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Program selector button
................157
Pulling away ................................... 151
Shift range s................................... 158
Starting the engine ........................151
Steering wheel paddle shifters ......157
Trailer towing ................................. 157
Transmissio nposition display ........155
Transmission positions ..................156
Automatic transmission
emergency mode ............................... 160 B
Backup lamp Changing bulbs .............................. 129
Display message ............................ 223
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................68
Battery (SmartKey) Checking .......................................... 79
Important safety notes ....................79
Replacing ......................................... 80
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 303
Display message ............................ 226
Important safety notes ..................301
Jump starting ................................. 304
Overview ........................................ 301
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating .................211
Display message ............................ 229
Notes/function .............................. 191
Trailer towing ................................. 193
BlueTEC
Adding DEF .................................... 164
BlueTEC (DEF) .................................... 353
Brake Assist see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 218
Notes ............................................. 355
Brake lamps
Display message ............................ 222
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 68
BAS .................................................. 68
Brake fluid (notes) .........................355
Display message ............................ 215
Driving tips .................................... 169Important safety notes
..................169
Maintenance .................................. 170
Parking brake ........................ 167, 171
Warning lamp ................................. 239
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail
customers and lessees ....................22
Calling up a malfunction
see Display messages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carpets .......................................... 296
Car wash ........................................ 290
Display ........................................... 294
Exterior lights ................................ 293
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 295
Interior ........................................... 294
Matte finish ................................... 291
Notes ............................................. 289
Paint .............................................. 291
Plastic trim .................................... 294
Power washer ................................ 291
Roof lining ...................................... 296
Seat bel t........................................ 295
Seat cover ..................................... 295
Sensors ......................................... 293
Steering wheel ............................... 295
Tai lpipes ....................................... 293
Trim pieces .................................... 295
Washing by hand ........................... 290
Wheels ........................................... 292
Windows ........................................ 292
Wiper blades .................................. 292
Wooden trim .................................. 295
Cargo compartment cover
Extending ...................................... .262
Notes/ho wtouse......................... 260 Index
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Cargo compartment enlargement
Full ................................................ .255
Important safety notes ..................254
Partial ............................................ 255
Cargo compartment floor .................298
Cargo net Attaching ....................................... 263
Important safety information .........262
Cargo tie down rings .........................259
Car keys see SmartKey
Car wash (care) ................................. 290
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 204
Center console 2nd row of seats ............................ 253
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 209
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........77
Changing bulbs
High-beam headlamps ...................128
Important safety notes ..................125
License plate lighting .....................130
Low-beam headlamps ....................127
Overview of bul btypes .................. 126
Parking lamps ................................ 128
Removing/replacing the cover
(front wheel arch) .......................... 127
Reversing lamps ............................ 129
Side marker lamps .........................128
Standing lamps (front) ...................128
Turn signals (front) ......................... 128
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................66
Rea rdoors ....................................... 67
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 60
Restraint systems ............................ 60
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............62
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 63
Top Tether ....................................... 64
Cigarette lighter ................................ 268Cleaning
Mirro rturn signal ........................... 293
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 294
Climate control
Automatic climate control (3-
zone) .............................................. 136
Controlling automatically ...............139
Cooling with aird ehumidification..138
Defrosting the windows .................142
Defrosting the windshield ..............142
Dual-zone automatic climate
control ........................................... 135
Important safety notes ..................134
Indicator lamp ................................ 139
Information on using 3-zone
automatic climate control ..............137
Notes on using automatic climate
control ........................................... 135
Overview of systems ......................134
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 139
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 143
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 136
Setting the aird istribution.............141
Setting the airflow .........................141
Setting the airv ents...................... 144
Setting the temperature ................140
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 143
Switching on/off ........................... 137
Switching residual hea ton/off ......143
Switching the MONO function on/
off .................................................. 141
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 142
Clock (on-board computer) ...............207
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 30
see Instrument cluster
Collapsible spare wheel
Inflating ......................................... 343
see Emergency spare wheel
COMAND
see separate operating instructions
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 294
Combination switch ..........................1236
Index

On-board computer
Additional functions menu .............211
AIRMATIC/compass menu ............205
Audi omenu ................................... 204
Convenience submenu ..................210
Displaying a service message ........288
Displaying the coolant
temperature ................................... 203
Displaying the outside
temperature ................................... 203
Display messages ..........................214
DISTRONI Cmenu .......................... 180
Factory settings ............................. 206
Important safety notes ..................200
Menu overview .............................. 202
Message memory menu ................. 214
Navigation menu ............................ 205
Operation ....................................... 201
Selecting the language ..................207
Settings menu ............................... 206
Standard display. ........................... 203
Status bar ...................................... 207
Telephone menu ............................ 212
Trip computer menu ......................211
Video DVD operation. ....................205
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 129
Operating system see On-board computer
Outside temperature
Calling up (on-board computer) .....203
Outside temperature display ...........201
Overhead control panel ......................36
Override feature Rea rside windows ........................... 67 P
Pain tcode number ............................ 349
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...291
Panic alarm .......................................... 40
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Opening/closing .............................. 95
Opening/closing the roller
sunblind ........................................... 96
Problem (malfunction) .....................97
Resetting ......................................... 96Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................93
Parking ............................................... 166
Important safety notes ..................166
Parking brake ................................ 167
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 116
Rea rview camera .......................... 189
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 217
Notes/function .............................. 167
Warning lamp ................................. 244
Parking lamps (changing bulbs) ......128
PARKTRONIC Deactivating/activating .................188
Driving system ............................... 186
Function/notes ............................. 186
Important safety notes ..................186
Problem (malfunction) ...................189
Range of the sensors .....................186
Trailer towing ................................. 188
Warning displa y............................. 187
PASSENGE RAIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp ...................................................... 46
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .294
Power washers .................................. 291
Power windows see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
protection) Display message ............................ 218
Operation ........................................ .52
Product information ............................21
Program selector button ..................157
Pulling away (automatic
transmission) ..................................... 151 Q
Qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ...........24 Index
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R
Radar sensor system Activating/deactivating .................209
Radiator cover ................................... 285
Radio Selecting astation ......................... 204
see separate operating instructions
Radio-controlled devices
(installing) .......................................... 281
Reading lamp ..................................... 124
Rear bench seat Folding forwards/back ..................254
Rear compartment
Activating/deactivating climate
control ........................................... 137
Exit/entry position (3rd row of
seats) ............................................ .107
Setting the airv ents...................... 144
Setting the temperature ................140
Rear fog lamp
Display message ............................ 223
Switching on/off ........................... 122
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seat
Adjusting ....................................... 106
Rear seats
see Rears eat
Rear view camera
Function/notes ............................. 189
Rear-view mirror
Anti-glare (manual). .......................114
Dipping (automatic) .......................115
Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ...................143
Switching on/off ........................... 142
Rear window wiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 132
Switching on/off ........................... 131
Refueling
Fuel gauge ....................................... 31
Important safety notes ..................160
Refueling process. .........................161
see Fuel
Remote control
Programming (garage door
opener) .......................................... 278Reporting safety defects
....................25
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Display message ............................ 227
Warning lamp ................................. 245
see Fuel
Reset button ........................................ 31
Residual heat (climate control) ........143
Restraint system see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Roadside Assistance (breakdown) ....22
Roller sunblind Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel ..................................... 95
Rea rside windows ......................... 267
Roof carrier ........................................ 264
Roof lining and carpets (cleaning
guidelines) ......................................... 296
Roof load (maximum) ........................357
Route (navigation) see Route guidance (navigation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............205 S
Safety Childrenint he vehicle..................... 60
Child restraint systems ....................60
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 46
Safety system
see Driving safety systems
Seat belts
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger seatb elt......................... 57
Adjusting the height ......................... 57
Belt force limiters ............................ 59
Cleaning ......................................... 295
Correct usage .................................. 55
Emergency Tensioning Devices ....... .59
Fastening ......................................... 56
Important safety guidelines .............54
Releasing ......................................... 58
Safety guidelines ............................. 42
Switching belt adjustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................21014
Index

Warning lamp ................................. 238
Warning lamp (function) ...................58
Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ...................102
Adjusting the head restraint ..........103
Cleaning the cover .........................295
Correct driver's sea tposition ........100
Entry position (3rd row of seats) ....108
Exit position (3rd row of seats) ......108
Folding downt he 2nd row of
seats .............................................. 256
Folding downt he 3rd row of seats .257
Folding the 2nd row of seats
forward manually ........................... 107
Folding the rear bench seat
forwards/back ............................... 254
Important safety notes ..................101
Overview ........................................ 101
Resetting the 2nd row of seats ......258
Resetting the 3rd row of seats ....... 258
Seat heating problem ....................111
Seat ventilation problem ................111
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 116
Switching sea theating on/off .......110
Switching seat ventilation on/off ..111
Securing hooks .................................. 260
Selector lever Cleaning ......................................... 295
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......293
Service see ASSYST PLUS
Service products
Brake fluid ..................................... 355
Coolant (engine) ............................ 355
DEF special additive s..................... 353
Engine oil ....................................... 354
Fuel ................................................ 351
Important safety notes ..................350
Washer fluid .................................. .356
Service work
see ASSYST PLUS
Settings
Factory (on-board computer) .........206
On-board computer .......................206
Setting the air distribution ...............141
Setting the airflow ............................141Short journeys (diesel particle
filter)
................................................... 169
Side impact air bag .............................45
Side marker lamp (display
message) ............................................ 223
Side marker lamps (changing
bulbs) ................................................. 128
Side windows Cleaning ......................................... 292
Convenience closing feature ............91
Convenience opening feature ..........90
Hinged sid ewindows ....................... 90
Important safety information ...........89
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Overview .......................................... 89
Problem (malfunction) .....................93
Resetting ......................................... 92
Sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................93
Opening/closing .............................. 94
Problem (malfunction) .....................97
Resetting ......................................... 95
see Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel
SmartKey
Changing the battery .......................80
Changing the programming .............78
Checking the battery .......................79
Convenience closing feature ............91
Convenience opening feature ..........90
Display message ............................ 236
Door central locking/unlocking .......77
Important safety notes ....................76
Loss ................................................. 81
Mechanical key ................................ 78
Overview .......................................... 76
Positions (ignition lock) .................149
Problem (malfunction) .....................81
Starting the engine ........................151
Snow chains
Information .................................... 315
Sockets
2nd row of seats ............................ 270
Center console .............................. 269
Front-passenger footwell ...............269
General notes ................................ 269
Luggage compartment ...................270 Index
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Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
p
Switches the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 124
;
|
Switches the
automatic interio rlighting
control on/off 125
=
u
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 125
?
c
Switches the front
interior lighting on/off 125
A
p
Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 124
B
Interior lighting, right 125
C
2
Opens/closes the
sliding sunroof 94
2
Opens/closes the
panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel with roller
sunblinds 95 Function Page
D
G
SOS button (mbrace
system) 272
E
Rear-view mirror 114
F
Reading lamps 124
G
Buttons for the garage door
opener
278
H
Microphone for mbrace
(emergency call system),
telephone and the Voice
Control System
1 I
Interior lighting, left 125
1
Observe the additional operating instructions. 36
Overhead control panelAt a glance

Safety guidelines for seat belts,
Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)
and air bags
G
WARNING
R Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have
been subjected to stress in an accident
must be replaced. Their anchoring points
must also be checked. Only use seat belts
installed or supplied by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
R Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency
Tensioning Devices (ETDs) contain
perchlorate material, which may require
special handling and regard for the
environment. Check your national disposal
guidelines. California residents, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm .
R Air bags and ETDs are designed to function
on a one-time-only basis. An air bag or ETD
that has deployed must be replaced. PRE-
SAFE ®
has electrically operated reversible
belt tensioners in addition to the
pyrotechnic ETDs.
R Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
R Do not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the seat belts.
R Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may
severely weaken them. In a crash they may
not be able to provide adequate protection.
R No modifications of any kind may be made
to any components or wiring of the SRS.
R Do not change or remove any component
or part of the SRS.
R Do not install additional trim material, seat
covers, badges, etc. to the:
-padded steering wheel boss
- front-passenger air bag cover
- outer side of front seat bolsters
- outer side of the seat bolsters of the rear
bench seat backrest
- roof lining trim R
Do not install additional electrical/
electronic equipment on or near SRS
components and wiring.
R Keep area between air bags and occupants
free of objects (e.g. packages, purses,
umbrellas, etc.).
R Do not hang items such as coat hangers
from the coat hooks or handles over the
door. These items may be thrown around in
the vehicle and cause head and other
injuries when the window curtain air bag is
deployed.
R Air bag system components will be hot after
an air bag has inflated. Do not touch them.
R Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
R Improper repair work on the SRS creates a
risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or
causing unintended air bag deployment.
Work on the SRS must therefore only be
performed by qualified technicians.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
R For your protection and the protection of
others, when scrapping the air bag unit or
ETD, our safety instructions must be
followed. These instructions are available
from any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
R Given the considerable deployment speed,
required inflation volume, and the material
of the air bags, there is the possibility of
abrasions or other, potentially more serious
injuries resulting from air bag deployment.
If you sell your vehicle, Mercedes-Benz
strongly recommends that you inform the
subsequent owner that the vehicle is
equipped with SRS. Also, refer them to the
applicable section in the Operator's Manual. 42
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R
regardless of whethe rthe seat belt on the
driver's seat and the outer seats of the 2nd
row of seats is used
R independently of the front air bags
R independently of the ETDs
If the vehicle rolls over, the side impact air
bags are generally not deployed. side impact
air bags are deployed if the system detects
high vehicle deceleration or acceleration in a
lateral direction, or also if the vehicle rolls
over, and the system determines that side
impact air bag deployment can offer
additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt.
Side impact air bags will not deploy in side
impacts which do not exceed the system's
preset deployment thresholds for lateral
acceleration/deceleration. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belt.
The side impact air bag on the front-
passenger side is not deployed in the
following situations:
R the OCS system detects that the front-
passenger seat is not occupied, and
R the front-passenger seat belt is not
fastened.
The side impact air bag on the front-
passenger side will deploy if the front-
passenger seat belt is fastened, regardless of
whether the front-passenger seat is occupied
or not.
Window curtain air bags Window curtain air bags
:enhance the level
of protection for the head, but not chest or
arms, of the vehicle occupants on the side of
the vehicle on which the impact occurs.
The window curtain air bags are integrated
into the side of the roof frame and deploy in
the area extending from the front door (A-
pillar) to the rear side window (D-pillar).
Window curtain air bags are deployed:
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in aside impact
R on the side on which an impac toccurs
R on the driver's side and passenger side, in
the event of a vehicle rollover and if the
system determines that ai rbag deployment
can offer the vehicle occupants additional
protection to that provided by the seat belt
R independently of the use of the seat belt
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of the fron tair bags
Window curtain air bags will not deploy in
impacts which do not exceed the system's
prese tdeployment thresholds for lateral
acceleration/deceleration .You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belt. Occupant Classification System
(OCS)
Method of operation G
WARNING
If the 42 indicator lamp
illuminates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the front
passenger seat, have the front passenger
reposition himself or herself in the seat until
the 42 indicator lamp goes out,
or check whether objectsa re caught under or
around the seat.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow front passenger front air bag
deployment when the OCS has classified the 46
Occupant safetySafety

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The
42
indicator lamp does not
light up and/or does
not stay on.
The front-passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied with a
weight up to that of a
typical twelve-
month-old child in a
standard child
restraint system The OCS is malfunctioning.
X
Make sure there is nothing between the seat cushion and the
child seat.
X Check the installation of the child restraint system.
X Make sure that no objectsa re applying additional weight onto
the seat.
X Make sure there are no objects applying additional force to the
seat. Head restraints that press against the roof or books that
are behind or trapped between the seat, for example, apply
additional force to the seat. The OCS senses such forces as
additional weight.
X If the 42 indicator lamp remains off, have the OCS
checked as soon as possible at a qualified specialist workshop.
Do not transport a child on the front-passenge rseat as long as
the OCS is not functioning.
X Observe the additional messages in the multifunction display
(Y page 220). PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occupant
protection) G
WARNING
The PRE-SAFE ®
system reduces the impact of
an acciden tonvehicle occupants, as long as
their seat belts have been fastened correctly.
Although your vehicle is equipped with a PRE-
SAFE ®
system, the possibility of injury in the
event of an acciden tcannot be ruled out .You
should therefore always drive carefully and
adapt your driving style to the prevailing road,
weather and traffic conditions. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you adjust the seat.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when resetting
the seats. There is a risk that the seats
and/or the objects could be damaged.
PRE-SAFE ®
takes preemptive measures to
protect occupants in certain hazardous
situations. PRE-SAFE
®
intervenes:
R if BAS intervenes, e.g. in emergency
braking situations
R if, on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS, BAS
PLUS intervenes powerfully
R if, on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS, the
radar sensor system detectsani mminent
dange rofcollision in certain situations
R in critical driving situations, e.g. when
physical limits are exceeded and the
vehicle understeers or oversteers severely
PRE-SAFE ®
takes the following measures
depending on the hazardous situation
detected:
R the front seat belts are pre-tensioned.
R on vehicles with memory function for the
front-passenger seat: the front-passenger
seat is adjusted if it is in an unfavorable
position. 52
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R
if the vehicle skids, the side windows are
closed so that only a small gap remains.
R on vehicles with a sliding sunroof: if the
vehicle skids, the sliding sunroof closes so
that only a small gap remains.
If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE ®
slackens
the belt pretensioning. All settings made by
PRE-SAFE ®
can then be reversed.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or seat back slightly, but
only when the vehicle is stationary.
The belt pretensioning is reduced and the
locking mechanis mis released.
More information abouts eat-belt
adjustment, a convenience function
integrated into PRE-SAFE ®
, can be found in
the "Seat-belt adjustment" section
(Y page 57). NECK-PRO head restraints/NECK-
PRO luxury head restraints
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Do not attach any objects (e.g. a coat hanger)
to the NECK-PRO head restraints/NECK-PRO
luxury head restraints. Otherwise, the NECK-
PRO head restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head
restraints may not function properly and in
the event of a rear-end collision may not offer
the protection they are designed to provide. G
WARNING
Seat or head restraint covers can cause a
malfunction when the NECK-PRO head
restraints/NECK PRO luxury head restraints
are activated or when the side impact air bags
are deployed, or they can preven tthis
completely. The NECK-PRO head restraints/
NECK PRO luxury head restraints or side
impact air bags can therefore not provide the
intended protection. Do not use any seat or
head restraint covers. G
WARNING
For your protection, drive only with properly
positioned head restraints.
Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close
to the head as possible and the center of the
head restraint supports the back of the head
at eye level. This will reduce the potential for
injury to the head and neck in the event of an
accident or similar situation. G
WARNING
For reasons of safety, have the NECK-PRO
head restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head
restraints checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center after a rear-end
collision.
NECK-PRO head restraints/NECK-PRO luxury
head restraints increase protection of the
driver's and front-passenger's head and
neck. In the event of a rear collision of a
certain severity, the NECK-PRO head
restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
on the driver's and front-passenger seats are
moved forwards and upwards. This provides
better head support.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints/NECK-PRO
luxury head restraints have been triggered in
an accident, reset the NECK-PRO head
restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
on the driver's and front-passenger seats
(Y page 54). Otherwise, the additional
protection will not be available in the event of
another rear-end collision. NECK-PRO head
restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
that have been triggered are moved forwards
and can no longer be adjusted.
Resetting triggered NECK-PRO head
restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head
restraints NECK-PRO head restraints
G
WARNING
When pushing back the NECK-PRO head
restraint cushion, make sure your fingers do Occupant safety
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