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rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Po we rst eering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The po werst eering assis tance or thesteering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 473

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tyre pressure
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure pose thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tyre traction.
R ‑ The driving characteristics, steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 477

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) flashes for appro ximately one
minute and then remains lit.
The tyre pressu remonitoring sy stem is faulty. &
WARNING Thereis a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not able toissue a warning if there is pressure loss in
one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure ma y,forex ample, af fect theve hicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem checked at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 478
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Brakes
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 167
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .177
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 16 8
Driving tips .......................................... 14 4
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 171
HOLD function .................................... .190
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 14 4
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 14 4
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 44
Brakes see Active Brake Assi st
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Assis tance overview .............................. 15
To w- starting ........................................ 380
To wing away ........................................ 376
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 78
Wheel change ...................................... 397 Breakdown
see Flat tyre
Breakdown assistance call see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 43
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 343
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 344
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 343
Calling up the sound menu .................. 343
Information .......................................... 343
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .344
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 226 C
CA module (TV) ........................................ 342
Calling up a menu ................................ 342
Inse rting .............................................. 342
Call list Making a call ...................................... .296
Options in the call list .......................... 296 Overview ............................................. 296
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 343
Calls ..........................................................2 93
Ac cepting ............................................ 293
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 293
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .293
Declining ............................................. 293
Ending a call ........................................ 293
Incoming call during an existing call .... 294
Making ................................................ 293
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ....................... 307
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 353
Care ..........................................................3 60
Car wash ............................................. 353
Carpet .................................................3 60
Displ ay................................................ 360
Draught stop ....................................... 357 Index
483

N permanently active Risk of
vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 450
ëOff .............................................. .428
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 450
K Open/close top comple tely ....... 459
jOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................452
jOpe ration only possible in
transmission position P .......................453
Pa rking Pilot and PARKTRONIC inop‐
erative See Owner's Manual ................ 427
Pa rking Pilot Manoeuvring assis‐
ta nce limited See Owner's Manual ...... 427
ÂPlace theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual .................447
É Please reduce speed ...................4 23
hRe ctify tyre pressure ...................442
Ø Refill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... 438 ØRe
fill Ad Blue No start in XXX
km ...................................................... .439
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................4 37
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................439
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .446
ÂRe placekey ................................ .445
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 438
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........450
#See Owner's Manual ................... 433
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 430
#St art engine See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .433
K Start engine See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .458 ÐSt
eering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop ......................4 53
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 454
ÐSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......454
è Steering Pilot cur rently una vail‐
able See Owner's Manual .................... 429
èSt eering Pilot inoperative ............ 429
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................451
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 434
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 34
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle too low ........ 422
bSwitch off lights ........................... 461
bSwitch on headlamps .................. 462
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 450 Index
489

Driving saf
ety sy stem ............................ .166
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 167
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 172
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .177
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 16 8
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 171
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 171
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
trailer stabilisation .............................. .171
Overview ..............................................1 67
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 16 6
Re sponsibility ...................................... 16 6
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 172
Driving saf ety sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
Driving sy stem
AIR BODY CONTROL ............................ 191
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 191
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist see
ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
see Driving sa fety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Parking Pilot
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Pilot
see Steering Pilot
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (changing the lights) ..... 11 4
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .144
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 44
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dr ow siness warning
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspension .......................................... 191Dynamic handling cont
rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................... .148
Configu ring drive program I ................. 14 9
Displ aying engine data ........................ 14 9
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 14 9
Drive prog ram display ......................... .148
Drive programs ................................... .148
Fu nction .............................................. 14 8
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 48
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .148 E
E10 ............................................................ 409
Easy entry feature
Operation/no tes ................................. 100
Setting ................................................. 101
Easy exitfeature
Operation/no tes ................................. 100
Setting ................................................. 101
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes .................................... 171 Index
491

Fr
ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat ............ 90
Fu el .......................................................... .410
Ad ditives .............................................. 41 0
Diesel ................................................... 41 0
E10 ...................................................... 409
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 10
Pe trol ................................................... 409
Quality (diesel) ..................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) .................................... 409
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 3
Re ser vefuel le vel ................................ .411
Sulphur content ................................... 409
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .230
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ........................................................ 380
Assignment diagram ............................3 80
Before changing .................................. 380
Fu se box in the boot ............................3 82Fu
se box in the engine compartment .. 381
Fu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot‐
we ll ...................................................... 382
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 382
No tes .................................................. 380 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 16 2
Opening or closing thega rage door .....1 62
Programming buttons .......................... 15 9
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 16 2
Re solving problems .............................. 161
Synchronising thero lling code ............ 16 0
Gearshift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Gea rshift recommendation ....................15 2
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. 360
Glide mode .............................................. .152
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 9
Locking/unlocking .............................. 104Gross mass
............................................. .406 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 71
Hands-free sy stem .................................... 64
Hazard warning lights ............................ .116
HD prog rammes
see CAmodule (TV)
Head airbag ............................................... 32
Head le vel heating (AIRSCARF) ................97
Head restra int ............................................ 91
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 91
Re ar (removing/fitting) ........................ .93
Head-up display Adjusting brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 236
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 236
Fu nction .............................................. 237 494
Index

Sy
stem limits ....................................... 17 7
Limiting speed see Limiter
LINGU ATRO NIC ........................................ 239
Application-speci fic vo ice commands
............................................................ .240
Au dible help functions .........................2 41
Entering numbe rs................................ 24 0
Global voice commands ...................... 24 0
Impr oving speech quality .................... .241
Langua gesetting ..................................2 41
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ .247
Message voice commands .................. .247
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 239
Na vigation voice commands ................ 24 3
Operable functions .............................. 24 0
Operating saf ety .................................. 239
Ra dio voice commands ........................ 24 6
Switch voice commands ...................... 241
Te lephone voice commands ................ 24 5
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .247
TV voice commands ............................ 24 6
Ty pes of voice commands .................. .240
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .248 Vo
ice prom pting .................................. 24 0
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion information .... 280
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 280
Loading guidelines .................................. 102
Loads Securing .............................................. 102
Locking/unlocking ........................ 63,64, 68
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 63
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 65
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing .............................................. 102
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... .91 M
MAGIC VISION CONTROL Windsc reen wipers .............................. 124Main beam
Activating/deactivating ........................ 11 6
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus ............ 11 9
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 26
Map ................................................... 281, 283
Av oiding (changing) an area ................2 86
Av oiding an area ..................................2 85
Av oiding an area (deleting) .................. 286
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .285
Displ aying auto zoom when turning .... .288
Displ aying Qibla .................................. .287
Displ aying the compass ....................... 287
Displaying the map version ................ .285
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 285
Displaying the satellite map ................2 88
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 281
Displaying traf fic signs ........................ 285
Displaying weather information .......... .288
Map data ............................................. 287
Moving ................................................ 284
Overview ............................................. 283 498
Index

Tr
ansmit ted data .................................3 09
Mercedes-Benz Apps Calling up ............................................. 315
Using voice control .............................. 315
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 309
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 310
Manual emer gency call ........................ 310
No tes .................................................. 309
Overview ............................................. 309
Tr ans ferred data ................................... 311
Mercedes-Benz service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .................................... 419
Messages see Text messa ges
Mir rors
see Outside mir ror
see Outside mir rors Mobile phone
.......................................... .234
Cancelling permission for Internet
connection ........................................... 314
Locking theve hicle ................................ 64
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 2
Un locking theve hicle ............................64
Wi reless charging ................................ .112
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Hands-free sy stem
see Locking/unlocking
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .293
St opping ..............................................2 93
Model type ............................................... 406
MOEx tended tyres ..................................3 65
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 11 8
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Multifunction display (on-board com‐
puter) ........................................................ 228 Multifunction
steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 226
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem ........................ .250, 258
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .166
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .256
Calling up lists and menus .................. 253
Central control elements ..................... 250
Configu ring displ aysettings ................2 58
Main functions ................................... .253
Overview ............................................. 250
Re storing thefa ctory settings ............. 265
Switching the sound on/off ................2 55 N
Na vigation
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
Calling up the Digital Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................2 88
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 232
Showing/hiding the menu ...................2 66
Up dating the map data ........................ 286
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 43 500
Index