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1,
2,3...
4ETS (Electronic Traction System )
see ETS/4E TS(Elect ronic Trac-
tion System)
4MATIC
Display message ............................ 228
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
dr ive) ................ .................................. 168
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
360° camer a
Func tion/notes .............................1 82 A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking System)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Function/notes ................................60
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 60
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 234
Ac celeratio n
see Kickdow n
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53
Acti vatin gmed iamod e
Gen eral notes................................ 249
Acti vatin g/d eact ivatingcooling
with airdeh umidifica tion.................1 18
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activating ordea ctivating .............. 197
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................61
Ac tive Distanc eAss ist
DI STRONIC
Activating .......................................160
Ca lling up aspee d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 164
Disp lays on the instr umentclu s-
ter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 164
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 164
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 159Setting
aspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 178
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Exiti ngapa rking space<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 67
Addi tional speedo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 199
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 338
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 51
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 45
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 44
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 44
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 46
Wi ndow curtainairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 47
Ai rve nts
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 123
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting theside airvents ............... 123
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 68
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 684
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Transmission
positiondisplay
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................1 34
Transmi ssionposi tions .................. 137
Automatic transmissionemer-
gen cymode ....................................... 142 B
Back button ....................................... 244
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Bag hook....... ....... ..............................256
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Basic settings
see Settings
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 72
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 72
Rep lacing ......................................... 72
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 295
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 219
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 293
Ju mp starting ................................. 296
Rep lacing .......................................296
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 198
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
Notes/fu nction..............................185
Blow er
see Clima tecontrol
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........247
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 248
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Tel epho ny....... ...............................247
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake assistanc e
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210 Notes
.............................................338
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake HOLDfunction
Gene ralnotes ................................ 165
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................108
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Brakes
ABS ..................................................60
BAS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......338
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 150
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 151
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 150
Situ ation-de pendent braking
as sis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 233
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 32
Button son the steering wheel......... 189 C
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 280
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 284
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 284
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 285
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 2846
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Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 241
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 62
War ning lamp .................................2 41
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................199
Automa ticlocking (switch) ...............76
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................6 9
Con trol pan el...................................3 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................229
Emer gency locking ............ ...............77
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 76
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 75
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 75
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
Disp lay(DIR ECT SELECT lever) ...... 134
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri ver's seat
see Seat
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 279
Dri vin gdyna micsdis play
Off-ro adpro gram<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 171
Dri vin gin moun tainous terrai n
App roach/d epartu reang le............ 156
Dri vin goff -road
see Off-ro addriving
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 61
Situ ation-de pendent braking
as sis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 67
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 62
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67ESP
®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 67
Dri vin gsys tem
Off-ro adpro gram<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Pa rking assist PAR KTRONIC .......... 171
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Start-o ffas sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 166
Dri vin gsys tems
360°ca mera<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 182
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 174
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 168
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 186
La ne Tra cking packag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 185
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158,164
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 137
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Ch ecki ngbra kelining thickne ss.... 152
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 153
Drivi ngon sand <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 152
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 152
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Lim itedbra king efficiency onsal-
ted roads<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 151
Off-ro addriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 308
The first 1000 miles(150 0km) ..... 124
Ti re ruts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156 In
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Traveling
uphill...............................1 56
Wet road surface....... .................... 151
DSR (Dow nhil lSpee dRegul ation)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Function/notes .............................169
DVD video
Opera ting(on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 195
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton
Cl ima tecontrol (3-zone auto-
matic climatecontrol) .................... 118
Cl ima tecontrol (air-condi tioning
sys tem) .............. ............................ 115
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton (all
vehi cles exc ept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) ....... .............. ........................132
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er....... ..... 133
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er
(Me rcede s-AMG vehicles) ....... ..........133 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................200
EA SY-E XITfeature
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 200
EA SY-P ACKtailg ate
see Tailga te
EBD (elec tronic brakeforcedistri-
butio n)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 207
Function/notes ................................67
EC Odisplay
Function/notes .............................149
On-boa rdcompu ter....... ................192
EC Ostart/stop function
Automa ticengine start.................. 129
Automa ticengine switch-off ..........129
Deactiva ting/activa ting....... ..........130
Gene ralinforma tion.......................129
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 129
Introducti on....... ............................ 129
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m)
Emerge ncy
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53 Emer
gency brak ing
see BAS(Br ake Assist Syst em)
Emer gency release
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 76
Vehic le.............................................7 6
Emer gency sparewheel
Gene ralnotes................................ 332
Im port antsafety notes.................. 331
Removing .......................................3 32
Emerge ncyTensi oningDevic es
Activatio n....... .................................. 51
Eng ine
Che ckEngine warning lamp ....... ....239
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
ECO start/stop function................129
Engine number....... ........................335
Irregu larrunning ............................ 131
Ju mp-starti ng....... .......................... 296
Starting (important safetynotes) ...126
Starting problems .......................... 131
Starting theengine with the
SmartKey .......................................127
Starting viasmartp hone................127
Starting with the Start/Stop but-
ton ....... .......................................... 127
Switchi ngoff ....... ........................... 146
Tow -starting (vehicle)....... .............. 302
Eng ineelectroni cs
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 131
Eng ineoil
Adding ...........................................276
Additi ves....... ................................. 338
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 275
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 275
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 219
Fill ing capa city....... ........................338
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 338
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....275
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....201
Eng ineoiladditive s
see Additi ves(engi neoil)
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
ESC (Elec tronic StabilityControl)
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m) 10
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OCS
Faults ............................................... 51
Operation ......................................... 48
Self- test...........................................5 0
Odomet er...........................................1 92
Off-road driving
Approa ch/dep artureangl e....... ..... 342
Che cklist afterdrivingoff-roa d...... 155
Che cklist beforedrivi ngoff-roa d.... 155
Gene ralinforma tion.......................154
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 153
Maxi mum gradientclimb ingabil-
ity ....... ...........................................342
Trave linguphill....... ........................156
Off-road Program
Driving dynamics displa y............... 171
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Off- road system
DSR <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
Off roaddri ve pro gram<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 170
Off-ro ad4ETS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 64
Off-ro adABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 60
Off-ro adESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 66
On- board computer
AMG menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 201
Assi stance graphicmenu ............... 197
Assi stance menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Aud iomenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 194
Co nveni ence subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 200
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 279
Facto rysetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 188
Instru mentcluster subme nu.......... 198
Lig hting subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Menu overview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Mes sage memo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Na vig ation menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 189
RAC ETIM ER<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 202
Servi cemenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 198
Setting smenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
Stand arddispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 192
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 192
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 195On-
board diag nosti cin terfac e
see Diagnos ticsconnecti on
Ope ning and clos ingthe side trim
pane ls<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 108
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 24
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 26
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 188
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 38
Ove rride feature
Re ar sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59 P
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 334
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...281
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Pan orama roofwi th pow ertilt/
sl idi ng pane l
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 87
Ope rating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 88
Ope ratingthe rollersu nbl indsfor
the slid ing sunroo f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 89
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 91
Re vers ingfeature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 88
Parc elshe lf<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 145
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Pa rking position for the exter ior
mir ror onthe front-p asseng er
si de <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 100
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Parki ngaid
see Exteri ormir rors
see Rear vie wcam era
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 173
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 171
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 171
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 174
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 172 In
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Warning
display............................. 173
Park ingassista nce
see Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
Park ingbrak e
Applying automatic ally...................1 47
Apply ingorrele asing manu ally ...... 147
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 207
Electric parking brake....... ............. 146
Emergency braking ........................148
Gene ralnotes ................................ 146
Rel eas ing automatica lly....... ..........148
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 238
Parking lamps
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
PAS SENGE RAI RBAG
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 214
Indica torlamps ................................40
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 214
Pets inthe vehi cle ....... ........................59
Phon eboo k
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................243
Plas tictrim (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... .............. .............................285
Pow erwashe rs....... ........................... 280
Pow erwindow s
see Side windows
Protec tionagain sttheft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem) .........68
Immobi lizer....... ....... ........................67
Protec tionofthe environ ment
Gene ralnotes .................................. 25
Pull ingaway
Automa tictransmis sion.................128
Gene ralnotes ................................ 128
Hill start assist....... ........................128 Q
QR code
Merced es-Benz Guide App .................1
Res cue card .....................................28
Quali fiedspec ialistwo rkshop ........... 27 R
RAC ESTART
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 167 RAC
ESTART (Mercede s-AMG
vehi cles) ....... ......................................167
RAC ETIMER (on-bo ardcomputer,
Merce des-AMGvehi cles) ....... ...........202
Radio
Sele cting astatio n....... ..................194
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Radio mode
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Radio-w averece ption/ transmis-
sio nin the vehi cle
Decla rationof conformity ................27
Rain closi ng feature (panorama
roof with pow ertilt/s liding
panel )....... .............................................89
Readin glamp .....................................105
Rear compartm ent
Setting theairvents ......................123
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................108
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Rear lamps
see Ligh ts
Rear seat
Adjusting theangl eof the backr-
ests ................................................ 255
Rear seats
Fold ingthe backres tforwa rds/
back ............................................... 255
Rear viewcamera
"R everse parking" function ............ 180
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 284
Displ ayinthe multimedi asys tem ..179
Function/notes .............................178
Gene ralnotes ................................ 178
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 179
Rear window defros ter
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 122
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 122
Rear window wiper
Rep lacing thewiper blade ....... ....... 112
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-glare (manual )....... ................... 98
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... .................. 99 16
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Turn
sign als
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....215
Re placi ng bulbs(fr ont) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 108
Swi tchi ngon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ....104
Two -way radio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............333
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..............333
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 333
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti ficationplate U
Un lock ing
Emer gency unlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 76
From inside the vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ......75
Ups hiftin dic ator (on-b oard com-
pute r,Merc edes-AMG vehic les) ....... 201
US Bdev ices
Co nnecti ngtothe Med iaInter -
fa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[.250 V
Vanity mirror(inthe sun visor)....... .260
Vehic le
Corre ctuse ....... ...............................28
Data acquisition ...............................28
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Equi pment ....................................... 26
Indivi dualsettings .......................... 198
Limi tedWarr anty .............................28
Loadi ng.......................................... 317
Locking (inanemergency) ............... 77
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 69
Loweri ng........................................ 330
Mai ntenance .................................... 26
Parking foralong perio d.... ............ 148
Pul ling away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 328
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 327
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 301
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 76
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 69
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 341
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle ) Vehi
cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 341
Vehi cle data (off-ro addrivi ng)
App roach/d epartu reang le............ 342
Ma ximu mgra dient climbi ngabil-
ity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 342
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 341
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 334
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 288
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 123
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 335
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 334 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 234
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 233
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 239
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 236
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 237
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 239
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 238
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 231
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 237
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 242
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 330
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 330 22
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires you
to dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate
or re-use them.Observe therelevant environ-
ment alrules andregulations whendisposing
of materials. Inthis way youwillhelp topro-
tect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
25Introdu ction Z
Page 28 of 346
have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 334). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofthis
Operator's Manualgoingtoprint. Country-
specific differences arepossible. Bearin
mind thatyour vehicle maynotfeature all
funct ionsdescribed here.Thisalso appli es
to safety-relevant systemsandfunct ions.
The equipment inyour vehicle maytherefore
differ fromthatshown inthe descriptions
and illustrations.
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Maintenance
Always bringtheMaintenanc eBooklet with
you when taking thevehicle toan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Yourcustomer service
advisor willenter every service intoyour Main-
tenanc eBooklet onyour behalf. Roadside
Assistance
The Mercedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssistanc ePro-
gram offers technicalhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown. Callsto the toll-free Roadside
Assistanc eHotline areanswered byour agents
24 hours aday, 365days ayear.
<00140010001B0013001300100029003200350010003000280035002600480047
00480056> (1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information, refertothe
Mercedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssistanc eProgram
brochure (USA)orthe "Roa dside Assistanc e"
section inthe Service andWarranty Booklet
(Canada ).You willfind both inthe vehicle
document wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachange ofaddress, please
send usthe "Notification ofAddress Change"
in the Service andWarranty Bookletorsimply
call theMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistance
Center (USA)atthe hotline number
1-80 0-FOR- MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)or
Customer ServiceCenter(Canada )at
1-80 0-387-0100.This willassist usincont act-
ing you inatimely manner shouldtheneed
arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes, pleaseleaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis availa bletothe
next owner.
If you have purchased aused car,please send
us the "Notification ofUsed CarPurchase" in
the Service andWarranty Bookletorsimply
call theMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistance
Center (USA)atthe hotline number
1-80 0-FOR- MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)or
Customer Service(Canada )at
1-80 0-387-0100. 26
Service
andvehicl eoperat ionIntroduct ion
Page 31 of 346
The
data cannotbe used totrace thevehicle's
movemen ts.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfunct iondata memory.
Servic esinclude, forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quality assurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe
service network (including themanufact urer)
using special diagnostic testers. More detailed
inform ationisobtained fromit,ifrequired.
Aft eramalfunct ionhas been rectified, the
inform ationisdeleted fromthemalfunct ion
memory oriscont inually overwritt en.
When operating thevehicle, situations are
conc eivable inwhich thistechn icaldata, in
conn ection withother inform ation(ifneces-
sary, under consult ationwithanauthorized
expert ),could betraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage tothe vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functionsthathave been
cont ractually agreeduponwiththecustomer
allow certainvehicle datatobe conv eyed by
the vehicle aswell. Theadditional functions
include, forexample, vehiclelocation incase
of an emergenc y. COMAND/Mercedes
meconnec t
(Canada: TELEAID)
If the vehicle isequipped withCOMAND or
Mercedes meconn ect,additional dataabout
the vehicle's operation, theuse ofthe vehicle
in cert ainsituations, andthelocation ofthe
vehicle iscompiled throughCOMAND orthe
Mercedes meconn ectsystem.
For additional information,please refertothe
COMAND UserManual orDigital Operator's
Manual and/ortheMercedes meconn ect
Terms andConditions. Event
datarecorder s
USA only: This
vehicle isequipped withanevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicle isequipped with
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDRis to record, incert aincrash or
near crash-lik esituations, suchasan air bag
deployment orhittin garoad obstacle, data
that willassist inunderstan dinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed. TheEDRis designed
to record datarelating tovehicle dynamics
and safety systems forashort period oftime,
typically 30seconds orless.
The EDRin this vehicle isdesigned torecord
such dataas:
R How various systems inyour vehicle were
operating
R Whether ornot thedriver andpassenger
safety beltswerebuckled/fast ened
R How far(ifat all) the driver wasdepressing
the accelerator and/orbrakepedal; and,
R How fastthevehicle wastraveling
These datacanhelp provide abetter under-
standin gof the circumst ancesinwhich
crashes andinjuries occur.NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyour vehicle onlyifanon- triv-
ial crash situation occurs;nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDRunder normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersonal data(e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location) arerecorded. How-
ever, other parties, suchaslaw enforc ement
could combine theEDRdata withthetype of
personally identifying dataroutinely acquired
during acrash investigation.
Acc ess tothe vehicle and/or theEDRis nee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and special equipment isrequired. Inaddition
to the vehicle manufact urer,other parties that
have thespecial equipment, suchaslaw
enforc ement,can read theinform ationby
accessing thevehicle orthe EDR.
ED Rdata maybeused incivil andcriminal
matt ersasatool inaccident reconstruct ion,
accident claimsandvehicle safety.Sincethe
Crash DataRetrieval CDRtoolthat isused to
extr actdata from theEDRis commer cially
availab le,Mercedes- BenzUSA,LLC ("MBUSA ")
expressly disclaimsanyand allliabil ityarising
from theextr action ofthis inform ationby
unauthorized Mercedes-Benzpersonn el.
MBUSA willnotshare EDRdata withothers
without theconsen tof the vehicle owners or,
if the vehicle isleased, without theconsen tof
the lessee. Exceptions tothis represent ation
include responses tosubpoenas bylaw Data
storage
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