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Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps Som
esystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thes ewarning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa yinthe widesc reen cockpit Prog
ressiv esetting (widescreen cockpit) If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep osition
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page117 )
T St
anding light s(→pag e117 )
K Mai
nbeam( →pag e119 )
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page119 )
R Re
ar fogl ight (→ page117 ) ü
Sea
tbelti sn otfast ened
(→ pag e471 )
J Brakes (red) (→
page465)
J Brakes (yell
ow)(→pag e465)
! ABSm
alfunction (→ page465)
÷ ESP®
(→ pag e465)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page465)
! Electric parkin
gbrake ( →pag e465)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 473)
# Electrica
lfault (→ page474 )
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page465)
; Engine diagnosis (→
page474 )
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page474 )
? Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (→ page474 )
· Dis
tance warning (→ page472)
h Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e477) 462
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Engine
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
; Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagno stics warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhau stsystem or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
# Electrical fault warning
lamp The
rede lect rical fault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
8
Fu elreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue lsuppl yhasdroppe dintot he reser verange. #
Refuel. 472
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
? Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
R Coolant le veltoo low
R The air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
R The radiator fani sfaulty
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexceeded 120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 473

Fu
nctio n.............................................. 17 9
Setting ................................................. 209
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .182
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .184
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............1 85
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist .................. 184
Displ aysint he Instrument Displa y...... 186
Fu nctio n.............................................. 182
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 82
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .123
Fu nctio n.............................................. 12 2
Ad ditional doo rlock .................................. 68
Ad diti ves ................................................... 412
Engine oi l............................................. 412
Fu elling ................................................ 411
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling Ad
dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 343
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 342
Ad justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 343
Ad justin gthe sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 344
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343 ADS PLUS damping sy
stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 189
Setting ................................................. 19 0
Suspensio n.......................................... 189
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 32
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 13 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 5
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 13 6
Ad justing theA IRSCARF vents ............. 137
Glo vebox. ............................................ 13 6
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 13 3
Airbag ........................................................ .41
Ac tivation .............................................. 35 478
Index

Fu
nctio nofi nterio rprotection ............... 91
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 91
To w- aw ay protection function ................90
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 206, 207
Fu nctio n.............................................. 206
Setting ................................................. 207
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 06
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 320
Connecting USB devices ..................... 322
Co pyright ............................................. 320
Information .......................................... 318
Inserting/removing an SD car d........... 320
Media sear ch....................................... 325
Overvie w.............................................. 321
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .322
Selecting atrack ................................. 322
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 322
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .322
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Au
tomatic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 11 8
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera irbag
shu toff ........................................................ 44
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger airbag shutof f....................... 44
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .................... 44,46
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 46
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................... 97Au
tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .130
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................... 14 8
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 147
Driv eprogram s.................................... 147
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h..................... 147
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 15 0
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .149
Kickdown ............................................. 151
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 15 0
Selecting par kposition ........................ 15 0
Shifting toneutral ................................ 14 9
St eering wheel gearshif tpaddles ........ 15 0
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .148
Tr ansmission position s....................... .148
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 407 B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .164
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 14 2
Ke y. ...................................................... .66480
Index

Switching on/of
f................................. 131
THERMOTRONIC contro lpanel ............ 131
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 81
Climat estyle
Fu nctio n.............................................. 13 2
Setting ................................................. 13 2
Cockpit ........................................................ .4
Overvie w.................................................4
Collapsible spa rewheel .......................... 402
In flatin g............................................... 403
No tes. ................................................. 402
Re moving ............................................ 403
COMAND Online see Multimedi asystem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 254
Combinatio nswitch
see Turn signal light
Compass .................................................. 287
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 315
Overvie w..............................................3 14Contacts
.................................................. .296
Calling up ............................................ 296
Deleting ............................................... 298
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 296
Importing ............................................. 297
Informatio n.......................................... 296
Making acall ....................................... 298
Na me form at ...................................... .297
Options ................................................ 298
St oring ................................................ 298
Controller Operating ............................................ 24 2
Con venience closing ................................. 81
Con venience opening ................................ 81
Coolant (engine) Levelc hec k......................................... 350
No tes. .................................................. 413
Copyright .................................................. .33
Cornering light ........................................ .121
Cross Traf ficA lert .................................. .205
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ................................... 167Cruise control
.......................................... 172
Buttons ................................................ 174
Callin gupas peed............................... 174
Fu nctio n............................................... 172
Re quirements: ...................................... 174
Selecting .............................................. 174
Setting aspeed .................................... 174
St oring aspeed .................................... 174
Switching of f........................................ 174
Switching on ........................................ 174
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 72
Cup holder ................................................ 111
Fitting/removing (centr econsole) ........ 111
Re ar .................................................... .112 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle ................................................... 31
Data import/export Function/no tes. .................................. 256 484
Index

Ac
tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual ......................................... 455
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 427
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ........................... 427
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 438
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........435
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 435
bAc tiveL ight Sy stem inoperative .. 459
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 437 Ac
tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveS teering Assis tinoperative .......439
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................. 461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative ................................................ .461
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 50
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ... 433
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 433
bAU TOlight sinope rative ............... 460
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction .............. 452
Blind Spo tAssis tcurrentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 436 Blin
dSpotA ssis tinope rative ............... 436
ÂChan gekeyb atteries .................. 448
J Checkbrake fluid le vel.............. .426
4Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 443
h Checktyre(s) .............................. .445
J Close boo tsepa rator .................. 458
K Convertible TopO peration pos‐
sible to60 km/h ................................. 458
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 441
Cruise cont rola nd Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Cruise control inope rative ................... 439
Cruise control off ................................ 439
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 41 8
÷ currentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .420
K Decreas espeed ......................... 457 486
Index

K
Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .457
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ......................4 53
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 454
ÐSt eering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual .......454
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................452
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 443
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 42
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 434
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 460
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 461
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. 450
K Topl owe ring ............................... 458 To
pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ....441
¥ Topupw asherfluid .................... .456
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 437
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 451
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 421
Ty re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .446
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........447
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .447
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................4 44
d Vehicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 451
ÉVe hiclerising Please wait............ 433
ÉVe hiclerising ...............................4 33hWa
rning tyr edefect .................... .446
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............447
K While stationar y,appl ythe
brakes befor eoperating thes oftt op. .. 457
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k............................. .68
Lockin g(from inside) .............................69
Opening (from inside) ............................68
Po we rclosing function ......................... .73
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................... 73
Un lockin g(from inside) ........................ .68
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .16488
Index

EBD (Electronic Brak
eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. ................................... 167
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 14 6
Re setting. ............................................ 222
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 145, 14 6
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .145
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 45
Operatio n............................................ 14 5
Switching off/on ................................. 14 6
Electric pa rking brake .............159,160, 161
App lying automaticall y....................... .159
Applying or releasing manuall y........... .161
Emergency braking .............................. 161
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 16 0
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................26
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 405 Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .20
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .364
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 364
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ 363
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 363
Setting up thew arning triangle .......... .364
Emer gency braking ..................................1 61
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start .......................... 381
Emer gency key
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .73
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 66
Un lockin gthe boo tlid ........................... 78
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .............................. 141
ENERGIZIN Gcomfort
Overvie wofprograms .......................... 261
St artin gthe program ........................... 262
Energy consum ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .65Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 45
Engine numbe r................................... .407
St artin g(Digital Car Keys ticker) .......... 14 0
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 141
St artin g(mobile phone) ...................... .140
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 14 2
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 39
St artin gassis tance .............................. 373
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 154
Engine bonnet Functio n(activ eb onnet) ...................... 346
Opening/closing ................................. 347
Re setting( activebonnet) .................... 346
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 14 8
Engine electronics Notes. ................................................. 405
Engine number ........................................4 07
Engine oil ................................................ .349
Ad ditives .............................................. 412
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer ................................... 349 490
Index

Fr
equency band
Diallin g(on-boar dcomputer) .............. .224
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from thed rive r's seat ............ 95
Fu el
E1 0. .................................................... .410
Pe trol ................................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 41 0
Re ser vefuel le vel. ................................ 411
Sulphu rcontent ................................... 41 0
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .221
Fu elling .................................................... .411
Ad ditives .............................................. 411
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rolp anel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu se insert
see Fuses Fu
ses ........................................................ 381
Assignment diagram ............................3 81
Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 381
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 382
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 383
Fu se bo xont he dashboar d................. 383
No tes. .................................................. 381 G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 15 8
Opening/closing theg arag edoor ........ 157
Programming buttons .......................... 15 5
Ra dio equipment appr oval number s....1 58
Re solving problems ............................. 157
Synchronising ther olling code ............ 15 6
Gearshif tpaddles
see Steering wheel gearshif tpaddles
Gea rshif trecommendation .....................151
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .407
Genuin eparts ............................................ 24
Glide mode ............................................... 151Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 6
Locking/unlocking .............................. 108
Gross weight ............................................ 407 H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ .120
HD prog rammes
se eCAm odule (TV)
Head airbag ................................................ 41
Head le velh eating (AIRSCARF) ..............101
Head restra int .......................................... .95
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 95
Re ar (extending and retracting) ............. 96
Re ar (extending from thef ront). ............96
Head-up display ....................................... 226
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 226 492
Index