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NavigationMenu (on-board computer) ............ 199
NECK-PRO head restraints
Important safety notes .................... 56
Operation ......................................... 56
Resetting triggered .......................... 56
Notes on breaking-in a new vehi-
cle ....................................................... 138
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Occupant Classification System
(OCS)
Conditions ....................................... 49
Faults ............................................... 53
Operation ......................................... 49
System self-test ............................... 51
Occupant safety
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 57
Children in the vehicle ..................... 57
Important safety notes .................... 41
Introduction to the restraint sys-
tem .................................................. 40
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 49
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 41
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 60
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 56
Restraint system warning lamp ........ 41
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 49
Faults ............................................... 53
Operation ......................................... 49
System self-test ............................... 51
Odometer ........................................... 197
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 208
Assistance menu ........................... 202
Audio menu ................................... 200
Convenience submenu .................. 206
Display messages .......................... 211 Displaying a service message ........ 281
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 176
Factory settings submenu ............. 207
Important safety notes .................. 194
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 204
Lighting submenu .......................... 205
Menu overview .............................. 197
Message memory .......................... 211
Navigation menu ............................ 199
Operation ....................................... 195
RACETIMER ................................... 208
Service menu ................................. 204
Settings menu ............................... 204
Standard display ............................ 197
Telephone menu ............................ 201
Trip menu ...................................... 197
Vehicle submenu ........................... 206
Video DVD operation ..................... 201
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 25
Important safety notes .................... 24
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ........................... 22
Outside temperature display ........... 195
Overhead control pane l
...................... 36
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Paint code number ............................ 345
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 283
Panic alarm .......................................... 40
Parking
Engaging park position .................. 149
Important safety notes .................. 160
Parking brake ................................ 161
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 105
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 184
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 215
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Labeling (overview) ........................ 324
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 329
Load index .....................................326
Load index (definition) ................... 329
M+S tires ....................................... 310
Maximum load on a tire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 329
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 328
Maximum permissible tire pres-
sure (definition) .............................3 29
Maximum tire load ......................... 326
Maximum tire load (definition) ....... 329
MOExtended tires .......................... 310
Optional equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............................................ 329
Overview ........................................ 308
PSI (pounds per square inch) (def-
inition) ...........................................3 29
Replacing ....................................... 330
Service life ..................................... 310
Sidewall (definition) ....................... 329
Speed rating (definition) ................ 328
Storing ...........................................3 30
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 327
Summer tires ................................. 310
Temperature .................................. 323
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 329
Tire bead (definition) ......................3 29
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 329
Tire pressures (recommended) ...... 328
Tire size (data) ............................... 335
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 324
Tire tread ....................................... 309
Tire tread (definition) ..................... 329
Total load limit (definition) ............. 330
Traction ......................................... 323
Traction (definition) ....................... 330
Tread wear ..................................... 323
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards ...................................... 322
Unif orm T
ire Quality Grading
Standards (definition) .................... 328
Wear indicator (definition) ............. 330
Wheel and tire combination ........... 337 Wheel rim (definition) .................... 328
see Flat tire
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 303
Important safety notes .................. 301
Installing the towing eye ................ 302
Removing the towing eye ............... 302
Towing away
Important safety guidelines ........... 301
Installing the towing eye ................ 302
Removing the towing eye ............... 302
Transporting the vehicle ................ 303
With both axles on the ground ....... 302
With the rear axle raised ................ 303
Transmission
Selector lever ................................ 148
see Automatic transmission
Transporting the vehicle .................. 303
Trim pieces (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 286
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 197
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 197
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 199
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 82
Important safety notes .................... 80
Locking separately ........................... 82
Opening (automatically from out-
side) ................................................. 81
Opening/closing (manually from
outside) ............................................ 81
Overview .......................................... 80
Trunk lid
Display message ............................ 238
Opening dimensions ...................... 352
Opening/closing .............................. 80
Trunk load (maximum) ...................... 352
Trunk partition
Display message ............................ 238
General notes .................................. 88
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) ................... 116
Display message ............................ 225
Switching on/off ........................... 110
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Information for customers in Califor-
nia
UnderCalifornia law you may beentitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the
purchase price or lease price, ifafter a rea-
sonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its author-
iz ed repair or service facilities fail to fix one or
more substantial defects or malfunctions in
the vehicle that are covered by its express
warranty. During the period of 18 months
from original delivery of the vehicle or the
accumulation of 18,000 miles (approximately
29,000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle,
whic hever occurs first, a reasonable number
of repair attempts is presumed for a retail
buyer or lessee if one or more of the fol lowing
occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or malfunc- tion results in a cond ition that islikely to
cause death or serious bodily injury ifthe
vehicle isdriven, that defect or malfunc-
tion has been subject to repair two or
more times, and you have directly noti-
fied Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing
of the need for its repair,
(2) the same substantial defect or malfunc- tion of a less serious nature than cate-
gory (1) has been subject to repair four or
more times and you hav
e direct
lynotified
us in writ ing of the need for its repair, or
(3) the vehicle isout of service byreason of
repair of the same or different substantial
defects or malfunctions for a cumulative
total of more than 30 calendar days.
Please send your written notice to:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
Maintenance
The Service and Warranty Booklet describes
all the necessary maintenance work which
should bedone at regular intervals.
Always have the Service and Warranty Book-
let with you when you bring the vehicle to an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. The ser-
vic e advisor willrecord every servic e for you
in the Service and Warranty Booklet.
Breakdown assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program offers technical help inthe event of a
breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside
Assistance Hotline are answered byour
agents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372 )
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information, refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Pro-
gram brochure (USA) or the "Roadside Assis-
tance" section inthe Service and Warranty
booklet (Canada). You willfind both inyour
vehicle literature portfolio.
Change of address or change of own-
ership
In the event of a change of address, please
send us the "Notification of Address Change"
in the Service and Guarantee booklet or sim-
ply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center (USA) at the hotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) or
Customer Service Center (Canada) at
1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in con-
tacting you in a timely manner should the
need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave the
entire literature in the vehicle so that it is
available to the next owner.
If you have purchased a used car, please send
us the "Notification of Used Car Purchase" in
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bumper. Make sure that the bumper is free of
dirt, ice or slush in the vicinity of the sensors.
The sensors must not be covered, for exam-
ple by cycle racks or overhanging loads. Fol-
lowing a severe impact or in the event of dam-
age to the bumpers, have the function of the
sensors checked at a qualified specialist
workshop. Blind Spot Assist may otherwise
not work properly.
Indicator and warning display
:Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrors lights up yel-
low at speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/ h). At
speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indica-
tor lamp goes out and Blind Spot Assist is
operational.
If a vehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring range at speeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the corre-
sponding side lights up red. This warning is
always emitted when a vehicle enters the
blind spot monitoring range from behind or
from the side. When you overtake a vehicle,
the warning only occurs if the difference in
speed is less than 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. In this event, Blind Spot
Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light. Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the
corresponding turn signal, a double warning
tone sounds. Red warning lamp
:flashes. If
the turn signal remains on, vehicles detected
are indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :. There are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
XMake sure that Blind Spot Assist is activa-
ted in the on-board compu
ter
(
Ypage 203).
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle with camera :, which is
mounted at the top of the windshield. Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your
lane unintentionally.
If you select km
on the on-board computer in
the Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
func-
tion (
Ypage 204), Lane Keeping Assist is
active starting at a speed of 60 km/h. If the
miles
display unit is selected, the assistance
range begins at 40 mph.
A warning may be given if a front wheel
passes over a lane marking. It will warn you by
Driving systems189
Driving and parking
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ATime
BOutside temperature or speed
(
Ypage 205)
XTo display menu bar?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after a few sec-
onds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
iYou can set the time using COMAND (see
the separate operating instructions).
Possible displays in the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation when
shifting manually (
Ypage 153)
XjY Parking Guidance (
Ypage 184)
CRUISE
Cruise control (Ypage 168)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(
Ypage 112)
è ECO start/stop function
(
Ypage 143)
ë HOLD function (
Ypage 179)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer
(
Ypage 195).
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
select the following menu:
RTripmenu (Ypage 197)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(
Ypage 199)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 200)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 201)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(
Ypage 202)
RServmenu (Ypage 204)
RSettmenu (settings) (Ypage 204)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(
Ypage 208)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
menu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;
appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
From Start
or From Reset.
The values in the From Start
submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From Reset
submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (
Ypage 199).
In the following cases, the trip computer is
automatically reset From Start
:
Menus and submenus197
On-board computer and displays
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Resetting values
XPress the=or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
XPress ato confirm your selection.
XPress :to select Yesand press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start" trip computer
R"From Reset" trip computer
RECO display
iIf you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From Start" trip computer
are also reset. If you reset the values in the
"From Start" trip computer, the values in
the ECO display are also reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
In the Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. Further infor-
mation on navigation (see the separate oper-
ating instructions).
XSwitch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
menu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of travel
;Current road
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distance to the destination
;Distance to the next change of direction
=Current road
?"Follow the road's course" symbol
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. The distance indi-
cator shortens towards the top of the display
as you approach the point of the announced
Menus and submenus199
On-board computer and displays
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Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteer -
ing whee lto select th eDriveAssist
menu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Lan eKeepin gAssist
.
XPress ato confirm your selection .
The curren tselection appears.
XPress aagain.
XPress :or9 to set Off,Standard
or Adaptive.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
When Lan eKeepin gAssis tis activated, th e
multifunction display shows th elan emark-
ing sas bright lines in th eassistanc e
graphic .
Fo rfurther information about Lan eKeepin g
Assist, see (
Ypage 189).
Service menu
Dependingon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, you hav eth efollowin goption sin th e
Serv.
menu:
RCallin gup display message s
(
Ypage 211)
RRestarting th etire pressur eloss warning
system (
Ypage 315)
RChecking th etire pressur eelectronically
(
Ypage 316)
RCallin gup th eservic edue dat e
(
Ypage 281)
Settings menu
Introd uction
Dependin gon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, in th eSett.
men uyou hav eth efol -
lowin goptions:
RChangin gth einstrumen tcluste r setting s
(
Ypage 204)
RChangin gth eligh tsetting s (Ypage 205)
RChangin gth evehicl e setting s
(
Ypage 206)
RChangin gth econvenience setting s
(
Ypage 206)
RRestoring th efactory setting s
(
Ypage 207)
Instru ment cluster
Selecting th edistance uni t
The Displa yUni tSpeed-/Odometer :
function allows you to choos ewhether cer-
tai ndisplays appear in kilometers or mile sin
th emultifunction display.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th e steer -
ing whee lto select th eSett.
menu.
XPre ssthe: or9 buttonto select th e
Instrumen tCluste r
submenu.
XPressato confirm .
XPressthe: or9 buttonto select th e
Displa yUni tSpeed-/Odometer
func-
tion .
The curren t settingkm
ormilesappears.
XPre ssthea buttonto sav eth e setting .
The selected uni tof measuremen tfor dis-
tance applie sto :
Rthedigital speedometer in th eTri pmen u
Rtheodometer and trip odometer
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On-board computer and displays