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Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid) ................................ .10
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ......... 12
Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen
cockpit) ........................................................ 14
Overhead control panel ................................. 16
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......18
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 20 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 22 22
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 22 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 24 24
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 24
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 24
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 25
Owner's Manual ............................................ 26
Mercedes me App ......................................... 26
Operating saf ety ............................................ 27 Declarations of con
form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 29
Diagnostics connection ................................. 38
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 39
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 40
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 40
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 40
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 40
Implied warranty .......................................... .41
QR code forre scue card .............................. .41
Data storage .................................................42
Copyright ...................................................... 45 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty ............................................ 46 46
Re straint system .......................................... .46
Seat belts .................................................... .48
Airbags ......................................................... 52
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 59
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 60
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 61
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 80 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84
Load compartment ........................................ 89
Side windo ws................................................ 95
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 98
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 02 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 105 105
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 105
Seats ......................................................... .106
St eering wheel ............................................ 114
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 116
Memory function ......................................... 117
St ow age areas ............................................ 118
Soc kets ....................................................... 133
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 134
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 136 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 138 138
Exterior lighting ........................................... 138
Interior lighting ............................................ 146 2
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Contents

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 147
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 149
Mir rors ........................................................ 153 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 157 157
Overview of climate control systems ............ 157
Operating the climate control system .......... 158 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 166 166
Driving ........................................................1 66
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .182
Manual transmission ................................... 185
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .187
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 91
Re fuelling .................................................... 191
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 198
Pa rking .......................................................2 15
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 223
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .273
Bicycle rack function ................................... 277
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 279 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 280 280
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 280
Overview of instrument display .................... 281
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 282
Operating the on-board computer ................2 82
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 284
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 284
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 285
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 285
Head-up display .......................................... 285 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .288
288
Overview and operation ............................... 288
System settings .......................................... 297
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .301
Na vigation .................................................. .302
Te lephone ................................................... 311
Mercedes me app ....................................... 314 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 323
Ra dio & media ............................................ .330
Sound settings ............................................ 335 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 336 336
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 336
Engine compartment ................................... 337
Cleaning and care ....................................... 343 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 352 352
Emer gency .................................................. 352
Flat tyre ...................................................... 354
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 361
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 365
Electrical fuses ............................................ 371 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 374 374
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 374
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .374
No tes on snow chains ................................. 374
Ty re pressure .............................................. 375 Contents
3 3

#
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. *
N
NO OTE
TE Battery discharging from using devi-
ces connected tothe diagnostics connec-
tion Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. #
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. #
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the bat-
te ry, e.g. bydriving a considerable dis-
ta nce. Please also no
tethe information about the 12 V
battery and short-dis tance trips in the "Driving
and Parking" chap ter (/ page 173). Connecting and using ano
ther device with the
diagnostics connection can ha vethefo llowing
e.ects:
R Malfunctions in theve hicle system
R Perm anent damage tovehicle components
Please referto thewa rranty term s and conditions
fo rth is matter. Moreo
ver,connecting equipment tothe diagnos-
tics connection can lead toemissions monitoring
information being reset, forex ample. This may
lead totheve hicle failing tomeet there qu ire-
ments of the next emissions inspection during the
main inspection. Quali/ed
Quali/ed
specialis
specialist w
t work
ork shop
shop
A qu ali/ed specialist workshop has the necessary
special skills, tools and quali/cations tocor rectly
car ryout any necessary workon your vehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a quali/ed specialist workshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Service and maintenance work
R Repair work
R Modi/cations as well as installations and con-
ve rsions
R Workon electronic components
R Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:workon thehy brid system General no
tes
39
39

with permanent magn
ets. These /elds can be
fo und, forex ample, in the area around the multi-
media and sound system or also in the area of the
seats, depending on theve hicle equipment.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llowing can occur in isolated
cases, depending on the aids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adve rse health e.ects
Obser vethe no tes and warnings of the manufac-
turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there
is continuing uncer tainty concerning the possibil-
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-
Benz AGrecommends using only fewelectrical
ve hicle systems and/or main taining a distance
from the components.
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid
id
When charging the high-voltage batter y,ke ep a
distance of at least an arm's length between the
medical aid and thefo llowing components:
R the po wer supply equipment This includes
charging stations in thefo rm of a
wa llbox or a public charging point, forex am-
ple.
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
This includes thech arging cable and the
ch arging cont rol box, forex ample.
Only ha verepairs and maintenance workinthe
area of thefo llowing components car ried out at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop:
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
R transmission aerials
R multimedia system and sound system
If yo u ha veany queries or suggestions, consult a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Im
Im
plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage totheve hicle arising from
violation of these operating inst ructions. Damage
totheve hicle can arise from violation
of these operating inst ructions. This damage is not co
vered either bythe
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or bythe
Ne w‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Follow the inst ructions in these operat-
ing inst ructions on proper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi-
cle damage. QR code f
QR code f
or r
or rescue card
escue card
QR codes are attached in the fuel /ller 0ap and on
th e opposite side on the B-pillar. In theev ent of
an accident, rescue services can use the QR code
to quickly /nd the appropriate rescue card for
yo ur vehicle. The cur rent rescue card contains the
most impor tant information about your vehicle in
a compact form , e.g. thero uting of the electric
lines.
Fu rther information can be obtained at https://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Gene
ral no tes
41 41

Example: 12 V soc
ket in the st owage compartment
in the front centre console #
Fold up soc ket cap 1. #
Inse rtthe plug of the device.
12 V soc ke
12 V soc ket in t
t in t he st ow
he st owag
age com
e com par
partment wit
tment wit h
h
cov
cov er:
er:ifyo u ha veconnected a device tothe 12 V
soc ket, lea vethe co ver of the st owage compart-
ment open. USB por USB por
t in t
t in the r
he rear passeng
ear passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment %
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
design of the st owage compartment and thenumber of USB ports in
there ar cent recon-
sole may vary.
When theve hicle is switched on, you can charge a
USB device, such as a mobile phone, at USB ports
using a suitable charging cable. W W
ir
ireless c
eless c har
harging of t
ging of t he mobile phone and con-
he mobile phone and con-
nection wit
nection wit h t
h the e
he e xt
xter
er ior aer
ior aer ial
ial N
No
ot
tes on wir
es on wir elessl
elessly c
y char
har ging t
ging t he mobile phone
he mobile phone &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone recep tacles cannot alw aysreta in all
objects within.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of /re from placing objects
in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment could constitute a /re
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not place
any other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, especially those
made of me tal. 134 134
Seats and st
owing

*
N
N O
OTE
TE Damage toobjects caused byplac-
ing them in the mobile phone st owage
compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, these may be dam-
aged byelectromagnetic /elds. #
Do not place credit cards, storage
media, ski passes or other objects sensi-
tive toelectromagnetic /elds in the
mobile phone st owage compartment. *
N
NO OTE TE Damage tothe mobile phone st ow-
age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone st owage
compartment, the compartment may be dam-
aged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone st owage compartment. The
following no tes on wirelessly charging the
mobile phone must be obser ved:
R Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module.
R The charging function and wireless connection
of the mobile phone totheve hicle's exterior
aerial are only available if theve hicle is
switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in every position of the mobile phone
st owa gecompartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest 0at in
th e mobile phone st owage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connected with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. This may particular ly
depend on the applications (apps) cur rently
open in the backg round.
R Toensure more e1cient charging and connec-
tion with theve hicle's exterior aerial, remo ve
th e pr otective co ver from the mobile phone. Pr
otective co vers which are necessary for
wireless charging are an exception. Char
Char
ging a mobile phone wir
ging a mobile phone wir elessly
elessly R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone is suitable for wireless
ch arging.
A list of compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com. Seats and st
owing
135 135

Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c hanging t
hanging t he lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad It is not necessary
toadjust the headlamps. The
legal requ irements are also met in countries in
which tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and your
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 0047
0063 LeT-hand parking lights
0048 0064 Right-hand parking lights
0049 0060 Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 004B
0058 Low beam/high beam
6 005E Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, the0060 indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NOOTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright 0064
or leT 0063parking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. 138
138
Light and sight

Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control at depar
ol at depar tur
ture time
e time Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar tur
ture time func-
e time func-
tion
tion &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. The
vehicle interior can be air conditioned when
th eve hicle is par ked.
When theve hicle is connected topowe r supply
equipment, priority is given tocharging the high-
vo ltage battery toa speci/ed minimum charge.
The running time of pre-entry clima tecont rol may
be reduced under thefo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is not connected topowe r supply
equipment.
R The high-voltage battery is not charge d su1-
cient ly. Wi
th active pre-ent ryclimate cont rol,th ech arge
le ve l of the high-voltage battery may be reduced,
ev en if thech arging cable connector is connec-
te d.
Fo r cooling, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
Fo r heating, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater Se
Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e contr ol f
ol for depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Se Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select ONCE. #
Set a departure time.
Changing t
Changing t he activ
he active depar
e departur
ture time
e time #
Select the pen icon next tothe displa yed
departure time. #
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WEEK PROFILE . #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m.
Selecting t
Selecting t he zone
he zone #
Select Z. Climate control
161
161

Dr
Dr
iving
iving N
No
ot
tes on plug-in h
es on plug-in h ybr
ybrids
ids N
No
ot
tes on plug-in h
es on plug-in h ybr
ybrid oper
id oper ation
ation &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk ofchemical burns and poi-
soning from damaged high-voltage battery
If th e housing of the high-voltage battery has
been damaged, electrolyte and gases may
leak out. #
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Immediate lyrinse electrolyte splashes
o. with water and seek medical atten-
tion straight away. &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of explosion from excessive
internal pressure of the high-voltage bat-
te ry
Flammable gas may escape and ignite in the
eve nt of a vehicle /re. #
Stop thech arging process immediately
in case of unusual odours, smoke or
burn mar ks. #
Leavethe danger zone immediatel y.
Secure the danger zone at a su1cient
distance. #
Call the /re brigade. The
hybrid system combines a combustion engine
with an electric mo tor.
Characteristics when theve hicle is at a standstill:
R The combustion engine is generally switched
o..
R Idle speed only occurs in cer tain instances.
Characteristics when starting theve hicle:
R Ifth e high-voltage battery is su1ciently
ch arge d, theve hicle can be star ted with the
electric drive without the combustion engine
(noiseless start).
R Ifth e high-voltage battery forth e electrical
drive is not su1ciently charge d or the operat-
ing temp erature of the combustion engine has not been
reached, theve hicle can start with
th e combustion engine.
% Depending on the system, it may happen that
ev en though the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, electric mode has restric ted or no
av ailabilit y.Once the combustion engine has
been operated for long enough, electric mode
is again available without restriction.
% Tostart the combustion engine, the high-volt-
age battery can be used as a star ter batter y.
Characteristics with moderate po wer output
re qu ests:
R The combustion engine is switched o. as
oTen as possible during the journe y.
R The vehicle can, depending on the drive pro-
gr am selected and the battery charge leve l, be
accelerated electrically up tospeeds of about
140 km/h.
Characteristics with high po wer output requ ests:
R The electric mo tor supports the combustion
engine (boost e.ect), e.g. when pulling away
or accelerating.
R The high-voltage battery is discharging. 166 166
Driving and parking

Char
Char
ging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt er
ery (plug-in
y (plug-in
h
h ybr
ybr id)
id) N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
harging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt ery
ery *
N
NOOTE
TE High-voltage battery damage due to
leaving theve hicle idle for lengt hyperiods
of time Lithium-ion batteries
experience a natural self-
dischar ge.
Exhausti vedischarging can therefore occur if
th eve hicle is idle for se veral months. This can
damage the high-voltage batter y.#
Toavo id damage, please obser vethefo l-
lowing recommendations when handling
th e high-voltage batter y.*
N
NO
OTE
TE Accelerated ageing of the high-volt-
age battery As a
result of its basic characteristics, the
storage capacity of and the amount of energy
av ailable from the high-voltage battery
decrease over the course of its life. Due to th
is, bo th the maximum electrical range that
can be achie vedby theve hicle and its maxi-
mum elect rical output can be impaired.
The following factors could accelerate the age-
ing of the high-voltage batter y:
R a high le vel of charge , especially if the
ve hicle is idle for a lengt hyperiod of time
R frequent rapid charging with direct cur rent
(mode 4)
R leaving theve hicle idle for lengt hyperiods
at high ambient temp eratures #
Toavo id accelerated ageing, please
obser vethefo llowing recommendations
when handling the high-voltage batter y. Re
commendations when handling the high-voltage
batter y:
R Only charge the high-voltage battery with
direct cur rent (mode 4) if necessar y.
R If leaving theve hicle idle for lengt hyperiods,
park up theve hicle with a high- voltage battery
ch arge leve l between 25% and 30%. Do not ke
ep the high-voltage battery continuously
connected topowe r supply equipment.
R If leaving theve hicle idle for lengt hyperiods of
time avoid, if possible, high ambient temp era-
tures.
R Check the high-voltage battery's charge level
ev ery six weeks (/ page 214).
R Char gethe high-voltage battery if thech arge
le ve l is below 15%.
R Do not disconnect the 12 V battery even if the
ve hicle is leT idle for a lengt hyperiod. Other-
wise, the condition of theve hicle's high- volt-
age battery cannot be monitored.
Depending on the equipment and national ver-
sion, your vehicle is equipped with one of thefo l-
lowing vehicle soc kets:
R Type 1 forch arging with alternating cur rent
(mode 2/3)
R Type Combo 1 forch arging with alternating
cur rent (mode 2/3) and charging with direct
cur rent (mode 4)
R Type 2 forch arging with alternating cur rent
(mode 2/3) 198
198
Driving and parking