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Rev coun ter( Ypage 268)
? Coolan ttemperatur e(Ypage 26 8)
A Multifunction displa y(Ypage 27 0)
B Instrumen tcluster lighting (Y page 268) Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in the instrument cluster ,inthe
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted usin gthe brightness con-
trol knob.
The brightness control knob is on the bottom
lef toft he instrumen tcluster (Y page 30).
X Turn the brightness control knob clockwise
or anti-clockwise.
If the light switch is set to Ã,Tor
L,t he brightness is dependant upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrumen tcluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated. Coolant temperature gauge
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side
(Y page 30).
Under normal operatin gcondition sand with
the specified coolant level ,the coolant tem-
perature ma yrise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driv-
ing uphill, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range. The fuel supply is interrupted to protec
tthe
engin ewhen the red band is reached. Outside tem
perature display G
WARNING
At temperatures just above freezing point, the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas
or on bridges. If you do not adapt your driving
style to the conditio ns,the vehicle coul dskid.
For this reason, adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
The outside temperature displa yisinthe mul-
tifunc tion display (Y page 270).
Changes in the outside temperatur eare dis-
played afte rashort delay. Speedomete
rwith segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is avai lable.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 193):
The segment slight up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
R Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC activated
(Y page 196):
The segments light up from the star tofthe
scal etot he selected limit speed.
R DISTRONI CPLUS activate d(Ypage 198):
One or two segment sinthe set speed
range light up.
R DISTRONI CPLUS detects avehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in fron tand the store dspeed light
up. 268
Display
sand operationOn-board computer and displays

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PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page68)
120 km/h! Maximum permissibl
espeed
exceeded (only for cer tain coun-
tries) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
am enu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 269).
Dependin gonthe equipment fit tedint he
vehicle, you can cal lupthe followin gmenus:
R Trip men
u(Ypage 271)
R Navi menu (navigation details)
(Y page 272)
R Audio menu (Y
page 274)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 275)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 277)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 279)
R Sett. menu (Y
page 279)
R ON&OFFRO AD menu (Y
page 286)
R AMG menu in AM
Gvehicles (Y page 286)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in vehi-
cles with COMAN DOnline. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual appl ytov ehicles
equipped with COMAN DOnline. Trip menu
Standard display X
Pres sand hol dthe % button on the
steerin gwheel until the Trip men
uwith
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip compu ter" From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start
"trip computer
: Distance
; Time
= Averag espeed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start or
From reset .
The values in the From start submen
uare
calculate dfrom th estart of ajour ney, whilst
the values in the Fromreset submenu are
calculated fro mthe last tim ethe submenu
was reset (Y page 272).
The From start trip compute
risa utomati-
cally reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours
or 99,99 9kilometres. Menus and submenus
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R
changin gthe conven ience sett ings
( Y pag e285)
R restoring the factory settings
(Y page 286)
Instrumen tcluster submenu Selecting th
eunit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Displa yunit Speed-/odometer: fun
ction allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in
the multifunction display.
You can determin ewhether the multifunction
displa yshows some messa ges in milesorkil-
ometres.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst .cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 buttontoselect the
Displa yunit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the current consumption and the range
R the navigation instruc tions in the Navi menu
R cruise con trol
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whethe
rthe multifunction
display permanen tlys hows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Inst .cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 buttontoselect the
Permanen tdisplay: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: outside temperature or
Dig. speedo [mph] .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i Speed is displayed in mph.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
func tion is unavailable.
Ligh tsubmenu Settin
gthe daytime drivin glights
The Daytim edriving lights functio
ncan
only be switched on while the engine is
switched off.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Daytime drivin
glights function.
If the Daytime driving lights have
been switched on ,the con eoflight and the
W symbol in the multifunction display
are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime drivin glights
(Y page 119). 280
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Switching th
eIntelligent Ligh tSystem
on/off
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Light submenu.
X Press ato con firm.
X Press :or9 to select the Intell. Ligh
tSystem function.
If the Intell. Light System functio
nhas
been switched on, the cone of light and the
L symbol in the multifunc tion display
ar es hown in red.
X Press the abutton to sav ethe setti ng.
When you activate Intell.Light System ,
yo ua ctivate the following functions:
R motorway mode
R active light function
R cornering light function
R exte nded range foglamps
R off-road lights
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left ,the multifunc tion
display shows the Intell. Light System:
system inoperativ
eInactive for left-side traffic or
Intell. Light System: System inoperative Inactive
for right-side traffic (Y
page 281) dis-
play message instea doftheIntell. Light
System func
tion in the Light submenu.
Further information on the In telligent Light
System (Y page 123).
Setting the dippe d-beam headlamps for
driving on the left/right
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Dipped beam sSetting for: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Right- side traffic or
Left-sid etraffic .
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting.
When you change the setting, conversion
does not take place until the next time the
vehicle is stationary.
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped beam
(Y page 118).
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left ,then motorway
mode and the extended range foglamps are
unavailable.
You can hav ethe dipped-beam headlamps
set for driving on the right or lef tataqualified
specialist workshop.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist on/
off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Adapt. main beam function.
If the Adapt. main beam function has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
_ symbol in the upper multifunction
display are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
For further information about Adaptive High-
beam Assist, see (Y page 125).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu. Menus and submenus
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X
Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Amb. ligh t+/- function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Off to
Level 5 (bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Setting the ambient lighting colour
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Ambien tlight colour function.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 buttontos et the
colour to SOLAR ,
NEUTRAL or
POLAR .
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Surround lighting and exterior lighting
delayed switch-off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Sur‐ roun
dlighting function.
When the Surround lighting function is
activated, th elight cone and the area
around the vehicle are displaye dinred in
the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Deac
tivating delayed switch -off of th eexte-
rior lighting tempo rarily:
X Befor eleaving the vehicle, tur nthe key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the nex ttime you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround light‐ ing func
tion and the light switc hisset to
Ã,t he followin gfunctions are activated
when it is dark:
R Surround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the key. If you start the engine, the
surround lighting is switched off and the
automatic headlamp mode is activated
(Y page 119).
R Exterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for
60 seconds after the engine is switched off.
If you close all the doors and the tailgate,
the exterior lighting goes off after
5s econds.
i Depending on your vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the fol-
lowing light up:
R side lamps
R daytime driving lights
R surround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating th einterior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activa tethe Lighti ngdelayed sw.- off function, th
einterior lighting remains on
for 20seconds after you remove the key from
the ignition lock. 282
Menus and submenusOn-boar
dcomputer and displays

X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Light‐ in
gd elayed sw.-off function.
When the Lighting delayed sw.-off function is activated, th
evehicle interior is
displayed in red in the multifunction dis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle submenu Setting per
manent SPEEDTRONIC
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press :or9 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Limit speed (winter tyres): function.
You will see the curren tsetting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust
permanen tSPEEDTRONI Cinincrements of
ten (23 0km/h to
160 km/h ). The
Off set-
ting switches permanent SPEED TRONIC
off.
X Press the abuttontos tore the entry.
For furth erinformation on perm anent SPEED-
TRONIC (Y page 198).
Switchin gthe automati clocking feature
on/off
If yo uactivate the Automatic door locks function, the vehicl
eiscentrally locked above
as peed of around 15 km/h.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselectthe Settings men
u.
X Press :or9 to select the Vehicle submenu. X
Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Auto‐ matic door locks function.
When the Automaticdoorl ocks func-
ti on is activated, the vehicle doors are dis-
played in red in the multifunction displ ay.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on the automatic lock-
ing feature, see (Y page 84).
Activating/deactivating th eacoustic
lockin gconfirmation
If you switch on the Acoustic Lock function,
an acoustic signal sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press :or9 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the & symbol in the multifunction dis-
play lights up red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press :or9 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Rada rsensor (See Owner's Man.): .
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: on or
off .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i You must deactivate the radar sensor sys-
tem in certain countries and near radio
telescope facilities. For further informa-
tion, see (Y page 433). Menus and submenus
283On-board computer and displays Z

When you are close to radi
otelescope facili-
ties, the rada rsensor system will be deacti-
vated automatically.
The following system sare switche doff when
th er adar senso rsystem is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 198)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 62)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brak e(Ypage 68)
R Blin dSpot Assist (Y page 238)
R Active Blin dSpot Assist (Y page 242)
Heating submenu Auxiliary heating dep
arture time G
WARNING
Exhaus tfumes are produced when the auxili-
ary heating is in operation. Inhaling the se
exhaus tfumes can be poisonous. You should
therefor eswitch off th eauxiliar yheating in
confine dspaces without an extraction sys-
tem, e.g .agarage. G
WARNING
When operating the auxiliary heating parts of
the vehicle can get very hot. Make sure that
the exhaust system does not under any cir-
cumstances come into contact with easily
ignitable material such as dry grass or fuels.
The material could otherwise ignite and set
the vehicle alight. Choos eyour parkin gspot
accordingly.
Operating the auxiliary heating is thus pro-
hibited at fillin gstations or when your vehicle
is being refuelled .You must therefor eswitch
off the auxiliary heating at filling stations.
! Operating the auxiliary heating/ventila-
tion draws on the vehicle battery. After you
have heated or ventilated the vehicle a
maximum of two times, drive for alonger
distance.
This func tion is only available on vehicles with
auxiliary heatin g(Ypage 148). In the
Heating submenu, you can select a
stored departure tim eorchange adeparture
time.
The auxiliary heatin gtimer func tion calcu-
lates the switch-on tim eaccording to the out-
sid etemperatur esothat the vehicle is pre-
heate dbyt he departur etime. When the
departur etime is reached, the auxiliary heat-
ing continues to heat for afurther five
minutes and then switches off. The auxiliary
heating adopts the THERMATI Cor
THERMOTRONI Ctemperature setting.
You can switc hoff th eauxiliary heating by
using the remot econtrol or the auxiliar yheat-
ing button on the centre console.
i Swit chthe auxiliary heating on regularly
once amonthfor about ten minutes.
Selecting th edepartur etime or deactivat-
ing aselected depa rtur et ime
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
one of the three departur etimes or Timer off (no timer active).
X Press ato confirm.
If ad eparture tim eisselected, the yellow
indicator lam plights up on the auxiliary
heating button.
Changing the depa rtur et ime
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm. 284
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X
Press the :or9 button to select A ,
B or
Change C .
X Press ato confirm.
You can now change the departur etime.
X Press the =or; button to select the
display to be changed: hours, minutes.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
selected display.
X Press the abutton to store the entry.
The yellow indicator lamp on the auxiliary
heating button lights up.
Convenience submenu Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
G
WARNING
The steerin gwheel moves when the EASY-
ENTRY/ EXIT feature is active. There is arisk
of occupant sbecoming trapped. Before acti-
vating the EASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfeature, make
sure that nobody can becom etrapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, eve nifthey ar esecured in achild
rest raint system. The children could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featur eand
become trapped.
X Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Convenie nce submenu.
X Press ato con firm.
X Press :or9 to select the Easy Entry/Ex
it function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit function is activa-
ted ,the vehicle steerin gwheel is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to sav ethe setting.
Further information on the EASY- ENTRY/EXIT
feature (Y page 111). Switching the belt adjustment on/off
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenie nce submenu.
X Press ato con firm.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Belt adjustme nt function.
When the Belt adjustment function is
activated, th evehicle seat belt is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment,
see (Y page 48).
Switching th eFold in mirrors when lock-
ing function on/off
This func tion is only available on vehicles with
Memor yFunction (Y page 115).
When you activat ethe Auto. fold-in mir‐
rors func
tion, the exterior mirror sare folded
in when th evehicle is locked. When you
unloc kthe vehicle and then open adoor, the
exterior mirror sfold out again.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenie nce submenu.
X Press ato con firm.
X Press :or9 to select the Auto. fold-in mirrors function.
If the Auto. fold-in mirrors function is
activated, th evehicle' sexterior mirror is
displaye dinred in the multifunction dis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Menus and submenus
285On-board computera nd displays Z

:
To fold the exterior mirror sinorout
If you have switched on the function and you
fold the exterior mirrors in using button :,
the exterior mirrors do not fold out automat-
ically (Y page 113).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button :.
Resetting to factor ysettings X
Pres sthe = or; button on th esteer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Factor ysetting submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appe ars.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press ato confir mthe selection.
If you select Yes ,t
he multifunction display
shows aconfirmation message.
For safet yreasons, not all functions are reset:
the Limi tspeed (winter tyres): func-
tion in permanen tSPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehicle submenu. If you want to
reset the Daytimedriving lights in the
Light submenu, yo
umust turn the key to
position 1in the ignition lock. ON&OFFROAD menu
Example: multifunction display
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the ON&OFFROAD menu.
You can set the following current settings to
appea rintheON&OFFROAD menu:
R On-road program (Y page 248)
R Off-road program (Y page 253) AM
Gm enu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays :
Digital speedometer
; Gear indicator
= Upshift indicator
? Engin eoil temperature
A Coolant temperature
B ECO start/stop func tion status indicator
(Y page 163)
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG menu.
Upshift indicator UP =
indicates that the
engin ehas reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator UP =
fades out other mes-
sages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue. 286
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Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!÷
currentl
yunavail‐ able See Owner's
Manual ABS (Anti-loc
kBraking System) ,ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram), BAS (Brake Assist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill
start assist, crosswind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation are temporarily not available.
The adaptive brake lights ,COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in
the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
Possible causes:
R self-diagnosis is not yet complete.
R the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and brakin gcharacteristics ma ybeseverely affec-
ted. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unabl etos tabilise the vehicle.
The dange rofskidding and having an accident increases.
X Carefull ydrive on asuitable stretch of road, making slight steer-
ing movement sataspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !÷
inoperativ
eSee Owner's Manual ABS, ESP
®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist,
crosswind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not
available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights ,COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the J,÷,åand! warning lamps light
up in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING Display messages
291On-board computer and displays Z