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Index
Br ak epads/l inings
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .422
Br ak esy stem
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .422
Dr iving tips . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .390
El ec tric parking brak e. ... . . . . . . .258
Wa rning la mp. . . . . ..... . . . . . . .447
Br ak e-power dis tribution, electroni c–
se eEBV
Bulbs Front . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .477
Re ar . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .476 C
Cap acities . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .519
Care Automati cca r wash ..... . . . . . . .394
Di stroni c.. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
Di stroni cPl us . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
He adlamp s. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
Hi gh -pre ssur eclea ners ... . . . . . . .395
Ni ght View Assist . . ..... . . . . . . .398
Pa rk Ass ist . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .397
Pa rktronic . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .397
Re versi ngcame ra. . .... . . . . . . . .398
Wi ndows . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .395 Wi
nds cree n. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Wi per blades . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .395
CD . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Ej ecting. . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Lo adi ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Pl ay ba ck options .... . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Se lect ing amedium . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Se lect ing atra ck... . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
CD cha nger
Ope ration (on-board com puter) . ..281
CD player
Ope ration (on-board com puter) . ..281
Central lo cking
Bu tton . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .227
Ke y. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
KE YLES SGO . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Sw itching on/o ff(C OM AND) . . . . .208
Centre console Ov erview, lower se ction . . . . . . . . . .19
Ov erview, upper se ction. . . . . . . . . .18
Chang e of direction .. . . . . . . .16 7,279
Changing a wheel–se e Flat ty re
Changing the Re plac ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Ch assis numb er.... . . . . . . . . . . . .509 Child seat
Auto matic re cogn ition .. . . . . . . ....42
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...409
For ward-fac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....43
IS OF IX. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....43
Po sition . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....40
Rear ward- facing. . . . . . . . . . . . ....42
Re comm endation s. . . . . . . . . . ....41
Children Auto matic ch ilds eatre co gn ition ...42
In the ve hicle. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....37
Re straint syste ms. . . . . . . . . . . ....38
Ciga rette ligh ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...361
Cleanin g–se e Ca re
COMAND Back button .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....66
Ba sic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....67
Components ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....59
Control ler .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....60
Displ ay. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....59
Function bu tton s. . . . . . . . . . . . ....62
Lingu atroni cse ttings . . . . . . . . ...198
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....63
Op erati ngexam ple . . . . . . . . . . ....66
Ph one book .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...117
Sw itchin gco oling wi th air
de humidifi cation on/ off. . . . . . ...212
Ve hicl e. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...203 216_R
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Emerg
ency mode
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .458
Emerg ency release
Bo ot .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .471
El ectric parking brake ..... . . . . . .472
Ve hicl e. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .470
Emergen cyspare wheel ... . . . . . .402
En gine
Misfiri ng. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .456
Starting pro blem s.. ..... . . . . . . .455
Sta rtin g the eng ine with
KE YLES SGO . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .256
Sta rtin g the eng ine with the key .. . 256
Stopping with KEYL ESSGO. . . . . . .259
Stopping with th ekey .... . . . . . . .259
Te ch nica ld ata. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .510
En gine comp artment ..... . . . . . . .375
En gine elect ronics . . ..... . . . . . . .507
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .455
En gine number . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .509
En gine oil
Capa city . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .522
Checking th eengine oil leve l. . . . .376
Consu mption. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .376
Dis play messag e.. . . ..377,43 6,437
Entering character s( COMA ND). . ..65
ESP .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .49
Displ aymessag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .417 Swi
tching on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 49, 443
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .49
Exter iorligh ting
Del ayed switch -of f(CO MAND) . . . .205
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Se ea lso Brake lamps
See also Corneri nglight func tion
See also Dipped- beam headl am ps
See also Exter ior lighting
Se ealso Fron tfog lamps
Se ealso Licen ceplat elighti ng
See also Parking lamps
See also Reversing lamps
See also Side lamps
Se ealso Thi rd brakelamp
Se ea lso Turn signals
Ex terio rmirror park ingpo sition
Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .203
Storing. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .240
Ex terio rmirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .239
Anti-dazzle mode (a utoma tic) . . . . .240
Convenie ncesettings . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fo ldingi n/ou t(auto matica lly). . . ..239
Pa rki ng pos ition .... . . . . . . . . . . .240
Extractor for fuses.... . . . . . . . . . .502 F
Fa vourite (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . ...199
Fire exti nguish er . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
First-a idkit ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400
Fla ttyre . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..483
MO Extende drun- flat syste m.. . . ..492
Spare wheel ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..488
TIRE FITkit . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..484
Ve hicl etoolkit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Fog lam ps(extended rang e) . . . . ..250
Frequen cies
Garage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . . ..525
Telephone . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..508
Fr ont airbags .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...33
Fro ntbulbs ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont foglamps ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..248
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont-passeng erfro nt airbag . . .... 33
Fr ont-passeng erseat
Adju sting from the driver's seat . ..234
Fuel . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..519
Consu mption ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..520
Los ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 453, 454
Minimu mquali ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373
Pe trol . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373 216_R
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Fu elfiller flap
Op ening/ closi ng. . . .... . . . . . . . .373
Fu nction buttons (COMAND) . . . . ..62
Fuse box
Dashbo ard . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .504
En gine compar tment. ... . . . . . . .503
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .503
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .502 G
Gara gedoor opener ..... . . . . . . . .367
Fr equenc ies . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .525
Gl ove comp artm ent ..... . . . . . . . .355
GPS Rece ption . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .133
GSM ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .106 H
Handb rake –se e Parkin gbrake
(e lectric)
Hands -fre emode . . ..... . . . . . . . .364
Haz ard warning lamps... . . . . . . . .251
He ad restraint
Adjusti ngthe angle. .... . . . . . . . .232
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .236
He adlamp flasher. . . ..... . . . . . . .249 Headlamps
Cleanin g. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .396
Cleaning syst em... . . . . . . . .24 9,379
Misti ngup . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .459
To ppi ngup the wash erflui d. . . . . .379
Heater Air -recir culation mo de . . . . . . . . . .339
Au xiliary heating ... . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Demisti ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .336
Re ar window . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .339
Seat heating . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .233
St eering wheel heating. . . . . . . . . .238
Wi ndows misted up .. . . . . . . . . . . .338
He ater boost ersyst em. . . . . . . . . .345
Hig h-pr es sure cl eane rs. . . . . . . . . .395
Hill star tassist ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .267
HOLD . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .311
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ho me Link . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .367 I
Ign ition . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .229
Imm obiliser . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Inc ande scent bulb s–see Bulbs In
dica torand warn inglamp
ABS warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . ...445
Ba ttery check la mp(on the key) ...464
Br ake syst emwarn ing lamp . . . ...447
Di stance warning syst em lamp .. . .446
El ectri cparking brake indicator
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
El ec tric park ing br akewa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
En gine diagnos tics warning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...448
ESP warning la mp. . . . . . . . . . .49, 443
Main-be amindicat or lamp . . . . .13, 15
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 441
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...449
Se atbeltwarn ing la mp . . . . . . . ...449
SR Swar ning lamp . . . . . . . . . . .28, 447
Turn signal indi cator lamp . . . . . .13, 15
Tyre pressure warni nglamp . . . ...449
In dica tor lamp – see Indicat orand
wa rninglamp
Instru mentclus ter. . . . . . . . . . .12, 271
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....12
Selecting the lang uage
(COMA ND). ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...199 216_R
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Main-beam headlamps
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .433
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .478
Sw itching on/ off. . . .... . . . . . . . .249
Malf unction memory ..... . . . . . . .285
Malf unct ion message –see Display
me ssage
Manual release
El ec tric parking brak e. ... . . . . . . .472
Mass agefu nc tion . ..... . . . . . . . .219
Ma ximum permissi blegr oss ve hicle
we ight . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .518
Mem oryfu nc tion . . . .... . . . . . . . .242
Mes sages – see Dis play me ssage
Min ispa re . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .402
Mirr ors
Se eExte rior mi rrors or
Rear -view mirror
Mis firi ng . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .456
Mobile pho ne
Ha nds-free mo de . . ..... . . . . . . .364
In se rting into th ebrack et . . . . . . . .364
Remo vingfrom the bracke t. . . . . .365
Ru n-on tim e. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .365 MOEx
tende dru n-flat
syst em. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .38 2,492
Motorway mode ..... . . . . . . . . . . .250
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Menu ove rview .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Op eration . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Ope ration (on-board com puter) . ..281
Pl ay ba ck options .... . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Se lect ing afol der. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Se lect ing amedium . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Se lect ing atra ck... . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Multi- conto urdynamic driving seat
COMA ND. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Multi- conto urseat
Fr ont . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .21 6,232
Multi-function disp lay . . . . . . . . . . .273
Multi- function stee ring wheel
Bu ttons . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .273 N
Na viga tion syst em. . . . . . . . . . . ...129
Ba sic settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...139
Chang eof dire ction . . . . . . . . .16 7,279
Des tina tion entry . . . . . . . . . . . ...143
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . ...181
Hiding/ showing the me nu
syste m. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...137
Ins trum entcl uste r.. . . . . . . . . . ...278
Lane re comm endation . . . . . . . ...169
Map displa y.... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...137
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...136
Op erati on.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...137
Pr evi ousd estin ations . . . . . . . . ...185
Ro ute guidan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...167
Special destination entry . . . . . ...159
Traf ficjam func tion . . . . . . . . . . ...175
Traf fic rep orts (RDS -TMC ).. . . . ...176
Ni gh tVi ew Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . ...329
Chang ing the IRemit ter. . . . . . ...479
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...435
Fa ult. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...469 216_R
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Seat Adjusti ngthefron tseat. .. . . . . . .231
Dyn amicdriving se at..... . . . . . . .233
Foldi ngforward . . . . . ..... . . . . . .235
Front multi-con tour seat ... . . . . . .232
Lu mb arsuppor t.. . . . .... . . . . . . .232
Storing setting s. . . . . .... . . . . . . .242
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .27
Wa rning lamp . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .449
Seat heati ng . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .233
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Seat ventilation Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .393
Service prod ucts . . . . .... . . . . . . .519
Setting the air flow
COMA ND. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .211
Front .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .338
Settings Calling up astored setting . . . . . . .242
Fa ctory (key ). . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .222
Fa ctory (KEY LESS GO).... . . . . . .224
Re setting (C OMAND) ..... . . . . . .277
Shift ran ge
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .266
Side lamps . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . .477 Sid
e wi ndow
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .461
Op eni ng/c losing .... . . . . . . . . . . .254
Sidebags . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .34
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .353
Slidin g/tilti ngsunr oof. . . . . . . . . . .349
Op erati ngmanuall y... . . . . . . . . . .473
Ra inclosing feat ur e. . . . . . . . . . . .350
Re setti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .351
Sn ow chains . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .389
Socket . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .362
Sound Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . . .68
Surrou ndsou nd..... . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Switc hing on/of f(C OM AND). . . . . . .67
Spa re fu ses. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .502
Spa re wh eel. . . . .... . . . . . . 402, 488
Spe cial de stina tions .. . . . . . . . . . .159
Speed li miter
Flat tyre . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .488
Speedtronic . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Speedometer . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dig ital . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .278
Spe edtro nic . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Pe rm anent. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .311
Variable . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .28
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 28, 447 Sta
rting –se e En gine, Startin gthe
engine
Ste eringwheel ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..238
Butt ons (on-board comp uter ). . . ..273
Ea sy-entry fe ature . . . . . . . . . . . . ..234
Stori ngsettings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..242
Ste eringwheel gears hift
butt ons . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel gears hift
pa ddles . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel heati ng. . . . . . . . ..238
Sto wage comp artments
Cup holder . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
Driver' sse at ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . ..355
Re ar seat armrest. . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Sp ectac lesco mp artment . . . . . . ..355
Stow ageb ox... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
St owage compar tment,
ve ntilate d..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..335
Stowa getray ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..356
Telephone compartme nt. . . . . . . ..356
Sum merop ening . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..351
Sun visor . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..361
Surr ound sound .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Susp ension tuning
ABC . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314 216_R
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Trip
comp uter
(o n-boar dcomp uter) ..... . . . . . . .277
Trip meter
Re set (on-bo ardco mp uter) . . . . . . .278
Tur nsignal
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .432
Misti ngup . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .459
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Tur nsigna ls. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .257
TV ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Ba sic settings . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .102
Hiding/ showing the
me nusyst em. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Hiding/ showing the
nav igat ion menu . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Inf orma tion about the cur rent
progra mme. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .101
Menu over view . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .97
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Ope ration (on-bo ard com puter) . ..281
Pict ure settin gs. . . . . ..... . . . . . .102
Pr ogra mme . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .100
Pr ogra mme previe w..... . . . . . . .101
Setting asta tion . . . . .... . . . . . . . .99
Teletex t.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .104 Ty
re grip . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .391
Ty re pr essu re . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .382
Ch ecking (on-bo ardco mput er). . ..384
Di sp laym essa ge.... . . . . . . 412, 437
Tabl e.. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .512
Ty re pr essu re lo sswarning
syst em. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .383
Ty re tread . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .382
Ty res . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .381
Di rection of rotation .. . . . . . . . . . .382
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . 412, 437
MO Extended run- flat syste m.. . . . .382
Pr essure . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .382
Spare whee l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .488
Te ch nica lda ta . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .512
Te mp erature . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .383
Tightenin gtorq ue... . . . . . . . . . . .491
Tread depth . . . . ..... . . . . . 382, 388 U
Un laden weig ht..... . . . . . . . . . . .518
Using the telep hone
COMA ND. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .112
On -board comp uter .. . . . . . . . . . . .282
St ee ring wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . .273 V
Va riable Speedtr onic. . . . . . . . . . ..309
Ve hicle
Leavi ngpar kedu p.. . . . . . . . . . . ..469
Lo cking (cen tral lo ckingb utto n)... 223
Loc king (key )... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Lo cking inan em ergenc y. . . . . . ..471
Menu ov erview (CO MAND) . . . . . ..203
Setting indi vidua lly . . . . . . . . . . . ..286
Tra nspo rting .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..501
Un lock ing (c entra lunlo cking
butt on).. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Unloc king (ke y).. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Unloc king inan emergenc y. . . . . . ..470
Ve hicle dim ensions . . . . . . . . . . . ..517
Ve hicle electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . ..507
Ve hicle hei ght.... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..517
Setting (ABC) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..313
Ve hicle ide ntific ation num ber. ... 509
Ve hicle lev el
ABC . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..313
Ve hicl e to ol kit ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Ve hicl ewe ight ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..518
Vi deo
AUX mode . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..105
DVD mode..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...88 216_R
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2 In
tro duction
Oper ating safety Operati
ngsafety G
Risk of acc ident If
work onelec tron iceq uipment and itss oft-
wa reiscarrie dout incorr ectly, this equip-
me ntcould stop fun ctioni ng .Th eelec tronic
sys tems aren etwo rked vi ainterfac es.T am-
pe ring with thes e electroni csys tems could
ca us em alfu nc tions in syst ems whi chhave
not be en modified. Such malfun ctions can
seriously jeopardise thecar’s operating
sa fety and hence yo urown safety.
Ot he rwork ormo dificat ions incorr ectly car-
ried outo nthe veh iclecould also jeop ardise
ope ratingsafety.
Som esaf ety syst ems only func tion wh en
th een gine is ru nning. Therefore, donot
switch off the engine when drivin g. G
Risk of accident Al
wa ys ha vema intenance work car ried out
at a qualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op whic h has
the necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e.
In particu lar,workrele vant tosaf etyor on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmus t be car ried out
at aqu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident A heav
yimp act to the vehi cleu nderbody,
tyre s or wheels (e.g. bottom ingout in rough
terrai nor when driving over an obstacl eat
hi gh spe ed) can da magethe ve hicle. This
al so appliesto vehicles whic hare eq uipped
with under body protec tion.
In such cases, ha veyour veh icle checked
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop which has
th enecessary speci alistkno wled ge and
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
pos e.
In particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
e He
adl am p cl eaning system 249216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Co
mbinatio nsw itch
! Main -beam headl am ps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwi pers 249
257
253
2 Cru
isecontrol le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Speedtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavail ab leinall coun tries 290
309
293
300
3 Mu
lti-fu nc tion stee ring
whe el 273
4 In
st rume ntcluster 271
5 Sele
ctor lever 261 Fun
ction Page
6 Cont
rolpanel with
bu ttons and ro tary
cont rols for Ve
hicl elevel 313
ESP
® 49
Pa
rktro nic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Sw
ivels the COMAND
displ ay 59
Setting the
instr umen t
lighting and COMAND
displ ay 271
7 COMA
NDdisplay 59
8 Ov
erhead control panel 252
9 Automatic
air condi tioning
Centr econ sole,upp er
section 336
18 Fun
ction Page
a Gl
ove compar tment 355
b CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
c Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19
d Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
e Adju
ststh e st eering wheel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
h Light switch 247
j Night View
Assis t* 329
k Door con
trol panel 21216_R
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Wh en the igni tion issw itche don, the belt
tensi oners ar eactivated:
! onlyw henth erestr aint syste msare op-
er ationa l (the = warninglamp li ghts
up after the ignition isswitc hedo nan d
go es out onc eth een gine isrunning)
( = page 28)
! foreach seat beltwh en thebe ltto ng ue
is engage din the bu ckle
! and triggered in the event ofahea d-on
or rear-end collisio nif the vehicl e de-
ce ler ates oraccelerates rapidly in a
lo ng itudi naldi rectio ndurin gthe initial
st ag es ofthe collision
! and triggered incerta in situations if the
ve hicl eovertur ns, if additiona lprot ec-
tion can be provi ded
! and triggered in a serious head-o nco l-
lisi on, i.e. if the vehicle de celerates or
ac celerates extre mely qui cklyin alon-
gi tudinal direction atthe st art of anim-
pa ct
Wh en the belt tensi onersa re tr igger ed,
yo uwi ll hear a bang,w hich isnot harm ful
to you rhearing ,an dasm all amount of
po wder may al sobe released. The =
war ning lamp com eson. I Airbag sy
stem G
Risk ofinju ry Ha
ve belt tens ioner swhic h hav ebeen trig-
ge redre plac ed ataq ualifi ed speci alist
workshop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge and tools tocarry ou tthe
work required. Mercede s-Be nz rec ommends
that youuse a Mercede s-Be nz Servic eCen-
tr e fo r this purpose.
In par ticu lar, work relevant tosafety or on
saf ety-rela tedsyste ms mu stbe carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialis tworks ho p.
Com ply with saf ety regu lations when dis-
posing of belt tens ioners.
An yMe rced es-Benz Servic eCe ntre canpr o-
vi de de tailsofthes eregulati ons. G
Risk of inj ury To
reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries
in the event ofan ac cide nt with a high rate
of deceleration, e.g. injuries cau sedby an
ai rb ag inflat ing within millisec ondsor su d-
den br aking, please observe th e fol lowi ng
poi nts:
! Allveh icle occ upantsmu st se lect a seat
po sition that allow sth eseat belt to be
worn correctl yan dthat is as far away
fr om the airb agaspossi ble. The driver ’s
seat position must allow the ve hicleto
be dr iven safel y.Th edr iver’s arms must
be sligh tly be nt wh en holding th estee r-
in g wheel. The driver mustma intain a
di st an ce from the peda ls that allo ws
hi m/ her to depress them fu lly.
! Allve hicl eoc cupants should alw ays
wear theirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi-
tion their backrest as close to theve rti-
cal aspossible .Th ehead restrain t
shou ldsuppo rt th eba ck of yo urhead at
abou tey e level. ==216_R
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