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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly updating its vehi‐
cles tothest ate of the art. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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cator lamps .............................................. 465
Display messages ...................................... .465
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 523 Index
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Contents

Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 10
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
253
2 ÷ ESP®
→
525
3 #! Turn signal light →
124
4 Ð Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunctioning →
534
5 Multifunction display →
257
6 ! ABS malfunction →
525
7 ; Engine diagnostics →
536
8 Rev counter →
253
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brake applied (red) →
525
B J Brakes (red) →
525
C # Electrical fault →
536
D L Distance warning →
532
E ? Coolant too hot/cold →
536
F Coolant temp erature display →
253
G J Brakes (yellow) →
525 H
! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
525
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
33
J ü Seat belt not fastened →
531
K ï Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
534
L T Side lamps →
12 2
M Fuel le vel display
8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
536
N K High beam →
124
O L Low beam →
12 2
P R Rear fog light →
12 3
Q AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
532
R h Tyre pressure monitor →
539
S å ESP®
OFF →
525 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

Instrument display
inthe widescreen cockpit 12
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
253
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
532
3 #! Turn signal light →
124
4 Multifunction display →
257
5 Rev counter →
253
6 å ESP®
OFF →
525
÷ ESP®
→
525
7 K High beam →
124
L Low beam →
12 2
T Side la mps →
12 2
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold →
536
9 Coolant temp erature display →
253
A L Distance warning →
532
B Ð Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunctioning →
534
C # Electrical fault →
536 D
J Brakes (red) →
525
E ü Seat belt not fastened →
531
F Fuel le vel display
G 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
536
H R Rear fog light →
12 3
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
33
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnostics →
536
L J Brakes (yellow) →
525
M ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
525
N h Tyre pressure monitor →
539
O ! ABS malfunction →
525
P ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
525
Q ï Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
534 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 13

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
28
2 Safetyve sts →
405
3 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem and
breakdown assis tance →
346
4 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
452
5 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
419
6 Flat tyre →
407
7 Starting assis tance →
417
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 5 9
Fire extinguisher →
407
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
16 6
B Totow- start and tow aw ay →
419
C TIREFIT kit →
409
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
406
E Warning triangle →
406 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select a menu item.
In addition, you can also call up the Owner's
Manual within a main function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on navigation).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes the func‐
tion and operation of:
R theve hicle
R the multimedia sy stem
Fo r saf etyre asons, the Digital Owner's Manual is
deactivated while driving. The Digital Owner's Manual conta
insthefo llow‐
ing menu items:
R Search: allo wsyouto sear chprecisely for
ke ywords.
R Quick start: pr ovides you with important
information so that you can start using your
ve hicle immediately.
R Tips: pr ovides tips on how touse your vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages : provides you with fur ther informa‐
tion about the messages in the instrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks : provides you with a list of all the
bookmar ksyou ha vestored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of the Digital Owner's Manual,
such as warning no tes, can be made visible by
highlighting and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-Benz Guides app in all common
app stores. 20
Digital Owner's Manual

This is
the case in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle type is dif fere nt from that for
which theve hicle's general operating pe rmit
wa s granted.
R other road users could be endangered.
R theex haust gas or noise le velge ts wo rse.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page 450) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations. The original pur
chase ag reement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requiredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required
re pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification toelectronic components, their
software or wiring could impair their function
and/or the function of other networ ked com‐
ponent parts. In particular, sy stems releva nt
to saf ety could also be af fected.
As a result, these may no longer function
proper lyand/or jeopardise the operating
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
You should ha veall workon electrical
and electronic components car ried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating pe rmit is rende red in valid. General no
tes23

&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. #
When driving on unpa vedro ads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eck theve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrapped plants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth ere is damage, consult a qualified
specialist workshop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llowing situations, in particular, there
is a risk of damage totheve hicle:
R theve hicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedro ad R
theve hicle is driven toofast over an
obs tacle, e.g. a kerb, speed bump or pot‐
hole
R a heavy object strike sth e underbody or
ch assis components
In situations such as this, the body, the
underbody, chassis components, wheels or
tyres could be damaged without the damage
being visible. Components damaged in this
wa y can unexpec tedly fail or, in the case of
an accident, may not absorb the loads that
arise as intended.
If th e underbody panelling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs can collect between the underbody and
th e underbody panelling. These materials
may ignite if they come into contact wi thhot
parts on theex haust sy stem. #
Have theve hicle checked and repaired
immediately at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf ety is impaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediately in accordance
with the traf fic conditions, and contact
a qu alified specialist workshop. Ve
hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury bytouching
damaged high-voltage co mponents
Ve hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m contain individual high-voltage compo‐
nents. These high-voltage components are
under high voltage.
If yo u modify co mponent parts of these high-
vo ltage components or touch damaged com‐
ponent parts, you may be electrocuted.
High voltage components may be damaged
in an accident, although the damage may not
be visible. #
Never per form modifications tocompo‐
nent pa rts of high-voltage components. 24
General no tes