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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
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death
orserious bodilyinjury ifthe vehicle is
driven ,that defect ormalfunc tionhasbeen
subjec tto repair twoormore times, andyou
have direct lynot ified Mercedes -BenzUSA ,
LLC inwritin gof the need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substan tialdefect ormalfunc tion
of aless serious naturethan catego ry(1)
has been subjec tto repair fourormore
times andyouhave direct lynot ified
Mercedes -Benzinwritin gof the need forits
repair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservic eby reason of
repair ofthe same ordifferen tsubstan tial
defect sor malfunc tionsfor acumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwrittennot ice to:
Customer AssistanceCenter
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0 Maint
enance
Always bringtheMainten anceBookletwith you
when takingthe vehicle toan authoriz ed
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advisor willenterevery serviceint oyour Main-
ten ance Bookletonyour behalf. Road
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gram offerstec hnic alhelp inthe event ofa
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hours aday, 365days ayear.
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(USA)
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brochur e(USA )or the "Roadside Assistance"
sect ioninthe Serv iceand Warrant yBook let
(Canada). Youwillfind both inthe vehicle docu-
ment wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
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Customer Service(Canada) at1-8 00-387 -0100. Vehicle
operationoutsid ethe USA
and Canad a
When youareabroad withyour vehicle, observe
the following points:
R Serv icefacilities orreplacemen tparts may
not bereadily available.
R Lead-fr eefuel forvehicles withacatalytic
con vert ermay notbeavailable. Leadedfuel
can cause damage tothe catalytic convert er.
R The fuel may have acon siderably lower
oct ane number. Unsuitablefuelcancause
engin edamage.
Some Mercedes -Benzmodels areavailable for
delivery inEurope through ourEuropean Deliv-
ery Program. Fordetails, consult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter orwrite toone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
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European DeliveryDepart ment
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0
In Canad a
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European DeliveryDepart ment
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Service
andvehicle operationIntroduct ion

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 181
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087
0076
Rejects orends acall 0061
Makes oraccepts acall Further
telephone functions 185
00810082Adju
stsvolum e 0063
Mute 0059
Switche son voice-
op era ted contro lfor nav iga-
tio nor the VoiceControl Sys-
tem Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00E2
Opensthe menu list 00630064Sel
ectsamenu 0076
Confirm sthe selectio n 0038
Back Ope
ratesthe on-bo ardcom-
pu ter 179
0059
Switches offvoice-
ope rate dcontrol fornavi ga-
tion orthe VoiceControl Sys-
tem i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem Audio20
yo ucan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on voice-contro lled navi gation inthe man-
ufa cture r'sope ratinginstru ctions i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the DVD changer orsing leDVD drive in
the Digi talOpe rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e

Vehicles
withhaloge nheadl amps
0043 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/day timerunning
lamps/pa rkinglamps/standing lamps:
H15 55W/15 W
0087 Low-beam headlamp: H755W Tail
lamps (vehicles withhaloge nheadl amps)
0043 Rea rfog lamp: P21 W
0044 Brake lamp:W16 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0083 Backup lamp:W16 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstallin gthe cove rin the
front wheelhousing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheel sinwards.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044isrelease d.
X Push cover 0044down.
X To install: pushcover 0044up.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044islocked.
Low -beam headlamps (halogenhead-
lamps) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
X Turn housing cover0043counter-c lockwiseand
remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044counter-c lockwiseand
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044. 106
Replacing
bulbsLights and windshiel dwi pers

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampinthe
005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith air
<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion cannot beswitched
on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoamal-
funct ion.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature ismain-
tained automatically ataconst antlevel. The
system automatically regulatesthetemperature
of the dispensed air,the airflow andtheairdis-
tribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ function
is activated automatically inautomatic mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe004F
or 004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire vehi-
cle. The settemperature isautomatically main-
tained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043 coun-
ter- clockwise orclockwise (Ypage 112). Only
change thetemperature settingin small
incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettemper-
ature isautomatically maintainedataconst ant
level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043 or
006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning system Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side air
vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell airvent s Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
117Climat econ trol

G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintrodu cedthrough
environmental influence orby anima lscan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem or
parts ofthe engine thatheatup. There isarisk
of fire.
Ca rry out regu larchecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeig nmateria lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnote s During
acold start, theengine runsathigh er
spee dstoenabl ethe catal yticconverter to
reach itsopera tingtempera ture.Thesound of
the engine maychange duringthis time.
Automatic transmissio n X
Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D
(Y pag e132) .
The transmissi onposi tion indica toronthe
multi function displayshow s005D
(Y pag e131) .
i You
canstart theengine intransmissi on
posi tions 005Dand 005C.
Starting procedurewith the SmartKey To
start theengine using the SmartKey instead
of the Start/Stop button,pullthe Start/Stop
button outofthe ignitio nlock.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0049inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypag e123) andrelease itas soon
as the engine isrunning.
Starting procedurewith the Start/Stop
button The
Start/Stop buttoncanbeused tostart the
vehicl emanua llywitho utinserting theSmartKey
into theignitio nlock. TheStart/Stop button
must beinserted inthe ignitio nlock andthe
SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicl e.This mode for
starting theengine operatesindep endently of
the ECO start/stop automatic enginestartfunc-
tion.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey isin
the vehicl e.Switch offthe engine andalways
take theSmartKey withyouwhen leaving the vehicl
e,even ifyou only leaveitfor ashort time.
Pay attention tothe importa ntsafety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Press theStart/Stop buttononce
(Y pag e123) .
The engine starts.
Starting procedureviasmartphone Observe
theimporta ntsafety notesonstarting
the engine (Ypag e124) .
You canalsostart yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsidethe vehicl e.In this case, the
previ ouslysele cted clima tecontrol settingis
activa ted.Inthis way youcan cool orheat the
interior ofthe vehicl ebefore starting thejour-
ney.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartpho neifit is
safe tostart andruntheengine whereyourvehi-
cle isparked .
Observe thelega lstipu lations inthe area where
you rvehicl eis parked .Engine startviasmart-
phone maybelimi ted tocertain countries or
regio ns.
You canexecute amaximu mof two consecutive
starting attempts viayou rsmartpho ne.Ifyou
insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock, you
can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
swi tch the engine offvia you rsmartpho neatany
time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignitio nlock
R park position 005Dissele cted
R the accele ratorpedalis not depre ssed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the pani cala rm isnot activa ted
R the hazard warninglamp sare switched off
R the hood isclosed
R the doors areclosed andlocked
R the windo wsand sliding sunroof areclosed
Also make surethat:
R the fuel tank issuffi ciently filled
R the starter battery hasbeen sufficiently
charge d Drivi
ng
125Drivi ngand parking Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately twominutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot running
smoothly andismisfir-
ing. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic converter
and damage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist work-
shop. The
coolant temperature
gauge shows avalue
above 248‡(120 †).
The coolant warning
lamp mayalsobeon and
a warning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine isno
longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 263). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching towbar
systems, suchasthose usedforflat towing or
dinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult in
damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehicle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 287)andthenotes ontowing withboth
axles onthe ground (Ypage 286). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehicle s
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange the
drive program. Depending onthe drive program
selected thefollowing vehiclecharacterist ics
will change:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension (vehicleswithdamping sys-
tem orAMG adaptive sportsuspension sys-
tem)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the climate control
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram Cis DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)
129Driving andparking Z

R
gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programS+(Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ischaracter izedbythe fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularly sportydriving
character istics.
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sportsuspension system).
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programRACE (vehicle swith AMG
adap tivesport suspension system)
The RACE driveprogram ischaracter izedbythe
following:
R the vehicle exhibits drivingcharacter istics
suitable forthe racetrac k.
R all vehicle systems aresetformaximum
sportiness .
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings.
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble. Manual
gearshifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteering
wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm issionmustbe
in position 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed. Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:touse manual shift-
ing, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically.
Temp orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theDIRECT SELECT lever to
position 005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
Temporary settingwill beactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ionsthe
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.inthe
case oflateral acceleration, duringanoverrun
phase orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toswitch the
transm issionposition.
or X All vehicles (exceptMercedes-A MGvehicles):
use theDYNAMI CSEL ECT button tochange
the drive program.
Mercedes-A MGvehicles: usetheDYNAMI C
SEL ECT controller tochange thedrive pro-
gram. Automa
tictransmission
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The
ECO display consistsof three section s,with
an inner andouter area.Thesection scorre-
spond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofthe
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: moderate
acceleration ,especially athigher
speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall decelera-
tion processes):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: anticipator y
driving, keeping yourdistance and
early release ofthe accelerator.
The vehicle cancoast without use
of the brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: constant
speed andavoidance ofunneces -
sary acceleration anddeceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driving
style andlight upgreen asaresult ofaparticu-
larly econom icaldriving style.Dependin gon the
driving situation, uptotwo areas maylight up
simultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree outer
areas areempty andfillup asaresult ofeco-
nomical driving.Ahigher levelindicates amore
econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three outer areas
are completely filledatthe same time,thedriver
has adopted themost econom icaldriving style
for the selected settings andprevailing condi-
tions. TheECO display borderlightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual fuel
consumpt ion.Theadditionally achievedrange
display edunder Bonus fr.Start Bonus
fr.Start doesnot
indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction . In
addition todriving style,theactual consump-
tion isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R Load
R Tire pressure
R Cold start
R Choice ofroute
R Act ive electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E
(vehicles withaDYNA MICSELECT button ).
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.onthe
highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"will
change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. Onlon-
ger journeys, therearefewer changes. Formore
marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 183).
For more inform ationonthe ECO display ,see
(Y page 182). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface in
an attempt toincrease theengine's braking
effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir grip.
There isan increased dangerofskidding and
accident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Dow nhill gradients !
On
long andsteep gradients, youmust
reduce theload onthe brakes byshiftin gto a
lower gearingood time. Thisallows youto
take advantage ofengine braking. Forthis you
must firstactivate manualgearshifting .This Driving
tips
147Driving andparking Z