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cle. This is
the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle getsst uck in sn ow,fo rex ample. #
Alw ays switch thest ationary heater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the windward side of
th eve hicle toensure an adequate sup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components
When thest ationary heater is swit ched on,
parts of theve hicle can become very hot,
e.g. theex haust sy stem.
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th:
R hot parts of theex haust sy stem R
theex haust gas itself #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
ta ilpipe unhindered
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials *
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirement:
The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp in button 1
lights up or goes out.
Indicator lamp colours: R blue: stationary ventilation is switched on
R red: stationary heater is activated Climate control
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Ad
Blue ®
(diesel engine vehicles only) Note
s onAdBlue ®
* NOTEWhen you open theAd Blue ®
tank,
small amounts of ammonia vapour may
escape. #
Only fill th eAd Blue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. #
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact
wi th skin, eyes or clo thes. #
Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from children. *
NOTEDo not ingest AdBlue ®
. If
Ad Blue ®
is swallo wed: #
Immediately rinse out your mouth thor‐
oughl y. #
Drink plenty of water. #
Seek medical attention immediately. Ad
Blue ®
is a fluid urea solution forex haust gas
af te rtre atment of diesel engines. In order forthe ex
haust gas af tertre atment tofunction properly,
only use AdBlue ®
in accordance wi thISO 222 41 .
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythefo llowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
Ad Blue ®
may be topped up byfast service at a
qu alified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Ad Blue ®
is available at many filling stations from
Ad Blue ®
filling pumps.
Alternativel y,Ad Blue ®
is available at qualified
specialist workshops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Service Centres, and at many filling stations in
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ters or AdBlue ®
re fill bottles.
% Ensure the connection between there fill
con tainer and vehicle filler neck does not
drip. To
pping up AdBlue ®
* NOTEEngine dama gedue toAd Blue ®
in
th e fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used tofill the
fuel tank. #
Only use AdBlue ®
to fill th eAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not overfill theAd Blue ®
tank. *
NO
TEContamination of theve hicle inte‐
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
Afterto pping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re fill con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers
permanently in theve hicle. 17 8
Driving and pa rking

Re
quirements:
The following announcements appear in order in
th e multifunction display when theAd Blue ®
tank
requ iresrefuelling:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual . The
Ad Blue ®
re ser voir is down tothere ser ve
le ve l.
R Refill AdBlue No start in XXX mi. You can still
drive theve hicle overth e dis tance shown.
To p up AdBlue ®
as soon as possible.
R Refill AdBlue Start not possible. The vehicle
can no longer be star ted.
The vehicle must be unloc ked. Opening
theAd Blue ®
filler cap #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
filler cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. Preparing
theAd Blue ®
re fill canis ter #
Screw onthefast ener of AdBlue ®
re fill canis‐
te r2. #
Screw disposable hose 1onto the opening
of Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 until finger-tight. Driving and pa
rking 17 9

To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1onto thefiller
neck of theve hicle until finger-tight. #
Lift up and tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is compl etely full.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied. #
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rse order. #
Afterto pping up theAd Blue ®
tank, switch on
th e ignition for at least 60 seconds. #
Start theve hicle.
The display message in the instrument clus‐
te r goes out.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers per‐
manently in theve hicle. Pa
rking Switching off
theve hicle with thest art/s top
button &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
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 or
ex haust gasflow. #
Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unat tended in theve hi‐
cle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Shifting the automatic transmission out
of park position jor shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
R Starting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. 18 0
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Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page445)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyre pressure:
-Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page417)
- Che cking the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem (→ page413)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (→ page413)
R ASSYST PLUS: call up the service due date
(→ page 372) R
Engine oil le vel Calling up
the Assistance graphic display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand por‐
tion of the instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assi stance graphic menu:
R Assis tance graphic
R Attention le vel (→ page 238) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control. 258
Instru ment Display and on-board computer

%
This is how tochange thech annel on the
media source TV.
Changing the media source #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter Re
quirements:
R Mobile phone connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem On-board computer:
, Telephone &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Ve hicles with the COMAND Online multime‐
dia sy stem: the most recent telephone connec‐ tions (dialled,
recei ved and missed calls) are dis‐
pla yed in theTelephone menu. #
Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control to
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait... :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®
connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorising and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 318). Instrument Displ
ayand on-board computer 263

Time
and date Setting
the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Automatic
time setting
The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
R route guidance with time-dependent traf fic
guidance
R calculation of expected time of ar rival #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the time zone
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Time zone:
A list of count ries is displa yed. #
Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed. #
Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af terTime
zone:. Setting summer time
The
Automatic Summer Time andSummer Time
options cannot be selected in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date
Au tomatically #
Switch Automatic Summer Time onO or off
ª.
Manual ly #
Deactivate ªAutomatic Summer Time . #
Select Summer Time. #
Select OnorOff.
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Set format #
Set the date and time form at#.
Setting the time manually
Re quirement:
The Automatic time setting function is deactiva‐
te d or is not suppor ted in a time zone. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Time set-
ting #
Set the hours. #
Navigate totheright toset the minutes. #
Set the minutes. #
Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS. Blue
tooth ® Blue
tooth ®
settings
Blue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
10 m.You can use Blue tooth®
to connect your
mobile phone tothe multimedia sy stem and use
th efo llowing functions, forex ample:
R hands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
- con tacts (→ page 322)
- call lists (→ page 324)
- text messa ges (→ page 324) Multimedia sy
stem 287

R
Internet connection (→ page 339)
R listening tomusic via Blue tooth®
audio
(→ page 356)
R trans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®
. Wi
-Fi Wi
-Fi connection overview
Yo u can use Wi-Fi toestablish a connection with
a Wi -Fi network and toaccess the Internet or
any other network device.
The following connection options are available:
R Wi-Fi connection The
Wi-Fi connection is es tablished with a
Wi -Fi-enabled device, e.g. tothe cus tomer's
mobile phone or tablet PC.
R multimedia sy stem as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Using this function, a tablet PC or no tebook
fo rex ample can be connec ted.
To establish a connection, you can use thefo l‐
lowing me thods:
R WPS PIN
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a PIN.
R WPS PBC
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made bypressing a button (push button).
R security key
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a secu rity key.
Setting up Wi-Fi
Re quirement:
The device tobe connec ted supports one of the
th re e means of connection described. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity
Ac tivating/deactivating Wi-Fi #
Switch Wi-FionO or off ª.
If Wi-Fi is deactivated ª, communication via
Wi -Fi toall devices is inter rupte d. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cann otbe es tab‐
lished. Functions su chas dynamic route
guidance with Live Traf fic Information are
th en una vailable.
Connecting the multimedia sy stem with a
device via Wi-Fi
This function is available if a HERMES communi‐
cation module is not ins talled.
The type of connection es tablished must be
selected on the multimedia sy stem and on the
device tobe connec ted.
% The connection procedure may dif fer
depending on the device. Follow the instruc‐
tions that are shown in the displa y.Fu rther
information (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions). 288
Multimedia sy stem

Selecting an alternative
route
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route #
Select Alternative route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select an alternative route.
Swit ching the automatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser velevel
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forfilling sta‐
tions. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may di ffer from the
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
R thero ute is diver ted
R the direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
journe y. The
route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
R roadwor ks
R incomple tedigital map data
Changing direction There are
thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase Multimedia sy
stem 303

Te
lephone Te
lephony Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2 Mobile phone network pr ovider
3 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network 4
¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5 Contacts (→page 322)
6 Call list - Device_name (→page 324)
7 Text message (→page 324)
8 Connect device (→page 318)
9 Options
The Blu etoo th®
inter face is available toyoufor
te lephon y.The mobile phone is connected
directly via the multimedia sy stem.
Yo u can also use the optionally available tele‐
phone module with Blue tooth®
(SAP profile) for
te lephon y.
Symbols 1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
If th e mobile phone connected supports the
MAP Blue tooth®
profile (M essageAccess
Pro file), thei menu item is available. Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integ rated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted
from the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. Multimedia sy
stem 317