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Memory functions*
92 Memory functions*
Storing settings
You can store up to three different settings
using the memory button.
The following settings are stored as a single
memory preset:
R position of the seat, backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: steering-wheel position
R driver's side: position of the exterior mir-
rors on the driver's and front-passenger
sides G
Risk of injury
The memory function can still be used when
the key has been removed. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised
in the vehicle. They could otherwise
become trapped when moving the seat or
the steering wheel. G
Risk of accident
Only use the memory function on the
driver’s side when the vehicle is stationary.
You could otherwise be distracted from the
traffic conditions by the steering wheel and seat moving of their own accord, and cause
an accident.
M
Memory button
1, 2, 3 Storage position switches
X Adjust the seat ( Ypage 77).
X On the driver's side, also adjust the steer-
ing wheel (Y page 88) and the mirrors
(Y page 90).
X Press the Mmemory button.
X Press one of storage position switches 1,
2 or 3within three seconds.
The settings are stored in the selected pre-
set position. A tone sounds when the set-
tings have been completed. Calling up a stored setting
G
Risk of accident
Only use the memory function on the
driver’s side when the vehicle is stationary.
You could otherwise be distracted from the
traffic conditions by the steering wheel and
seat moving of their own accord, and cause
an accident.
X Press and hold the relevant storage posi-
tion switch 1,2or 3until the seat, steering
wheel and mirrors are in the stored posi-
tion.
i The setting procedure is interrupted as
soon as you release the storage position
switch. Controls
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Memory functions*
93Passenger side exterior mirror park-
ing position
To make it easier to park, you can set and
store the front-passenger side exterior mirror
position in such a way that you can see the
rear wheel on that side as soon as you engage
reverse gear.
Adjusting and storing the exterior mir-
ror parking position 1
Adjustment button
2 Exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side
3 Exterior mirror on the driver's side X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 2for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parking position.
X Use adjustment button 1to adjust the
exterior mirror to a position which allows
you to see the rear wheel and the kerb.
The parking position is stored.
i When you shift the automatic transmis-
sion into another gear, the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side returns to the
driving position.
Calling up a stored parking position set-
ting X
With the key in position 2in the ignition
lock and with exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side activated, engage reverse
gear.
Exterior mirror on the front-passenger
moves to the stored parking position.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves back to its original position: R
as soon as you exceed a speed of
10 km/h
R about ten seconds after you have disen-
gaged reverse gear
R if you press button 3for the exterior mir-
ror on the driver's side Controls
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130
find additional information on the pages
shown. Instrument cluster submenu
R
Unit of measurement for distance
(Y page 130)
R Distance units for digital speedometer
(Y page 131)
R Language (Y page 131)
R Status line display (Y page 131)Time/date submenu
23R
Time and date ( Ypage 131) Lighting submenu
R
Constant headlamp mode (Y page 132)
R Surround lighting (Y page 132)
R Exterior lighting delayed switch-off
(Y page 133)
R Interior lighting delayed switch-off
(Y page 133) Vehicle submenu
R
Compass* (Y page 212)
R Display when the ignition is switched off
(Y page 133)
R Permanent Speedtronic (Y page 149)
R Automatic locking feature (Y page 134) Heating* submenu
R
Selecting the switch-on time for the aux-
iliary heating * (Ypage 134)
R Changing the switch-on time for the aux-
iliary heating* (Y page 135) Convenience submenu
R
Easy-entry/exit feature* (Y page 135)
R Folding in the exterior mirrors when lock-
ing the vehicle* (Y page 135) Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
This function is not available on vehicles with
speedometers in mph.The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R
the analogue speedometer
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R cruise control
R Speedtronic
R Distronic*
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Display
unit Speed-/odometer.
X Press the æorç button to select
km (kilometres) or milesas the unit of
measurement for distance.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
23 This function is not available on vehicles with Audio 50 APS* or COMAND APS*. Controls
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135
X
Press the æorç button to select
one of the three switch-on times or Timer
off (auxiliary heating switched off).
When a switch-on time is selected, the yel-
low indicator lamp lights up in the auxiliary
heating button.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Changing the switch-on time for the
auxiliary heating* This function is only displayed if you have
selected a switch-on time. Here you can enter
the time at which the auxiliary heating is to
be switched on.
X
Press èor· to select the Set-
tings menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Heater submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Switch-on
time X Set hours.
X Press the æorç button to set the
hour.
X Press the jbutton to select Switch-on
time X Set minutes . X
Press the æorç button to set the
minutes.
After changing from one menu to another,
the new time setting is stored. The yellow
indicator lamp lights up on the button for
the auxiliary heating on the centre console.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating or deactivating the easy-
entry/exit feature* i
For more information on the easy-entry/
exit feature, (Y page 89). G
Risk of injury
When the easy-entry/exit feature is active,
the steering wheel moves. There is a risk of
occupants becoming trapped. Before acti-
vating the easy-entry/exit feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. The children could open
the driver's door and thereby unintention-
ally activate the easy-entry/exit feature
and become trapped. X
Press èor· to select the Set-
tings menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press æorç to select the Conve-
nience submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select the EASY-
ENTRY system.
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the EASY-ENTRY system.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the Fold in mir-
rors when locking* function The
Fold in mirrors when locking func-
tion allows you to determine whether the
exterior mirrors should fold in when you lock
the vehicle. When you switch on the ignition,
the exterior mirrors fold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold in the exterior mirrors using the button
on the door (Y page 91), they will not fold out
automatically. The exterior mirrors can then
only be folded out using the button on the
door. Controls
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X
Press èor· to select the Set-
tings menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press æorç to select the Conve-
nience submenu.
X Press jto select Fold in mirrors
when locking .
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Fold in mirrors when
locking feature.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Additional functions* menu
The following table shows the settings you
can make in the Additional functions menu.
You will find additional information on the
pages shown. The number of functions
depends on your vehicle's optional equip-
ment. Function
R
Activates/deactivates the distance
warning system* (Y page 136)
R Primes/deactivates tow-away protec-
tion* (Y page 136)
R Primes/deactivates the interior motion
sensor* (Y page 137) Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning system*
This function is only available with Dis-
tronic* (Y
page 143).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Additional functions menu.
X If the Distance warning function is not
displayed, press the jork button
to select the Distance warning system.X
Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Distance warning sys-
tem.
When the distance warning system is acti-
vated, the :symbol will be shown in the
lower multi-function display.
X Press the j,èor· button to
select a different display.
Priming/deactivating tow-away protec-
tion* If you deactivate
Tow-away protection, it
will not be primed when you next lock the
vehicle.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Additional functions menu.
X IfTow-away protection is not displayed,
press the jork button to select
Tow-away protection.
X Press the æorç button to prime or
deactivate Tow-away protection.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Controls
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Driving sys
tems 157
The automatic transmission position deter-
mines which warning display is active: Automatic trans-
mission position Warning display
D Front area activated
R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance to the obstacle.
From the:
R sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approxi-
mately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. You have reached the minimum dis-
tance. Deactivating/activating Parktronic 1
To deactivate/activate Parktronic
2 Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp 2is on, Parktronic is deac-
tivated.
Trailer towing* Parktronic is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer.
! Remove the detachable trailer coupling if
it is no longer required. Parktronic meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling. Reversing camera*
The reversing camera is an optical aid. It
shows the area behind your vehicle in the
COMAND APS display. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are
in the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
The reversing camera is located in the handle
strip of the boot lid. 1
Reversing camera
View through the camera The area behind the vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror. Controls
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Features
2041
Stowage compartment Features
Sun visors
G
Risk of accident
Keep the mirrors in the sun visors covered
while driving. You could otherwise be daz-
zled by bright lights, impairing your view of
traffic conditions. You could cause an acci-
dent as a result. 1
Mirror light
2 Retainer
3 Retaining strip, e.g. for a car park ticket
4 Vanity mirror
5 Mirror cover Mirror in the sun visor Mirror light
1only functions if the sun visor
is clipped into retainer 2and mirror cover
5 has been folded up.
Glare from the side Example shows vehicle with sliding/tilting sun-
roof*
1
Sun visor
2 Additional sun visor*
3 Retainer
X Fold down sun visor 1.
X Pull sun visor 1from retainer 3. Controls
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Features
211Garage door opener*
The remote control integrated in the rear-view
mirror allows you to operate up to three dif-
ferent door and gate systems.
i The garage door opener is only available
for certain countries. Observe the legal
requirements in all countries concerned.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is
compatible with most European garage and
gate opener drives. More information on
HomeLink ®
and/or compatible products is
available from:
R any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
R the HomeLink ®
hotline
(0) 08000 466 354 65 (free of charge) or
+49 (0) 6839 907-27 7(at a charge)
R the internet: www.homelink.com Remote control in the rear-view mirror
1
Indicator lamp
2 Transmitter button
3 Transmitter button
4 Transmitter button G
Risk of accident
Only press the transmitter button on the
integrated remote control if there are no
persons or objects present within the
sweep of the garage door. Persons could
otherwise be injured as the door moves.
Programming the remote control i
You will achieve the best results by insert-
ing new batteries in the garage door's
remote control before programming it. X
Erase the memory of the integrated remote
control (Y page 212) before programming
it for the first time.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press and hold one of transmitter buttons
2 to4 on the integrated remote control.
Indicator lamp 1starts to flash after a
short while. It flashes about once a second.
i Indicator lamp 1flashes immediately
the first time the transmitter button is pro-
grammed. If this transmitter button has
already been programmed, indicator
lamp 1will only start flashing at a rate of
once a second after 20 seconds have
elapsed.
X Keep the transmitter buttons depressed.
X Point the garage door's remote control with
the transmitter towards the left-hand side
of the rear-view mirror from a distance of 5
to 20 cm.
i The distance between the garage door's
remote control and the integrated garage
door opener depends on the system of the
garage door drive. You might require sev-
eral attempts. You should test every posi- Controls
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Features
212tion for at least 20 seconds before trying
another position.
X Keep the transmitter button on the garage
door's remote control depressed until indi-
cator lamp 1starts to flash rapidly.
The programming was successful if indica-
tor lamp 1flashes rapidly.
X Release the transmitter buttons on the
garage door's remote control and the inte-
grated remote control.
If indicator lamp 1goes out after approxi-
mately 20 seconds and did not flash rapidly
before this:
X Release the transmitter buttons on the
integrated and portable remote controls.
X Repeat the programming procedure. At the
same time change the distance between
the garage door's remote control and the
transmitter buttons in the rear-view mirror.
i If the garage door system works with a
rolling code, after programming you must
synchronise the remote control integrated
in the rear-view mirror with the garage door
system receiver.
You will find further information in the
garage door opening system's operating
instructions, e.g. the sections on "Synchro-
nising the transmitter" or "Registering a new transmitter". You can also call the hot-
line mentioned above.
Opening or closing the garage door Once programmed, the integrated remote
control will assume the function of the garage
door system's remote control. Please read
the operating instructions for the garage door
system.
X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the transmitter button on the rear-
view mirror that you have programmed to
operate the garage door.
Garage door system with fixed code: indi-
cator lamp 1lights up continuously.
Garage door system with rolling code: indi-
cator lamp 1flashes briefly and then lights
up for approximately two seconds. This is
repeated for up to 20 seconds.
i The transmitter will transmit a signal for
as long as the transmitter button is being
pressed. The transmission will be halted
after a maximum of 20 seconds and indi-
cator lamp 1will flash. Press the trans-
mitter button again if necessary. Clearing the remote control memory X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press and hold transmitter buttons 2and
4 for approximately 20 seconds until indi-
cator lamp 1flashes rapidly.
The memory is cleared.
i You should clear the remote control mem-
ory before selling the vehicle. Compass*
In the AIRMATIC/Compass * menu
(Y page 128), the compass displays the com-
pass bearing of your direction of travel. You
will see N,NE, E,SE, S,SW, Wor NW in the multi-
function display.
To obtain an accurate display of your com-
pass bearing, the correct geographical zone
must be set. If necessary, the compass must
also be calibrated (Y page 215).
If the compass is not calibrated or is malfunc-
tioning due to external interference, you will
see the Compass – – – message in the dis-
play. Cont
rols
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Care
244 H
Environmental note
Dispose of empty packaging, cleaning
cloths and polishing wads in an environ-
mentally responsible manner.
! Do not affix:
R stickers
R films
R magnetic plates or similar items
to painted surfaces, otherwise you could
damage the paintwork. Vehicle care
! Do not park the vehicle for a long period
of time directly after cleaning, especially if
the wheels have just been cleaned with a
wheel cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
rapid corrosion of the brake discs and
brake pads/linings. After cleaning, park
the vehicle when it is at normal operating
temperature.
Automatic car wash You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash from the very start. !
Do not use a touch-free automatic car
wash that uses chemical agents to wash
the vehicle.
Preferably use one without brushes.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
! Make sure that the automatic car wash is
suitable for the size of the vehicle. Fold in
the exterior mirrors before the vehicle is
washed. There is otherwise a risk of dam-
age to the exterior mirrors.
! Make sure that the automatic transmis-
sion is not in position Pwhen washing your
vehicle in an automatic car wash.
R Vehicles with a key:
Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock. Do not open the driver's or front-
passenger door when the engine is
switched off, as this automatically shifts
the automatic transmission to park posi-
tion Pand locks the wheels, unless you
have shifted the automatic transmission
to N.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS GO*:
Do not open the driver's or front-
passenger door when the engine is
switched off, as this shifts the automatic transmission to park position
Pand locks
the wheels.
! Make sure the side windows are com-
pletely closed, the ventilation/heater
blower is fully turned off and the wind-
screen wiper switch is set to 0. The rain
sensor may otherwise be activated, for
instance, leading to inadvertent wiper
sweeps being triggered. This could cause
damage to the vehicle.
After using an automatic car wash, wipe off
wax from the windscreen and the wiper
blades. This will prevent smears and reduce
wiping noises caused by residue on the wind-
screen.
High-pressure cleaners G
Risk of accident
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with cir-
cular-jet nozzles (dirt grinders) to clean
your vehicle or - especially - the tyres. You
could otherwise damage the tyres and
cause an accident.
! Observe the instructions issued by the
equipment manufacturer concerning the
distance to be maintained between the Operation
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