Mercedes-Benz 2001 S-Class инструкция обслуживания

S-class Ope rat or’s Manual[...]

S 430 S 500 S5 5A M G S 600[...]

O ur comp an y and staf f co ngra tula te y o u on the pu rchas e of y ou r new Me rce des- Be nz. Y our sel ection of o ur pro d uct is a demo ns tratio n o f y our t rus t in our c ompa n y name. Fur t her , it ex em plifies y our desi re to own an au tomob il e t hat wi ll be as ea sy as pos sib le to opera te and provid e years of ser vic e. Y [...]

1 Con te n ts Introduction Produc t inf ormatio n .... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 7 Opera tor’s m a nua l ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8 Where t o find it ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 1 3 Re portin g Safe ty Def ects . .... ..... ..... . 1 5 Instru ments and contr ols Ins truments and co ntrols .... ..... ..... . 1 8 Doo r contro[...]

2 Con te n ts Infan t and c hil d re st raint sy s te m s .. ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .. 1 02 St eering wheel adjus tment . ..... .... 1 05 Re a r vie w mirro rs ... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 06 Memory func tion .... ..... ..... ....... .... ... 1 1 1 Ins trument c lus ter ..... .... ..... ..... .... ...1 1 4 M ultifun ction s [...]

3 Con te n ts Parc el net i n trun k . ..... ..... .... ..... ....204 T elep hone, g eneral . ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..205 Garag e doo r opener ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..206 Infrared r ef lecting wind shield . .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... .. 2 1 0 Driving Co nt rol an d ope ratio n o f r adio t ransmitt ers ... ....... ..... .... .. 2 1[...]

4 Con te n ts Instrument cl u ster display Malfunc tion and indic ator lamps in th e ins trument c lus ter .. ....... ..... .... ..296 On-bo a rd di agno sti c sy s tem . ....296 Check engine mal function in dic ato r la m p .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....296 Br ak e war ning lam p .. ..... ..... .... ..298 S upple ment al r es tr aint sy s t e[...]

5 Con te n ts Pr ac tic al hi n ts Firs t aid kit .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ....3 28 St ow ing thing s in t he vehi cle .... ..328 Fuses . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... .. 329 Hood .. ..... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... .. 33 1 Chec king engine oil lev el .. ..... .... ..334 Au tomatic tra ns[...]

6 Con te n ts Headl iner and shelf bel ow rear windo w .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... .. 38 1 Lea t her u phols ter y ... ..... .... ..... .... 38 1 Ha rd pla s ti c tr im ite ms .. ..... .... .. 38 1 Pla st ic and rubbe r par ts ... ..... .... 38 1 T echni cal dat a Spare par ts servi c e ... .... ..... ..... ..... . 384 W arr anty c o ver ag[...]

7 Introduction Pr oduct inf or mati on K ind ly obs er ve t h e fol lowin g i n you r ow n b est i nter est: W e rec o mmend usin g Mercedes- Benz origi nal parts as w ell a s c onv ersion pa rts and accesso ries ex pl ic it ly a pp r ov e d by us for y o ur v ehi c le m od el. W e ha ve tes ted the se parts t o determine th eir reliability , s afe[...]

8 Introduction Oper at or’s m anual Th is Op erator ’s M a nua l co n tai ns a g reat d eal of use ful in format io n. We urge you to r ead i t ca ref ul l y an d fami liar ize your self w it h th e vehicle befor e drivi n g. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we ur g e you t o follo w t he ins tru ctions and w arn ings[...]

9 Introduction Im por tant noti ce f or Ca lif or nia retai l bu ye rs of Mer ce des-Be n z a ut om o biles Un d er California la w you ma y b e entitled to a replacemen t of y our vehicle or a ref und of th e purchase price, if M ercedes-Benz U S A, LLC or its author ized Mercedes-Benz Cen ter f ails t o conform the vehicle t o its exp ress war ra[...]

10 Introduction Roads ide assis tanc e The Mercedes- Benz Ro adside Assist a nce Program provides fa ctory trained tec hnica l help in the ev ent of a breakdown. Calls to th e t oll-free Ro a dside Assis tance number: 1-80 0-FOR -MER Ced es (i n t he USA ) 1-80 0-387 -0 1 00 (i n Cana da) wi ll be an sw ered b y Mercedes-Benz Client Assis tance R e[...]

11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehicl e out side the U SA or Ca nada If you pla n to op er ate your veh icl e i n for ei gn cou nt ri es , pl ea se b e aw ar e t hat : • Service facilities or replacement parts may not be read il y a v aila ble, • un leaded gasoline for vehicles with cataly ti c converters ma y no t be a v ailable; th e u se[...]

12 Introduction W e continuousl y st rive t o i mpr ov e our pr odu ct, and ask for your unders tand ing that w e reserv e the right t o mak e chan ges in design a n d equipment. Th eref o re, info rmation, il lus trations and des c ripti ons in this Opera tor’s Manual migh t di ffer from y our v ehi cle . Optional e quipm ent is also d escribed [...]

13 Introduction Where to find it The Oper ator ’s Man u al is divid ed int o eight sec tions: • Ins tru m ents and contr ols: An o verv ie w of al l t he co ntrols that ca n be oper at e d fr om the driv er’ s sea t. •O p e r a t i o n : Information o n th e v ehic le’s eq uipment and its o peration. •D r i v i n g : Im por tant i nfo r[...]

14 Introduction Pro bl ems wi th your v eh icle If y ou shoul d experienc e a problem with y o ur v ehicle, part icularl y one that y ou beli eve ma y af fect its saf e operat io n, we ur ge y ou to immedia tel y co nta ct yo ur a uthorized Mercedes- B enz Center t o ha v e the pro blem diagnosed and correct ed if req uired. If the ma tter is not h[...]

15 Introduction For th e USA on ly: The following text is p ublished as r equir ed of m anufac turers under Title 49, C ode of U.S. Federal Regulati ons, Par t 57 5 purs ua nt to t he “Na tion al T raf fi c a nd Moto r V eh icle Safet y Act of 1 96 6 ”. R eport ing Safety Def ects If y ou belie ve that yo ur vehic le has a defect which could ca[...]

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

18 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins tru m ents and co ntr ols 3 3 3 3 3 P68.10-2485-29[...]

19 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Door cont rol pan el, s ee pa ge 20 2 Ove rhead contro l panel, se e page 2 1 3 Dashboa rd, see p age 2 2 4 Center console, see page 24[...]

20 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Door contro l panel 1 Door h and l e, p ull to o pe n, se e pa ge 48 2 Memory function (for s toring seat, s teering wh eel, re a r vie w mir ror and ext erior mir ro r se[...]

21 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Over head cont r ol panel 1 Interi o r lighting, see page 1 8 7 2 Sli ding / pop-u p roof, see page 1 8 4 3 T el e Ai d (em ergency call sys tem), see p age 2 1 4 4 Hands-free mic[...]

22 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Das hboa rd 3 3 3 3 7 6 4 2 1 3 5 9 10 14 13 12 11 P68.10-2437-29 8[...]

23 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Parking brak e pedal, see page 242 2 Hoo d lock releas e, see page 33 1 3 Parking brake release, see page 242 4 Exter ior lam p swit ch, see page 1 56 5 Easy-entry / exit fea tu[...]

24 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cent er c ons ole 1 ESP (Electroni c Stability P rogram) control s witc h, see page 2 7 4 2 ADS (A daptive Damp i ng Sy s tem), see pag e 283 Le vel cont rol f or vehi c l[...]

25 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 12 Ashtra y , see page 20 1 Lighter , see page 2 03 13 Start- /St op button Star ter s wi tc h fo r KEYLES S- GO only , se e pa ge 2 28 14 Low er s tora g e space, see page 1 95 1[...]

26 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Op eration V ehicl e k ey s .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .... 28 St art loc k -out .. .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 32 Gener a l not es on t he centr al lo[...]

27 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rad io ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 1 25 CD p la yer ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 26 Casset te pla y er .... ..... ..... ....... .... .. 1 27 T e[...]

28 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V e hi cle ke ys a n d KE Y LE SS -GO -ca rd s (opti onal) Incl ud ed wit h your vehicle are: • 2 ele ctronic m ain ke y s wi t h i ntegr a t ed r adio fre quency a nd i nfr[...]

29 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E lect ronic ma in key The electronic main k ey ha s an i ntegrated r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control, plus remov able mec hani cal k ey . The remo t e control (1) o pera[...]

30 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electronic reserv e ke y The el ectronic reserv e ke y is wit hout remote control functio ns, plu s remo vabl e mec h anica l k ey . The electro ni c res erv e k ey (1) w orks[...]

31 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex KEYLESS-GO -card Th e K E YLE SS -GO-ca r d (1 ) d oe s n o t have a r emova ble mec hani cal k ey . The f unctions of t he KE YLESS-GO- card (1) are i dentical to those o f the elect[...]

32 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Start loc k-ou t Im portant! Op era ti ng wit h el ect r oni c k e y: Removing the el ectronic ke y fro m t he s tarter swit ch activa tes th e s tart loc k- o ut. The engine [...]

33 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex G e ner al not es o n th e cen tra l lo cki ng s y ste m If the el ectro nic ke y i s inser ted in the st arter swit ch, th e vehi cle c ann o t be locked or unlocked wit h the r em o[...]

34 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Centr a l loc king sy s tem Radio frequency and infrar ed remote control The electronic main k ey ha s an i ntegrated r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control. Due to th[...]

35 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 Infrared receiver in d riv er ’s doo r hand le 7 In f r ared rec eive r in front passe nger doo r handle 6 P80.30-2152-26 P80.30-2153-26[...]

36 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lock in g and un lo cking w ith remo te con trol Unl ockin g : Press transmit button Π. All tu rn sig nal lam ps blin k once to indicate t hat th e vehicle is un lo ck ed. T[...]

37 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Choosing glob al or selec tiv e m ode on remot e control Press and hold trans m it b utton s ‹ and Œ simult aneousl y for fi ve seconds t o reprog ram the remote contro l. Battery [...]

38 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex KEYLESS-GO Im portant! For the KE YLES S-GO- s y st em to function properl y , th e operator s h ould observ e th e f o llow i ng: • The driv er should carr y th e KEYLESS-G[...]

39 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • Opening th e d r iver’s door with the engine shut off and no electronic ke y i n the star ter switc h, th e mes sage “ CHIP -CA RD – D O NO T FO RG ET ” ap pear s as a rem[...]

40 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lock ing and unl ocking with KE YLES S-GO -c ard Unl ockin g : G ras p any d oo r ha nd le. All t urn si gna l lamps blin k o nc e to indicate t hat the vehicle is unlock ed. [...]

41 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Locking: Pr es s lock butto n (1) at any door . A ll turn signa l lamp s blink three ti mes to i ndicate that the vehicle is loc ked. If they do not blink three times, a door or trunk[...]

42 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Unl ockin g : Press trunk lid loc k (2) to open trunk onl y . Locking: Press the trunk lid lo c k butt on (3). All turn signal lam ps blink three ti mes to i ndicate that the [...]

43 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Choosing g lobal or selectiv e mode on KEYLESS-GO -c ard T o choose between th e selective or global opening m ode pr es s a nd hold bu tton (1 ) un til t he i ndi cator l amp a t t h[...]

44 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Simultaneous use of electronic k ey and KEYLESS-GO -card When u sing the elect ronic ke y and the KEYLE SS-GO- card at t he same time, the elec tronic k ey o v errules the KEY[...]

45 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Op enin g a n d clo sin g w in dow s an d sliding / pop- up roof from outside (summ er opening / conv enienc e f eature) Aim trans mitter eye of remote control at a door recei v er . [...]

46 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : If the windo w s and sliding / pop-up ro of cannot be operat ed aut omaticall y b y pressi ng the transmit butt o n of the remo te control t hen it ma y b e necessary [...]

47 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pani c b ut ton T o a ct ivate pre ss an d hold b u tton ( 1) fo r at least on e second . An audib le alar m and blink ing exte rior lam ps wi ll o p erate f or appro ximatel y 2 1 / [...]

48 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Doors 1 O pen in g – pull han dle 2 U n lockin g dr iver’s door 3 Locking d river’ s door Im portant! The mechanical k ey does not operate the central loc kin g sy s t e[...]

49 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he v ehicl e has p reviousl y b een lock ed from th e ou ts id e, o pe ni n g a d oo r fro m t he in sid e w ill t ri gger the a larm . Whe n op en ing a front doo r w hile t he [...]

50 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er closing assi st f or doors and trunk lid The d oors and t he tr unk lid cl ose automaticall y if: • t he doors are positioned again st the l ock, • t he trunk l id[...]

51 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he v ehicle was previousl y lock ed wit h the central l ock in g sw i tch, wh il e i n th e glo b al re m ot e con t r ol mo d e, t he complet e vehicle is u nlock ed w hen a doo[...]

52 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic centr al lock ing Wi th the automatic c entral loc king sy stem a ctivated , the doors and trunk are lock ed a t v eh icle speeds of app ro xim atel y 9 m ph ( 1 [...]

53 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trunk 0 Ne utra l po siti on – pu sh to op en (arrow) 1 Un l o ck i n g 2 Sep arate locking of trun k – rem ov e mechan ical ke y in this posi tion . The lo ck i s l oca ted in th[...]

54 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o ca ncel the alarm, insert th e electronic ke y in th e st arter swit ch o r press button Œ or ‹ on the electronic main k ey o r (veh i cles with K EYLESS-GO) when carry[...]

55 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V ehi cles without trunk lid o p ening / closing sy st em : Low er trunk li d using handle (1) and close it with hands placed f lat on trunk lid. P lease remember to keep y our fin ge[...]

56 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The automatic clos ing process is i n terr u pted i f the tr unk lid is pu sh ed again st an o bje c t. The tr unk lid wi ll rev erse sligh tl y and s top. In its fin[...]

57 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr u nk lid rele ase sw it ch (V ehicles without trunk lid openi ng / c losing sys tem) The sw it ch is located on th e driver’s door . Th e tru nk li d wi ll sw ing op en au tom at[...]

58 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr u nk lid opening / closing sy s tem (optional) The sw it ch is located on th e driver’s door . Th e t run k lid wi ll op en a nd c lose au toma tica lly . Y ou should alw[...]

59 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The automatic clos i ng process i s int er rupted , if the tr unk lid is pu sh ed again st an o bje c t. The tr unk lid wi ll rev erse sligh tl y and s top. In its final clo [...]

60 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Op en ing h eigh t restric tio n o f t run k l id The trunk lid opening h eight can b e res tricted when tr ans p orti ng go od s on a ro of ra ck (e.g . pr es en ce of an M B[...]

61 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr u nk lid emerg ency r elease The emergency release button (1) is located in t he trunk li d. Brief l y press emer genc y rel ease butt o n (1). Al l d oo rs, t he fuel f ille r f l[...]

62 Antitheft ala rm sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ant itheft al ar m sys t em 1 Indic a t or la mp in swit c h locat ed in cent er consol e The a ntitheft a larm is automaticall y armed or disarmed w i t h t h e r e m o te c [...]

63 Antitheft ala rm sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: W e recommend th at y o u carry t he electronic reserve key pl u s m e c ha ni c a l key w i t h y ou an d ke e p i t in a sa fe place (e.g. y our wal l et) so that it is alw[...]

64 Tow -away a larm Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex To w - aw ay a l a r m The switch i s located in the center console. 1 P r es s to s w i tch of f 2 Ind icator la mp Once t he al ar m s y s tem h as b een armed, the exterior vehicl [...]

65 Tow -away a larm Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o prev ent trig gering the to w-a wa y a la rm feature, sw itc h of f t he to w - a wa y a larm be for e towin g t he veh icl e , o r when parking o n a surf ac e subject to m ov em ent, su[...]

66 Easy-ent ry/exit fea ture Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ea sy- en tr y / ex it f ea tu re The switc h is located o n the s teering column adjustment le v er . Turn the swit ch in directi on: 1 to s w itc h o n 2 to s w itc h o f f[...]

67 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Front seat a djustment T o operate the front pow er sea t adjus tment swi t c he s, tur n the electronic k ey in s tarter s wit c h t o position 1 or 2 ( with a f ront d oor open , th e pow er sea ts ca[...]

68 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The sw it ches are loca ted in each front do or . W e rec o mme nd to adjust the power sea t in th e following ord er: 1 Seat adjus tmen t, f ore / a ft Press the sw i t c h (f ore / af t dir ec[...]

69 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 4 Seat cushion tilt Press the switc h in t he direction of the a rro w u ntil your le gs a re li ght ly s up porte d. 5 Ba ckr es t til t Press the switc h in t he direction of the a rro w u ntil your a[...]

70 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Prior to op erating the vehicle, t he driver should a djus t the seat height for proper vision as w ell as fore/aft plac eme nt and bac kre st ang le t o i nsur e a dequat e control [...]

71 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t nev er ride in the front seat, exc ept in a M ercedes-Benz au th o ri ze d B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat, whic h operat es wit h the Bab[...]

72 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Remo va l and in stal lation of fr ont seat head restr aints Caut ion! Do not remov e hea d res traints except when mounting seat cov ers. W henever res traints ha ve been removed be sure to rei[...]

73 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lu m b a r s u p po rt (o p t io na l) The t humbw heels are l ocated on the sides of t he front seats and r ear seat s. Th e s ea t s have an inf l atab le a ir c us hi on bui lt i n to t he bac krest [...]

74 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Re a r seat s: The sw it ch clust ers are located on the si des of t he s eat. Some mo dels ma y b e equ ipped with mu lticont o ur seats. These seat s ha ve in f l ata ble a i r cushio ns b uil[...]

75 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 4 Mass ag e funct ion (PULSE) The mul ticon tou r ba ckr est is equippe d with a massage functio n to help pre vent fati gue dur ing long er journe y s. The PU LSE function inf lates and d ef lates the [...]

76 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V ehicles withou t seat ventilati on function: Normal he atin g m ode . Press b u tto n (1): One ind icat o r lam p in th e swit c h lights up . The s ea t heat er will be automaticall y switc h[...]

77 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V e hicles with sea t v entil ation function : Rapid he at ing mo de Press b u tto n (3) once. Both in dicator lamp s abov e t he button light u p. The sys t em switc h es o ver to normal heating m ode [...]

78 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sea t ventil atio n sy stem The buttons are l ocated on eac h door . Seat venti l ation can be activ a t ed manuall y with the elect ronic k ey in s t art er swit ch posi tions 1 or 2, or b y t [...]

79 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Manu al ac ti vat ion : Turn the electronic k ey in s tarter switc h t o position 1 or 2. Lev el 3 v entila tion setting (maxim u m). Press butt on (1) : Three blue indicator la mps abov e the butto n l[...]

80 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Re ar seat head r estr aints The switch i s located on the center console. Turn the electronic k ey in s tarter switc h t o position 1 or 2. Fo ld in g he a d re st ra in ts ba ck: Press the sym[...]

81 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er h ead restr aints, rear The switch i s located on the center console. Tu rn e l e ct r on i c key i n sta rte r sw itch to p o si ti on 1 or 2. Activ ate switc h: 1 Fo ld h ea d rest ra in t ba [...]

82 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er seats, rear The sw itch es are loca ted on each rear d oor . Activ ate switc h: 1 Place head res traint upri g ht 2 Fo ld h ea d rest ra in t ba ckw ar ds The appropriat e outer head res[...]

83 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat bench 1 F ore and aft adj us tm ent The sea t cushion moves for e / aft, to get her with the incl ination of the bac kres t. 2 Head res trai nt Press the switc h up or do wn. The head res traint s [...]

84 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat be lts and i nteg rat ed res tr aint sy s tem Y o u r ve hi cle is eq u ip pe d w it h se a t bel t s for all se at s , emerg ency t ensioning retra ctor s f or all outboar d s[...]

85 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sea t bel t nonusa ge war ning sy s tem W ith the el ectronic ke y in s ta rt er switc h positio n 2, a warnin g s ou nd s for a s ho rt tim e i f t he driv er’s sea t bel t is n o t fast[...]

86 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! F ailure to w ear and properl y fas ten and positi on y our seat belt gr eatl y increa ses your risk of injuri es and their l ike l y se veri ty in an ac c ident. Y o[...]

87 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F as tening s ea t belts 1 Lat ch plate 2 Bu ckl e 3 Rele a se but to n Push the lat ch plate (1 ) int o the buckle (2) until it cl i c ks. Do not twis t t he belt. A twist ed seat belt ma [...]

88 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operation of s eat belts The in ertia reel s to p s t he belt from unwinding durin g sudden s to ps or w hen quic kl y pullin g on the b el t. The l ocki ng fu nction of t he reel m[...]

89 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! USE SE A T BEL TS PROPERL Y. • Seat bel ts can onl y w ork when u sed pr operl y . N ev er w ear seat belts in an y other w a y than as de scrib ed in this secti on, as tha[...]

90 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • Pregn ant women should also us e a lap- shoulder belt . The lap belt porti on sh ould be po sition ed as lo w as pos sible on the hips t o a voi d an y po ssible pressure on th [...]

91 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ba by Sma r t TM air bag deactiv ation sy st em Sp eci al B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat s, designed for use with th e M ercedes-Benz s y s tem a nd av ailable at an y a uthorized [...]

92 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Supplemental Res tr aint Sy st em (SRS) Ai rb ag s are in tende d as a supp l em en t to seat be lts . Airbag s alone c annot protect as well as airbag s plu s seat belt s in im pac[...]

93 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E me rge nc y t en si o ni ng re tr ac tor (E T R ) The seat belt s for the front an d rear out er sea ts a re eq uipped wit h em erg ency tensioning retractors. These tens ioning r e tra c[...]

94 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ai rba gs Front ai rbags 1 Driver ai rbag 2 Fro nt passenge r a irb a g The most effective occupant restr aint sys tem y et devel o ped for use in pro duction vehicles is t he seat [...]

95 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex come on at all or if it fail s t o exting u ish a f ter ap pro ximatel y 4 seconds or i f it co mes on thereafter , a m alfunction in the sys t em has been detected. The following sy st em [...]

96 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Side im pact airba gs, windo w curtai n airbags 3 Side im pac t ai rb ags 4 Wi ndow c urtain airba gs Side im pact ai rbags The si de impact ai rb ags ar e desi gned to activa te o [...]

97 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! A ir bag s are des ig n ed t o ac ti vate only in cert ai n fronta l (fron t airb ag s) impac ts, or side (si de impact and head pr ot ecti on w indo w c urt ain airb ags) impac[...]

98 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Y our ve hicl e w a s or iginal l y equipp ed with air bags whic h ar e desig ned to activ ate i n cer tain im pacts ex c eeding a preset thresh old to reduce the pot ential and sev[...]

99 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • Adjus t the f ront passenger seat as far as possi ble rearw ard from the dash board when the s eat is occupied . • Oc c u pan ts , es pe ci al ly ch ild ren , sh ou l d n ever lean th[...]

100 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Safety gu i delines for the s ea t belt, e m erg enc y te nsi o ni ng ret rac tor a n d a ir b ag If you belie ve th a t, e ven with the u se of these guideli n es, it wou ld be sa[...]

101 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wh en y o u s ell your ve hicle we strongly urge yo u to gi ve notice to the subsequent o wner tha t it is eq uipped w ith an “ SR S ” by a ler tin g t h em to the ap p lic ab le s ect[...]

102 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Infa nt a nd ch i ld r es trai nt sy s tems W e recommend a ll inf ants a nd c hildren be prop erl y rest rained at all times w hile the veh icle is in motion. All lap-shoulde r be[...]

103 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t nev er ride in the front seat, exc ept in a M ercedes-Benz au th o ri ze d B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat, whic h operat es[...]

104 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins talla tion of inf ant a nd c hil d res tr aint sys te ms This v ehicl e is pro vided with te ther anc hora ges fo r a to p tether s trap a t each of the rear seating position s[...]

105 Steering wheel ad justment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St eering w heel adjustment T o a djus t t he st eering whee l position, turn th e electronic k ey in st a rter switc h t o po si tion 1 or 2. With the d riv er’s door open, the [...]

106 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rea r v iew mir rors In si de r ear vi ew m irror Manuall y adjust the mirr o r . St oring i nterior rear view mir ror positions The sea t, exterior rea r view mirror an d st eeri n[...]

107 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E x ter i o r re a r v iew m i rro rs The buttons are loca ted on the driver’s d o or . Exteri or mirr or adjus tment Tur n th e electronic k ey in s tarter sw itch to position 2. Pu sh b[...]

108 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king posi tio n The p assenger- si de exterior mirror can be a djus ted a nd pr og ra mm ed to as sist th e d river dur i ng pa rk in g m aneuver s (e.g. to obs erve the curb or[...]

109 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Exterior mi rr or , elec tricall y f olding The buttons are loca ted on the driver’s d o or . 1 Push bu tt on to f old both mi rro rs o ut. 2 Push bu tt on to f o ld both mi rro rs i n. I[...]

110 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Driv er’s side ext erior mirr or , antig lare mode Antig lare mode : Wi th the ele ctr o nic ke y in sta rter swit ch position 2, t he mirr o r reflectio n brigh tness respon d s [...]

111 Mem o ry f un cti on Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Memo ry f un ctio n Th e m emor y a n d store d pos iti on b utton s are loc a ted on th e d oo rs . 1 M emory button, used to st ore selected posi tions which can be retriev ed by press[...]

112 Mem o ry f un cti on Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St oring positions int o m emory : Driver’s seat: with th e electronic ke y in s tarter switc h pos ition 1 or 2 or w i th the driv er’ s door open and the electronic ke y in[...]

113 Mem o ry f un cti on Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Prior to op erating the vehicle, t he driver shoul d c h eck and ad jus t if necess a r y the se at heig h t, seat po sition fore an d aft , a n d ba ckrest angle to ins ure [...]

114 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins trument c lu s ter P54.30-3528-29[...]

115 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Knob for ins trument clu st er illuminatio n, s e e p a g e 116 2 En gi ne ma lf un ctio n i ndi cato r la mp, s ee pa ge 2 96 3 Br ake f l ui d l ow , park in g br ake engage d[...]

116 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ctiv ating ins trum ent clus ter displ a y The in s trument clus ter is activ a te d by: • Openin g the d o or 1 . • Press ing bu tton J on the i ns trument clus ter[...]

117 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Coolant t emperatur e g auge (5 ) Durin g sev ere opera ting conditi ons and s to p-and -g o city traff ic, the co olant tem perature ma y ri se close to the r ed ma rk in g. The [...]

118 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Speedometer (9) When the cruis e control is activa te d, the segmen ts on t he speedome ter scale between t he set speed to the top of the scale a re illuminated. Cruise c[...]

119 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip od ometer (1 3 ) T o reset to “0” miles / km: Activ ate the ins trument clus ter if it is not already activa ted b y p ressing the J button on the i ns trument cl us t er[...]

120 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Multifunction s teering wheel, mul ti function d ispla y[...]

121 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Depe ndi ng on y our v ehi cle ’s equi pme nt, y o u ma y us e t he buttons on the mu lti function steerin g w heel to call up, co ntrol and set the f [...]

122 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Note : The displ ay s in th e multifu nction d ispla y can be set to Germa n, En g lish, Fre nc h, It alian or Spani s h langu a ge. See th e “[...]

123 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 M ultifunction s teering wheel 2 Multif unction displa y 3 Ho rn p ad Tur n th e electronic k ey in s tarter sw itch to position 1 or 2. Press b u tto [...]

124 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip and main odomet er , FSS , t ire inflation pressur e monitor and engine oil le vel indicato r 1 Trip o d ometer a n main odometer See p a ge[...]

125 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Au di o s ystem s Radio 1 A udio sy s tem is swi tch ed off. 2 The radio is swit ched on. 3 W a ve b and settin g and memory locat ion number , where app[...]

126 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD pla y er 1 Ra di o system is sw it ched o f f. 2 The CD pl a y er is switc hed on. 3 The number o f th e CD cur rentl y pla ying is displ a ye[...]

127 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cassette pla y er 1 A udio sy s tem is swi tch ed off. 2 The c assett e pla y er i s swit ched on. 3 Side being pla yed . Switc h on t he cassette p la y[...]

128 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Te l e p h o n e T elephone book 1 The telephone is switched off. 2 The vehicle is currentl y o utside t he transmitter or rec eiv er ra n g e. 3[...]

129 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The telephone mu s t b e switc hed on. Press the è or ÿ butto n repeatedl y u ntil the displa y (3) appears. S ee the separate telephone ins tructio ns[...]

130 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Red ial ing 1 The telephone is read y for use. 2 N umber or nam e s t ored in t he redial memo ry . 3 N umber in t he redial memory — redialing[...]

131 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The telephone mu s t b e switc hed on. Press the è or ÿ butto n repeatedl y u ntil the di spla y ( 1) app ear s. Press ing the í b ut to n ac ti va te[...]

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

133 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Na vigat ion s y stem 1 The n a vig atio n sy s t em is swit ch e d off. 2 Th e navi gati on system i s sw i tche d o n b u t n o des tination has been s[...]

134 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Di s tr oni c ( DT R) 1 Dis tronic ( D TR ) is d eactiv ated. Th e actual dis tance (4) a nd t he should-be distance (5) to the v ehicle in f r o[...]

135 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip c omputer 1 “A F TER START ” — s ho rt d istan ce me m or y 2 “A FTE R R ES ET ” — lo ng di stance m em ory 3 Fuel t a nk contents and e[...]

136 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr a nsf erring v alues from the pre vious jou rney to the “AFTER ST AR T” short dis tance mem o ry (1): The “ AFT ER ST A RT” d ispla y [...]

137 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press the è or ÿ butto n repeatedl y u ntil the me s sag e m emo ry (1 or 2) i s d is pl a y ed. Press the j or k b ut t on if d ispl a y (2 ) app ears[...]

138 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Indiv i dual sett ings 1 Pre limina ry displa y of t he individ u al sett ings. 2 “SETTINGS” – t he req ues ted m enu can be called up in t[...]

139 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press the è or ÿ butto n repeatedl y u ntil the individu a l s etting p relimina ry disp l a y (1) appears. Press the j or k butt o n until the setting[...]

140 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex “INS TRUMENT CLUS TER” R 3[...]

141 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Prel iminary disp la y of the ind ividual sett ings 2 “SETTI NGS” – th e me nu “IN STRUM EN T CLUSTER” can be call ed up in t his op tion men[...]

142 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex “LIGHTIN G” R 7[...]

143 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Prel iminary disp la y of the ind ividual sett ings 2 “SETTINGS ” – t he m e nu “LI GHTING” c an be cal led up in this option menu. 3 Sel e c[...]

144 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex “V EHI CLE ” (audio and c ent ral locking sys tem ) R 5[...]

145 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Prel iminary disp la y of the ind ividual sett ings 2 “SETTI NGS” – th e me nu “V EH ICLE” can be calle d up in this option menu 3 Sel e cti [...]

146 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Setting th e audio v olume Y ou can onl y adjus t th e vol u me of the sy s tem cu rrentl y in u se. The volume setting for each sys tem (audio, [...]

147 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Flexible service sy st em (F SS) (s ervi ce indi ca to r) The FSS permits a flexible service schedule that i s directl y related to the o perating co nditions of th e vehicle. The sy [...]

148 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The service indicato r d isa ppears aut omatical ly aft er 30 seconds or if button J on the ins trument c lus ter is press e d. Ca ll ing up s erv ic e i ndi cat or m a nual l[...]

149 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Follo win g a c om p let ed A o r B s ervice t he Merc edes-Benz Center sets the counte r mileag e to 1 0 000 miles (C an ada: 1 5 00 0 km) an d 365 da ys . Th e c ounter can also be [...]

150 Tire inflation press u re monitor Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tir e inf l ation pr essure m o nitor The tire inflation pressu re, as se l ect ed by the driv er , is m onito red in all four wheels on the ground. A warning is iss[...]

151 Tire inflation press u re monitor Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: Fol l o wing a tire inf latio n pre ssure reactiv ation process the real tire i nf lation pressure s are displa yed onl y after a few minutes tra vel time. Possible[...]

152 Tire inflation press u re monitor Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press è or ÿ bu tt on on the mul tifu nctio n st eering w heel u ntil the displa y for trip and ma in odometer appear s, see p a ge 1 2 4. Press the j or k butt on[...]

153 Tire inflation press u re monitor Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: T o ensure pro per functionin g o f the tire inflation pressure moni tor , the tire inflation pres su re should be ch ec k ed a nd cor rec te d acco rd ing t o the [...]

154 Engine oi l lev el indic ator Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Engine oil lev el ind i cat or T o c hec k the eng ine oil lev el, park v ehic le on le ve l gr ound, wit h engi ne at no rma l oper at ional t em per ature . Ch eck oi [...]

155 Engine oi l lev el indic ator Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex One of t he f oll owing message s w ill subsequentl y a ppe ar on the ind icat or: “EN GINE OIL LEV E L – O.K. ” No o il needs t o be added. “EN GINE O IL LEVEL – ADD [...]

156 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ex te rio r la mp swi tc h M Off U A utomatic headlam p mode, see b elo w. C Pa rking lam p s (also si de mark er la m ps, tai llam ps, lice nce pl a t e lam ps, i nst ru ment [...]

157 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Headl amp mode ( HEADL A MPS ) (US A o nl y) Th e h ead lamps ca n be sw itched o n and of f ma nu ally or automaticall y , or s w itc hed to day ti me running la mp m ode . Manu al op[...]

158 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Da ytime ru nning lam p m ode Tu rn ex ter i o r l amp s w i tch to p os i t io n M . When th e engine is runn ing, t he lo w bea m headlamps (incl u des pa rking lam ps and li[...]

159 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Locator ligh t ing Af ter unlocking the v eh icle wit h the electroni c m ain k ey d uri ng d arkn es s, t he fog la mps, p ar ki ng la m p s , ta il lamps an d li cen se pla te l amps[...]

160 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Co mbin a tion swi tch 1 Low bea m (exteri o r lam p swit ch posi tio n B ) 2 Hi gh be a m (exteri o r lam p swit ch posi tio n B ) 3 Hig h b ea m f la she r (h ig h beam avai[...]

161 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 Press switc h b rief l y: Sin gle wipe with out w ashe r f lui d (select onl y if windshiel d is w et). Push swit c h pas t resis tance point: Wi ndshield wa sh er sy st em, w indsh[...]

162 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex B lock ed wind s hield wip ers If t he windshield wip ers becom e block ed (for example, due to snow ), swit c h off the wiper s. For safety reasons b efore removing ice o r s[...]

163 Hazard warni ng fl asher Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ha zard warnin g f l ash er swit ch The h azard war n ing f lasher can be activated eit her manuall y via the swit ch locat ed in the dashboard , or it i s a c ti va ted au to m a t [...]

164 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ut omat ic c limat e con tr ol 3 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P83.40-2267-29 11 10 12[...]

165 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Center air outlet, left, adjus table 2 Fi xe d air ou tle t, le ft 3 Air vol um e cont rol f or left cent er air outlet T o o pen: Turn t he thu mbwheel u pward. ■ : The le ft[...]

166 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Displa y and controls 1 Def ro st ing 2 Rear window de fro s ter, s ee page 1 80 3 Re sidual engine hea t u ti liza tion, see page 1 7 4 4 Aut omatic c limate contro l on [...]

167 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ut omat ic c limat e con tr ol The sy st em is al wa y s at operatio nal readiness, ex cept when manu all y switched o f f. The a utomatic climate con trol only operates wi th t[...]

168 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Basic sett ing – aut omatic mode There a re th ree bas ic settings for th e automatic mode: • Aut omatic air v olume control • Autom ati c a ir ou tle t c on tro l, [...]

169 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Special Settings (use onl y for short dura tion) Air dis tribu tion, manual: Press U bu tton . Th e b utton po ps ou t , th e h , j and k sym bols are v isible. Turn t he button t[...]

170 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Def ro s tin g Press the P but to n . The di sp l ay shows P . The fan is s et to a higher speed an d the wa rm air i s d irect ed to the def ro s te r and wi nds hield ai[...]

171 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Win dsh iel d fog ged o n t h e o ut sid e Swit ch on the windsh ield wiper . Press on bo t h U buttons until th ey cl ick in. The h , j and k symbols will no long er be visi b le[...]

172 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ctiv ated c h arcoal f ilter An act ivated charc oa l fil ter markedly re duc e s ba d od ors and remo ve s poll u t a nt s from a ir ent ering the passen ger compar tm [...]

173 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Econom y mode The functio n o f this setti ng cor respond s to the automatic mode. Ho wev er , because the air conditioning com p r essor will no t eng age (fuel sa v ings ), it i[...]

174 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex R esi dual eng ine h eat u til izat ion Wi th the engin e swit che d off, i t is possib le t o c ontinu e to heat or ventilat e th e interi o r for a short while. Air vo l[...]

175 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sw itching t he automa tic cl imat e contr ol on and of f To s w i tc h o f f : Pres s button 0. The di spla y shows “0”. The f resh air su ppl y to the veh i cle interior is [...]

176 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear passenger c ompartment adjus tab le air outlets 1 Center air outlet, left 2 Center air outlet, right 3 Air vol um e cont rol f or center air outlets (v e hicles witho[...]

177 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rea r p as s eng er compa rtm ent cl im ate con tr o l 1 On / off Re sidual engine hea t u ti liza tion, see page 1 7 4 . 2 Di spl a y Dep ending on th e a mbient light co ndition[...]

178 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A utomatic climate control, r ea r basic s etting W e recommend th at aut omatic mode be selected and tha t the temp eratu res on the left and right set to 72 ° F( 2 2 °[...]

179 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Contr olling the rear air conditi oner from the fr ont auto matic air cond i tione r cont r ol panel The re ar a i r condition er can b e sw itc hed off a nd the blo wer and t emp[...]

180 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear windo w defros ter Turn the electronic k ey in s tarter switc h t o position 2. To s e l e c t : Press the F butt o n in th e contr o l p anel of the aut omatic a ir [...]

181 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r w i n d ows The c ontrol panel is located on the dri v er’s door . Sw itches fo r : 1 lef t, fro nt 2 ri gh t , f ro nt 3 Swi tch for rea r door wind ow ov erri d e 4 lef t, rear [...]

182 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Express op eni ng a nd closing of windo ws Press k or j on the swi tch pas t resis tance point and relea se – windo w opens or clo ses comp letel y . T o inte rrupt pro c edu re,[...]

183 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Blocki n g of rear door windo w operati on If no operat ion o f the re ar w i ndo w s b y swit ch (f or instance b y c hildren ) is desi red , s l ide ov erride swit ch ( 3 ) to the right;[...]

184 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Slid in g/pop -up ro of 1 to s l ide roo f op en 2 t o slid e ro of clos ed 3 t o raise roo f at re ar 4 t o lo wer ro of at rear Tur n th e electronic k ey in s tarter sw itch to [...]

185 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Opening the slidin g / pop-up roof aut om at i call y T o se lect a sunro o f opening positi on, p ress the s w it ch t o resis tanc e po i nt and release it wh en the sunroof ha s reached[...]

186 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex With the roof closed or tilted open, a screen can be slid into the ro of opening to guard a g ain s t su n ra ys. Wh en sl idi n g t h e r oo f ope n, th e sc re en w ill als o ret[...]

187 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Int erior lighti ng 1 Left front reading lamp Press the button t o switc h the reading lam p on or off. The le ft reading lam p (7) in t he int erior rear vie w mir ror wil l be swi tc hed[...]

188 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o p rev ent t he v eh icle ba ttery from being disch arged w it h do ors op en , a ll int eri o r lamps s wi tc h o f f a f ter appro xima tel y 5 minut es. 6 Int eri or l am ps,[...]

189 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cour t esy l ight ing The in terior of your vehicle is eq uipped w ith various different lighting ins tallations to help yo u to orient your sel f b et ter i n t h e d ar k. E nt ran c e l[...]

190 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear windo w sunsh ade The switch i s located on the dashboard above the ce nter di spl a y . Turn the electronic k ey in s tarter switc h t o position 1 or 2. Press the switc h b [...]

191 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rea r d oo r w in d o w s un sha de (s tanda rd on S 600) T o rais e sunsh a de: Pull up o n ta b (1) and en gage i n holder (2). To l o w e r s u n s h a d e : Disengag e tab (1) and g ui[...]

192 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Va n i t y m i r r o r s 1 Illu m i na te d va ni ty m i rr o r Fro nt seats: W ith the visor enga ged in it s inner mounting (2), the lamp (4 ) can be swit ched on by openi ng t h[...]

193 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 5 Illuminat ed v anity mir ror Re a r seat s: T ouch t he co ver t o low er the mirror . The l amp will swit ch on automa ticall y . Close t he cov er and th e lamp will go out. In ter i o[...]

194 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gl o v e b o x 1 Un l o cke d p o s i ti o n 2 Lock ed position 3 Press to open The glov e bo x can be l oc ked and unlock ed wi th t he m e cha nic a l key . See pa ge 2 9 fo r in[...]

195 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St orage c om partments i n th e cent er console 5 The sto rage space is loca ted in the low er po rtion of the cent er c onso l e. Low er s t orag e space To o p e n : Slide th e mark o n[...]

196 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St orag e compar tmen t und er the f r ont passenger’s seat 7 St o rage com p ar tme nt under t he front passeng er seat To o p e n : Press b u tto ns (8) toge ther and fo ld the[...]

197 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St orag e compar tmen t below t he fron t armres t A coi n holder is also located in the s torage compartment belo w t he armres t. St orag e tra y in the armr est T o o pen: Press butt o [...]

198 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Armres t with integr ated s tor age com p artment (r ear sea t) Pu ll down t he a rm rest (1 2 ) by it s strap . T o o pen , p r es s t h e h and le (1 3) an d li ft li d. Before s[...]

199 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cup h older 1 Cup hol d er i n front seat armre s t To o p e n : Fol d the co ver to th e side. To c l o s e : Fol d the cov e r back. P68.00-0769-26 1 Wa r n i n g ! K eep the cup h older[...]

200 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 2 Cu p hold e r in re ar seat arm re st To o p e n : Push front o f sliding compartment – t he cup h older sl id es ou t . To c l o s e : Pu sh t he slid in g co mpartm en t b ac[...]

201 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex As htr a y s Cent er c ons ole To o p e n : Brief l y touc h th e mark o n the c o v er, the ashtra y opens aut oma tic all y . T o remov e ashtra y insert from cent er conso le: Prior t o[...]

202 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear door s To o p e n : Brief l y t o uc h the b ack o f the co ver , the ashtra y s lides ope n a utom ati cal ly . Briefly press the bac k of the co ver a n d the ashtra y slide[...]

203 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Light er 1 Center console l igh ter Turn the electronic k ey in s tarter switc h t o position 1 or 2. Push in lighter i n (2); it will pop out auto ma ticall y when ho t. No te : The l igh[...]

204 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par cel net in front passenger f ootwell A small convenience parcel net is l o cat ed in the f ront pas seng er f ootw ell . It is f or s m al l and li gh t it ems , s uch as road [...]

205 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T elephone, g en er al See sep ar at e inst ru c tio n m an u al fo r instr u c tio n s o n how to operate the t el ephone. Wa r n i n g ! A drive r ’s attention to the road mu s t alw a[...]

206 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Signa l transm itt e r k ey s 2 Ind icator la mp 3 Por table remote contro l transmitter The b u il t-in re mot e con tr ol is c apab le of ope rat ing up to [...]

207 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex For opera tion in the US A onl y: This de vice c omp lies with P art 1 5, S ubpar t C, Secti on 209 of t he FC C Rule s. O pe ratio n is su bje ct to th e followi ng two c on di tio ns : ([...]

208 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rolli ng code progr amming: T o tra in a g ara g e door opener (or o t her ro ll ing code devices) with the rolling code featu re, follo w these ins tructio ns a fter c o m pleti n[...]

209 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operation o f r emote c on trol : 1 . Turn electronic ke y i n st a rt er switc h to position 1 or 2. 2. Sel e ct and press the appr opria te butt on to ac tiv at e t he r em ote co ntroll[...]

210 Infrared reflec ting windshield Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Infra red ref lecting windshield 1 M ounting l oc ation for electronic t oll collecti o n dev ices (inf rared transpa rent) 2 Infr ar ed tra nsp aren t ar ea (p ass- t[...]

211 Con te nt s - D r ivi ng Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Driving Co nt rol an d ope ratio n o f r adio t ransmitt ers ... ....... ..... .... .. 2 1 2 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 km) ... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 2 1 3 Maint en[...]

212 Cont rol an d operatio n of r adio tra nsmitter s Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Contr ol and operati on of radio tr ansmitt ers COMAND , radi o and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l egal r equ irem ents . T elephones and tw o-w a y rad[...]

213 The fi rst 1 000 m ile s Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The fir st 1 0 00 mil es (1 500 km) The m ore cautiousl y y o u treat your vehicle during the break -in period, the more sa tisfi ed you will b e with its performance later on. Th er[...]

214 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Te l e A i d Im portant! Th e ini tia l a cti vati on of the T e le A id syst e m m a y only be perfor med by completing the subscriber agreement and pl acin g an acqu aint anc e ca ll usi [...]

215 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Alwa y s mak e sure th at t he i nd ic a to r lam ps in the “S O S” butt on, in the “Roa d sid e Assis tanc e” butt on and in the “Inf or mation” bu tton do not remain il lu[...]

216 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The T el e Aid sys tem is av ailable if: • it has b een activ a ted and is op erati onal. Activ ation require s a subscr iption f or monit orin g services an d c ellu la r air time • t [...]

217 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex In i tia t i ng an e me rge nc y c all ma nu a lly Brief l y press on cov er (1) – t he cov er will open. Press the SOS button (2) briefly (fo r long er th an 2 seco nds). The indi c ator lam p i[...]

218 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Roa d si d e A s si stan ce b utt on • Loca ted below the center armrest co ver is th e Roadside Assis t ance butt on • . Pressi ng and h o ldi ng the b utto n (for lo nge r t han 2 sec[...]

219 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The indica tor lam p in th e R oadsid e Assi st a nce bu tt on • remains il l umina ted in red f or appro x. 1 0 seconds during the sys tem self-c hec k after turn ing el ec tr oni c k e[...]

220 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The in dicator lamp in the In formation button ¡ remains il luminated in red fo r a ppro x. 1 0 second s during t he s ys t em sel f-c h ec k aft er turning electro nic k ey in st[...]

221 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex D uri ng th i s tim e you wi ll he ar a chir p a nd voice c on tac t wi ll be interrupted. V oice co n tact will resume once the retransmi ssion is com pleted. On c e a c al l is concl uded, a chi [...]

222 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Remot e door unlock In t he case yo u hav e you r vehicle lock ed unintentionall y (e.g. k e y insi d e v e hicl e), and t he r eserv e ke y is not h an dy , c on ta ct th e Me rc ed e s- B[...]

223 Tele Ai d Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Stole n veh icle t racking se rv ices In t he e vent yo ur vehicle w as s tolen, report the incident to the poli c e who will issue a n umbered incident report. Pass this numbe r on to the Merced e[...]

224 Catalytic converter Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Catal y tic conv ert er Y our Mer cedes- Benz is equippe d with mon olithi c typ e catal y tic co nvert ers , a n im portant element in conjun c tion with the o xyg en sens ors t [...]

225 Emi ssion control Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Emission cont rol Certain sy s tem s o f the engine serve to k eep the to xic components o f the exhaus t g a ses within p ermissible li m it s requi red b y la w . These sy s tems, of cour[...]

226 Starter s w itch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Start er switc h 0 The electronic k e y can be withdra wn in this position only . The electronic ke y can o nl y be remov ed w ith t he selecto r le ver in position “P”. After re[...]

227 Starter s w itch Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! If the electronic k ey i s left in the start er swi tc h pos iti on 0 for an ext ended peri od of time, it can no longer b e turned in t he loc k. In t his ca se, remov e el ec t[...]

228 Starter switch — KEYLE SS-GO Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Start- / Stop button (vehicles with KEYLE SS-GO) See pa ge 23 1 f or ins tru c tion s on s tar ting and tu rning of f t he engine. See page 44 fo r ins tructio ns o n t[...]

229 Starter switch — KEYLE SS-GO Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex “O n” p o si t i on (sta rter sw it ch po s iti o n 1 , se e p age 22 6 ) . M os t electr ical consumer s can be op erated. Fo r detailed information see respective subject[...]

230 Starter switch — KEYLE SS-GO Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • Do no t f o rget, t he engine can be s tarted b y an y o ne if a KEYLES S-GO-car d is left insi de the veh icle . • T o be able to ope rate the vehicle in the c a[...]

231 Starting a n d turning off th e enginge Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Starting a nd turn i ng off the en gine Bef or e S ta r tin g En s ure tha t par ki ng b rak e is engaged and that se lecto r lever is i n p o sition “P” or “ N?[...]

232 Starting a n d turning off th e enginge Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Turnin g off Turning of f the engine w ith electronic k ey: Put the select or le ve r in posi tion “P” and turn th e el ec tr oni c key in t he s t arter s[...]

233 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic tr ansmission The au tomatic tr a nsmiss i on sel ects i ndivi d ual ge ars auto ma ticall y , dependent u pon • Se lect or l e ver posit ion • Progr a m m ode sel[...]

234 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Dri ving The sel ector le ver is automaticall y l oc ked whi le in pos ition “ P”. T o mo ve the sel ecto r lev er ou t of pos ition “P”, t he servi ce b rak e p ed[...]

235 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St opping For b rief s to ps, e.g. at traffic light s, lea v e the tr ans mi ssi on in ge ar a nd h old vehi cle wi th t h e s erv ic e br ak e. For lo n ger s to p s w it h t he e[...]

236 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Selector le v er position The c urrent selector lever position is indicated in t he ge ar r ange in dic ator d is pla y . Th e a utomat ic gea r shifting pro cess can be ad[...]

237 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Depe ndent on t he pro gram mode sele ctor sw itc h position “S” o r “W” t he maximu m speed in t he re v erse gear is di fferent. Ho wev er , it is not pos si bl e to c h [...]

238 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pres s and hold s elector lev er in t he æ dir ection : The transmis sion wil l shift from the c ur rent gear d irect ly to ge ar r ange “ D”. Im portant! With t ransm[...]

239 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gea r r ang es: U psh ift thro ugh 4 th ge ar onl y . Su itab le f or per for mance driv ing. U ps hif t t hrou gh 3r d ge ar only . S uit abl e for modera t e l y s t eep hill s. [...]

240 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Progr am mod e select or switc h The transmis sion is pro vided with a selec tor swit ch (1) f or St and ard “S ” an d W int er / W et (sn o w and ic e) “W ” progra[...]

241 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W W i nter / W et (sno w and i ce ) mode Pre ss swit ch on symbol “W” . Th e veh icle s tarts out in 2nd gea r , except wit h selector lev er in 1s t gea r , or with accel erat[...]

242 Par kin g b rake Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king brake T o engag e, firml y depr e ss par king brak e ped a l. Wh en the electronic ke y is in s tarter sw i t c h position 2, the brak e warning lamp in th e ins t rument cl[...]

243 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex D rivi ng instruc tion s Drive s ensibly – Sa v e Fu el Fuel co nsum p tion, to a great extent, depends o n drivi ng habits an d operating cond itions. T o sa v e fuel y ou should:[...]

244 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er assis tanc e Br ak e s The cond itio n of the parking brak e sy s tem is c h ec k ed eac h time t he vehicle is i n the s hop for the required maintenance s erv ice. [...]

245 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Caut ion! When driving down long and s teep grades, reliev e t he load on the br akes b y sh ifting int o a lo wer ge ar t o use t he engine’s braking p ow er . This helps p r ev e[...]

246 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king Importa nt ! It is adv isable t o set the parking br a ke whenev e r p arki ng or l ea vi ng th e v ehic le. I n a d dit ion , mo ve s elect or lev er t o posit i on[...]

247 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tires Tread wear indicator s (TWI) are requ ired by la w . These indica tors are locat ed in six pl aces o n the tr e ad circumference and beco me v isibl e at a tread dept h of app [...]

248 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Specif ied tire pre ssures mus t be mainta ined. This ap plies pa rticularl y if the ti res are s u bjected t o high load s (e.g . high spe eds, hea vy loa ds, hi gh ambi ent[...]

249 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ti re sp e ed ra t i n g S 430, S 500 and S 600 (ex cept Sport P ac ka g e) : Y our vehicle is factory eq uipped wit h “ H”-rated tires, whic h ha ve a spee d rati ng of 1 30 mph[...]

250 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Use of snow chai ns is not permis sible with tire sizes 245 / 4 5 R1 8 or 275 / 40 R1 8. Winter dr ivin g in structio ns The mos t im porta nt rule for sli ppery [...]

251 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Win ter dr ivin g Ha ve your vehicle winterized at y our a utho rized M ercedes-Benz Center before t he onset o f winter . • Change th e engine o il if th e eng ine contains an oi [...]

252 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Deep wat er Caut ion! Do not d riv e thr oug h f loo ded a reas or w at er of un kn o wn dep th. If you must dr ive through deep wat e r , driv e slowl y to preven t wa ter f[...]

253 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e cru ise cont rol allows y o u to drive in a mo re re laxed m anner , for exam ple ov er l ong distances, as it automaticall y ma intains th e set speed by activ el y re[...]

254 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 3 Canceling T o canc el t he cruis e control, brief l y push lever to pos iti on 3. When y ou s tep on t he brake pedal or th e vehicle speed drops bel o w approximat e l y 25 m p h[...]

255 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Note s: If the engine do es no t brake the vehicle suf ficie ntl y while driving o n a downgrade, th e speed y o u set on t he cruise co ntrol ma y be e x ce eded. In this cas e the auto ma[...]

256 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Di s tr oni c ( DT R) (optional) When activated th e Distronic s y st em increases driving convenience, fo r exam p le o ver l ong dis tances , a s it automaticall y maintains a s p[...]

257 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : For opera tion in the US A onl y: This de vice c omp lies with P art 1 5, S ubpar t C, Secti on 209 of t he FC C Rule s. O pe ratio n is su bje ct to th e followi ng two c on di tio[...]

258 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The sp eed st ored i n mem ory is displa yed in the multif u nct io n d ispla y , a nd o ne or tw o segments around t he s tored s peed light up in the speedometer d ial, see page 2[...]

259 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Activ ati on of Distr on ic An y given speed a bove a p proxi m atel y 2 5 mph (C an ada: 3 0 k m/h ) ca n be mai nta ined : • Norm ally t he vehic le is ac c eler ate d to t he des ir ed[...]

260 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • For a more precise settin g the speed can be increa sed in inc rements o f 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) b y br i ef l y pull in g t he co ntro l lev er in di rec tion ( 4). Caut ion! [...]

261 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex De activation of Dis tronic Bri ef l y move t he dis tronic control lev er in “OFF” direction (3) – th e s tored speed remains i n the me mory until the electronic k ey in t he s ta r[...]

262 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Driv i ng with D ist roni c activ at ed Wi th the ele ctr o nic ke y in sta rter swit ch position 2, t he dist a nce wa rning lam p l in the s peedometer dial comes on and goes out [...]

263 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The dis tance wa rning sound continue s until th e driv er activat es th e brake pedal, or t he preset d ist a nce is obtained. A s soon as t he preset dist a nce is o btained, the dis tanc[...]

264 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Additional driving hints Impo rt a n t! When sta r ting the eng ine, Distr on ic goes t hrough a n ini t ia liza ti o n and se lf- test pha se . The most lik ely cause for a malfunc[...]

265 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tra v eling through turns or bends in th e roadw a y ma y result in D ist ronic det ecting a mo ving veh icle tra v eling in front bu t not in your lane of tra v e l, causi ng your vehicle [...]

266 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A vehicle c hanging lanes at close r ange is o n l y recogniz ed when entering the a rea scan ned b y Distr o nic. Y ou must appl y th e service brakes t o gain sufficie nt dis tanc[...]

267 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Di s ta nce w ar ning fu nc tion Even if Distro n ic is deactivated , t he dis tance to the veh i cl e ahead continu es to be measured, se e page 269 for multi f unc tio n di spla y . The D[...]

268 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Dis troni c setti ngs 1 Swit ch – for dis ta nce notific a tion functi on 2 Thumbwheel – f or setting d i s tance Dis troni c pro vide s a s afe f ollo wing dis tanc e range to [...]

269 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Mu l tifun ction disp la ys 1 Dis tronic is deactivat ed . Th e actual dis tance (5) and the should-be d is tance (6) to the vehicle ahead (4) are d is pla yed. 2 Dis tro nic is act iv ated[...]

270 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Displa y s in the speedometer dial When Distro ni c sy st em is activat ed , one o r two segmen ts a r ound the speed s tored i n memo ry l ight up in the speedometer dial. If a veh[...]

271 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Brak e assis t sy st em (BAS) The BAS i s designed to maximiz e the vehicle’s b raking capability du ring emergency braking ma neuv er s by ha ving maximum pow er boos t applied to th e b[...]

272 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Antiloc k brak e sy st em (ABS) Im portant! The ABS i mp roves s teeri n g co ntrol of the vehicle during hard b raking ma neuver s. The AB S pr e vents the w heels from loc k ing u[...]

273 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex AB S c on tr ol Th e A B S m a lfu nct ion i ndic ato r la mp - in the ins trument clu st er comes on with th e electr o nic ke y in s t a r ter swit ch po sition 2 and shou ld go out with [...]

274 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electronic sta bility progr a m (ESP ) The ESP enhances directional co n trol and redu ces driv ing wheel spin of the veh icle u nder v ario u s d riving conditi ons. Over/unders te[...]

275 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The yello w E SP wa rn ing lamp v in th e speedometer dial comes on w ith th e electronic k ey in sta rter switc h pos ition 2. It shoul d go ou t wi t h the e ngine runni ng. If t[...]

276 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E SP con trol swi tch ESP c ontrol switc h lo cated on cent er consol e. 1 P r es s to s w i tch ESP o f f ESP w arn ing lam p v , lo cated in speedometer di al, c omes on . 2 P r e[...]

277 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: A voi d spinni ng of one driv e wheel. Thi s m a y cau se seriou s d amage to th e d rive t rain which is not cov ered b y the Mercedes-Benz Li mited W arranty . The E SP w a rni n[...]

278 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ac t i ve b o dy co n t r o l (A B C ) The switch i s located on the center console Press th e swit c h when the engine is ru nning: 1 Suspe nsion for sporty drivi ng s tyl e 2 Susp[...]

279 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lev el control s ys tem f or v ehicles with Ai rma t ic sy s t em The sw it ch for the ride height adjustment is located on the cent er c onso l e. Press th e swit c h when the engine is ru[...]

280 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The message “AIR SPRIN G – VE HICLE RISING” appears in the multif unction disp la y . The displa y switc hes off when th e v ehicle is ra ised. No te s: The raised lev el sett[...]

281 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The vehicle c h assis ride height is raised or l o wer ed automa tica ll y according to th e selected setting and to t he vehicle speed. This h elps to incr ease vehicle handli ng saf ety a[...]

282 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Raised lev el, option I This set ting s houl d be u sed w hen road surf ace condit ions are r o ugh and mus t be u sed when driving with sno w ch a ins m oun ted. Im portant! Drivin[...]

283 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ad apt i ve da mpin g sys tem ( AD S) The switch i s located on the center console. Press th e swit c h when the engine is ru nning: 1 Fi rm dam pin g pr ogram I and I I 2 Soft dam pin g pr[...]

284 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fi rm d a mp i ng p ro g ra m I Setti ng fo r spor ty drivin g. Changing from so ft dam ping progr a m: Pr es s upp e r ha lf of s wi tc h ( 1 ) o n ce. T he ind ic a tor lam p (3) [...]

285 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Park i ng as sis t (P arktroni c) The Parktronic sys tem assis ts t he driver during parking maneuv ers. I t vi suall y and au dibl y i nd ic a t es the rela tive d istanc e be twee n t he ve[...]

286 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sensors 1 Senso rs locate d in bum pe rs (front bum per sho wn) A t otal o f 1 0 sens o rs (1 ) monit or the vehicle’s front and re a r areas. Six sensors a re loca t e d in the fro[...]

287 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W a rn in g i nd i c a to rs 1 Fr a me 2 Segme nts V isual and aud ible signals ind ica t e to the driv er th e rel ati ve d istan ce b e tween t he vehi cl e an d an ob stacle . W a rn ing i[...]

288 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Monit oring r each of sensor s Front b u m per: Rea r bu mper : The f irs t y ellow segmen t lights up at th ese dis ta nces. A dditional segments light up as the v eh ic l e comes cl[...]

289 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The o bs tacle ma y not be recogniz ed if outside the shade d sensor fiel d , and no long er be indica ted when approac hing it an y close r (war ning indicato rs go out). Parktronic ma lfunc[...]

290 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex What y ou should kno w a t the ga s s tati on Fuel suppl y Op en f la p by pus hin g ne ar fro nt (arrow) . Tur n fue l c ap t o the l e ft and hold on t o[...]

291 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuel t ank capaci ty appro xim ate l y 23.2 US g al (88.0 l ). This i nclud es appr o ximat el y 2. 9 US gal (1 1 .0 l ) rese rv e. Use p remium unleaded gasoline:[...]

292 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tire pr essure For ti re pressu re, refer t o tire pressu re label inside t he fuel fill er flap. See pag e 348 f or further det a i ls. A ir c o ndi ti o [...]

293 Check regul a rly and before a long trip Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Check regu larl y and befor e a long trip 1 Wi n d sh i e l d wa s h e r an d headl am p cleanin g sy st em F or refill ing r e serv oir s ee pag e 337. 2 Coolan t le[...]

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295 Contents - In strument cluster display Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Instrument cl u ster display Malfunc tion and indic ator lamps in th e ins trument c lus ter .. ....... ..... .... ..296 On-bo a rd di agno sti c sy s tem . ....296 C[...]

296 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ma lfu nct ion an d in dic ator la mps in the instr ument c lus ter Gener al i nforma tion: If a bu lb in t he in stru m en t cl uster fails to lig ht u p duri[...]

297 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex m a y s till drive the vehicle, how ever , in all ca ses, we rec om men d th at you ha ve t he s ys tem che ck ed a t your author ized Mercede s-Benz Cent er as soon a[...]

298 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Br ak e w ar ni ng la mp Excep t C a na da Cana d a onl y Whe n the b rak e wa rni ng lam p and mes sag e ap pear while th e engine is running , t his means: ?[...]

299 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Supplemental res traint sys t em (SRS) i ndicat or lamp The op er ation al re ad ines s o f t he ai rb ag sy st em is verified b y the i ndicator lamp “SRS ” in th[...]

300 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A BS m a lfun ct ion ind ic ator l amp The ABS m alfunction indi cator lamp in the ins trument clus ter co me s o n with the el ectro nic k e y in s ta r ter s[...]

301 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E lect ronic stabilit y p rogram (ES P) — warnin g lamp Th e y ell ow E SP w arni ng la m p in the speedometer dial co mes on with t he ele ctr on ic key in starter [...]

302 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat belt n onus age w ar ning lamp W i th th e electronic ke y i n s ta rt er switc h posi tion 2 , the seat belt nonusag e wa rning lamp c omes o n, and a wa[...]

303 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ma lfu nct ion an d warnin g me ssa ges in t he m ultif u nctio n d isp la y Malfunc tion and wa rning mess a ges f or the foll owi ng sy stems w ill be d ispla y ed [...]

304 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex DIS PL A Y DEF ECT IVE (e ng ine con tr ol uni t) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 This message is d ispla yed to indicate t hat the info rmatio n b eing rel [...]

305 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex BA TTERY / ALTERNA TOR * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 This message i ndica tes a malfunct ion which mu st be repaired i m mediatel y . It ma y indicate t hat the po[...]

306 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex ENTRAN CE P OSITION * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 W ait until the seat a n d s teerin g wheel ha ve mov ed to t heir driving po siti ons . The displa y wi [...]

307 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex BR AKE LINING WEAR * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 When this messag e appears duri ng braking , it indicat es that the br ak e pad s are w or n do wn. Ha ve th e bra[...]

308 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex PA R K I N G B R A K E * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 TRUNK OPEN * C = Categ ory , se e p age 30 3 L i n e 1L i n e 2C * PARKING BRA K E RELEASE BR AK E! 1 [...]

309 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex EL EC. ST ABIL. PROG. (El ect ro nic s ta bil ity pro g ra m) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 1 The d ispla y or t he system is ma lfu nctio ning . 2 A malf unc tion[...]

310 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex COOL ANT (coo lant lev el) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 When th is message appears w hile driving, the cool ant le v el has dr opp ed be lo w the requ ire[...]

311 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex COOL ANT (coo lant tem per atur e) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 1 This ma y in dicate that the pol y -V -belt has brok en. Should t his co ndi tio n occ ur , th e[...]

312 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex LIGHTING SY S TE M L i n e 1L i n e 2C * LO W B EAM,L C HEC K LAM P! 2 LO W B EAM,R C HEC K LAM P! 2 DIS PLA Y D EF ECT IV E VIS IT WO RKS HOP! 1 2 TUR N S IG[...]

313 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex I n t he c a se o f b u l b f a i l u r e s i n c e r ta i n l a mp s , o t h e r l a m p s wil l sub s titu te. S ee pag e 356 for i ns truct ions on rep l a ci n g [...]

314 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex LIGHT SENSOR * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 The h eadlam p s w ill be switc h ed on a ut o matically if the light s ensor ma l func tions. The “LIGHT CIRC[...]

315 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 2 Th e ca pabi lity o f t he s ys tem is restric ted. Im portant! W hen th e mes s age “ A C TI VE B OD Y C O N TRO L – D R IVE CAREFULL Y! ” app ears, d o not [...]

316 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex TIRE PRES SURE L i n e 1L i n e 2C * TIR E PRESS URE CA U TIO N TIRE DEF ECT! 1 1 TIRE P RESSURE C HECK TIRES! 2, 3 1 TIRE PRES SURE CHECK TIRES ! 4 2 TIRE PR[...]

317 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . RL: rea r left; FL: front le ft ; RR: rear right; FR: fro nt right ; 1 On e o r mo re ti re s def l ate ra pidly o r tir e press ur[...]

318 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex EN GINE OI L LE VEL * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . 1 The engi ne oil level must be checked imm edi atel y . S ee E ngi ne oil level indicator on page 1 54[...]

319 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex C RU IS E CO N TRO L * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . 1 Cru ise cont rol i s malf unctio ni ng. KEY * C = Categ ory , se e p age 30 3. 1 K ey nee d s poss ibly to b[...]

320 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex DOO R * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . HOOD * C = Categ ory , se e p age 30 3. Se e page 33 1 f o r hood. L i n e 1L i n e 2C * DOOR OP EN! 1 L i n e 1L i n[...]

321 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex TEL E A ID * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . 1 The T e le Aid sys tem cons ists o f three ty pes of re sponse; au tomat ic and manu al em erg ency , road si d e as s[...]

322 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CHIP-C ARD (KE YLESS-GO) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . 1 Chec k bat ter y of KE YLES S-GO -car d, se e pa ge 366 . 2 The KEYLE SS-GO- card ca nnot be rec[...]

323 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex SELECTOR LEVER (V eh ic le s wit h KE YLE SS-G O onl y) Place selector l ev er in p osition “P”. The m essage appears w hen attem p t ing t o turn off the engine [...]

324 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex WA S H E R F L U I D * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . When th is mes sage appears while the en gine is runn ing, the lev el of the reserv o ir ha s d ropp e[...]

325 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex AIR SPRI NG (Air Matic) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 1 The di sp la y or the s ys te m is mal fu ncti oni ng. 2 The ABC is de fective. Stop th e vehicl e. Press u[...]

326 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex DIS TR ON IC ( DT R) * C = Ca tegor y , see pa ge 303 . 1 The d ispla y or t he system is ma lfu nctio ning . 2 Due to t he p resenc e of ele ctro -mag netic [...]

327 Contents - P ractical hints Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Pr ac tic al h in ts Firs t aid kit .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ....3 28 St ow ing thing s in t he vehi cle .... ..328 Fuses . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .[...]

328 First aid kit Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index First aid kit The f irs t aid kit i s located in the st orage space u nder the front passe nger seat. To o p e n : Press butt ons (2) t ogether and fold the lid (1) do wn. Remo ve[...]

329 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Fu ses M os t of y our vehicle’s el ectri cal comp o nents are fused with saf ety fuses. With the ex c eptio n of the b rake lights, all in d ivi dual light ing sy st em com ponents a re electr[...]

330 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 2 Fuse b ox in en g ine com partment, righ t-hand sid e 3 Ta b s T o gain acc ess to fus e box: Slide bo th tabs (3) o n fuse box forw a rd to the Πsymbol a n d r em o ve the cov er . T[...]

331 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Auxilia ry fus e b ox be low r ea r s eat 4 Au xiliary fu se box b el o w right rear sea t To o p e n : Re m ove t h e c ove r. To c l o s e : Press the cover on. Hood 4 P82.10-09[...]

332 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index To o p e n : T o u n lock t he ho od , pu ll re lea se lever (1 ) un d er th e driv er´s si de of th e ins trument panel. A t the same time a ha ndl e w il l exten d ou t[...]

333 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Pu ll ha nd le (2) to its s top out o f radi ator gri ll and op en hood (do no t pull up on t he hand le). No te : T o a void dama ge to the win dshi eld wip er s or ho od, op en [...]

334 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Chec king engine o il lev el S 500 1 Di ps tic k Mode l S 600: The dips tic k is omitt ed. Engine oi l lev el can be chec ked via the en gine oil l e v el indicator , see [...]

335 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index The engine oil le vel can be c h eck ed b y ei t her th e oi l dips tic k or vi a the mul tif unct ion disp la y in the ins trument clus ter , s ee p age 1 5 4. Wi pe the oil dips[...]

336 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Coolant l ev el 1 Coolant exp a nsio n tank T o check the co olant lev el , th e v eh icle mus t be pa rk ed on l ev e l gr o und an d t he en gin e stopp ed. Ch eck co ol[...]

337 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index W i ndshield and h eadlam p w asher sy s tem 1 Wi ndshield and headl a m p wa sher f lu id res ervoir The reserv oir should be refill ed with MB Windsh ield W asher Concentrat e a[...]

338 Spare wh eel Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Spare wheel, vehicle tools , s torage c ompart ment 1 Jack 2 Lug gage bowl w it h vehi cl e to ol ki t, to w in g eye bol t , fuses, fuse ex tract o r a nd fuse char t 3 Stora ge t[...]

339 Veh icle ja ck Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ve h i c l e j a c k T o p repare th e jack fo r us e: Remov e the j ac k from t he spare wheel well under th e trunk floor , pu sh the crank h a ndle up and tu rn cloc kwise until it en[...]

340 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Wheels Rep l ace ri m s o r ti res wi th t h e s a me d esi gn a tio n, manuf act u rer and typ e as sho wn on t he o riginal par t. See y o ur aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center f[...]

341 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Rotating wheels The w heels ca n be rotat ed ac cording to the deg ree of tire w ear w hile ret a ining the same direction o f tra vel. Rotati ng, ho wev er , s h ould be ca rried out as [...]

342 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Spare wheel S 55 AM G and S por t Pack age S5 5A M G , S6 0 0 w i t h S p o r t P a c k a g e : The spare w heel ri m siz e is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H2 w it h t ire si ze 225 / 60 R1 7 [...]

343 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changing wheels Move vehi cle to a l evel a re a w hich is a safe di stance from th e roa dwa y . 1 . Set pa rkin g brake an d tu rn o n h azar d war nin g flas her . 2 . Mo ve s el ect o[...]

344 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 4. Rem o ve th e two-p i ece wh eel wrench from t he veh icle to ol kit and assemble . U sing the wrenc h, loosen but d o no t yet remo ve th e wheel b olts. 5. Remo ve t he prote[...]

345 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 6. Inse rt jac k ar m ful l y int o the tub e hole up t o t he stop. P lac e ja ck on f irm gr o und . Pos it io n t h e j ack so t ha t i t is alwa ys verti cal (p lum b-l ine ) as s ee [...]

346 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 0. C le an con tact surfaces of whe el and wh ee l hub . Inst a ll spare wheel on wheel hu b . Insert wheel bolts a nd t igh ten t hem s li ght l y . T o a voi d p a int d am a [...]

347 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 2. Using t he wrench , tighten th e five bolts evenl y , followi n g t h e se qu e nce ill ustrated , un ti l all b olt s a r e tight. O b s erv e a ti gh ten in g to rq ue of 1 1 0 f t[...]

348 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tir e inf lat ion pr essure A table (s ee fuel filler f lap) lis ts the tire i nfl ation pressur es specifi ed for Mercede s-Benz recomm ended tires as w ell as for the v aryi ng [...]

349 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index The sp are tire sh ould be check ed periodicall y for c ond it io n a nd i nf l at ion . S pa re tir e wi ll age and b eco m e wo rn ove r time eve n if nev er used, and thus should be inspe c [...]

350 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Therefo re, we st rong l y recomm end that you h a v e t he battery c harge chec ked fr eq uentl y , and correct ed if necessary , espec iall y i f y ou use the ve hicle less than ap pr[...]

351 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Jum p s tar ting Impo rt a n t! A discharg ed battery can freez e at app ro ximatel y +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C ). In that cas e, it mu st b e thawed ou t befor e jum per ca bles ar e u[...]

352 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Proceed a s fo llo ws: 1 . Pos i tion t he vehicle with the char ged battery so that t he jum per ca bles will reac h , but ne ver let t he vehicles touch . Make sure th e ju[...]

353 Towin g the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index T owin g th e vehic le Imp o rta n t ! When to wing the vehicle, please, no te th e follo wing : W i th the automatic c entra l l ocking a ctivated a nd the electronic k ey in sta [...]

354 Towin g the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 Co ve r on rig ht side of fr ont bum per To r e m o ve c ove r : Press mark on co ver in dir e cti on o f arro w an d li ft co v er of f to reveal t hre ad ed ho le for t[...]

355 Towin g the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index W e recommend th at the v ehicle be transport ed usin g f lat b ed eq uipmen t. This meth od is p refera ble to oth er types of t ow ing. Im portant! T o pre vent dama ge during tr[...]

356 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ex te rio r la mp s Headl amp a d jus tmen t Correct h eadlam p adjus tment is ex tremel y im portant. Ch eck and r eadj us t hea dla mps at regu la r intervals and when a bulb [...]

357 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Headl am p assembl y 1 H eadl amp c over fo r fog la mp, p a rk ing and standi n g lamp , and high be am he ad lamp 2 H eadl amp cov e r for low beam he ad lamp and t urn si gnal l amp [...]

358 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index B ul bs fo r hi g h and l ow b ea m H7 (5 5 W ) Op en h oo d. Press the cl ip tog et her (arro w) and remov e h eadlam p co v er (1 o r 2) . Pu ll electrical co nnector off. Unc[...]

359 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Fr on t f o g la m p H1 (5 5W) Op en h oo d. Press the cl ip tog et her (arro w) and remov e h eadlam p co v er ( 1 ). Pu ll electrical co nnector off. Unc lip t h e re t ai ner sp r i [...]

360 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index T aillam p assemblies Op en t r unk li d. Fo ld trim to t h e si de. T wi s t b ulb s ocket cou nter clo ckw ise a nd p u ll ou t. P u sh bulb in to sock et, turn co u nterclock[...]

361 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index License plate lam p Loosen bo t h se c uring screw s (1), re mov e l am p and replace tubu l ar lam p (C 5 W /4 cp). Sto p la mp , Hi gh mo un ted stop lamp, A dditional turn si gnals o[...]

362 Trunk la mp Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Standby bulb function The rea r fog lam p, dimmed, will act as a replacem ent la mp, if t he bul b i n th e i n ne r le f t- ha nd t ai ll amp stops worki n g. Th e i nn er tai lla [...]

363 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changing ba tt eri es in t he electronic main ke y 1 Transmi t butt ons 2 Lamp f or battery check and f uncti on control Chec king bat ter ies If o ne of the tr ansmit buttons (1) [...]

364 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Insert mec hanical k ey (4) in si de opening ( 5 ) to open lat ch. Pr ess brief l y (do not us e mecha n ica l k e y as lev er) to release batt ery comp a rtment. Rem ov e [...]

365 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Im portant! Batteri es contain mat erials that can har m the enviro nment if disp osed of im properl y . R ec y cling of batte ries is th e pref erred method of disp o sal . For di[...]

366 KEYLESS-GO-c ard Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Chang ing bat ter i es in the K E YLESS-GO -car d Chec k ing batte ri es Brie f l y press butt on (1). The indica tor lam p “U nloc k driver’s doo r” ( 2) or “G lo bal [...]

367 KEYLESS-GO-c ard Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Cha nging batte ries Pry open co ver (1 ) (e. g. b y using a narr o w b lade scr ew driv er) and rem ov e batter i es. In st al l ne w ba tter ie s as indi cat e d b y the “+” an d[...]

368 Emergency engine shut-down Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Emergency engine shut- do wn If the engin e can no long er be s to pped using th e electronic ke y or t he s tart- / s top button (vehicles wit h KEYLES S-GO) , the e[...]

369 Emergency operation of sliding / pop-up r oof Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Emergen c y operation of sliding / pop-up r oof Th e s l idi ng / pop - up r o of can b e o pe ned o r clo s ed m anually shoul d a n ele ctrical malf unct[...]

370 Replac ing w iper blad es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Replac ing wiper blades T o pr e v en t damage to the hood or th e w ipers, the wiper a r m s sh o u ld o n l y b e fo l d e d fo r wa r d w h i l e i n t h e po s i t[...]

371 Replac ing w iper blad es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Rem ov a l : Fold the wiper arm (1) f o rw a rd and turn th e wiper b lad e (2) a t a r ig ht- angle to wiper arm . Rem ove wi p er b l ade from w ipe r ar m. In stalla tio n:[...]

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373 Con te nt s - V eh icl e c ar e Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex V ehicle car e Cleaning a nd care of the v ehicl e .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 37 4 Po w er w asher ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..375 T ar s tai ns .....[...]

374 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Clean ing an d car e of the ve hicle In operati on, yo u r v ehicle is sub j ect ed to v arying ex terna l i nf lu enc es wh ich, if go ne unch ecked,[...]

375 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Scrat che s, corrosiv e deposi ts, corro sion or damage d ue to n egli gen t or in co rrec t ca re ca nno t alwa ys be r em oved or r epair ed wit h t he ca r[...]

376 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Tar st a i n s Quic kl y remov e tar s tains bef ore the y dry and bec ome more difficult t o remov e. A tar remo ver is recommend ed. Paint w ork, pa[...]

377 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Due to the w idth of the v ehicl e, p r ior to running the vehi cle t hro ug h an autom a tic car wash, fold ba ck the out side m i rror s t o p re vent them [...]

378 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Cleaning th e Dis tronic sy st em sensor Use a mild ca r wash deter gent, s uc h as Mer cedes-Benz a ppr oved Car Sha m p o o, wi th ple nt y of water[...]

379 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Wi p e r b l ad e s T o prev ent damag e to the hood or th e wipers, the w iper ar m s should onl y be f olded forw a rd while i n the position sh ow n a b ov[...]

380 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Wi n dow cl e a ni ng Use a windo w cleani ng solu tion on all gl ass surfa ces. An aut o motiv e glass c l eane r is recommende d . No te : For sa fe[...]

381 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Seat belts The webbing must not be treated wi t h c he mical cleaning agents. Use only clear , lu k ew arm wat er and soap. Do not dry the webbing at tempera [...]

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383 Con ten ts - Te ch nica l d at a Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T echni cal dat a Spare par ts servi c e .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 384 W arr anty co v e rag e ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..384 Identi ficatio n label s ..... ..... ..[...]

384 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Spare par ts service All a uthorized Merced es-Benz Cen t ers maintain a sto ck of o riginal s pare pa rts req uir ed fo r maint enance a nd repair w ork. In add ition, s trat e g[...]

385 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Identification labels 1 Certi f icat ion l abel (belo w driv er’s door loc k latc h) 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (V IN) ( below right rear passeng er seat)[...]

386 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 3 Engi ne number 4 VIN, visible (lo wer edge of w indshield) 5 Emissi on con trol label 6 Informa t ion labe l, Cali for nia vers ion V acuum line routi ng for emissio n control s[...]

387 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex La yo ut of pol y-V -b elt driv e S 430, S 500, S 55 AMG 1 Aut omatic b elt tensioner 2 Crank shaft 3 Air con ditio ner com pres sor 4 Coolant pum p S6 0 0 5 Genera tor (al ternato r) 6 I[...]

388 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Te ch n i c a l d a t a Mode l S 4 30 ( 220.070 1 ) S 430 ( 220.1 70 1 ) S 500 (2 20.1 75 1 ) En gin e 11 3 11 3 Mode of opera tion 4-s trok e engine, g asoli ne inj e ction 4-s t[...]

389 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Mode l S 5 5 AMG (220. 1 7 5) S 600 (2 20.1 78 1 ) En gin e 11 3 1 3 7 Mode of opera tion 4-s trok e engine, g asoli ne inj e ction 4-s trok e engine , ga so lin e injec ti o n No . of c [...]

390 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rims — Tir es Mode l S 43 0, S 500 (ex cept Sport Pac kag e) S 600 (ex cept Sport Pack age) Ri ms (li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset: 7 1 / 2 Jx1 6 H2 1. 81 i n ( 4 6 m m ) 7 1 / 2[...]

391 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Mu st not b e use d w ith snow chai ns. Mode l S 4 30, S 50 0 (Sp or t P ac k ag e) S 55 AMG S 600 (Spor t Pac kag e) Rims fr ont axle (A MG li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 8 1 / 2 J x 1[...]

392 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rims – W inter tires Electrical sys tem Mode l S 55 AMG Rim (li ght al loy) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 1 .8 1 in ( 46 mm) Wi nter ti res: Radi a l-pl y ti res 225 / 55 R [...]

393 Tech nica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex We i g h t s Mai n dime ns ion s R oof loa d m a x. 22 0 lb ( 1 00 k g) Tru nk l oad ma x . 220 lb (1 00 k g) Mode l S 4 30 (2 20.070) S 430 (220.1 70), S 500 (220.1 75) S 55 AMG (220.1 7[...]

394 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuels, coolants, lubricants et c . - capacities V ehi cle compo nents and t heir respec tiv e lubricants must mat ch. Therefore use onl y bra[...]

395 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuel ta nk incl uding a reserv e of 23 .2 US g al (88.0 l) 2. 9 US ga l (1 1 .0 l) Premium unleaded g a soline: Pos ted Oct an e 9 1 (A vg. of 96 R O[...]

396 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex En gin e oi ls Engin e oils are sp ecif icall y test ed f o r th eir suitability in our engines. Ther ef o re, use onl y engine oils recommen[...]

397 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Prem ium unle ade d ga s oli ne Caut ion! T o maintain the en gine’ s durabil ity and perf ormance , premium unleaded g asoline mus t be used. If p[...]

398 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gasoline addi tives A maj or conc ern am ong engine ma nufa cturers is ca rbon b uild up ca us ed by gas oli ne . M er ced es- Be nz recommen[...]

399 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex t he engin e tem perature will increa se due to t he low er heat transfer capability of th e solution. Therefore, do not use mo re than this amount o[...]

400 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Consume r infor mation This has been prepared as r equ ired o f all ma n ufactures of p ass enge r car s u nder T itl e 49 , Cod e of U .S. F ed eral Re gulations, Pa rt 57[...]

401 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Te m p e ra t u r e The temp erature grades are A (the highes t), B, a nd C, represen ting th e tir e‘s resis tance to the generati on of hea t and it s abi li ty t o di ssip ate[...]

402 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Index A ABS (Ant iloc k bra ke sy st em) ... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 272 Malf unctio n indic a t or la mp . ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 300 Ac tive b od [...]

403 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Fro n t c ent er c o n so le sto ra ge com par tment vent ilat ion ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 75 Re ar windo w defr os t e r .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ...[...]

404 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Elec troni c reser ve k e y ... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .. 30 KEY LESS-GO- c ard ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .. 3 1 Lo c k i[...]

405 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Deep wat er Driv ing ins truc ti o ns .... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... 252 DISPLA Y DEFECTIVE (engine control unit) - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... .....[...]

406 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Emer genc y tensi oning retract or ( ETR) .... ....... ..... .... ..... 93 SRS ind icat or lam p ... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... 299 Emer genc y t ru n k li d[...]

407 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x E xt e ri o r r e ar v i ew mi rr o rs Elec trical l y fo lding .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 09 Pa rking pos ition .... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ...[...]

408 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x I Identi ficatio n label s ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... .....385 Illumi nated va nity mir rors .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... 1 92 Ind[...]

409 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x S tandi ng l amp s ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... . 1 56, 359, 360 S top la m ps .... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... 3 6 1 T ail lamp s [...]

410 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x TE LE AID . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... 32 1 TE LEPHON E – FUNCTIO N .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 323 TIRE PRES SUR[...]

411 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x P Pani c but ton .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... 47 Parc el net i n fro nt passe nger footw ell .... .... ..... ....... ... 204 Parc el net i n[...]

412 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Re m ot e con trol ... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .. 28, 34 Batt ery repl acement ...... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 363 Rem [...]

413 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Special S ettings (A ut omatic clima te c ontrol ) .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 69 SRS ( Sup plement al Re s tr a i nt Sy s tem) .... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 92 Ind ica tor lam[...]

414 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x The firs t 1 000 mil es (1 500 k m) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 2 1 3 Tire inflatio n pressure ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ... 348 Tire inflatio n p[...]

415 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x W W arr anty co v e rag e ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .....384 WA S H E R F L U I D - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... ..... ..... .... ...324 W ashi[...]

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Ord er No. 6515 21371 3 P art No. 220 584 81 83 USA Editi on B 2001[...]