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CActivates/deactivates air-recirculation mode(Ypage 101)
DSets the airdistributio n(Ypage 98)
EIncreases the airflow (Ypage 98)
FReduces the airflow (Ypage 98)
GSwitchest he climate controlo n/off (Ypage 97)
HDisplay
ISets climate controltoa utomatic (Ypage 98)
Control panel (US Aonly)
:
Sets the temperature ,lef t(Ypage 98)
;Defrosts the windshield (Ypage 99)
=Switchest he maximu mcooling MAX COOL on/off (Ypage 99)
?Switchesc ooling with ai rdehumidifica tion on/off (Ypage 97)
Switchest he residualheato n/off (
Ypage 101)
ASwitchest he rearwindo wd efroster on/off (Ypage 100)
BSets the temperature ,right (Ypage 98)
CActivates/deactivates air-recirculation mode(Ypage 101)
DSets the ai rdistributio n(Ypage 98)
EIncreases the airflow (Ypage 98)
FReduces the airflow (Ypage 98)
GSwitchest he climate controlo n/off (Ypage 97)
HDisplay
ISets climate controltoa utomatic (Ypage 98)
Optimum use of dual-zon eclimate
control
Optimum use of the automatic climate
control
The following contains notes and recommenda-
tions on optimu museof dual-zone climate con-
trol.
RYo uc an switch on climate controlbyu sing the
à and¿ orà andÁ buttons.
The indicator lamps in the Ãand¿ or
à andÁ buttons light up.
RSet the temperature to 72 ‡(22 †).
96Overvie wofthe climate controls ystem
Climate control
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Coolanttemperatur egauge
GWARNING
Opening th ehood when th eengineiso ver-
heated or when there is afireint heengine
compartmen tcoul de xpose you to hot gases
or other servic eproducts. Thereisar isko f
injury.
Let an overheate denginec ooldown before
opening th ehood.Ift here is afireint he
enginec ompartment, keep th ehood closed
and contac tthe fired epartment.
!Ad isplay message is shown if th ecoolant
temperatur eistoohigh.
If th ecoolant temperatur eisover
do no tcontinue driving
.
The engine will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperatur egage is in th einstru-
men tcluste ront heright-hands ide (
Ypage 32).
Under normal operatin gconditionsa nd withthe
specifie dcoolant level, th ecoolant temperature
may ris eto
Operatin gthe on-boar dcomputer
Overview
:Multifunction display
;Switches on th eVoiceC ontrol Syste m(see
th es eparate operatin ginstructions)
=Right control panel
?Leftc ontrol panel
ABackbutton
XTo activate th eon-boar dcomputer: turn
th eS ma rtKey to position 1in th eignition lock
(
Ypage 104).
You can control th emultifunction display and
th es ettings in th eon-board computer usingt he
buttons on th emultifunction steering wheel.
Left control panel
=
;RCalls up th emenua nd men ubar
9
:Press briefly:
RScroll sinlists
RSelect sasubmenuorf unction
RIn theAudiomenu: select sthe
previous or next station, when the
preset list or statio nlist is active,
or an audio track or vide oscene
RIn the Tel(telephone )menu:
switches to th ephoneb ook and
selects anam eort elephone num-
ber
9
:Press and hold:
RIn the Audiomenu: selects apre-
set list or astatio nlist in the
desired frequency range or an
audio track or vide oscene using
rapid scrolling
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
start srapid scrolling if th ephone
book is open
aRConfirms aselection/display mes-
sage
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to th ephoneb ook and
start sdialingt heselecte dnumber
Right control panel
~RReject sorendsac all
RExits phoneb ook/redial memory
6RMakes or acceptsac all
RSwitches to theredial memory
W
XRAdjusts th evolume
158Displays and operation
On-boardc omputer and displays
the marking
H
. the
the marking H,
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8RMute
?RSwitches on the Voice Control Sys-
tem (see the separate operating
instructions)
Back button
%Press briefly:
RBack
RSwitches off the Voice Control
System
RHides display messages/calls up
the lastTripmenu function used
RExitsthe telephone book/redial
memory
%Press and hold:
RCallsupt he standard display in the
Tripmenu
Multifunction display
:Transmission position (Ypage 110)
;Drive program (Ypage 113)
=Text field
?Menu bar
ATime
BOutside temperature or speed
(Ypage 165)
CTransfer case position (Ypage 145)
XTo display menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after afew seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu and display messages.
Set the time using the multimedia system; see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
The following messages may appear in the mul-
tifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation (
Ypage 115)
¯ Cruise control (
Ypage 131)
è ECO start/stop function
(
Ypage 106)
LOW
RANGELOW RANGE off-road gear
(Ypage 146)
HIGH
RANGETransfer case position (Ypage 145)
ë HOLD function (
Ypage 139)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer (
Ypage 158).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 160)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 161)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 162)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 163)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage 164)
RServ.menu (Ypage 164)
RSett.menu (settings) (Ypage 164)
RAMGmenu in Mercedes-AMG vehicles
(Ypage 167)
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On-board computer and displays
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matic headlamp mode is activated
(Ypage 86).
Rexteriorlighting delayeds witch-off:the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all
the doors and the trunk lid,t he exterior light-
ing goes off after five seconds.
iDepending on you rvehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and exterior light-
ing delayed switch-off are on, the following
lightu p:
RParking lamps
RLow-beamh eadlamps
RDaytime running lamps
RSide marker lamps
RSurround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Switching the interiorl ighting delayed
switch-off on/off
If you activate the Interior Lighting Delayfunction, the interior lighting remains on for
20 seconds after you remove the SmartKey from
the ignitionlock.
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theSett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Interior Lighting Delayfunction.
If the Interior Lighting Delayfunction
has been activated ,the vehiclei nterior is dis-
played in red in the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle
Activating/deactivatingt he automatic
door locking mechanism
If you activate the AutomaticDoorLockfunc-
tion, the vehicleisc entrally locked above a
speed of approximately9 mph (15 km/h).
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theSett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Automatic Door Lockfunction.
When the Automatic Door Lockfunction is
activated ,the vehicled oors are displayed in
red in the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
For further informatio nonthe automatic locking
feature ,see (
Ypage 67).
Activating/deactivatingt he acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on the AcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theSett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lockfunction is activated,
the & symbo linthe multifunction display
lights up red.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Comfort
Activating/deactivatin gthe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
GWARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularl ychildren –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Whilet he EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweepoft he steering
wheel.
If somebody becomes trapped:
Rpress one of the memory function position
buttons, or
Rmove the switch for steering wheela djust-
ment in the opposite directiontot hat in
which the steering wheelism oving.
The adjustment process is stopped.
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Alternatively,you can cal lthe following tele-
phone assistance services:
RUSA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-800-387-0100
RHomeLink®hotline 1-800-355-3515( free of
charge)
Mor einformatio nonHomeLink
®and/or com-
patible products is also availabl eonline at
http://www.homelink.com.
Notesont he declaratio nofconformity
(
Ypage 127).
USA: FCC ID: CB2HMIHL4
Canada: IC:2 79B-HMIHL4
USA only:
Thi sd evice complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operatio niss ubject to the following two
conditions:
1. Thi sdevice mayn ot cause harmfuli nterfer-
ence ,and
2. thisd evice must accept any interference
received, including interference thatm aycause
undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to thisd evice
could voidt he user'sauthority to operate the
equipment.
Canad aonly:
Thi sd evice complies with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operatio niss ubject to the following
two conditions:
1. Thi sdevice mayn ot cause harmfuli nterfer-
ence ,and
2. thisd evice must accept any interference
received, including interference thatm aycause
undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to thisd evice
could voidt he user'sauthority to operate the
equipment.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Whe nyou operate or programt he garage door
with the integrated garage door opener, per-
sons in the range of movement of the garage
door can become trappe dorstruck by the
garage door. There is ariskofi njury.
Whenusing the integrated garage door
opener, always make sure thatn obodyis
withint he range of movement of the garage
door.
GWARNING
Combustion engine semitp oiso nousexhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide. Inhaling
thes eexhaus tgases lead stopoisoning. There
is ar iskoff atalinjury.T herefore neve rleave
the engine running in enclose dspaces with-
outs ufficient ventilation.
Programming
Programming
Pa ya ttentio ntothe "Important safety notes"
(Ypage 222).
Garage door remote control Ais not included
with the integrated garage door opener.
XDelete the memory of the integrated remote
control(Ypage 224) before programming it
for the first time.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition 2
(Ypage 104 )inthe ignition lock.
XSelect one of buttons ;to? to us etoc on-
trol the garage door drive.
XTo start programmin gmode: press and
hol done of buttons ;to? on the integrated
garage door opener.
The garage door opene risnow in program-
ming mode. After ashort time ,indicator
lamp :will start flashing. It flashesa pprox-
imatelyo nce persecond.
Indicato rlam p: flashesi mmediatelyt he
first time thatt he transmitterbutton is pro-
grammed. If thist ransmitterbutton has
already been programmed, indicator lamp :
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will only start flashing atarateofo nceas ec-
ond after 20 second shave elapsed.
XContinue to hold th etransmitter button.
XTo progra mtheremote control: point
transmitter button Bof remote control A
towards th etransmitter buttons on th erear-
view mirror at adistanc eof2to12in(5t o
30 cm).
XKeep transmitte rbutto nB on remote control
A presse duntilindicator lamp :start sto
flas hrapid ly.
When indicator lamp :flashes rapidly: pro-
grammin gisfinished.
XReleaset ransmitte rbuttons ;,=or? on
th ei ntegrate dremotec ontroland transmitter
button Bon remotec ontrolA.
If indicator lamp :does no tflas hrapidly and
goes out after approximately 20 seconds:
repeat th eprogrammin gproces sfor th ecor-
respondin gbutto nont herear-view mirror.
When doingso, var ythe dist ancebetween
remotec ontrolA and th erear-view mirror.
The required distancebetween remotec on-
trol Aand th eintegrate dgarag edoor opener
depends on thegarag edoor drivesystem.
Several attempt smightben ecessary. You
should test every positio nfor at least
20 seconds before trying another position.
If th eg arag edoor system work swithar olling
code, you must synchronize th eremotec ontrol
integrate dintherear-
view mirror
withthe
garag edoor system receive rafter program-
ming.
You can fin dfurther informatio nonthisint he
operatin ginstructionsoft hegarag edoor sys-
tem.
Synchronizing th erolling code
Pay attentio ntothe"Im portan tsafety notes"
(Ypage 222).
If th eg arag edoor system uses arolling code,
you willalso have to synchronize th egarage
door system withthe integrate dgarag edoor
opener inther ear-view mirror .Todothisy ou will
need to use th eprogrammin gbutto nont hedoor
driv econtro lpanel. The programmin gbutton
may belocate dindifferent places dependin gon
th em anufacturer. It isusually locate donthe
door driveunit on th egarag eceilin g.
Fam iliarize yourself withthe garag edoor drive
operatin ginstructions, e.g .unde r"Program-
min gaddit ional remotec ontrols",before carry-
ing out th efollowings teps. Your vehicle must
be within reac hofthegarage
door or gateo pener drive. Makes ure that nei-
ther your vehicle no rany persons/object sare
presentw ithin th esweep of th edoor or gate.
Observ ethe safety note swhen performin gthe
rolling code synchronization (
Ypage 222).
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 2
(Ypage 104) in th eignition lock.
XGet out of th evehicle.
XPress th eprogrammin gbutto nont hedoor
driveu n
it.
You no whave 30 seconds to initiat ethe next
step.
XGet int othe vehicle.
XPress previously programmed button ;,=
or ? on th eintegrate dgarag edoor opener
repeatedly until thedoor closes.
The rolling code synchronization is then com- plete.
Notes on programmin gthe remote con-
trol
Canadian radio frequency lawsrequire a"break"
(or interruption)oft hetransmission signals
after broadcastin gfor afew seconds. Therefore,
these signals may no tlast longe nough for the
integrate dremotec ontroltorecognize th esig-
nal durin gprogramming. Comparable with
Canadian law,American garag edoor openers
also have abuilt -in "interruption".
Procee dasfollows:
Rif you livein Canada.
Rifyou have difficulties programmin gthe
garag edoor opener (regardless of wherey ou
live )when usingt heprogrammin gsteps.
XPress and hold oneofb uttons;to? on the
integrate dgarag edoor opener until th einte-
grated remotec ontrolissuccessfully set up.
XSimultaneouslyp ress transmitterbutton B
on remotec ontrolA and hold for two sec-
onds. Then let go for 2seconds, press again
and hold for 2seconds.
XRepeat th issequenc eontransmitte rbutton
B on remotec ontrolA until th efrequency
signal isestablished.
XIf th esetup procedure is successful ,indicator
lamp :flashes once slowlya nd goes out
after afew seconds.
If indicator lamp :does no tflas hs lowlya nd
then go out:r epeat theprogrammin gprocess
for th ecorres ponding butto nontherear-view
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mirror. When doing so, vary the distance
betweenremote control Aand the rear-view
mirror.
The required distance betweenr emote con-
trol Aand the integrated garage door opener
depends on the garage door drive system.
Several attempts might be necessary .You
should test every position for at least
20 seconds before trying another position.
The required distance betweenr emote control
A and the integrated garage door opener
depends on the garage door drive system. Sev-
eral attempts might be necessary .You should
test every position for at least 25 seconds
before trying another position.
Problems when programming
If you have problems when programming the
integrated remote control, please note the fol-
lowing:
RCheck the transmitter frequency used by
garage door drive remote control Aand
whetheritiss upported. The transmitter fre-
quency can usuall ybefound on the back of
remote control Afor the garage door drive.
The integrated remote control is compatible
with devicest hat have units which operate in
the frequency range of 280 to 390 MHz.
RReplace the batterie sinremote control A.
This increase sthe probability of remote con-
trol Asending astrong and precise signal to
the integrated remote control on the rear-
view mirror.
RWhen programming, hold remote control A
at varying distances and angle sfrom the
transmitter button that you are programming.
Try various anglesatad istance between2and
12 inches (5to 30 cm) or at the same angle
but at varying distances.
RIf another remote control Ais available for
the same garage door drive, repeatt he same
programming steps with this remote control
A.B efore performing these steps, make sure
that new batterie shave been installed in
garage door drive remote control A.
RNote that some remote controls only transmit
foralimited amount of time (the indicator
lamp on the remote control goes out). Press
button Bon remote control Aagain before
transmission ends.
RAlign the antenna cabl eofthe garage door
opener unit. This can improve signal trans-
mission.
Opening/closing the garage door
Once programmed, the integrated remote con-
trol willa ssume the function of the garage door
system's remote control. Please als oread the
operating instructions for the garage door sys-
tem.
XTurn the SmartKey to position in the ignition
lock 2(Ypage 104).
XPress one of buttons ;to? on the integra-
ted remote control in the rear-vie wmirror that
is programmed to operate the garage door.
Garage door system with fixed code: indicator
lamp :lights up continuously.
Garage door system with rolling code: indica-
tor lamp :flashes brieflya nd then lights up
for approximatelyt wo seconds. This is repea-
ted for up to 20 seconds.
The transmitter willt ransmitasignal for as
long as the transmitter button is being
pressed. The transmission willbeh alted after
am aximumof20s econds and indicator
lamp :willf lash.Press the transmitter but-
ton again if necessary.
XPress button ;,=or? again if necessary.
Clearing the memory
Make sure that you clear the memory of the
integrated garage door opener before selling the
vehicle.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2
(Ypage 104) in the ignitionl ock.
XPress and hold transmitter buttons ;and ?
for approximately20s econds until indicator
lamp :flashes rapidly.
The memory of the integrated garage door
opener in the rear-vie wmirror is cleared.
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Hidingaservice message
XTo hide the service message, press the %
back button on the multifunction steering
wheel(
Ypage1 58).
Displayings ervice messages
Use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
XSwitch on the ignition.
XPress=or; to select the standard
display menu on the steering wheel
(
Ypage1 60).
XPress9or: to select the service
interval display.
The ¯ or± service symbol and the ser-
vice due date are displayed.
Points to remember
The specified maintenance interval takes only
the normal operation of the vehiclei nto
account. Under arduous operating conditions or
increased loadont he vehicle, maintenance
work must be carrie dout more frequently, for
example:
Rregular city driving with frequent intermediate
stops
Rif the vehicleisp rimarily usedtotravel short
distances
Ruse in mountainous terrainoronp oor road
surfaces
Rif the engine is often left idling for long periods
Under these or similar conditions, have ,for
example, the air filter, engine oil and oil filter
replaced or changed more frequently. Under
arduous operating conditions, the tires must be
checked more often. Further information can be obtained at aqualified specialist workshop, e.g.
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Care
General notes
!
For cleaning you rvehicle, do not use any of
the following:
Rdry, roug horhard cloths
Rabrasive cleaning agents
Rsolvents
Rcleaning agents containing solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch the surfaces or protective films
with hard objects, e.g. aring or ice scraper.
You coul dotherwise scratch or damage the
surfaces and protective film.
!Do not park you rvehiclef oralong period of
time directly after cleaning, particularly after
cleaning the wheelr im with wheelcleaner.
Wheelc leaner can leadtot he increased cor-
rosionoft he brake discs and pads. Therefore,
drive for afew minutes after cleaning. By
heating up the brakes ,the brake discs and
padsd ry. The vehiclec an then be parked for a
long period of time.
HEnvironmental note
Disposeofe mpty packaging and cleaning
cloths in an environmentally responsiblem an-
ner.
Regula rcare of you rvehicleisac ondition for
retaining the quality in the long term.
Use care products and cleaning agents recom-
mended and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Washing the vehicle and cleaning the
paintwork
Automatic car wash
GWARNING
Braking efficiency is reduced after washing
the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
After the vehicleh as been washed, brake
carefully while paying attention to the traffic
conditions until full braking power is restored.
!When DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD func-
tion is activated, the vehicleb rakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamage to the vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
!Never cleany ourv ehicleinaT ouchless
Automatic Ca rWash as these use special
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