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Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntand produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
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R Availabilit y
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Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
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Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
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Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
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ralno tes... .......................................... 20
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 20
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......................2 0
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 1
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 2
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 3
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 25
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27 No
tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
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PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 0
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
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ller sun blinds ...........................................8 2
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 3 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 87
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 6
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 8
Memor yfunct ion.......................................... 99
St ow agear eas ............................................ 100
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 108
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...110
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 112 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 114
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................114
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 119
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 120
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Ar ea perm eable toradio waveson the
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Contents

Oper
ating fluids ............ .................. ............ 331
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 337 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 340
Dis play messa ges... ........................ ............ 340
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 387 Inde
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Contents

Ins
trument Display 10
Ataglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
115
2 0075 Restra int system →
388
3 00BB ESP®
OFF →
397
00E5 ESP®
→
397
4 005E Rear foglam p →
115
5 0057 Highbeam →
115
0058 Lowbeam →
114
0060 Parking lam ps →
114
6 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
390
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
216
8 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
393
9 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
393
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
393
A 003D Electrical mal functi on →
390
B L Distance warning →
396 C
0025 ABS →
397
D Ù Electric po we rst eer ing →
389
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
399
F 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
390
G Fuelleve l →
216
H Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
393
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es(red) →
393
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
388
K 00B9 CheckEn gine →
390
L ä Suspen sion →
396 At
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1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
2 Safetyve sts →
276
3 ; mebutt on →
245
0053 SOSbutton →
245
4 Chec kingand refilling operatingfluids →
331
5 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
288
6 Flat tire →
277
7 Startin gassis tance →
287 8
002F Hazardwa rning light system →
116
9 Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
152
Inf ormation labelon tirepr essur e →
299
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
A Tow- star tin gor towing away →
288
B TIREFIT kit →
279
C First-ai dkit →
277
D Warning triang le →
276 At
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cer tain eve ryda ysituation swit hyo ur vehicle.
R Animation s:wa tchani ma tions oftheve hicle
funct ions.
R Messages: recei veaddit ionalinf ormat ion
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2 Adds bookm arks
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4 Cont ents section
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6 Menu
Some sections intheDigit alOper ator's Manual,
e.g. warning notes, can beexpanded andcol‐
lapsed.
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Mor
eover,connecti ngequipme nttothediagnos‐
tics connect ioncan lead toemissions monitor‐
ing information beingrese t,forex am ple. This
ma ylead totheve hicle failing tomee tth e
re qu iremen tsof thene xt emissions inspection
dur ing themain inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Service andmaintena nce work
R Repair work
R Modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s R
Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ boos tte ch nology): workon
high voltag ecom pone ntsof the48 Von-
boar delectr icalsystem
Mer cedes‑ Benzrecomme ndsaMer cede s‑Benz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles No
tesfo rper sons with elec tron icmedi cal
aids
Me rcedes-B enzAGcanno t,des pite car efu lly
de veloping vehicle systems, completely rule out
th eint eraction ofvehicle systems withelectr onic
medical aidssuchas car diac pacemak ers.
In addition, ther ear ecom ponen tsins talled in
th eve hicle that, rega rdless oftheoper ating sta‐
tus oftheve hicle, cangener atema gne ticfields
on apar withper manen tmagne ts.These fields
can befound ,fo rex am ple, inthear ea around
th emultimedia andsound system oralso inthe
ar ea oftheseats, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment.
Fo rth is reason ,th efo llo wing canoccurinisola‐
te dcases, dependin gon theaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunct ioning
R Adversehealt hef fects
Obs erve theno tesand warnings ofthemanuf ac‐
tur erofthemedical aids;ifin doubt, contact the
de vice manuf acturerand/or your doc tor.If th er e
is con tinuin guncer taint ycon cerningth epossi‐
bility ofmedical aidsmalfunct ioning,Mercedes- Gener
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te
m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen theignition is
switc hedon
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe
activ ated unint entionall yor notdeplo yas
planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment of
th ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if onl
ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, this ma y
re sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of vehicle decel‐
er ation.
Depending onthede tected dep loyme ntsitu a‐
tion, thecom ponen tsof there stra int system can
be activ ated ordeplo yedindepen dentlyof eac h
ot her :
R Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device :fr ont al
im pa ct, rear impact ,side impact ,ro llo ver
R Driver' sai rba g,front passe nger airba g:fron‐
ta lim pact
R Knee airbag: front alim pact
R Side airbag: sideimpact
R Windo wcur tain airbag: sideimpact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact
R PRE-S AFE®
Im pul seSide: sideimpact
The front passeng erairb agcan onlybe depl oyed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F 36
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