ECU MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 User Guide

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WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could,inparticu lar:
R Open doors, thereby endange ringother
perso nsorroad users
R Get outand bestruck byoncoming traffic
R Opera tevehicl eequipme ntand become
trappe d,for exampl e
In add ition, childrencoul dsetthe vehicl ein
motion, forexampl e,ifthey:
R Rel ease theparki ngbrake.
R Cha nge thetransmissi onposi tion
R Start thevehicl e
There isar isk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw ayst ake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.
Keep theSmartKey outofthe reach ofchil-
dren. G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild ren aresubjec-
ted toprolo nged exposu reto extreme heat
or cold, there isar isk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.Never leavechild renunattended
in the vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyonthe metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisar isk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alway se nsure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dtod irectsunli ght.
Protect itwith ablanket, forexampl e.Ifthe
child restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto
dire ctsunli ght,letitcool downbefore secur-
ing the child init. Never leavechild renunat-
tended inthe vehicl e.
Alwa ysensure thatallvehicl eoccupa ntshave
their seatbeltsfastened correctly andaresit- ting
prope rly.P articu larattention mustbepaid
to child ren.
Observe thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y pag e40)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts(Y pag e41).
Ab ooster seatmaybenecessa ryto achie ve
prope rseat beltposi tioning forchild renover
40 lbs (18 kg)until theyreach aheightwhere
at hree-poi ntseat beltcan be prope rlyfas-
tened withoutab ooster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretractor G
WARNING
If the seat beltisr ele ased whiledrivi ng,the
child restrai ntsystem willnol onger be
secure dprope rly.The speci alseat belt
retractor isdisa bleda nd the inertia real
draw sinap ortion ofthe seat belt.The seat
bel tcannot beimmed iatelyrefastene d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.
Stop thevehicl eimmed iately,pay ing atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions. Reacti-
vate thespeci alseat beltretractor and
secure thechild restrai ntsystem properly.
The seat beltonthe front-passenge r'sside is
equ ipped with aspeci alseat beltretractor.
When activated,thespeci alseat beltretractor
ensure sthat the seat beltcannot slacken once
the child seatissecure d.
Install ingachild restrai ntsystem:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly outofthe belt
loop .
X Engage seatbelttongue inbel tbuckle .
Activating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Pul lthe seat beltoutfull yand let the inertia
reel retract itaga in.
Whil ethe seat beltisr etracting, youshou ld
hear aratcheting sound.The speci alseat
bel tretractor isenabl ed.
X Push thechild restrai ntsystem downsothat
the seat beltist ight anddoes notloos en. 54
Chi
ldren inthe vehi cleSafety

Remo
vingthe child res train tsyst em and deac -
ti vat ing thes pec ialseat beltretrac tor:
X Mak esurey ou obs ervethe child res train t
syst emman ufacturer'sins tal lation instruc-
ti on s.
X Pre ssther elease buttono fthe seat belt
buc kle,hold theb elt tong ue and guide it
bac ktow ards theb elt loop .
The spec ialseat beltretrac torisd eac tiva-
te d. Child
restrain tsystem
The useofseat beltsand child res train tsys-
te ms isreq uire dbylaw in:
R all 50 state s
R theU .S.t errito ries
R theD istri ct of Colum bia
R all Canad ianprovinces
You canobtain further inform ation about the
co rrec tc hild res train tsyst em from any auth or-
iz ed Mer cedes- BenzCenter. G
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If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo na suitable seat,itc anno tp ro-
te ct as intended. Thechild can notthe nb e
res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nchang es ofdire ction .
The reisan increas edrisko finjury, possibly
eve nfatal.
Mak esuret haty ou obs ervethe child
res train tsyst em man ufacturer'sins tal lation
ins truct ionsand then otes on use. Pleas e
en sur e,that theb ase ofthec hild res train t
syst emisalways resting comple tely on the
seat cushion .Never plac eobjec ts,e .g.c ush-
ion s,und eror behi ndthec hild res train tsys-
te m. Onlyuse child res train tsyst ems with
th eo rigin alco ver desi gned for them. Only
rep lace damag edcover sw ithg enuine cov-
ers . G
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If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo risn otsec ured ,itc an come
loos eint he eve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingoras udde nchang eind irection .The ch
ild res train tsyst em could bethrow n
about ,strik ing vehicleo ccup ant s.The reis
an increas edrisko finjury, possiblyeven
fat al.
Alw ays installchild res train tsyst ems prop-
erl y,eve nifthe ya renotb ein gu sed. Make
sur ethaty ou obs ervethe child res train tsys-
te mm anufac turer'sins tal lation instruct ions.
Fur ther inform ation onstowin gobjec ts,lug-
gage andloads securel ycan be foun dunder
“S towin goption s/stowage compar tments”
(Y page 226). G
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Child restrain tsyst ems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhaveb een damag edorsubj ec-
te dt oal oad inan acc iden tcan no longer
pro tect as intended. Thechild can notthe n
be res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,
heav ybrak ing orsudde nchang es ofdire c-
ti on .The re isan increas edrisko finjury,
pos siblyevenf atal.
Replac echild res train tsyst ems whichhave
been damag edorsubj ectedt oal oad inan
acc iden tass oona spossible. Havethe
sec urin gsyst ems onthec hild res train tsys-
te mc hecked ataq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p,bef ore you installac hild res train tsys-
te ma gain .
The securin gsyst em ofchild res train tsyst ems
is thes eat belt system.
i If
you installac hild res train tsyst em on
th ef ront pass enger seat ,bes uret oo bserv e
th ei nstruct ionsand safetyn otes on the
"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem( OCS )"
(Y page 46).The reyou willalso findinfor-
mat ionondisab lingt he fron tp ass enger
fr on ta irbag.
All child res train tsyst ems mustmeetthe fol-
lowin gstand ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thec hild res train tsyst em
co rrespo ndstot he stand ards canbefoun don
an instruct ion label onthec hild res train tsys- Child
reninthev ehicle
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tem.
Thisconfi rma tionc an also be fou ndin
the installatio ninstru ctio nstha tare incl uded
wi th the childres traint syste m.
Ob serve the warning labe lsin the vehiclei nte -
rio ra nd onthe childres traint syste m. Ch
ildr estrain tsystem onthe front-
pass engers eat
Ge neral notes If
yo ui nstal lac hild res traint syste mo nthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysobserve the
ins tructio nsand safety note sonthe "Occu -
pa nt Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) .
Yo uc an thu savoid the risks tha tcouldarise
as aresulto f:
R an inco rrectly cate gorized perso nint he
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat
R de acti vating thefrontpasse nge rfront air
ba gu nintenti onally
R the unsuitab lepo sitio ning ofthe child
res traint syste m, e.g.too closetothe dash-
bo ard
Rea rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
cir cum stances require yout os ecureac hild
in ar earw ard-fa cing childres traint syste mo n
the front-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysma kesure
tha tthe frontpasse nge rfront airb ag isde acti -
va ted .Onlyi fthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp islitc onti nuously(Y page 39),
is the frontpasse nge rfront airb ag deacti va-
ted .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns.
Fo rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
yo us ecureac hild inaf orwa rd-f acing child
res traint syste mo nthe front-pa ssenge rseat,
al wa ysmov ethe front-pa ssenge rseata sfar
ba ck aspossi ble. The entirebase ofthe child
res traint syste mm usta lway sr esto nt he seat
cus hion ofthe front-pa ssenge rseat.The back-
res tofthe childres traint syste mm ustlie as
fla ta sp ossibl ea gainst the backre stof the
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat.The childres traint sys-
tem mustnot touchthe rooforb es ubjected
to aloa db ythe head res traint. Adju stthe
ang leof the seat backre stand thehead res
traint positio na ccord ingly.A lway sm ake
su re tha tthe sho ulde rb elts tra pisc orr ectl y
rou ted fromt hefront-pa ssenge rseatb elt
gu idet ot he sho ulde rb eltg uide on the child
res traint syste m. Thes houlde rb elts tra pm ust
be rou ted forwa rdand down fromt hefront-
pa sse nge rseatb eltg uide .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns. Pe
ts inthe vehic le G
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If yo ul eave ani ma lsuns uperv ised oruns e-
cur edinthe vehicle, the ym aypre ssbuttons
or sw itch es,for ins tance .
In thi sw ay,a nima lsma y:
R acti vate veh iclee quipm ent and become
tra pped,for exa mpl e
R sw itch syste ms onoroff and thereb y
end angerothe rroa du sers
Fur thermo re,uns ecu red anima lsma ybe
flu ng arou nd insidet he veh iclei nt he eve nt
of an acc ident orabrupt ste ering orbra king
ma neu ver,and the reb yinju reveh icleo ccu -
pa nts. There isar isko faccident and injury.
Nev erleav ea nima lsuna ttend edinthe vehi-
cle .
Alw ayss ecurea nima lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for ins tance with as uita blep etcar rier. Dri
ving safety systems Ov
erv iewo fdriv ings afety systems
In thi ss ectio n,youw illf indi nform ation abou t
the followi ng drivin gs afety syste ms:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Sys tem)
(Y page 57)
R BAS (Bra keAss istS ys tem) (Ypage 57)
R Activ eBrake Assi st(Y page 58)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 60)
R ESP ®
(Ele ctroni cSta bility Pro gram)
(Y page 60) 56
Dr
ivi ng safet ys ystemsSa fet y

Aut
oma ticl ocki ngfea ture X
To dea ctivate: pressand hold button0043 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
X To act ivate: pressand hold button0044 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
If you pressoneo fthe two buttons and donot
hear atone,ther elevan tsetting has already
been selected.
The vehiclei sloc keda uto mat icallywhen the
ign ition isswit ched on and thew hee lsare
tur nin g.
You could there foreloc ky ours elfout if:
R thev ehiclei sb ein gp ush ed.
R thev ehiclei sb ein gtow ed.
R thev ehiclei so nar oller dyn amom eter.
You canalso switchthea uto mat icloc king
fun ction onand offusin gthe on-board com-
put er(Y page 179). Unlock
ing/lockingthe driver 'sdoor
usi ng them echa nica lkey
i If
you want tocentrally lockthe veh icle
usin gthe mec hanical key,begi nbypressi ng
th el oc king but tonf or thei nteri or loc king
mec hanism while thed river 'sdoor isopen .
The nlockt he driver 'sdoor usingthe
mec hanical key. X
To unl ock: turnthe mec hanical keyc oun-
te r-clo ckwise asfar asitwill gotopos ition
0047.
X To lock: turnthe mec hanical keyc lock wise
as far asitwill gotopos ition 0047.
If you usethem echan ical keyt ou nloc ka nd
open thed river 'sdoor ,the ant i-thef talarm
syst emwill betrigge red.Switcho ffthea larm
(Y page 64). Tr
unk Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If obj ects,luggag eorloads arenotsecured
or notsecured sufficien tly, they could slip,
ti po vero rb eflun garou ndand there byhit
veh icleo ccup ant s.The reisar isko finjury,
part icularly inthee vent ofsudd enbrak ing
or as udd enchang eind irec tion .
Alw ays store objects so that they can notb e
flun garou nd.S ecureo bjec ts,luggag eor
loads againstslip pingo rtippin gb efore the
jo urn ey.
! The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen
open ed.Therefore ,makes uret hatthe re is
suf ficien tclearan ceabov ethe trunk lid.
! On
lyclo sethet runk once ther oofisl ow-
ere dcom pletely. Other wise ,you could dam-
age ther oof.
If you closethet runk lidbef ore ther oofis
lower edcomple tely, thel oadi ngaid swit ch
ligh tsup and awarning tone soun ds. Tr
unk
73Opening andclosing Z

"Dig
italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect .Never leave childr en
uns uperv isedinthev ehicle .
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey inthei gn ition lock. G
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When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
oc cupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on
th es eat guide rail.Ther eisar isko finjury.
When adjust ing aseat ,makes ure that no
on eh asany body partsint he sweep ofthe
seat . G
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If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eforwards asfar asthen extc atch dur-
ing mov eme ntsuc hasbrak ing orabrupt
ch ang esofdire ction .Asar esult, you would
be pushe dagain styour seatbeltbythe
uns ecur eddriv er'ss eat .
This could caus eyou tolose control ofthe
veh icle.The seat beltcannotp rotect as
int ended andcould result inaddit ional
inj ury.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Bef ore everyjourn ey, mak esure that the
driv er'ss eat isfully engaged .
Obse rvet he safe tyno teso n"Air bags"
(Y page 43)and "Childr eninthev ehicle "
(Y page 53). G
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If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eunexpe ctedly while thev ehicle isin
mot ion.This could caus eyou tolose control
of thev ehicle .Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alwa ysmak esure that thed river' ss eat is
en gaged before start ing thev ehicle . G
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If you adjust thes eat heig htcar eles sly,you
or other vehicle occupan tscould betrapped
and there byinjured. Childr eninpart icular
co uld acciden tallypress thee lectrical seat adj
ust men tbutto ns and become trapped.
Ther eisar isko finjury.
While movingthes eat s,mak esure that your
han dsorother body partsdon otget unde r
th el eve rasse mbly ofthes eat adjust men t
syst em. G
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If th eh ead restraint sarenotins tall ed ornot
adj ust edcorrect ly,they can notp rovide pro-
te ction asintended. Thereisa nincreas ed
ris ko finjury intheh ead and neck area, e.g.
in thee vent ofan acc iden torw hen brak ing.
Always drivewitht he head restraint sins tal-
led. Before drivingoff,m akes ure foreve ry
veh icle occupan ttha tthe cen tero fthe head
res traint suppo rtst he back oftheh ead at
about eyelevel. G
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You could lose control ofyour vehicle ifyou
do thef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thed river' ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast enthes eat belt
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Ad jus tthe driv er'ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing thee ngine.
! To
pre ven tdamag etot he seat sand the
seat heating,obse rvet he followin gnotes :
R Do notspill liquids onto thes eat s.Dr yt he
seat sassoon asposs ibleifliquid does
get spille donthe seat s.
R Ifth es eat cover saredamp orwet ,don ot
swit chon thes eat heat ing.Also, do not
use thes eat heat ingtodry thes eat s.
R Clean thes eat cover sasrecomm ended;
see the" Inte rior care"sec tion.
R Do nottrans por theav yloads onthe
seat s.Do notp lac ep ointedo bject son
th es eat cushion ssucha sknives ,nailso r
to ols. Wher eposs ible, usethes eat sonly
for carryin gpass enger s.
R When operatingthe seat heating,don ot
co ver thes eat sw ithi nsulati ngmat erial s, 86
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT feature
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If you driveoffwhile theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXIT
feat ure ismak ingadjust men ts,y ou coul d
lose control of thev ehicle .Ther eisar iskof
an acc iden t.
Always waituntilth ea djust men tproces sis
com pletebefo redriv ingoff. G
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When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel, youand other vehicle
occ upant s–particular lych ildre n–c ould
bec ome trapped. Thereisar iskofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes teeri ng
wheel.
If som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov -
ing .
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
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When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel andthed river' ss eat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s–particular ly
ch ildre n–c ouldb ecome trapped. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes eat and
th es teeri ng wheel. If
som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R pres sone ofthem emory function mem -
ory buttons ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov ing
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
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If you useopen ingsint he bodywor kor
det ach able partsassteps, you could:
R slip and/ orfall
R damag ethe veh icle and caus eyours elfto
fall.
Ther eisar iskofinjury.
Always usesecure clim bingaids, e.g.as uit-
able ladder .
The EASY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure mak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theE ASY-
EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure intheo n-bo ard com pute r
(Y page 179).
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel when
th eE ASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steeri ngwheel swingsup when you:
R rem ove theS martKey from thei gn ition lock
R open thed river' sd oor with KEYLE SS-GO in
posit ion1
R open thed river' sd oor and theS martKey is
in posit ion0092or0047
i The
steeri ngwheel movesupwards onlyif
it has nota lread yreac hed theu pper steer-
ing limit er.
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel fordriv-
ing The
steeri ngwheel ismov edtothel ast selec -
te dp osit ion when :
R thed river' sd oor isclo sed
R you insert theS martKey intot he ignition
loc k St
eerin gwheel
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R
Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode ifthe follow ingconditions aremet
simul taneousl y:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion Usin
gthe memory button You
canstore theparking positionofthe front-
passe nger-side exteriormirrorusingmemory
button M0085.T hereverse gearmust notbe
engaged duringthe process.
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary and
that theSmartKey isin positio n0048 inthe
ignition lock.
X Press button 0044for the exterior mirroron
the front-passenger side. X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to ap ositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positioniss tored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving posi-
tion.
Usin greverse gear You
canadjust theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidetoap ositio nthat allows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage thereverse gear.Thissetting canbe
stored usingmemory buttonM0085.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, usebutton 0087to
adjust theexterior mirror.Therear wheel
and thecurb shoul dbevisib lein the exterior
mirror.
X Press memory buttonM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutton 0087within threeseconds.
The parking positioniss tored ifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofpositio n,repea t
the steps. 94
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwheeland mirrors

X
Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
X Re place thecove rint he front wheelh ou sing
(Y page 102 ).
Hig h-be amheadlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps )/co rne ringlamps (Bi-Xe non
hea dlamps ) X
Swi tch offthe lights .
X Ope nthe hoo d.
X Tu rn hou sing cove r0043 cou nter-cl ockwise
and pullit ou t.
X At the bulbhol der,pu sh the bulbup wa rds ,
di sconne ctitand pullit ou to fbulb
hol der0044.
X Inse rtthe new bulbinto bulbhol der0044 at
the top, push itdo wn and securei tinp lace .
X Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
Si de marke rlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps ) Due
tothei rloc ati on, have the bulbsi nt he
si de marker lamp change dataq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Win
dshi eldw ipers Sw
itchin gthe winds hieldwipers
on /o ff
! Do
not opera tethe windsh ield wipe rs
wh en the windsh ield isdry ,ast hisc ould
da ma gethe wipe rb lade s.Mor eover ,dust
tha thas col lected onthe windsh ield can
scra tchthe glas sifw ipingt ake splace when
the windsh ield isdry . If
it is nece ssaryto sw itch onthe windsh ield
wi pe rs indry weath ercond itions, alwa ysuse
wa she rfluid wh en opera ting thewindsh ield
wi pe rs.
! If
the windsh ield wipe rs leav es me arso n
the windsh ield afte rthe veh icleh asbeen
wa she dina na utoma ticcar wash, waxo r
othe rres idue sm aybe the reason forthis.
Cl ea nt he windsh ield using washe rfluid
afte rwashing the vehiclei na na utoma tic
car wash.
! Inter
mitte ntwiping with rain sens or:due
to optica linfl uences andthewindsh ield
be comi ngdirty indry weath ercond itions,
the windsh ield wipe rs ma ybea ctivated
ina dve rtentl y.Thi scouldthen dama gethe
wi ndsh ield wipe rb lade so rscra tch the wind-
shi eld.
For thisreason, yous houlda lway ss witch
off the windsh ield wipe rs indry weath er. Co
mbi nati onswitch
0047 003F Windsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitte ntwipe ,low (rainsens or
set tolows ens itivity )
0049 0063 Intermitte ntwipe ,high( rain sens or
set tohigh sens itivity )
004A 00AA Continu ousw ipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continu ousw ipe, fas t
0084 00D3 Singlewipe /00D4 Wipest he wind-
shi eldu sing washe rfluid
If the wipe rb lade sa rewo rn, the windsh ield
wi llno longe rbew iped pro perly.Thisc ould
pre vent youf rom obser ving thetrafficcond i-
tio ns. Win
dshi eldw ipers
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only
0043 Sets thetemperature, left(Ypage 111)
0044 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0087 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0085 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0083 Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113)
0084 Sets thetemperature, right(Ypage 111)
006B Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006C Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
006D Increases theairflow (Ypage 112)
006E Redu cestheairflow (Ypage 112)
006F Act<004C00590044005700480056001200470048004400460057004C005900440057
00480056[ climatecontrol(Ypage 110)
0070 Sets climate controltoautomatic (Ypage 111) Optimu
museofdual-z oneautoma tic
climate control
Climate controlsystem The
followi ngcont ains instruction sand recom-
mendations toenable youtoget the most out
of your 3-zon eautomatic climatecontrol.
R Act ivate climate controlusing the0058 and
005A buttons orthe 0056 button onthe
cont rolpanel ofthe climate control.The
indicator lampsinthe 0058 and005A but-
tons orthe 0056 button lightup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor when
inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
R Use theZONE function toadopt thetemper-
ature settings onthe driver's sideforthe
front -passenger sideaswell .The indicator
lamp inthe 00D6 button goesout.
R Use theresidua lheat function ifyou want to
heat orventilate thevehicle interior when
the ignition isswitched off.The residua l
heat function canonly beactivated ordeac-
tivated withtheignition switched off.
R Vehicles withCOMAND: ifyou change the
settings ofthe climate controlsystem, the
climate statusdisplayappea rsfor three sec-
onds atthe bottom ofthe screen inthe
COMAND display.You willsee thecurrent
settings ofthe various climate controlfunc-
tions. Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
109Climat econtrol

Note
sonb reaki ng-in anew vehic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th es ensors ystemo fsom edrivi ng and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma ticallyw hile a
cer taind ista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasb eend elive redo rafter rep airs. Full
sy ste me ffecti vene ssisnot reache duntilthe
end ofthisteach-i nproced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhun dred kilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisb yapplyin gg reate rforce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0k m)
Th em orey ou look after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esatisfied youw illb ew ithi ts
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo us houldt heref ore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1,000 miles
(1, 500 km).
R Avoi dheavy load s,e.g .drivi ng atfullthro t-
tle ,duringt hisp eriod.
R Ch ang egearing oodt ime,be for ethe tac h-
ome ternee dlei s00C3of thewaytot he red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua llys hift to alow ergear to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoidd epressi ng the accelera tor
pe dalbeyond thepoint ofres istanc e(kick-
do wn) .
After 1000 miles( 15 00 km) ,you can increase
the enginespee dg radu ally and accelera tethe
veh iclet ofulls pe ed.
Yo us houlda lsoo bserve the senote sonb reak-
ing inifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleh aveb eenr eplaced .
Alw ayso bserve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Dri
ving Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNI NG
Ob jects inthe driver 'sfoo twe llma yrestrict
the clearanc earound thepedalsor block a de
pre sse dpedal. Thisjeo pardi zes theoper-
ati ng and roadsafety ofthe vehicle. There is
ar isko fana ccident.
Stow allo bjects secu rel yint he veh icles o
tha tthe yd on otgetinto thedriver 'sfoo t-
we ll.W henu sing floo rma tsor car pets, ma ke
su re tha tthe ya repro perlys ecured sotha t
the ydon otslip or obstru ctthe pedals.D o
not place sever alfloo rma tsor car pets on
top ofone another. G
WA
RNI NG
Unsu itablef ootwe arcan hinde rcorrec t
us ag eo fthe pedals,e .g.:
R sho eswith thick soles
R sho eswith high heels
R slip pe rs
Th ere isar isko fana ccident.
We arsuita blef ootwe arto ens urec orrec t
us ag eo fthe pedals. G
WA
RNI NG
If yo us witch offthe igniti onwhiled rivi ng,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareo nlya vailab le
wi th limi tati ons ,orn otatall. Th iscou ld
af fec t,for exa mpl e,the powe rsteeri ng and
the brakeboost ing effect. Youw illr eq uire
cons idera blym oree ffort toste erand brake.
Th ere isar isko fana ccident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhiled rivi ng. G
WA
RNI NG
If the parki ng bra kehasn otbeen fully
rel easedw hend rivi ng, the parki ng bra ke
can :
R ove rheatand causeafire
R lose its holdfunctio n.
Th ere isar isko ffirea nd anacc ident.
Re leas et he parki ng bra kefullyb efor ed riv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe enginewhiles tatio n-
ar y. Pu llaw ay immed iatel y.Avoi dhigh
eng inespee ds and fullthro ttleuntilthe
eng inehasr eache dits op era ting temp era-
tur e. Dr
ivi ng
117Drivi ng andp arki ng Z