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Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otection of thee nvironment. .................... .19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagno stics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 24
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR cod
efor rescue car d...............................2 6
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant safety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .30
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE
®................................................... 44
Childr eninthev ehicle ................................. .45
Pe ts in thev ehicle ....................................... .54
Opening and closing .................................. 55
SmartK ey...................................................... 55
Door s............................................................ 60
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .69
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 74
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .79
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
Cor rect driver's seatp osition ........................ 81Seats ............................................................ 82
St
eering wheel ............................................. .91
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 93
St ow agea reas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .105
Soc kets ....................................................... 106
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna .. 107
Ins talling/ removing floor mats ...................1 09
Light and visibility.................................... 110
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 110
Interior lighting ............................................ 114
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors ........................................................ 118
Operating thes un visor s............................. 120
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .121
Climat econtrol ......................................... 122
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .122
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 122
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Conte nts

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1-800-387-0 100.
Important notice forC alifornia retail bu yers
and lessee sofMercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California la wyou ma ybeentitled toa
re placemen tofyourvehicle or arefund of the
pur chase price or lease price ,ifafter areasona‐
ble number of repair attem ptsM ercedes-Benz
US A,LLCa nd/or its authorized repair or service
fa cilities failto fixo ne or mor esubstantial
defect sorm alfunctions in thev ehicle that are
co veredbyi tsexpress warrant y.
During aperio dof18m onths from originald eliv‐
er yoft hevehicle or akilome ter/milea geread‐
ing of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ver
occur sfirst ,v ehicle repair is presumed fora
re tail buyer or lessee if one or mor eofthefol‐
lowing occurs:
(1) thes erious defect or damag ecan result in
deadly or serious injur ytothevehicle occu‐
pants while driving AND this defect has
already been repaired at leas ttwice AND Mercedes‑Benz, LL
Chas been informed in
writing of then ecessity of arepair.
(2) thed efect or damage, though less serious
th an (1) abo ve,h as already been repaired at
leas tfour times AND Mercedes‑Benzh as
been informed in writing of then ecessity of
ar epair.
(3) thev ehicle canno tbeusedforl onger than
30 calendar da ysbecause of repair work
re sulting from this or other serious defects
or damage.
Please send your written notic eto:
Mercedes‑BenzU SA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
3M ercede sDrive
Montvale, NJ 0764 5-0350
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom al‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo udon othave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkora nyrequ iredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
22 General no tes

PRE-SAFE®
Information on PRE-SAFE®(anticipatory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTighten thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClose thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closethe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: Movethe
front passenger seattoa morefavorable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increase
th ea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters of
th es eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brie
fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®measures
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-e mptive
measures that weretaken ar ereversed. You
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
PRE- SAFE®PLUS (anticipa tory occupant pro‐
te ction plus)
PRE-SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particularly an imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-e mptivem easure stoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. These measures canno tnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
If an accidentd oes notoccur ,the pre-emp‐
tiv em easures that we retake na re re versed .
RIncre asingb rake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is can‐
celed automatically when thev ehicle pulls
aw ay.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS sy stem limitationsRNo me asures ar eimp lemented:
-Ifth ev ehicle is backing up.
RThe brakes ar enotapplied:
-Whils tdriving.
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Occupant saf ety

or
-When entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
using Parking Pilot.
Information on PRE- SAFE®Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de tected, PRE-
SA FE®Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he center of thev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side has been deplo yedo r
is faulty ,the displa ymessage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla yed(
→pag e353).
Children in thev ehicle
Note sont he saf etransportation of children
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or col dinthe
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –‑are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of burn swhen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texposedt o
direct sunlight.
#Pr otect it wit hablanket,for example.
Occupan tsafet y 45

Ifyo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc keda gain
RAnti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek eytoget her wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Acoustic
Lock
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Priming/deactivating thep anic ala rm
PrerequisitesRIgnition switched off.
#Toprime: press button 1fora pproxima tely
one second .
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered.
#To deactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
Changing theu nlocking settings
Possible unlocking functions of thek ey:
RCentral unlocking
RUnlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap
#To switc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& buttonss imultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button asecondt ime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked.
Re ducing the energy consu mptionoft he
SmartK ey
Ifyo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle fora n
ex tende dperio doft ime,youc an deactivat ethe
fo llowing function sonthe SmartK ey.
RKEYLESS-GO startin gfunction
RKEYLESS-GO
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Opening and closing

Anti-theftprotection
Immobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can start
th ee ngine if avalid keyh as been lef tins ide the
ve hicle.
% Inthee vent that thee ngine cannot bestar‐
te d( yetthe star terb atter yisc harged), the
sy stem is no toperational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
ATA (anti-thef talarm system)
Fu nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RAd oor is opened
RThe trunk lid is opened
RThe engin ehood is opened
The ATA system is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
When theA TAsystem is armed, indicator
lamp :flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y.
RAfterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yinsid ethe vehicle.
Opening and closing 79

RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% Ifth em brace service (
→page247)isa ctive
and thea larms tays on form oret han 30 sec‐
onds, amessag eisautomaticall ysenttot he
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA (anti-thef talarm sys‐
te m) ala rm
#Pressthe%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
St opping thea larm using KEYLESS-GO
#Grasp theo utside door handle (wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle).
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Opening and closing

#Use button2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
An outside mir rorw hich has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Ve hicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:Manually mo vetheo utside
mir rorint ot he cor rect position.
#Ve hicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:Press and hol dbutton1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etintot he
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due toelectrolyt eofthe anti-glar emirro r
Electrolyte mayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit he lectrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin and
seek medical attention immedia tely.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact with
yo ur eyes, rinse them thoroughly with
clean waterand seek medicala ttention
immediatel y.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d, immedi‐
ately rinse your mout houtthoroughl y.Do
no tinduce vomiting. Seek medica latten‐
tion immediately.
RImmediate lych ang eout of clo thing which
has com eintoc ontact wi thelectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek medi‐
cal attention immediatel y.
The outside and insiderearvie wmirro rs on the
driver's side automatically go int oanti- glare
mode if light from aheadlam phitst he inside
re arvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The mir rors do no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThereve rseg ear is engaged.
RThe interior lighting is switched on.
Parking position of thep assenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored
RThe passenger mir roriss elected
RAndther eve rseg ear is engaged.
The passenger outside mir rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
RIfyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
RIf yo ud rive fast erthan 15 km/h
Light and visibility 11
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Starting thev ehicle using asmartphone
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
Re quirementsRPark position jis selected.
RThe anti- thefta larms ystemisn otarmed.
RThe panic alar misnotarmed.
RThe hazar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
RThe engin ehood is closed.
RThe door sareclosed and loc ked.
RThe windo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:
RYouc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
RYo uc an stop thea gain vehicle an ytime.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors.
or
#Open theh ood.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle canno tbestarted, thePlace the
Key in the Marked Space See Operator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y.#Makesuret hat stow ages pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#Place Smart Key1 inthes towa ge space 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from stowage
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle starts ho wever,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in stowages pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 instow ages pace 2.
Drivin gand parking 12
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