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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
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Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 21
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ... ...................2 2
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............2 3
Oper ating safety...........................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................34
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 4
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 36
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 0
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 66
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Tr unk ................................................ ............ 75
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 85Ro
ller sun blinds ...........................................8 8
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 9 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 92
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....93
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 101
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 03
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 104
St ow agear eas ............................................ 106
Cup holder.................................................. 114
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 16
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 117
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..120
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 21 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 123
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................123
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 128
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 129
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

Oper
ating thesun visor s... .......................... 134
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 135
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 135 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 136
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 36
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 137 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 143
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........143
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ......... 155
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 156
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............161
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 162
Pa rking .......................................................1 64
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 173
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 29 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................230
Ins trument Displayove rview ...................... 230 Ov
ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 31
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 232
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 233
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 33
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 34
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 235
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 235
Head-up Display... ...................................... 242 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 244
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 44
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 245
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...246
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 247 Multimedia
system .................................. 259
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 259
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 268
Fit &Healt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........282
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 07 Online
andInterne tfunctions ..................... 329
Media ......................................................... 335
Ra dio .......................................................... 347
Sound .........................................................3 54 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 357
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 357
En gine compartment .................................. 358
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 64 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg ency............. .....................................373
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011><0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>....373
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 94
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 394
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 395 Con
tents 3

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
158
2 Comb inationswit ch →
124
3 Instrument Display →
230
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
156
5 Media display →
259
6 Start/ stop butt on →
144
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
46
8 Climat econ trol systems →
137
9 Glovebox →
107
A Haza rdwa rning light s →
125
B Stow agecom partment →
107
C Touc hpad →
260
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
259
E Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
259
F Rear-win dowroller sunblin d →
88
G ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
152 H
ActivePa rking Assist →
215
I Setstheve hicle leve l →
201
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
155
K Calls upthemain functions →
263
L Contr olpanel formulti media system →
231
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
101
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
102
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
103
O Oper ating group:
On-boar dcom puter →
231
Cr uise control →
184
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
187
P Diagno stics con nection →
26
Q Open sth ehood →
358
R Elect ric pa rking brak e →
170
S Light switch →
123
T Control pan elfor: At
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1
Spee dometer →
230
2 00E5 ESP®
→
498
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
124
4 00CC Electricpo we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
491
5 Multifunc tiondispla y →
234
6 0025 ABSmalfunct ion →
498
7 00B9 CheckEn gine →
492
8 Tach ome ter →
230
9 0028 Thisindicatorlamp has nofunct ion
A Electr icpar king brak eappli ed(red) →
495
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
B Brak es (red) →
495
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
C 003D Electricalmalfunction →
492 D
L Distance warning →
497
E ÿ Coolant tooho t/c old →
492
F Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
230
G 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
495
H 0075 Restra int system →
490
I 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
490
J 0060 Parking lam ps →
123
K Fuelleve lindic ator
00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
492
L 0057 Highbeam →
124
M 0058 Lowbeam →
123
N 005E Rear foglight →
124
O ä Suspens ion mal functi on →
497
P 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
501
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF →
498 At
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1
Spee dometer →
230
2 ä Suspension malfunction →
497
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
124
4 Multifunction display →
234
5 Tach ome ter →
230
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
498
00E5 ESP®
→
498
7 0057 Highbeam →
124
0058 Lowbeam →
123
0060 Parking lam ps →
123
8 ÿ Coolan tto oho t/c old →
492
9 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
230
A 00CC Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
491
B L Distance warning →
497
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
492
D Brak es(red) →
495 0027
USAonl y
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
490
F Fuelleve lindic ator
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
492
H 005E Rear foglight →
124
I 0075 Restra int system →
490
J 00B9 CheckEn gine →
492
K Elect ric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
495
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
501
M 0025 ABSmalfunc tion →
498
N 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
495 At
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1
Sun visors →
134
2 003D Switches thelef t-hand readin glam p
on /of f →
128
3 S Switches automatic interior ligh ting con‐
tr ol on/of f →
128
4 0053 SOSbutton →
323
5 004A Switches thefront interior lighting
on/ off →
128
6 ; mebutt on →
323 7
0042 Switchesthere ar interior light ing
on /of f →
128
8 003D Switches theright-h andreadin glam p
on /of f →
128
9 Eyeg lasse scom partment →
108
A 0057 Opens/closes thesliding sunroof →
85
B Inside rear vie wmir ror →
133 At
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1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
2 Safetyve sts →
373
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
323
4 Chec kingandaddingoper ating fluids →
430
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
385
6 Flat tire →
373
7 Startin gassis tance →
383 8
Haza rdwa rning light s →
125
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
162
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
385
B TIREFIT kit →
375 At
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code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
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ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
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addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and ent
ertainm ent func tions,whic har ealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont ain da ta memor ies
whic hcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e
te ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
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R Status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
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wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R Malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
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(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nof sta‐
bilit ycon trol systems)
R Ambien tcon ditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor)
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