MERCEDES-BENZ R500 2006 W251 Owner's Manual

550 IndexRear passenger compartment ventilation
and climate control
Deactivating 245
Rear passenger compartment ventilation
and rear automatic climate
control 244
Rear towing eye 502
Rear view mirror automatic antiglare 209
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 215
Activating 215
Deactivating 215
Rear window wiper switch 61
Rear window wiper/washer 61
Rear wiper blade
Removing 477
Replacing 476
Recommended inflation pressure 387
Recommended tire inflation
pressure 533
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 489
Recovery services
For stolen vehicle 319
Refrigerant
Air conditioning 523Regular checks 343
Remote control
Integrated 110
SmartKey 110
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 115
Remote door unlock
With Tele Aid* 319
Removing
Front wiper blades 475
Rear wiper blade 477
Vehicle battery 489
Wheel 481
Removing spare wheel 458
Replacing
Backup lamp bulbs 472
Brake lamp bulbs 472
Bulbs 465
Front lamp bulbs 468
License plate lamp bulbs 474
Low beam bulbs 468
Rear fog lamp bulbs 472
Rear lamp bulbs 466, 472
Rear side marker lamp bulbs 472
Rear turn signal bulbs 472
Rear wiper blade 476
Wiper blades 475Replacing front fog lamp* bulb 471
Reporting
Safety defects 19
Reset button in the instrument
cluster 175, 176
Resetting
All functions of a submenu 176
Fuel consumption 193
Maintenance service indicator 394
Trip odometer 159
Residual heat 227
Residual heat utilization 243, 533
Residual heat* utilization 228
Residual ventilation 227, 243
REST (Residual engine heat
utilization) 533
Restraint system 533
Restraint system see Infant and child
restraint systems
Rim 387, 533
Rims and tires 514
Roadside assistance 12
Tele Aid* 315
Roller sunblinds 259
RON 343
RON (Research Octane Number) 533

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Roof rack 279
Rubber parts
Cleaning 402
Rubber parts, cleaning 401
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 366
S
Safety
Occupant 70
Safety belts see Seat belts
Safety defects
Reporting 19
Safety systems
Driving 97
Seat belt force limiter 80
Seat belt height adjustment 52
Seat belts 77
Cleaning 402
Fastening 50
Height adjustment 52
Proper use of 52, 79
Safety guidelines 74
Warning lamp 410
Seat cushion depth
Adjusting 136Seat heating*
Switching off 143
Switching on 142
Seating capacity 358
Seats 132
Adjusting 42
Easy entry/exit feature* 132
Heating* 141
Multicontour seat* 136
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings 281
Selecting display 179
Self-test
Occupant Classification System 90
Tele Aid* 312
Service
Calling up the service indicator 393
Parts 508
Service and Warranty Booklet
Loss of 509
Service and warranty information 10
Service indicator
Calling up 393
Clearing 393
Service life (tires) 354Setting
Convenience functions 177, 189
Cruise control 265
Day (clock) 181
Daytime running lamp mode 182
Higher speed in cruise control 267
Hours (clock) 180
Individual vehicle settings 174
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off 185
Lamps and lighting (control
system) 182
Language, multifunction display 178,
179
Locator lighting 183
Lower speed in cruise control 267
Miles/kilometers in
speedometer 178
Minutes (clock) 180
Month (clock) 181
Slower speed in cruise control 267
Speed in cruise control 269
Speedometer display mode 178
Temperature (interior) 222, 236
Units in speedometer 178
Year (clock) 181

552 IndexSetting current speed 265
Settings
Convenience functions 189
Factory, SmartKey 112
Lighting (control system) 182
Menus and submenus 163
Resetting all (control system) 175
Resetting in the submenu 176
Selective 112, 118
Settings menu
Individual vehicle settings 174
Submenus 176
Shifting
Gear selector lever positions 200
Into optimal gear range (automatic
transmission) 207
Side impact air bags 76
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses 399
Side windows
Closing 249
Sidemarker lamps
Replacing bulbs 466
Sidewall 387, 533, 534Simultaneous wiping and washing
Rear window wiper/washer 62
Windshield wipers 60
Single wipe 60
Sliding/pop-up roof*
Stopping 262
SmartKey 110
Battery 463
Battery check lamp 112, 118
Checking the batteries 113, 119
Factory setting 112
Global locking 112
Global locking and unlocking 112
Global unlocking 112
Loss of 114
Selective setting 112
Starter switch positions 38
Unlocking with 36
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 114
Factory setting 118
Global locking 118
Loss of 121
Messages in display 440
Remote control 115
Selective setting 118
Unlocking 114Snow chains 391
Spare wheel 457, 517
Removing 458
Speed
Setting current 265
Speed settings
Cruise control 267, 269
Speedometer 25
Settings units 178
Speedometer display mode
Selecting 178
SRS 79, 533
Indicator lamp 411
SRS indicator lamp 27
Standing lamps
Replacing bulbs 466
Standing water
Driving instructions 338
Starting difficulties 55
Starting position 38
Starting the engine 53
Steering column
Height adjustment 47
Length adjustment 47

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Steering wheel
Adjusting 45
Cleaning 402
Electrical adjustment* 46
Steering wheel gearshift control
Automatic transmission 205
Stolen vehicle
Recovery services 319
Stopping
Sliding/pop-up roof* 262
Stopping door windows 250
Storage compartments 294
Armrest 296
Glove box 294
Storage compartment in front of
armrest 296
Storing (Memory function*)
Positions in memory 145
Storing tires 355
Stranded vehicle 502
Submenus
Convenience 189
For settings 163
In control system 165
Instrument cluster 178, 180
Lighting 182Resetting functions in Control
system 176
Selecting 176
Settings menu 176
Vehicle 186
Sun visor 212
Sunshade*
Rear door window 214
Third-row 214
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) 533
Switching off
Automatic central locking (control
system) 188
ESP
®
101
Hazard warning flasher 154
Headlamps 65
Seat heating* 143
Switching on
Automatic central locking (control
system) 188
ESP
®
102
Front fog lamps* 151
Hazard warning flasher 154
Headlamps 58
High beams 151Rear fog lamp 151
Seat heating* 142
Windshield wipers 59
Synchronizing
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* 262
Power windows 251
Tilt/sliding sunroof* 258
T
Tachometer 159
Displaying gear range 202
Overspeed range 159
Tail lamps 472
Cleaning lenses 399
Replacing bulbs 466
Tailgate
Closing 124
Closing from the inside
electrically* 124
Closing from the outside (vehicles with-
out KEYLESS-GO*) 126
Opening 122
Opening from the inside
electrically* 123

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Opening from the outside 122
Unlocking and opening with
KEYLESS-GO* 120
Unlocking with SmartKey 114
Tar stains 396
Technical data 523
Brake fluid 523
Coolants 525
Electrical system 518
Engine 513
Engine oil 523
Engine oil additives 523
Fuel requirements 524
Gasoline additives 525
Main dimensions 519
Premium unleaded gasoline 524
Rims and tires 514
Weights 520
Windshield washer and headlamp
cleaning* system 528
Tele Aid System* 533Tele Aid* 311
Call priority 318
Emergency calls 313
Information 317
Initiating an emergency call
manually 314
Messages in display 450, 451
Remote door unlock 319
Roadside assistance 315
Stolen vehicle recovery services 319
System self-check 312
Telematics* 533
Telephone* 310
Answering a call 195
Dialing a number from the phone
book 195
Ending a call 195
Loading phone book* 195
Messages in the display 451
Operating 194
Redialing 196
Temperature
Setting interior temperature 222,
236
Tires 364
Third-row sunshade* 2143-zone automatic climate control* 230
Ticket holder 300
Tie-down rings (Cargo
compartment) 281
Tightening torque 533
Tightening torque (Wheel bolts) 485
Tilt
Head restraint 45
Tilt/sliding sunroof*
Closing 255
Opening 255
Synchronizing 258
Time
Setting day 181
Setting hours 180
Setting minutes 180
Setting month 181
Setting year 181
TIN 387, 534
Tire
Vehicle maximum load on 388
Tire and Loading Information 357
Tire and loading terminology 385
Tire care and maintenance 354
Tire Identification Number see TIN

555 Index
Tire inflation pressure
Checking 344, 363, 365
Tire inflation pressure see the placard on
the fuel filler flap
Tire inspection 354
Tire load rating 387, 534
Tire ply composition and material
used 388
Tire speed rating 336, 378, 388, 534
Tire terminology 385
Tire traction 335
Tires 353, 514
Direction of rotation 356
Driving instructions 334
Low tire pressure telltale 412
Retreads 353
Rims and tires 514
Rotating 388
Run Flat Indicator 366
Service life 354
Temperature 364, 384
TPMS malfunction telltale 412
Tread depth 355, 390
Wear pattern 389
Winter 390
Tools 454Tow-away alarm 106
Arming 106
Disarming 106
Disarming for transport 106
Towing eye
Front 501
Rear 502
Towing the vehicle
Stranded vehicle 502
TPMS malfunction telltale* 25
Traction 205, 388, 534
Transfer case 534
Tread 388, 534
Tread depth 355
Tread depth (tires) 390
Treadwear indicators 388, 534
Trip computer 192
Trip odometer
Resetting 159
Turn signal lamps
Cleaning lenses 399
Replacing bulbs 466
Turn signals 58
Turning off the engine 66
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) 534U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards 388, 534
Units
Setting speedometer units 178
Unlocking 36, 110
Centrally from inside 131
Driver’s door in an emergency 459
Fuel filler flap 342
Global 112
Global (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 118
In an emergency 459
Selective settings 112, 118
Tailgate with SmartKey 114
Vehicle in an emergency 319
With the SmartKey 36
With the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 114
Unlocking and opening
Tailgate with KEYLESS-GO* 120
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* 37
Uphill driving
Cruise control 265

556 IndexUseful features 294
Ashtrays* 302
Cup holders 299
Power outlets 306
Storage compartments 294
Tele Aid* 311
Telephone* 310
V
Vehicle
Data recording 20
Individual settings 174, 177
Locking in an emergency 460
Lowering 485
Proper use of 17
Unlocking in an emergency 459
Vehicle capacity weight 388, 534
Vehicle care
Engine cleaning 397
Light alloy wheels 401
Ornamental moldings 399
Paintwork 397
Parktronic* system sensor 399
Plastic and rubber parts 402Power washer 396
Steering wheel 402
Tar stains 396
Vehicle washing 397
Vehicle identification number (VIN) 511
Vehicle jack 456
Vehicle lighting
Checking 344
Vehicle loading terminology 385
Vehicle maximum load on the tire 388
Vehicle tool kit 454
Collapsible wheel chock 455, 457
Vehicle washing 397
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) 511,
534W
Warning indicators
Parktronic* 276
Warning sounds
Drivers seat belts 77
Parking brake 57
Warranty coverage 509
Washer fluid see Windshield washer fluid
Washing the vehicle 395
Wear pattern (tires) 389
Weights 520
Wheel change
Tightening torque 485
Wheels
Tires and wheels 353
Window curtain air bags 76
Windows, cleaning 400
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades 400
Defogging 224, 238

557 Index
Infrared reflecting* 328
Refilling washer fluid 352
Replacing wiper blades 475
Washer fluid 352, 528
Washer system 528
Windshield washer fluid 528
Message in display 451
Mixing ratio 528
Refilling 352
Wiping with 60
Windshield washer system 528
Windshield wiper switch 59
Windshield wipers 59
Fast wiper speed 59
Intermittent 59
Intermittent wiping 59
Interval wiping 60
Normal wiper speed 59
Rear window wiper/washer 61
Replacing wiper blades 475
Simultaneous wiping and washing 62
Single wipe 60
Switching on 59
Wiping with windshield washer
fluid 60Winter driving
Snow chains 391
Tires 390
Winter driving instructions 337
Winter tires 390
Wiper blades
Replacing 475
Wiper/washer
Rear window 61
Wiping
And washing simultaneously 60
Intermittent 59, 60
Interval 59
With windshield washer fluid 60
Wiping and washing simultaneously 62
Wood trims, cleaning 402
X
Xenon headlamps*
Bi-Xenon* 529

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Service and Literature
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Titleillustrationno.P00.01-3056-31 Press time June 13, 2005 GSP / TIP
Printed in Germany
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incorrect or inappropriate parts or materials may damage the vehicl e or its equipment, which may in turn result in personal injury.
If you have questions about carryin g out any type of service, turn to the advice of an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Cen ter.