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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Depress the clutch pedal again.
The engine starts automaticall y. #
Slowly release the clutch pedal topull away.
N permanently active Risk
of vehicle rolling *
While theve hicle is rolling or while you are driving, the transmission has been shif tedto position i. #
Depress the brake pedal tostop and, when theve hicle is stationar y,shift the transmission toposition j. #
Tocontinue your journe y,shift the transmission toposition hork.
Risk of vehicle rolling away
Apply parking brake See
Owner's Manual *T
he transmission position cannot be identified securel y. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure theve hicle against rolling away.
ï
Check trailer hitch lock
(white displ aymessa ge) *T
he trailer tow hit chis not operational when you are driving with a trailer. #
Stop theve hicle immediately, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions, and switch off the engine. #
Uncouple the trailer and secure it against rolling away. #
Initiate a new swivelling procedure (→ page242). #
Ifth e ball neck is extended, press and hold the button on theta ilgate until the ball neck engages beneath the
bumper. #
When the display message disappears, couple up the trailer and drive on. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the ball neck is not loc ked
If th e ball neck is not in the loc ked position, the trailer may come loose. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 539

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Only select Park (P) when
vehicle is stationary *
The transmission can only be shif tedto position jwhen theve hicle is stationar y.
Risk of vehicle rolling
Driver door open and trans-
mission not in P *
The driver's door is not fully closed and the transmission is in position k,iorh. #
Shift the transmission toposition jwhen you park theve hicle.
Transmission Malfunction *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The cause could be an overheated clutch or bloc kedge ars. #
Let the transmission cool down. #
Ifth e display message still appears following a restart, consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Ð
Steering malfunction See
Owner's Manual *T
he electric steering lock is malfunctioning. The steering may be loc kedby the electric steering loc k. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Stop theve hicle as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 541

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
_ Before starting the engine,
turn the steering wheel. *T
he electric steering lock did not unlock thesteering. #
Switch off the ignition. #
Tounlo ckthesteering, mo vethesteering wheel slightly tothe left and right. #
Switch the ignition back on.
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's
Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning Steering capability is considerably impaired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Ð *T
he po wer assi stance forth esteering is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toaltered steering characteristics
If th e po wer assi stance of thesteering fails partially or comple tely, you will need touse more forc eto steer. 542
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Immobiliser ...........................................85
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 384
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 385
Ending .................................................3 86
No tes .................................................. 385
Overview ............................................. 384
Sound settings .................................... 386
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 87
Asht ray
Using ....................................................1 14
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 254
ASS YST PLUS ............................................ 419
Battery disconnection periods ............. 420 Displaying
the service due date ........... 419
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 419
Re gular maintenance work .................. 419
Special service requ irements .............. .419
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 85
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 85
Fu nction ................................................ 85
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 86
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 87
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 86
To w- aw ay protection function ................86
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 231, 233
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Setting ................................................. 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 31
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 3Au
tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 40, 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .140
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................... 94
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 4
Drive prog ram display ......................... .161
Drive prog rams ................................... .160
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 0
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6564
Index

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .547
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 527
¯Ad Blue system fault Perf.
re duced in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 527
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .527
4 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 525
Anti-theft ala rmsystem Malfunction ...545 App
lybrake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 38
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 537
ÀAT TENTION ASSIST inoperative ...51 5
À ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 514
b Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 547
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 535
_Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 542
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................512
Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ............... 513
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...5 15
Brake immediately ............................... 499
ÂChange key bat teries .................. 534
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ 504 ïCheck trailer hitch lock (white
display message) ................................ .539
hChe cktyre(s) ............................... 529
!Clean the fuel filter .................... .520
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ................................... .536
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 520
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ....................................................... 519
Cruise cont rol inope rative .................... 519
Cruise cont rol off ................................ .518
Cur rently una vailable Camera view
re stricted ............................................. 517
Cur rently una vailable Radar sensors
dirty .....................................................5 16
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .505
÷cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .499 Index
571

Dep
ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 38
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................ 525
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 25
5Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 520
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 23
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 523
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 524
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 08
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 51 0
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................5 09
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 506 ÷inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual
....................................................... 506
Tinoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 503
GInope rative ................................... 512
b Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 45
ÂKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 33
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 33
bLeft dipped beam (Example) .......545
6 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 509
Limiter inoperative ...............................5 19
Limiter passive ..................................... 519
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 46
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 19 Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te
d See Owner's Manual ......................511
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 539
çOff .............................................. .517
ë Off............................................... 51 5
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 541
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position N ....................... 536
ïOperation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 536
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 500
Pa rking lock malfunct. Apply parking
brake .................................................. .538
ÂPlace theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 534
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual .................................................5 11572
Index

hRe
ctify tyre pressure ................... 530
Re duce speed ...................................... 532
ØRe fill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .526
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 25
!Re lease parking brake .................503
¸Re place air cleaner ...................... 521
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .534
ÂRe placekey ................................ .533
æRe servefuel le vel........................ 524
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 507
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 38
Risk of vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....5 39 Risk of
vehicle rolling away Parking
brake not applied See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .504
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........541
# See Owner's Manual ................... 522
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ...519
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....542
Ð Steering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 541
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......542
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 522
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 21
ç suspended ................................... 51 8
b Switch off lights .......................... 546
b Switch on headlamps ..................546Te
aching in transmission comple te...... 537
Te aching in transmission Operate
selec tor le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling .......................... 535
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 537
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 522
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .545
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................51 5
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative .............. 514
ï Trailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ans. oil overheated Drive on with
care ..................................................... 537
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................541
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 37
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 500 Index
573

see
Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 12 2
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .156
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 214
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) DY
NA MIC SELECT .................................... 16 0
Con figuring drive program I ................. 161
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 2
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 2
Drive program display .......................... 161
Drive programs .................................... 16 0
Fu nction .............................................. 16 0
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 161
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 161 E
E10 ............................................................ 486
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 19 0
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 0
Re setting ............................................. 255 ECO
start/s top function ................. 158, 15 9
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 58
Operation ............................................ 15 8
Switching off/on ................................. 15 9
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .181
App lying automatically ........................ .181
App lying or releasing manually ............ 183
Emergency braking .............................. 183
Re leasing automatically ...................... .182
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................23
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 481
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .437
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 437
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 436
Saf etyve st .......................................... 436
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .437 Index
575

Emer
gency braking ................................. 183
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Emer gency engine start ......................... 453
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 67
Locking a door ....................................... 73
Un locking a door .................................. .73
Un locking theta ilgate ............................ 75
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 154
Emer gency spare wheel ..................477, 478
Inflating ............................................... 478
No tes ...........................................4 77,478
Re moving ............................................. 478
ENERGIZING comfort Overview of programs .......................... 321
St arting the program ........................... 322
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 58
Engine number ................................... .483 St
arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 15 3
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 154
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .153
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 15 5
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ 15 2
St arting assis tance .............................. 448
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 75
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 420
Opening/closing .................................. 421
Re setting (active bonnet) .................... 420
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 16 2
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 481
Engine number ........................................4 83
Engine oil ................................................. 424
Ad ditives .............................................4 90
Capacity .............................................. 491
Che cking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 423
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .491
Quality ................................................. 491 To
pping up ...........................................4 24
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 303
On theto uchpad ................................ .303
Setting theke yboard ............................ 311
Using theto uchsc reen (media dis‐
play) ....................................................3 07
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 395
ESC (Elect ronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 189
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 189
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 186
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .189
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 186
EU general operating permit number ....483
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 432
Ex terior lighting
see Lights 576
Index

Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 41 5
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .416
Spare wheel see Emer gency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ...................... .103
Spee chdialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed Limit Assist .................................. 233
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 233
Setting .................................................2 34
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 33
Speed limitation for winter tyres
Setting ................................................ .200
Speedome ter
Digital .................................................. 255
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .184
Fu nction .............................................. 184
St anding lights ........................................ 12 2
St art-off assi st
Ac tivating ............................................ .214
Fu nction ............................................... 213St
art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 175
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 2
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................. 151
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -sta rt connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 414
Direct frequency entry ......................... 414
Fr equency fix ....................................... 41 5
Moving .................................................4 14
Sea rching ............................................. 414
Setting ................................................. 414
St oring .................................................4 14
St ation list
Calling up ............................................. 414St
ation presets
Modifying ............................................. 414
St ation tracking
Setting ................................................. 41 5
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol) ..................... 147
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 14 9
Re placing the battery (remo tecon‐
trol) ...................................................... 14 8
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 46
Setting (remo tecontrol) ...................... 14 6
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 14 5
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 0
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .249
Ad justing (manually) .............................. 97
Buttons ................................................ 24 9
St eering wheel heater ........................... 98
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........16 6
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. .98
St ow age areas
see Loading Index
593