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lcome totheworl d of Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Climate control
........................................ 14 5
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 45
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 6 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 5
Driving ........................................................ 15 5
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 64
Manual transmission ................................... 167
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 16 9
Re fuelling .................................................... 174
Pa rking ...................................................... .180
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 89
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 24 8
Bicycle rack function ................................... 251
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .253 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 254
Instrument display overview ...................... .254
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 55
Operating the on-board computer .............. 256
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 257 Showing display conte
nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 258
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 59
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 260
Menus and submenus ................................ 260
Head-up Display ......................................... 267 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 268
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 268
Ope ration ................................................... 268
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 271
Essential voice commands .......................... 272 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ....................... 287
Overview and operation .............................. 287
Sy stem settings .......................................... 318
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 328
Na vigation .................................................. 333
Te lephone .................................................. .375
Online and Internet functions ..................... 405
Media ..........................................................4 14
Ra dio .......................................................... 422
Sound .........................................................4 25 Maintenance and care
.............................429
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 429
Engine compartment .................................. 430
Cleaning and care ...................................... .436 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 446
Emergency ................................................. 446
Flat tyre ...................................................... 448
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 455
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 460
Electrical fuses ........................................... 465 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 469
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .469
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .469
No tes on snow chains ................................ 469
Ty re pressure .............................................. 470
Wheel change ............................................ .479
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 489 Contents
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Pr
otection of the environment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Help toprotect the environment byoperating
yo ur vehicle in an environmentally responsi‐
ble manner. Please obser vethefo llowing rec‐
ommendations on ope rating conditions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Make sure that the tyre pressure is cor‐
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/ stop
function. #
Drive fuel-ef ficiently. Obser vethe ECO
display for a fuel-ef ficient driving style. Ta
ke -back of end-of-life vehicles
EU countries onl y:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
ve hicle for environment-friendly disposal in
accordance with the European Union(EU) End-
of-Life Vehicles Directive.
A network of vehicle take -ba ckpoints and dis‐
mantlers has been es tablished foryo uto return
yo ur vehicle. You can lea veit at any of these
points free of charge . This makes an impor tant
contribution toclosing there cycling circle and
conse rving resources.
Fo r fur ther information about there cycling and
disposal of end-of-li fevehicles, and theta ke-
back conditions, please visit the national
Mercedes-Benz website foryo ur count ry. 22
General no tes
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te
mp orary and is only processed in theve hicle
itself. Only a small portion of the data is stored
in theeve nt or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nical da ta
from theve hicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
ers) or third parties (e.g. breakdown services).
Services include repair services, maintenance
processes, warranty claims and quality assur‐
ance measures, forex ample. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via the legally prescribed port forthe
diagnostics connection in theve hicle. The
re spective service network locations or third
parties collect, process and use the data. They
document tech nical statuses of theve hicle,
assist in finding faults and impr oving quality and
are transmit tedto the manufacturer, if neces‐
sar y.Fu rthermore, the manufacturer is subject
to product liability. Forth is, the manufacturer
re qu ires tech nical da tafrom vehicles.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet as part of repair or maintenance
wo rk. Depending on
the selected equipment, you can
import data into theve hicle's comfort and info‐
ta inment functions yourself.
This includes, forex ample:
R multimedia data such as music, films or pho‐
to sfo r playback in an integrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book data for use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
This data can be sa ved locally in theve hicle or it
is located on a device which you ha veconnected
to theve hicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this data is stored in theve hi‐
cle, you can dele teit at any time. This data is
sent tothird parties only at your requ est, partic‐
ular lywhen you use online services in accord‐
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Yo u can store or change con venience settings/
individualisations in theve hicle at any time. Depending on
the equipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R settings forth e seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions
R suspension and climate control settings
R customisations such as interior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can cont rolth is by
means of the control elements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from the smartphone
can be output via the multimedia sy stem. Cer‐
ta in information is simultaneously transfer redto
yo ur smartphone.
Depending on the type of integration, this can
include:
R general vehicle data
R position data
This allo wsyouto use selected apps on your
smartphone, such as navigation or music play‐
bac k.There is no fur ther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehi‐
cle data is not directly accessible. Which type of 30
General no tes
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#
Turn the headlamp range adjus terto the
position that cor responds tothe load condi‐
tion of your vehicle. Operating
the combination switch for the
lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal indicator, right 3
Headlamp flasher
4 Turn signal indicator, left #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function.
High beam #
Toswitch on: turnthe light switch tothe
L orà position. #
Press the combination switch in the direction
of ar row1.
When the high beam is activated, the indica‐
to r lamp for low beam Lwill be deactiva‐
te d and replaced bythe indicator lamp for
high beam K. #
Toswitch off: pressthe combination switch
in the direction of ar row1or pull in the
direction of ar row3.
Headlamp flasher #
Pull the combination switch in the direction
of ar row3. Tu
rn signal indicators #
Toindicate briefl y:press the combination
switch briefly tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding turn signal indicator will
fl ash thre e times. #
Toindicate permanentl y:press the combi‐
nation switch be yond the point of resis tance
in the direction of ar row2or4.
Ve hicles with Active Lane Change Assi st:
R Indicator operation activated bythe driver
can extend forth e duration of the lane
ch ange.
R Ifth e driver indicated immediately before‐
hand but a lane change was not immedi‐
ately possible, the turn signal indicator
may activate automaticall y. Light and sight
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Ad
justing the brightness #
Select Brightness .
Ad just the brightness.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Select Brightness zones .#
Activate or deacti vate the function.
The EMPHASIS, AMBIENTandVENTS zones
can be set separatel y.
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour.
The reare ten preset colour combinations
av ailable. #
Select a colour combination.
Ac tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals. Ac
tivating welcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi‐
ent lighting sequence will run.
Ac tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brief ly. Switching
the interior lighting switch-off
delay time on or off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. shut-off #
Switch the lighting switch-off delay time on
or off.
When this function is active, the interior light‐
ing lights up again briefly af terth eve hicle
has been loc ked. Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Note
s onchanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your‐
self on these component parts. 13 6
Light and sight
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The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th
e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Calling up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Select SYNC.
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button. Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switches
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes, depending on the
te mp erature set. #
Toswitch on: presstheÁ button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. St
ationary heater/ventilation St
ationary heater/stationary ventilation
function R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila‐
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cannot be cooled
down totemp eratures below the outside
te mp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or heating mode automatically
switches toventilation mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated in front of theright-hand front
wheel. 14 8
Climate cont rol
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Setting
the departu retime #
Brie fly press theu switch. #
Press the, or. button repeatedly
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The Îsymbol will flash on there mo tecon‐
trol displ ay. #
Press the, and. buttons toset the
desired departure time. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The new departure time will be stored.
Up tothre e departure times can be stored. #
Toactivate the departu retime: select the
desired departure time and press and hold
th eu button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
th e letter A, BorCwill appear on the displa y. #
Todeactivate the departure time: select
th e desired departure time and press and
hold the^ button.
OFF will appear on the displa y. #
Tocheck thest atus of thest ationary
heater: briefly press theu button.
Switching off immediately #
Press and hold the^ button.
Overview of there mo tecont rol displa ys(sta‐
tiona ryheater/stationary ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heater swit ched on 3
Selected departure time
4 Remaining time forth est ationary heater/
st ationary ventilation (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth
Fu rther possible displa ys:
R Time: activated departure time.
R Zero minutes: theru nning time forth est a‐
tionary heater is inc reased, as the engine has
not yetre ached operating temp erature when
it is star ted.
R OFF: thest ationary heater/ stationary venti‐
lation is switched off. Clima
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ECO display function
The ECO display summarises
your driving char‐
acteristics from thest art of the journey toits
completion and assists you in achieving the
most economical driving style.
Yo u can influence consum ption if you:
R drive with particular care
R drive theve hicle in drive program ;
R obser vethege arshift recommendations The lettering in
the segment will light up brightl y,
th e outer edge will light up and the segment will
fi ll up in thefo llowing situations:
R 1 steady speed R
2 gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 moderate acceleration
The lettering in the segment will be gr ey,the
outer edge will be dark and the segment will
em pty in thefo llowing situations:
R 1 fluctuations in speed
R 2 heavy braking
R 3 sporty acceleration
Yo u ha vedriven economically when:
R theth re e segments fill up comple tely at the
same time
R the edge around all thre e segments lights up
The additional range achi eved as a result of your
driving style in comparison with a driver with a
ve ry sporty driving style is shown in the cent re
of the display 4. Therange displ ayed does not
indicate a fixe dre duction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R = (Individual): individual settings
R C (Sport): sporty driving style
R A (Comfort): comfortable and economi‐
cal driving style
R ; (Eco): particularly economical driving
st yle
% The drive program selected appears in the
multifunction display of the on-board com‐
puter.
Depending on the drive prog ram, thefo llowing
sy stems change their characteristics:
R drive
-
engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R Vehicles with adaptive damping adjust‐
ment: suspension 16 4
Driving and pa rking
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#
Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The cur rent gear is displa yed in the
multifunction displa y.
% How long the manual gearshifting stay s acti‐
va ted is dependant on the driving style. #
Toshift up: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. #
Toshift down: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1.
If yo u pull and hold thesteering wheel gear‐
shift paddle 1,the transmission shifts to
th e lo west possible gear. #
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmission position happears in the
multifunction displa y.
Pe rm anent setting: #
Change todrive prog ram
= (/ page165). #
Select drive program Manual
(/ page166). Gearshift
recommendation The
gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifge arshift recommendation message 1is
shown on the multifunction displa y,shift to
th ere commended gear. Using kickd
own #
Maximum acceleration: depressthe accel‐
erator pedal be yond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts up tothe next
ge ar when the maximum engine speed is
re ached toprotect the engine from overrev ving. Glide mode function
Wi
th an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R the combustion engine is disconnected from
th e driv etra in and the engine continues to
ru n in neutral.
R the transmission position his displa yed in
green in the multifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thefo llowing condi‐
tions are me t:
R drive program ;is selected.
R the speed is within a suitable range. 17 2
Driving and pa rking