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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition off.
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle is
being towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle
ra ised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page17 0).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page17 0).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *A
IRBO DY CONTR OLisfunctioning onlyto alimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Drive in amanne rap propr iate forth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
*D YNAMI CBO DY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00CC Stop Vehicle VehicleToo
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
The vehicle willberaised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRBOD YCO NTR OLismalfu nctioning: #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
* NO
TEThe tires on thefront axle orthefe nde rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s,and
se ta higher vehicle leve lif possible . 382
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Ins
trum ent Disp lay De
pen dingon thedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page40 1)
00E9 Seat
belt(/page40 1)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page402)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page403)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine (/page403)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 403) 00B6
Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page40 3)
0049 US
A:elec tric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page40 6)
0024 Canada:
electric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page40 6)
0024 Ele
ctric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page406)
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page406)
004D Canada:
brak es (yello w)
(/ page406)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page406)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page406)
L Distance warning (/ page409)
ä AIR BO DY CONTR OL(/ page409)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL
(/ page409)
0025 ABS
(/page41 0)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page41 0)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page 410) 0077
Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(/ page41 2)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page12 1)
0058 Lo
wbe am (/ page12 1)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ pag e12 2)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page12 2)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page12 1) 40
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Child
seat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 55
Basic instructions ..................................5 1
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ......... ........ 61
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 56
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......5 2
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 2
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 60
To pTe ther ..............................................5 8
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............5 2
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............51
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 56
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 332
St or ag elocation .............................. ....3 32
Cho ck
see Choc k
City lighting ..............................................1 25
Cle anin g
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 137
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............138
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 38 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (MBUX multimedia system) ...139
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 139
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 140
Air -reci rculati onmod e.................... .....1 40
Au tomatic control..... ...........................139
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ...138
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 139
Con trol pan elfor3-zone automatic
clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .........137
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 137
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil .............. .....3 50
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........142
Glo veboxair vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......143
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 141
Ionization .......................................... ... 140
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 137
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............143
Re frig er ant .......................................... 349
Re frig er ant filling capac ity...................3 50 Re
mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 140
Re sidua lheat ....................................... 140
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem) ..... 138
Se tting theair distribution ...................1 37
Se tting theair flow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137
Se tting theclimat est yle ......................1 39
Se tting thefragr ance system ............... 140
Se tting theve hicle interior temp era‐
tur e...................................................... 137
Swi tching there ar wind owheat er
on/of f.................................................. 137
Ve ntil ating theve hicle (convenie nce
op eni ng) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Wi ndsh ield hea ter ..... ...........................142
Clim atest yle
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 139
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 139
Coc kpit .........................................................6
Ov ervie w .................................................6
Cof feecup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collisi ondetection (parked vehicl e)...... 171
Comb inationswitc h................................ 122 Inde
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Lane
detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 56
Le velcontr olsystem
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Light switch
Ov ervie w ........................................ ...... 121
Light ing
see Inte rior lighting
see Lights
Lights ............... ......................................... 121
Ac tivelight functio n........... ..................124
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 26
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus ............ 127
Ad versewe ather light .................... ...... 125
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 122
City lighting.........................................1 25
Comb inationswi tch ....... ..................... .122
Cor nering light ....... ............................ ..124
Fo glight (extended rang e) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 125 Haza
rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 123
High beam............ ...............................122
High -beamflasher ...............................1 22
Highw aymode .....................................125
Int elli gent Lig htSystem ....................... 124
Light switch..... .............................. ......1 21
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... ...... 121
Pa rking light s.................................. .....1 21
Re ar foglam p................................. ...... 121
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems .......1 21
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ..... 129
Se tting thelow beam ..................... ...... 129
St andi nglight s................................ .....1 21
Swi tching thesur round lighting
on /of f............................................ .....1 29
Tu rn signal light................................... 122
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Swit ching thetra ffic inf ormatio ndis‐
pla yon ............................................ .... 250
Load index(tir es) .................................... 324
Load- bearingcapa city(tires) .................3 24 Load
ing.....................................................1 11
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....111
Def initio ns ............. ..............................326
No tes ................................................... 106
Ro oflugg agera ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 115
Load ingguid elines .................................. 106
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 317
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 106
Loc king/u nlocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 1
Emerg encykey ...................................... 72
KEYLESS- GO..........................................70
Un loc kin g/op eningth edoor sfrom
th einside ..............................................7 0
Lo w-beam headla mps
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 129
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 121
Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Pa rcel ne t............................................. 112 430
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Secu
ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>106
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)...........................9 5 M
Maint enanc e
Ve hicle .................................................. 22
Maint enance
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system .............................. ...... 37
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displa ymessa ge
Maneuv ering assis tance
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............225
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...224
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
Mane uveringbr ak efunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 224
Mane uveringbr ak efunc tion
see Protect ion agains tcollision Map
........................................................... 249
Dis play ing onlin emap contents .......... 250
Disp laying weather informat ion ...........2 50
Mo ving ................................................. 249
Sel ecting themap orient ation .............2 49
Se tting themap scale ..................... ..... 249
Swi tching free wa yin fo rm atio n
on /of f.................................................2 49
Massag epr og ram
Ov ervie w .......................................... ..... 99
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 9
Massag epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats ....................... 99
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g.......................................... ..... 99
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ...... 283
Maxim umload ratin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .......323
Maxi mum permis sibl elo ad
Ca lcu latio nex am ple .............................3 19
De term inin g.........................................3 18
Maximum tirepr essur e...... ....................323 MBUX
Interior Ass istant
Switc hingthere adin glight forth e
dr iver and front passeng eron/ off
con tact-fr ee<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............239
Swi tching thesear chlight forth e
dr iver on/ off.......................................2 39
MBUX Interior Ass istan t(multime dia
sy stem) .................................................... 237
Ov ervie w .............................................2 37
MBUX multimedia system ...................... 233
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 72
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 157
No tes .................................................. 233
Ov ervie w ............................................. 233
Se ttin gro ute-based speedadap ta‐
tio n........... ........................................... 189
St andb ymode function ........................ 171
Mec hanic alkey
Inser ting/r emoving ............................... 68
Media Overvie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ..................................................... 266 Inde
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Re
mo teOnline
Char ging thest ar terbatt ery ..... ...... ..... 147
Coolin gor heat ingtheve hicle inte‐
ri or ......... .......................................... ....1 46
St artin gth eve hicle .............................. 147
Re por ting safetydef ects .......................... 29
Re scue card............ ................................... 30
Re ser ve
Fu el ...... ............................................... 346
Re sidual heat...........................................1 40
Re stra int system .... ...................................3 6
Basi cins tructi ons forch ildr en ...............5 1
Fu nctio nin an acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Fu nctio nality <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>36
Ma lfunctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>37
Pr otect ion ..............................................3 6
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 6
Sel f-tes t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 36
Wa rning lam p...... ............................ ...... 36
Re versege ar
Inser ting.............................................. 159
Rims (car e) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>285
Ro adside Assistan ce(breakdo wn)..........22 Ro
llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfun ction
Ro ller sunblind .......................................... 86
Pa nor amaro of wit hpo we rtilt/sli d‐
ing panel ................................................ 82
Re ar wind ow<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87
Sid ewi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 86
Ro ofload .................................................. 351
Ro oflugg agera ck
Loadi ng............................................. ... 115
Secu ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>115
Ro ute ...... ..................................................248
Calculat ing.......................................... 248
Sel ecting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 248
Ro uteguidanc ewith augment edreal‐
ity
Activati ng ........... ................................. 248
Dis play ing stre et nam esand house
num bers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 248
Ro ute-base dspee dadap tation
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>188
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 189 Ru
n-f lat charact eristics
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................290 S
Saf etysy stems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
Sat ellit era dio
Logg ingin<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ...........272
Se tting musicand sportaler ts............ 272
Sear chlight
Swit ching on/ offwit hhand move‐
ments .................................................. 239
Seat ...............................................91,92, 108
4-w aylumbar support...........................9 5
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............95
Ad jus ting (mechanic allyand electri‐
call y)...................................................... 92
Ad jus ting (SeatCo mfort) ............ ........... 94
Au tomatic seatadjustment ................... 98
Bac kres t(r ear) locking ......................... 111
Con figur ing these ttings ........................ 97
Cor rect driver's seatpos ition ................ 91
Fo lding thebac kres t(r ear passeng er
com partmen t)bac k............................. 110 436
Index
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0049
Electricpa rking brak eindic ator
lam p(red) (USAonl y).......................... 406
003D Electrical malfun ction warning
lam p...... .............................................. 405
00B9 Engine diagno siswarning lam p.. 404
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p.............. 411
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .........4 10
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup .......4 11
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes .................. ...............................4 05
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
light sup .............................................. 405
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed) .................................................... 402
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y).....................4 07
0075 Restra int system warning lam p.. 401
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam pflashes ...4 01
00E9 Seatbel twa rning lam plight s
up .......... .............................................. 402 ä
Suspen sionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) ................................................ .....4 09
0024 Theelectricpar king brak e(yel‐
lo w) indi catorlamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 406
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes .................... 412
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup .................. 413
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ .....4 09
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................3 99
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...399
PA SSENGER AIRBAG .............................4 7
Wa rranty ....................................................2 9
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................283
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................250 We
bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) ............ 260
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ............................3 37
Mounting ane wwheel ........................ 336
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..........................3 36
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 33
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 32
Whee ls
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 285
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 333
Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
ually) ....................................................3 13
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 15
Def initio ns ............. ..............................326
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 22
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 290
Ins talling .............................................. 336
Load index...........................................3 24
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................3 24
Maximum tireload .............................. 323
Maximum tirepr essur e....................... 323 444
Index