher Co ncen trat [...]

335 Spare wheel Te c h n i c a l 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, v ehicle tools , s torage compar tm en t 1 Jack 2 Lug gage b owl w it h vehicl e to ol k it, to w ing eye b olt , fuses, fuse extra ct or and f u s e char t 3 Stora ge t ra y 4 [...]

336 Ja ck Te c h n i c a l 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 Jac k T o pr epa re t he jack for u s e: Rem ov e t he j ack from t he s par e whe el wel l u nd er t he trunk f loor , push th e crank handle up and tu rn cloc kwise u n til it eng a ges (oper[...]

337 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 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 y o ur a uthorized Mercedes - Ben z Cent er for further in[...]

338 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 Rotating wheels The whee ls can be rotat ed a c cording to the degree of tire wear while ret a ining the same direction of tra v el. R otat ing, h ow e ve r , sho uld be car ri ed o ut[...]

339 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 Sp ar e wh ee l C L 5 5 AM G an d Sp ort Package Im portant ! The spar e w heel rim size is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 w it h t ire s ize 225/5 5 R1 7 97 H. The spare wheel rim is weight optimiz[...]

340 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 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 park ing brake an d t urn o n haz ard warnin g flas her . 2. Move s ele [...]

341 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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. Rem ov e t he two- piece w he el w ren ch fr om t he ve hicl e t ool kit and asse mble. Usin g t he wren ch, loo s en but do not yet rem o ve th e w he el b olts. 5. Remo ve t he prote[...]

342 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 6. Ins ert jac k ar m ful l y in to the t ube hole up to 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 fr[...]

343 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 0. Clea n co nta ct s ur fa ces o f w hee l a nd w heel hub . Inst a ll spare wheel on wh eel hub. Insert w heel bolts a nd ti ghten t hem sli ght l y . T o a void p a int d ama ge, pla[...]

344 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 1 2. Using the wrenc h, t ig h ten the five bolts ev enl y , f o ll o w i n g t h e s e q u e n c e i l l u st r a te d , u n t i l al l b o l t s a r e tight. Obser ve a tighte ning t[...]

345 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 Tir e infl atio n pre ssure A tab le ( see fu el fi ll er f la p) lists th e t ir e in fl ati on pressur es specifi ed for Mercedes-Ben z recomm ended tires a s we ll as f or the v aryi n[...]

346 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l 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 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 eco me wo rn o ver time e ven if nev er used, a nd thus sh ould b[...]

347 Battery Te c h n i c a l 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 The m ain ten ance-free b att ery is l o cated i n the trunk un der the right-hand w heel w ell cover p anel. For battery remo va l or ins ta llation, or jump s tarting th e vehi cle, f ir s t l[...]

348 Battery Te c h n i c a l 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 While the engine is ru nning t he batt ery t erminal clam ps m us t not be loosened or detac hed, oth er w ise the gene rator a nd other el ec t ronic co mpon ents wo uld be da mag ed . No te[...]

349 Ju mp sta rt in g Te c h n i c a l 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 di scharged b atter y ca n free ze a t app rox. +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C ). In t hat ca se, it mu s t b e th a wed ou t be fore jum per cables are used. A[...]

350 Ju mp sta rt in g Te c h n i c a l 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 . Pos iti on the v ehicle w ith the c h ar ged ba tt ery 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 p[...]

351 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l 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 o w in g th e veh icl e Impo rta n t! When to wi n g the vehicle, please, note the follo wing : W ith the aut omatic cen tra l l oc king activ a ted and the el ectronic ke y in s t[...]

352 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l 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 1 Cover on ri gh t s id e o f fro nt bu m p er T o remov e cov er: Press ma rk o n co v er in d irecti on of arr o w an d lift co v er of f t o rev eal t hreaded hole for t owing [...]

353 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l 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. Im portant ! To p r ev en t d a m a ge d u r i ng t[...]

354 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 Ex te rio r la m ps Headl am p adj us tment Correct headl a m p adjus tment is e x tremel y im port a nt. Ch eck an d re adjust he adla mps at regu lar intervals and when a bulb has b[...]

355 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 Headlam p a ssembl y 1 H eadl amp cover fo r hi gh b eam he adla m p , p arki ng and s t andi ng lam p 2 Electrica l connector for high beam headl am p bu lb 3 Bul b soc ke t for parkin [...]

356 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 Bu lbs f or hig h b e am H7 ( 55 W ) Op en ho od. Press th e clip to get her (arro w) and remove h eadlam p co v e r (1 ). Pu ll electrical con n ector o ff. Unc lip th e r et ai ner [...]

357 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 Turn s ignal lamp (1 1 56 NA [ 26.9/ 5 W/32 /4cp]) Op en ho od. Twis t bul b h older (4) cou nt ercl oc kwi se an d p ull o ut. Pu sh bu lb into s o c ket, turn cou nte rclo ckwis e a nd[...]

358 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 T aillam p assembli es Op en tru nk l id . Turn lock (6 ) co unter cl ockwi se and fold trim to th e s ide . Tw is t bu lb soc k et coun te rcl ock wise and pul l o ut. Push bulb into[...]

359 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 7B l a c k s o c k e t : B a c kup lam p (1 1 56 [ 32 cp ] bul b) 8 Red so cket Driver’ s s i de: T ai llamp/p arki ng l amp/ rear fog lamp ( P 2 1/4W bulb) Pas se nger si de: T ai lla[...]

360 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 License plat e lamp Loosen both s ec uri ng scre w s (1), remo ve lam p and replace tubular l am p (C 5 W/4 cp). Side mark er lamp, front (5 W /4 cp bulb) Caref u l ly sl ide lam p to[...]

361 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 St op lamp, Hi gh m oun ted stop lamp, Add i ti onal tur n signals on the exterior mi rror The st op lam p s , the high mounted s top la mp (3rd brak e lam p), and the additiona l tur n [...]

362 Exterior lamp s Te c h n i c a l 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 Low bea m , swi tchable for left- or righ t -hand driv e Dr iv ing i n c ou nt rie s w it h lef t -ha nd t raf f ic re qu ir es t he head lamp s t o be sw itc hed o v er acc ording l [...]

363 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l 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 atte ry che c k and fu nctio n contro l Checking batt eries If one of th e tr ans mit b ut t[...]

364 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l 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 mec[...]

365 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l 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 ! Batteri es conta in mate rials t hat can harm th e enviro nment if d isposed of im properl y . R ecy cling of batte ries i s the prefe rred method o f disposal . For d[...]

366 KEYLESS-GO-c a rd Te c h n i c a l 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 Chang ing batt eries i n the K EY LESS-GO -c ard Checking batte ri es Brie f l y pr ess butt on (1). The indic at or lam p “U nloc k dr iv er ’s do or” (2) or “Gl obal U nlo[...]

367 KEYLESS-GO-c a rd Te c h n i c a l 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 Cha nging batt eries Pry ope n co ve r ( 1) (e. g. b y using a na rro w b lad e scr ew driv er) and rem o v e ba tteries. In stall new batt erie s a s ind ica ted by th e “ +” a nd[...]

368 Emergency engine shut-down Te c h n i c a l 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 Emergency engine shut-do wn If the eng ine c an no longer be s to pped usi ng the electronic ke y or t he s tar t-/ s t o p butt on (v ehicles wit h KEYLES S-GO), the eng i[...]

369 Emergency operation of s liding/pop-up ro of Te c h n i c a l 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-u p roof The slid ing/po p-up r oof c an be open e d or c losed m anually should a n elect r i cal malf unction o ccur .[...]

370 Replac ing wiper blad es Te c h n i c a l 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 Replac ing wiper blades T o pr ev en t d ama ge to t he hood o r th e w ip ers, t he wip er a r m s sh o u l d o n ly be fo l d e d fo r wa r d wh i l e in t h e p o s i t io[...]

371 Replac ing wiper blad es Te c h n i c a l 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 ld t he w iper a rm ( 1) forwa rd an d tur n t he wip er b lade (2) at a rig ht- angle to wi per arm. Rem ov e wi pe r bl ade fr om w iper arm . In st a lla tion :[...]

372 Roof rack Te c h n i c a l 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 Roof rac k Use onl y th ose roof rac ks appro ved b y Mer c edes-Benz to a voi d d amag e t o the veh icl e. Fol lo w ma nuf actu rer ’s in s t al la ti o n in stru c tio n s. Onl y mou n[...]

373 Con ten ts - V eh icle c ar e Te c h n i c a l 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 .... ..... .... ... .... ..... .... 37 4 Po w er w as her ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ....3 75 T ar st ains ..... ....[...]

374 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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[...]

375 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 [...]

376 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Tar sta i n s Quic kl y re mov e t ar s ta ins bef ore t hey dry a nd bec ome more di f ficult to remo ve . A ta r remov er i s recommend ed. Paintw or k, paint[...]

377 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Due to the wid th of the vehicle, prior t o run n in g the vehi cle thro ugh an a utoma tic car was h, f o ld ba ck t he out side mirr or s t o p re ven t t hem fr[...]

378 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Cl ea ni ng th e D istro ni c sys t em s en so r Use a m ild c ar w ash de te r gen t, su c h as Merc ed es-Be nz a pproved Car Sha mpoo, wi th p lent y of wate[...]

379 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Wi p er b l ad e s T o p revent dam age to the ho od o r t he wip er s, th e w ipe r arm s sho uld only b e fol ded forward in th e po sit ion sh ow n a b ove . ?[...]

380 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Wi n dow c le a ni ng Use a windo w cl eaning solution on all gl ass su rfac es. An aut omotiv e gl ass c leaner is recommend ed. No te: For safety reason s, sw[...]

381 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 I n st r u m e n t c l u st e r Use a gentle dishwashing deter gent or mild deterg ent for delic ate f abri c s as a w ashing solut ion. Wipe with a cloth mois ten[...]

382 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l 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 Seat belts The w ebbing mu st not be tre ated w i t h c hemical cleaning age nts. Use onl y cl ear , lu ke wa rm wa te r and so ap . Do no t dr y t he webb in g[...]

383 Con ten ts - T ech ni cal da ta Te c h n i c a l 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 echnica l dat a Spare part s servi ce .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 3 84 W a rran ty co v e r a g e .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....3 84 Identi ficatio n la b el s ... ...[...]

384 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 st ock 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[...]

385 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 (belo w dr iver’s door lock latc h) 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (VIN) (below righ t rear passenger seat)[...]

386 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 3 Eng ine nu mb er 4 VIN, visible (lo wer edge of w indshield) 5 Em issi on c ont rol lab el 6 Inform atio n la bel, C alifor nia ver sion V acuum l ine routi ng fo r emissio n control[...]

387 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 -b elt driv e CL 500, CL 55 AMG 1 Aut omatic belt tensioner 2 Crank shaft 3 Air c onditio ner com pressor 4 Coolant pum p CL 600 5 Genera tor (alter nator) 6 Idle r pu[...]

388 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 Te c h n i c a l d a t a Mode l CL 5 00 ( 2 1 5. 375 1 ) CL 5 5 AMG ( 2 1 5.373 1 ) CL 600 ( 2 1 5. 378 1 ) E n g i n e 113 1 13 13 7 M od e of opera ti on 4- s trok e en gine, gas o l[...]

389 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 – T ires 1 A ls o pe r mis sibl e 245/ 45 ZR1 8 2 A ls o pe r mis sibl e 275/ 40 ZR1 8 3 3 M us t no t b e u se d wi th sno w c hai ns . Mode l C L 500 , CL 600 (ex cept Sport P ac[...]

390 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 1 A lso pe rmis sible 245/ 45 ZR1 8 2 A lso pe rmis sible 275/ 40 ZR1 8 3 3 Mu s t no t b e used wit h snow chains. Ri ms – Winte r tir es Mode l C L 5 5 AMG Rims front axle AMG li g[...]

391 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 Electrical sy s tem Mode l CL 50 0 CL 55 A MG CL 600 Gener ato r (al terna tor) 1 4 V/1 50 A 1 4 V /1 50 A 1 4 V/ 1 50 A St art er mot or 1 2V/ 1 .7 kW 1 2V/1 . 7 kW 1 2V/2.2 kW Batt ery [...]

392 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l 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 in D ime nsio ns We i g h t s Model CL 5 00 CL 55 AMG CL 600 Ove rall v ehicle l ength 1 96.6 in (499 3 mm) 1 96.6 i n (4993 mm) 1 96.6 in (4 993 mm ) Ove rall v ehicle w idth 73. 1[...]

393 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 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 [...]

394 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 Fuel tan k incl u ding a rese rve of 23.2 US g al (88.0 l ) 2. 9 US g a l (1 1 . 0 l) Premium unle a ded g asoline: Pos t ed O ctane 9 1 (A vg. [...]

395 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 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 ore, use onl y e ngine o i ls recommen de[...]

396 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 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 [...]

397 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 Gasoline additi ves A maj or conc ern a m ong engine manufac tu r ers is carbon b uild up ca used by gas olin e. Mer ced es-B en z recommends the u[...]

398 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l 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 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[...]

399 Consu mer i nforma t ion Te c h n i c a l 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 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 [...]

400 Consu mer i nforma t ion Te c h n i c a l 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 Te m p e r a t u r e The temp erature grades are A (the highes t), B, and C, represen ting the tir e’s resis tance t o the g enerati on of hea t an d i ts ab ili ty t o dis [...]

401 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Index A ABS ( Antil ock brak e sy st em) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 269 Malf unctio n ind icato r lam p . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 294 AC T I V E B O DY C[...]

402 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Re sid u a l engine heat uti lizatio n .. .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... 1 7 4 Spe cial se tting s ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 1 69 Swi tc hing o n [...]

403 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 KEY LESS-G O - card ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 3 1 Lo cki ng and u nloc k i ng ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 36 L ock i ng an [...]

404 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Displ a y i llumina tion .. .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ....1 1 6 Dis tr o ni c (D TR) ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. . 1 33,[...]

405 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 En gi ne o il level Che cki ng .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 33 1 W arni ng ... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... [...]

406 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 See CH ECK ENGIN E malf unction indi cato r la mp ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 290 Fuel filler f lap, m a nual release .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. .....368 Fuel requiremen [...]

407 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Se e indiv idual se tting s ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 40 Ins trument clus ter ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ....1 1 4 A ctiv at [...]

408 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Loc king a nd unl ocking .... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... 36, 40 Lo w engine coo lant le v el w ar ning . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .....304 Lumba r suppo rt .... .. .[...]

409 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Casset te pla yer ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 27 CD P la y er .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 26[...]

410 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Exp ress o pening and clo sing ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 1 79 Openi ng a nd closi ng ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... 45 Sync hr onizin g .... ....[...]

411 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 W arni ng lam p ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .....296 Seat belt s and inte g r ated res tr aint sy st em .... ..... .... ..... 82 Seat heat er ... ..... ...[...]

412 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 T T ac homet er ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ....1 1 9 T ec hnica l dat a .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .....[...]

413 In de x Te c h n i c a l 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 Trunk lid Em e r gen c y releas e ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... 6 1 Trunk lid release swit ch .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... 57 TR[...]

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