Mercedes-Benz 2007 R 320 CDI manual

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    Sommer Corporat e Media A G Operator ’s Manu al R-C la ss Ord er No. 65 15 18 09 13 Part No. 25 1 584 52 81 US A Edition A , 200 7 Ê9/tTqÃË 25158452 81 Operator’s Manual R-Class[...]

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    R3 2 0C D I R3 5 0 R5 0 0 R6 3A M G[...]

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    Our comp any and st aff congratul ate you on the purchase of your new Merced es-Be nz. Your selection of our product is a demon- stration of your trust in our company name. Furth ermor e, it exem plif ies yo ur de- sire to own an automobil e that will be as easy a s possib le to oper ate and provid e years o f servic e. Your M ercedes- Benz repres [...]

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    Contents Introducti on .......... ......... ............ ........... 9 Product inf ormation ................. ............. .. 9 Operator’s M anual .. ......... ............ ........ 10 Serv ice and war ranty infor mation ............ ............ ............ 10 Important notic e for California retai l buye rs and le ssee s of Merce des-Benz aut[...]

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    Contents Safety and Security .... ............ ......... . 71 Occupa nt safety ............. ............ ......... . 72 Air bags ....... ........ ............. ............. . 74 Seat be lts ................. ............ ......... . 79 Active hea d restraints .............. ...... 83 Rear head re straints ..... ............ ...... 84 Children in [...]

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    Contents Control sy stem ....... ......... ............ ...... 159 Multif unction disp lay .......... .......... 159 Multif unction stee ring w heel .. ...... 160 Menus ........... ......... ............ .......... 162 Standa rd displa y menu ................ 166 AMG m enu ........ ............. ........ ...... 168 AUDIO m enu . ......... .........[...]

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    Contents Power tilt/ sliding sunroof * ............ .... 258 Opening a nd closing . ........ ............ 258 Synchronizi ng ........... ........ ............ 2 60 Panorama roof with power tilt/sli ding panel* . ............. ........ ........ 2 61 Roll er sunbl inds fo r the panorama roof with power tilt/sl iding panel ....... ............ .......[...]

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    Contents Oxid ation ca talyst (diese l engine) ........ ........ ............. . 358 Emissi on control ............ ............. . 358 Coolant t emperat ure .. ............ ...... 3 59 At the gas station ... ............. ........ ...... 360 Refu eling ....... ......... ............ .......... 360 Chec k regul arl y and befo re a long trip .. ....[...]

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    Contents Flat tire . ........ ............ ............. ............ 497 Preparing th e vehicle .... ............ .... 497 Mounting the spare wheel ............ 498 Bleed ing the fuel s ystem (diese l engine only) ................ ............ 5 05 Battery .. ............ ........ ............. ............ 506 Disconnecting, removing, reinstallin[...]

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    9 Produc t inf ormatio n 왔 Introduction Product in formation Plea se obse rve the fo llowing i n your own bes t intere st: We rec ommen d using Genu ine Merce des-Be nz Parts as well as con version parts a nd accessori es explic itly approved by us for your ve hicle m odel. We have teste d these parts to det ermine their re liabili ty, safet y an[...]

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    10 Intro duction Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contai ns a great deal of useful i nformati on. We ur ge you to read it carefull y and f amiliar ize you rself with the v ehicle b efore driv ing. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicl e, we urg e you t o follo w the in- structions and warnings contained in this manua[...]

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    11 Introduction Operator’s Manual Import ant not ice for C alifo rnia re tail buyers and les sees of Mercede s-Benz automobiles Under Californi a law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a ref und of the pu rchas e price or lease p rice, i f Merced es-Ben z USA, LLC and / or it s au- thoriz ed rep air or s ervic e facil ities f[...]

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    12 Intro duction Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes al l the necessary maintenanc e work which should be performe d at regula r intervals. Always have the M aintenance B ooklet with you wh en you take the vehi cle to you r authori zed Merce des-B enz Light Tr uck Cent er for service . The s ervic e adviso r wil l reco[...]

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    13 Introduction Operator’s Manual Change of address or owners hip If you c hange your addres s, be su re to send in the “Change of Address Notice” found in the Ser vice a nd Warr anty In forma- tion Booklet, or simply call the Merced es-Ben z Custo mer Ass istance Center (in the USA) at 1-80 0-FOR- MERC edes, o r Cu stomer Ser- vice (in Canad[...]

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    14 Intro duction Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed to pr o- vide compre hensiv e sup port inform ation for you, the vehicle operator. Each section has its own refe rence color. At a glance Here you will f ind an overview of all the controls that can be operated fr om the driver ’s seat . Getting st arted Here yo u will find al[...]

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    15 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols Trade marks: 앫 ESP ® is a regi stered tradem ark of Daim lerCh rysl er. 앫 HomeLink ® is a re gister ed trad emark of Prince, a Johnson Control s Company. The f ollowin g symbo ls are fou nd in this Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal equi pment is identifi ed with an asteri sk. Since standard equipm ent varies[...]

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    16 Intro duction Operating safety Proper use of t he vehicle Proper use of t he veh icle req uire s that yo u are fam iliar with the foll owing i nformat ion and r ules: 앫 the safety prec autions in this manual 앫 the “T echnic al da ta” se ctio n in th is manual 앫 traffic rules and re gulations 앫 motor vehicle la ws and safety stan- dar[...]

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    17 Introduction Problems with your vehicle 왔 Problems wit h your vehicle If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particular ly one that you believe may affect its safe o peration, we urge you to imme diately co ntact an aut horized Mer cedes- Benz Light Tr uck Cente r to have the pro blem di agnosed and correct ed if req uired. If t[...]

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    18 Intro duction Reporting safety defects For the USA only: The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant t o the “Nati onal Traffi c and M otor Ve hicle Sa fety Act of 1966” . Report ing safe ty defect s If you believ e that yo ur vehi cle has a defect w hich co[...]

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    19 Introduction Vehicle data recording 왔 Vehicle data recording Inform ation re gardin g electron ic reco rding dev ices (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Plea se note that your vehi cle is equipped with devices that ca n reco rd vehic le syste ms dat a and, i f equip ped wi th the T ele Aid* syste m, may trans mit some data [...]

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    21 At a glance Exterior view Cockpit Instru ment c luster Multifunction steering wheel Center console Overhead control panel Storage compartments Door control panel[...]

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    22 At a glance Exterior view[...]

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    23 At a glance Exterior view Item Pag e 1 Tailga te Open ing 123 Clo sin g 125 Powe r tailgat e* 123, 125 Car go c omp art me nt Vehicle to ol kit 472 Spare wh eel 475 2 Rear window defroster 217 3 Rear lamp s 485 4 Fuel fi ller f lap 360 Refu eling 360 Fuel 361, 542 5 Exterior rear vie w mirrors Adju sti ng 49 Auto -dim ming r ear view mirrors* 21[...]

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    24 At a glance Cockpit[...]

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    25 At a glance Cockpit Item Page 1 Cruise control lever 267 2 Instru ment clus ter 26 3 Multifunction s teering whe el 30 4 Horn 5 Steeri ng whee l gearshif t butto ns 207 6 Gear se lector lever f or automatic trans mission 54 7 Front Parktronic* warning indic ator s 293 8 Overhead control panel 33 9 Glove box r eleas e Glove box lock 311 312 Item [...]

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    26 At a glance Instrum ent cluster[...]

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    27 At a glance Instrument cluster Item Page 1 L Left turn signa l indicator lamp 2 To di m instru ment clus ter illumi nati on 157 3 Reset button 156 4 To brig hten ins trume nt clus - ter illumination 157 5 K Right turn signal indicator lamp 6 Clock Item Page 7 Speedometer with: - Antilock Brake Syst em (ABS ) indicato r lamp 420 ’ Variab le spe[...]

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    28 At a glance Instrum ent cluster[...]

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    29 At a glance Instrument cluster Item Page 8 Multifun ction dis play wit h: 앫 Trip odometer 157 앫 Main odometer 159 9 Tachometer wit h: < Sea t belt tell tale 79, 426 1 Supplem ental Rest raint Syste m (SRS) i ndicato r lamp 72, 430 ? Engin e malfunctio n in- dicator lam p, USA only 423 ± Engin e malfunctio n in- dicator lam p, Canada only[...]

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    30 At a glance Multifuncti on steering wh eel Item Page 1 Multifu nctio n display 159 Operating the con trol sys tem 160 2 Selec ting the submenu o r setting the volume : Press button æ up / to incre ase ç down / to d ecre ase 3 Telephone*: Press button s to take a call to dial to redial t to end a call to reject an inco min g call Item Page 4 Mo[...]

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    31 At a glance Cent er cons ole 왔 Center con sole Upper p art Item Page 1 COMAN D syste m, se e sepa rate o pera ting instructions 2 Clim ate cont rol 218 3-zone autom atic clima te control* 232 Rear window defroster 217 3 Seat heat ing*, front p asseng er side 142 4 Seat ventilation*, front p asseng er side 143 5 Vehi cle le vel con trol switch*[...]

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    32 At a glance Cent er cons ole Lower pa rt Item Page 1 Storage compartme nt 312 2 Armr est sto rage tra y releas e 313 3 Armres t stor age compar t- ment r elease 313 4 Storage compartme nt Ashtray wit h cigarette light er* 312 319 5 Cup holders 316 6 Card, ti cket holde r Bottle o pener 317 317[...]

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    33 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Over head c ontrol panel Item Page 1 Left reading lamp on/off 153 2 Automatic inte rior lighting 153 3 Rear interior lighting on/off 153 4 Front interior lighting on/off 153 5 Right read ing lamp on /off 153 6 Front right interior lamp 153 7 Tilt/sliding sunroof* switch Tilt/sliding panel* switch 258 261 8 [...]

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    34 At a glance Storage compartmen ts[...]

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    35 At a glance Storage compartmen ts Item Pag e 1 Parcel net in front passenger footwe ll 315 2 Glove box/CD changer* 311 3 Door pocket 4 Parcel net on front pass enger sea t back res t 315 5 Door pocket 6 Cup ho lder 316 7 Third-r ow stora ge compartme nt 311 8 Parcel net in cargo compartme nt 315 9 First aid kit, ve hicle tool ki t, spare wh eel [...]

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    36 At a glance Door co ntrol pane l Item Page 1 Inside door handle 122 2 Centra l locki ng/unlo cking switch 130 3 Exterior re ar view mirror adjustment 49 4 Selection buttons for exterior rea r view mirror adjustment Power-fol ding exterior re ar view mirror s* 49 214 5 Switc hes for opening/closing front and rear door windows 251 6 Rear door wind[...]

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    37 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking and locking[...]

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    38 Getting sta rted The “Getting s tarted” se ction provides a n over view of th e vehicl e’s mo st basic func- tions. First-time M ercedes-Benz owners should pay spe cial attention to t he infor- mation given here. If you are al ready fa milia r with the bas ic functions described here, the “Controls in detail” section will p rovide you [...]

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    39 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* With the KEYLESS-GO function, you ca n lock or unlock the vehicl e with out using the remote control buttons on the SmartKey and start the engine without inserting the SmartKe y into the start er switch. 왘 Grasp an outsid e d oor handle or the tailgate ha ndle. All turn signal lamps f lash[...]

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    40 Getting sta rted Unlocking SmartKey Starter swi tch 0 For removing SmartKe y 1 Power sup ply fo r so me el ectrical consum ers, such as seat adj ustme nt 2 Igniti on (powe r supply f or all el ectrical consumers) and driving position All lamps (except high b eam headla mp indicator la mp and tur n signal indica tor lamps unle ss activate d) in t[...]

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    41 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Vehi cles equ ipped with the KEY LESS-G O featu re are su pplied wit h a Smart Key with integrated KEYLESS-GO function and a removable KEYLESS- GO star t/stop button. With the KEYLESS-GO star t/stop button inserted and the SmartKe y with KEYL ESS-GO presen t in the veh icle, pre ss- ing the K[...]

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    42 Getting sta rted Unlocking Positio n 0 Before you press the KE YLESS- GO start/stop button, the vehicle’s on-board electron ics have status 0 (as wi th Smart Key remove d). Positio n 1 왘 Press th e KEYLESS -GO start /stop button once. This supplie s power for s ome e lectric al consum ers, such as seat adj ustme nt. Igniti on (or P osition 2[...]

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    43 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting 왔 Adjusting Seats Wa rn i n g! G All s eat, hea d rest raint, steeri ng whee l, and rear v iew mi rror adju stment s, as w ell as fastening of seat belts, must be done before the ve hicle is put into m otion. Wa rn i n g! G Do no t adjus t the driver ’s sea t whil e drivin g. Adjus ting th e seat while driv ing co[...]

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    44 Getting sta rted Adjusting Seat adju stment The seat adjustme nt switch is located on the en try si de of each fro nt sea t base . 1 Hea d restrai nt heig ht (veh icles with memory function)* 2 Seat cushion tilt 3 Sea t height 4 Seat b ackrest tilt 5 Seat fore and aft adjustme nt 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 40). or 왘 Open the respect[...]

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    45 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Seat for e and aft adjustmen t 왘 Pres s the switc h forwar d or back ward in direction of arrow 5 . Adjust the seat to a comfortable seatin g positi on that st ill al lows you t o reach t he acc elerato r/brak e pedal safel y. The p ositi on sh ould be as far to the rear as possible, consistent with abilit y to p ro[...]

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    46 Getting sta rted Adjusting Raisin g: 왘 Manual ly adju st the he ight of head restrai nt 1 by pullin g it upward. If head restra int 1 is fully retra cted, push re lease bu tton 2 in direction of arrow and pu ll head rest raint 1 upward. Lowering: 왘 To lo wer head restra int 1 , press releas e button 2 i n direction of arrow and push down on [...]

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    47 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Make s ure t hat 앫 you ca n reach t he ste ering wheel wi th your a rms slig htly bent at th e elbows 앫 you ca n move you r legs freely 앫 all di splays (inc ludin g malf uncti on and indica tor lamps ) on the ins trumen t cluste r are cl early visibl e The st eering w heel adj ustmen t relea se handle is loc ate[...]

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    48 Getting sta rted Adjusting Make s ure that 앫 you can reach th e steerin g wheel wi th your arms s lightly bent at the elbows 앫 you c an move you r legs f reely 앫 all di spl ays (in clud ing ma lfunc tion a nd indicator lamps) on the instrument clust er are cl early visibl e The steering wheel adjustment stalk is located on the lower left o[...]

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    49 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Interio r rea r view mir ror 왘 Manually adjust the interior rear view mirror . For more information, s ee “Rear view mir- rors” ( 컄 page 212 ). Exteri or rea r view mi rror s The buttons are located on the driver’s door control panel. 1 Driver ’s side exterior re ar view mirror button 2 Adjustment but ton [...]

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    50 Getting sta rted Adjusting For more information, s ee “Rear view mi r- rors” ( 컄 page 212) . ! Vehicles with power fol ding exterior rear view mirrors*: If an ext erior rear view mirror housing is forcibly pushed forward (hi t from the rear) or forcibly pushed rearward (hit from the front) press fo ld button 1 ( 컄 page 214) to fold mirro[...]

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    51 Getti ng sta rted Driving 왔 Driving Fastening the seat belts Wa rn i n g! G Make sure t hat absol utely no object s are obstructing the pedal’s r ange of mov ement. Keep t he dr iver’s f ootw ell cle ar of al l obsta - cles. If ther e are any flo orma ts or carp ets in the foot well, mak e sure the p edals still have sufficie nt clearan ce[...]

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    52 Getting sta rted Driving 1 Seat belt outlet 2 Latch pla te 3 Buckle 4 Relea se button War n i n g! G Never ri de in a movi ng vehi cle with th e seat backr est in an exc essiv ely recli ned posi tion as this can be dangerous. Y ou could sl ide under t he seat be lt in a co llisi on. If you sl ide under it, the belt would apply force at the abdom[...]

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    53 Getti ng sta rted Driving 왘 With a smooth motion, pull the belt out of seat belt outlet 1 . 왘 Place the shoulder portion of the seat belt across the top of your shoulder and the lap porti on across your hips. 왘 Push latch pl ate 2 int o buckle 3 ( 컄 page 52) until it click s. 왘 If necessary, tighten the lap portion of the se at belt to[...]

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    54 Getting sta rted Driving Starting the engine Automat ic transmissi on Gears hift pattern for au tomatic transmissi on P Park position R Reverse ge ar N Neutral D Drive positi on For information on how to operate the gear selecto r leve r, see “A utomatic transmis - sion” ( 컄 page 197) . War n i n g! G Do not pass belts over sh arp edges. T[...]

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    55 Getti ng sta rted Driving Starting wi th the SmartKey For information on turning off the engine with the Smar tKey, see “Tur ning off the en - gine” ( 컄 page 6 7). Gasolin e engine: 왘 Make s ure the automati c transm ission is set to P . The tr ansmissi on po sition indi cator i n the m ultif uncti on dis play s hould be on P . 왘 Do no[...]

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    56 Getting sta rted Driving KEYLESS-GO st art/stop but ton 1 USA only 2 Canada only 왘 Make sure the KEYLESS-G O start/stop button is inserted in the starte r switch ( 컄 page 4 1). For information on turning off the engine with KEYLESS-GO, s ee “Turning off with KEYLE SS-GO *” ( 컄 page 67 ). Gasoli ne engin e 왘 Make su re the automa tic [...]

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    57 Getti ng sta rted Driving Starting d ifficu lties If th e engine does not s tart as desc ribed , carry out the follo wing st eps: 왘 If you are star ting the engine with the SmartKe y, turn SmartKey in s tarter switch to po sition 0 and repeat s tarting proc edure. 왘 If you are st artin g the e ngine with KEYLESS-GO*: Close any doors that may[...]

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    58 Getting sta rted Driving Driving off 왘 Depress the brake ped al. The gear selector lever can now be used. 왘 Shift autom atic transm ission to D or R ( 컄 page 19 9). 왘 Releas e the brake p eda l. 왘 Carefully depress th e accel erator pedal. After a cold s tart, the automatic transmis- sion shifts at a higher engine revolution. This a ll[...]

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    59 Getti ng sta rted Driving For more informati on, see “Drivi ng instruc - tions” ( 컄 page 34 7). Swit chin g on he adla mps For more information on h eadlamps, see “Light ing” ( 컄 pag e 146). Low beam headlamps The e xterio r lamp switch i s loc ated on the dashb oard to the le ft of the st eering w heel. Exterior l amp swit ch 1 Off [...]

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    60 Getting sta rted Driving Turn signals The c ombina tion s witch is locat ed on the left of the stee ring col umn. Combin ation switch 1 Turn si gnal s, ri ght 2 Turn si gnal s, left 왘 Press th e c ombina tion s witch in direction of arrow 1 or 2 . The corre sponding turn signa l indicator lamp L or K in the instr ument clust er flas hes. The c[...]

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    61 Getti ng sta rted Driving Switchin g on wi ndshield wipers 왘 Turn the combination switch to the desired pos ition depending on the in- tensity of the rain. M Winds hield w ipers o ff U Slow intermittent wiping Rain sensor operation with low sensit ivity. V Fast interm ittent wiping Rain sens or operation with high sensit ivity. u Slow continuo[...]

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    62 Getting sta rted Driving Wiping with wind shield was her fluid 왘 Press the c ombina tion s witch in direction of arrow 1 past th e resis- tance point. The wind shield w ipers ope rate wi th washer fluid. For information on fi lling up the washer reservoir, s ee “Windshield/rea r window washer syste m and hea dlamp cle aning* system ” ( 컄[...]

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    63 Getti ng sta rted Driving Deactivati ng intermit tent wipe 왘 Turn rear window wiper switch 1 to posit io n 4 ( 컄 page 62). Indicator 6 f or the re ar window wiper is clea red from the lo wer multif unc tion displa y, indic ating that th e rear wi ndow wiper is deactivated. Wiping wi th wi ndshield w asher flu id 왘 Turn and hold rear window[...]

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    64 Getting sta rted Driving In case o f accident If the ve hicle i s leak ing fue l: 왘 Do not start the engine under any circum stances . 왘 Notify local fi re and/or poli ce authori - ties. If the extent of the damage cannot be determi ned: 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center . If no damage can be determined on the 앫 ma[...]

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    65 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king 왔 Park ing a nd lo ckin g You have now c omplet ed your fi rst dr ive. You have properly stoppe d and parked your vehi cle. End your drive as f ollo ws. Wa rn i n g! G With the engine no t runni ng, there is no power assistance for the brake and the steer ing system. In this case, it is importan t to kee [...]

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    66 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking Parking brake 1 Parking brak e pedal 2 Releas e hand le 왘 Step firml y on parking brake p edal 1 . When the engine is running, the warn- ing l amp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) i n the ins trument cl uster comes on. Switching off hea dlamps 왘 Turn th e exterio r lamp swit ch to M . For more information[...]

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    67 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king Turning off the engine 왘 Shift the a utomatic tran smission to posit io n P ( 컄 page 199) . 왘 Apply th e parking brak e ( 컄 pa ge 66) . Turning o ff with the SmartKey 왘 Turn the S martKey i n the starter switch to position 0 ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Remove t he SmartK ey from the star ter switch. The i[...]

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    68 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking Releasing seat b elts 왘 Press th e seat belt rele ase bu tton ( 컄 page 52) . Allow th e retractor to complet ely re- wind th e seat bel t by guidin g the latch plat e. Locking 왘 Exit th e vehi cle and c lose a ll doors a nd the tailgate. Locking w ith the Sma rtKey 왘 Press button ‹ on the Sma rtKey[...]

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    69 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king Locking with KEYLESS-GO* 1 Lock button on the outside door handle 왘 Press lo ck button 1 on an outside door handle. With the tailgate and all doors cl osed, the turn signal l amps flash three tim es. The locking knobs on the doors move down. The anti-th eft alar m system i s armed. For more information, s[...]

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    71 Safety and Security Occu pant sa fety Panic alarm Driving safet y systems Anti-theft syst ems[...]

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    72 Safety and Security Occupant safety In this section you will l earn the most important facts about the res traint syst ems of the vehicl e. The re strai nt sy stems are 앫 Seat b elts ( 컄 page 79) 앫 Child restraints ( 컄 page 95) 앫 L ower A nchors and T ethe rs for CH ildren ( LAT CH) ( 컄 page 93) Additional protection provi de 앫 S u[...]

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    73 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G Modification s to or work improper ly conducted on r estraint systems (such as seat belts and anchors , emergency tensi on- ing devices, seat bel t force li miters or air bags) or thei r wirin g, as we ll as ta mperi ng with interc onne cted el ectro nic syst ems, ca n lead t o the res train t[...]

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    74 Safety and Security Occupant safety Air bags War n i n g! G Air bags ar e design ed to reduce the po ten- tial of injury and fata lity in certa in frontal impacts (front air bags), side impacts (side impact air bags and head protection window curtain air bags) or rollovers (head protec- tion wi ndow curtai n air bag s). Howev er, no system av ai[...]

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    75 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 앫 Alwa ys sit nea rly upri ght, prop erly use the seat belts and use an appropriately sized infant or toddle r restrai nt or boost - er seat re commended for the si ze and weight of the ch ild. Failur e to follow the se instru ctions can result in sever e injurie s to you or other occupants. If you sell yo[...]

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    76 Safety and Security Occupant safety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, emergen cy tensioni ng devic e and air ba g i Air bags are designed to deploy only in cer- tain frontal impacts (front air bags), side impacts (side impact and head protection window curtain air bags) which exceed preset threshol ds, and in certain rollovers (head protecti[...]

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    77 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety When you sell y our veh icle we strong ly urge you to gi ve notice to the sub sequent owner that it is equipped with an SRS by aler tin g them to th e appl icab le sect ion in the Oper ator’ s Manua l. Front air bags 1 Driver air bag 2 Pass enger air bag Driver and f ront passenger a ir bags are deployed :[...]

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    78 Safety and Security Occupant safety The air ba gs will not depl oy in impacts which do not ex ceed th e system ’s deploy - ment thresholds. You will then be protec- ted by the faste ned seat be lts. The passenger front air bag will only be deployed if: 앫 the system, based on OCS weight sen- sor readings, senses that the front passen ger sea [...]

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    79 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 1 Front side im pact air bag 2 Window curtain air bag 3 Rear s ide impact air bag* The side impact air b ags and window curtai n air ba gs are depl oyed: 앫 on the impacted side of the vehicle 앫 in impa cts exceeding a preset de ploy- ment threshold 앫 independently of the front air bags In addition, the[...]

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    80 Safety and Security Occupant safety War n i n g! G Always fasten your seat belt before driving off. Alw ays make sure all of y our passenge rs are p roper ly restr ained , eve n those sitt ing in the re ar and pregnan t women . Failure to wear and properly fasten and po- sition y our seat be lt greatly increases yo ur risk o f injur ies and thei[...]

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    81 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY 앫 Seat be lts can o nly wo rk whe n used properl y. Neve r wear seat bel ts in any other way than a s described in this sec- tion, as t hat could r esult in s erious inj u- ries in case of an accident . 앫 Each occu pant should w ear their seat belt at all times, bec[...]

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    82 Safety and Security Occupant safety Enhan ced se at belt remind er syst em When the engine is started, the se at belt tellt ale < will al ways il luminat e for 6 seconds to remind you and your passen gers to fa sten you r seat b elts. If the d river’ s seat bel t is not fastened when the engine is starte d, an additional warnin g chim e wil[...]

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    83 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety In an impact, emergency tensioning devices remove slack from the belts in such a way tha t the seat belts f it more snugl y against th e body. Belt force li miters, when act ivate d, ar e employ ed to help reduc e the peak forc e exer te d by th e sea t belts on occupants during a crash. Acti ve he ad rest r[...]

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    84 Safety and Security Occupant safety You cannot remove the active head restraint on the driver’s and front passen- ger’s s eats. For remova l of the active head restra ints we recommend that you contact an authori zed Merce des-B enz Light Tr uck Center. For information on head restraint adjust- ment, see “Seats” ( 컄 page 43). For infor[...]

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    85 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Infant and chil d restra int syst ems We recommend all infants and children be proper ly res trained at a ll times while th e vehi cle is in motion. All lap- shoulde r belts exc ept the dri ver’s seat bel t have special se at bel t retracto rs for secu re fastening of child rest raints. To faste n a chil d[...]

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    86 Safety and Security Occupant safety Infan ts and sma ll chil dren shoul d be seated in an a ppropria te infan t or chil d restrai nt sy stem prope rly secu red i n accordan ce with th e manufact urer’s in- structi ons for the chi ld restrai nt, that comp lies with U.S. Fe deral Mo tor Vehicl e Safety Sta ndards 21 3 and 225 and Cana dian Mo to[...]

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    87 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 앫 A chil d in a re ar-f acing child res trai nt on the front passenge r seat wi ll be se rious- ly i njured o r even kill ed if t he fro nt pas - senge r front ai r bag infl ates in a collisi on which cou ld occur under some circ um- stances, ev en with the air bag technolo- gy i nstalle d in yo ur vehic l[...]

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    88 Safety and Security Occupant safety Occupan t Classi fication Syst em The Occupant Classifi cation System (OCS) auto mati call y tu rns th e f ront p asse nger front air bag on or off based on the clas si- fied o ccupant weight ca tegory determine d by weight s ensor readings from the front passenge r seat. Occu pants m ust sit prope rly belt ed[...]

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    89 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G If the 59 indi cator lamp illumi - nates wh en an a dult or someon e lar ger th an a sma ll indi vidual is in the front pa ssen ger seat, ha ve the fron t passeng er reposit ion hims elf or herself in t he seat until the 59 indica tor lam p goes out, or check wh ether o bjects ar e caught un d[...]

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    90 Safety and Security Occupant safety If t he 59 indicator la mp is illu- minate d, the fron t passenger front ai r bag is deactivated and will not be deploye d. If t he 59 indicator lamp is not illumin ated, the front passenger f ront ai r bag is activated and will be deployed: 앫 in th e eve nt of ce rtain f rontal i mpacts 앫 if imp act excee[...]

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    91 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 앫 If you must i nstall a rear-f acing ch ild restrai nt on the front passenge r seat because circums tances requir e you to do so, make su re that t he 59 indicator lamp is illum i- nated, indicating that the front passen- ger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 59 indicator lamp not illumi nate or g [...]

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    92 Safety and Security Occupant safety The 59 indicat or lamp is lo- cated in the center console. 1 59 indi cator l amp The 59 indicator lamp 1 will be illum inate d, except with the Sm artKey removed from the starte r switch or with the sta rter swit ch in pos ition 0 ( 컄 page 39) . Wa r n i n g ! G If t he 1 in dicat or lamp a nd the 59 ind ica[...]

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    93 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Self-t est Occupa nt Clas sificat ion Sys - tem After turnin g the SmartKey in the s tarter switch to posi tion 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or twice, the 59 indi cator l amp ( 컄 page 92) located in th e cen ter cons ole illuminates. If an adult occ upant is properly sitting on[...]

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    94 Safety and Security Occupant safety The LATCH anchors on the second-row seats a re cover ed with up holster y blends. 1 Anchors second-row seats 2 Indicates the position of the anchors 왘 Move the respective second-row seat backrest to a n upright position ( 컄 page 138) . 왘 Push the upholste ry blend to the si de. 왘 Instal l a LAT CH type[...]

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    95 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Installat ion of i nfant and chil d restra int syst em This veh icle is equipped wit h tether an- chorages for a top tether strap at each of the rear seat back rests . 1 Anchorage ring cover 왘 Remove anchorage ring cove r 1 from seat backrest of the seat on whi ch a chil d seat is to be inst alled. 2 Ancho[...]

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    96 Safety and Security Occupant safety 왘 Securely fasten hook 3 , which is part of top tether st rap 4 , to anchorage ring 2 . Make sur e 앫 the top tethe r strap is not twisted 앫 the head restra int is insta lled an d positioned s uch that the top tether strap* c an pass f reely b etween the head re straint and top of seat back - rest 앫 top[...]

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    97 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 왘 Lower the hea d restrain t if nece ssary ( 컄 page 139) . Make su re the top tether st rap can pass freely betw een th e hea d rest rain t and t op of s eat back rest. 왘 Insta ll the ch ild restra int sys tem and tighten the top te ther strap according to the child restr aint manufact urer’s instruc[...]

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    98 Safety and Security Occupant safety Disablin g 왘 Press ov erride switch 1 until it enga ges. The swi tch enga ges in the re cessed position. The rear door windows can no longer be opera ted using th e switche s located in the rear doors. Enabl ing 왘 Press ov erride switch 1 once more. The sw itch d isenga ges fr om its re - cessed position b[...]

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    99 Safety and Security Panic alar m 왔 Panic al arm An audi ble alar m and fl ashing ext erior lamps will o perate bri efly . Smart Key 1 Â button Activating 왘 Press and hold button 1 for at l east 1 second. Deac tiv atin g 왘 Press button 1 ag ain. or 왘 Insert Sm artKey or the Sma rtKey with KEYL ESS-GO* in the st arter switc h. or 왘 Pres[...]

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    100 Safety and Security Driving safety systems In this section you will find information on the foll owing dr iving sa fety sys tems: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B rake S yst em) 앫 BAS (B rake A ssist S ystem) 앫 ESP ® (E lectronic S tability P rogram) 앫 EBP (E le ctronic B rake P roportioning) 앫 4-ET S (E lectronic T raction S ystem) ABS The Anti l[...]

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    101 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Braking At th e in stan t on e of th e whe els is ab out t o lock u p, a s light p ulsat ion ca n be fe lt in t he brak e pedal, in dicatin g that the ABS is in the regu lating mode . 왘 Keep fi rm a nd stea dy pr essure on th e brak e pedal while e xperienc ing the pul- sation. Continuous, ste ady br[...]

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    102 Safety and Security Driving safety systems BAS The Br ake Assi st Syste m (BAS) operates in emergency situations. If you apply the brakes very quickly, the BAS a utomatically provide s full brake b oost, ther eby poten - tially r educing braki ng distance . 왘 Apply conti nuous full br aking press ure until the eme rgency b raking s ituat ion [...]

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    103 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 pa ge 42 5) a nd ( 컄 page 441) . Wa rn i n g! G Never switch off the ESP ® when y ou see t he ESP ® wa rning la mp v flas hing in the in- strume nt clus ter. I n this ca se, pro ceed a s follow s: 앫 While drivin g off, ap ply as li[...]

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    104 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Switch ing off the ESP ® To improve the vehicle’s traction, switch off the ESP ® in driv ing s ituation s whe re it would be ad vantageous to ha ve the drive whee ls spin and th us cu t into s urfa ces fo r better grip such as: 앫 when driving with snow cha ins 앫 in deep snow 앫 in sand or grav[...]

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    105 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Swit chin g on t he ES P ® 왘 Press E SP ® switch 1 . The ESP ® warning lamp v in t he instrum ent cluster goes out. You are now again in normal driving mode with the ESP ® s witched on. For more information, s ee the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 pa ge 420) . EBP The EB P enha nces b raking[...]

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    106 Safety and Security Driving safety systems 4-ETS The 4-Electronic T raction System (4- ETS) impro ves the veh icle’s a bility to uti lize available traction, especially under slip- pery road conditions. The brakes are ap- plied to the spinni ng wheel and power i s transferre d to the wheel(s) wi th traction. The ES P ® warning lamp v in the [...]

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    107 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems 왔 Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The imm obilizer pre vents un authoriz ed persons from starting your vehicle. Acti va ting With th e Smar tKey 왘 Remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. With KE YLESS-G O* 왘 Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button ( 컄 page 4 1) once. The eng ine is turned off. [...]

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    108 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Arming th e alarm s ystem The al arm syste m is ar med afte r you have locke d the ve hicle w ith the SmartKe y or SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO*. The a larm syst em ind icator la mp is l ocated to the lower left of the hazard warning flashe r. 1 Alarm syste m indica tor lamp 왘 Make sure all doors and the ta[...]

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    109 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems Canceling the alarm To ca ncel the al arm: With th e Smar tKey 왘 Inse rt the Smart Key in the s tarter switch. or 왘 Press the Œ or ‹ but ton on the SmartK ey. With KE YLESS-G O* 왘 Grasp an outside door handle. The S martKey with KEYLE SS-GO must be within 3 f t (1 m) of the vehi cle. or 왘 Press[...]

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    111 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Seats Memory fu nction* Lighting Instru ment c luster Contr ol syst em Automatic transm ission Good visibility Climate control 3-zone automatic climate control* Power windows Power tilt/sliding sunroof* Panorama roof with power tilt /slid- ing pa nel * Driving systems Loading Useful features[...]

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    112 Control s in detai l In the “Controls in detail” section you will find detailed information on how to oper- ate th e equipm ent ins talled i n your vehicle . If you are al ready fa milia r with the bas ic functions of your vehicle, thi s section will be of particular i nterest to you. To quic kly famil iarize y ourself with the ba- sic func[...]

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    113 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Factory setting Global unlocking 왘 Press button Œ . All t urn si gnal lamps flas h once. The lockin g knobs in th e doors move up. The an ti-t heft al arm s ystem is disarm ed. The ve hicle wi ll lock again a utomat ically and reac tivate the anti-th eft alarm sy stem within approximately 40 seconds [...]

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    114 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Global locking 왘 Press button ‹ . With the ta ilgate an d all door s closed, the turn signa l lamps fla sh three times . The locking knobs on the doors move down. The anti-thef t alar m system is armed . Selective setti ng If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogram the S martKey so [...]

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    115 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Che ckin g th e batt eri es 왘 Press bu tton ‹ or Œ . Batter y check lam p 5 ( 컄 page 112) comes on briefl y to indicate that the SmartKe y batteries a re in order. Unlock ing and open ing the tailgate (Vehicles with power tailgate*) You can u nlock an d open the ta ilgate s ep- arately . A minimu[...]

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    116 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Smar tKe y wi th KEY LES S-GO * Vehicl es equippe d with KEYLE SS-GO co me with two Smar tKey s wit h KEY LESS- GO, each w ith remote contro l and a r emovable mechan ical key . The loc king tabs for the mecha nical ke y portion of the two SmartKe ys with KEYLE SS-GO are a d iffere nt col or to he lp [...]

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    117 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Importan t notes on usin g KEYLESS-GO* 앫 You can also use the SmartKey with KEYLESS- GO like a normal SmartKey ( 컄 pag e 112). 앫 You can comb ine KEYL ESS-GO fu nc- tions with normal SmartKey functions (e.g. unloc king with KEY LESS-GO and lock ing wi th t he ‹ button). 앫 Always carry the S ma[...]

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    118 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking 앫 If the Smar tKey w ith KE YLESS- GO is removed f rom the vehicle (e .g. if a passe nger exits the v ehicle wi th th e SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO) 앫 whe n pressi ng the K EYLES S-GO start/stop button or try ing to lock the vehicle with the lock button on an outside door handle, the mes- sage Key n[...]

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    119 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Factory setting Global u nlocking 왘 Grasp an outside door handle. All turn signal la mps fla sh once. T he lock ing knobs in the doo rs move up . The anti-t heft alar m system is dis - armed. The v ehicle w ill lock again a utomat ically and reactiva te the anti-theft alarm system within approximately[...]

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    120 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Global unlocking 왘 Grasp any outside d oor handle other than the driver’s outside door handle. All t urn si gnal lamps flas h once. The locking knobs in the doors move up. The a nti-the ft alarm syste m is di s- armed . Global locking 왘 Press the lock button on an outside door handle ( 컄 page [...]

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    121 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Unlocking an d opening the tailgate (Ve hic les w ith powe r ta ilga te*) You can u nlock an d open th e tailgate s ep- arately . A minimum height cl earance of 7.2 ft (2.20 m ) is requir ed to open the tailgat e. The h andle is lo cated above th e rear licen se plat e rece ss. 왘 Pull on the handle. o[...]

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    122 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Ope ning th e do ors fr om the insi de You can open a locked door from the in- side. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. 1 Locking knob 2 Inside door handle Front doors 왘 Pull on inside door handle 2 on the respective front door to open door. If the door was locked, locking knob 1 will[...]

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    123 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Opening the tailgate Opening the tailgate from the outsid e A minimum heig ht clearance of 7.2 ft ( 2.20 m) is requ ired to open the tailga te. The h andle is lo cated above th e rear licen se plat e rece ss. 왘 Pull on the handle. The ta ilgate op ens sligh tly. 왘 Pull tailga te upwards to open. Ope[...]

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    124 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking 왘 Lift ha ndle 1 in direction of arrow 3 . The ta ilga te is releas ed a nd can be opened manually. Opening the tailgate fr om the i nside electrical ly* In vehi cles with powe r tailgate * you c an open the tailgate from the i nside if the vehicl e is statio nary. A minimu m height c learance of 7.[...]

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    125 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Limiting ope ning hei ght of ta ilgate* Vehi cles with power tailg ate*: The ta ilgate o pening heig ht ca n be li mited when transporting goods on a roof rack* (e.g. presence of an MB sport luggage con- tainer*). Wh en activated, the tailgate opens to approximately 6.4 ft (1.95 m). 왘 Activate the lim[...]

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    126 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking If the tailga te comes into contact wit h an object while clos ing (e.g. luggage that has been pil ed too high) th e closing pr ocedure is stopped and the tailgate reop ens. Closing th e tailgate f rom the ou tside manua lly 1 Handle 왘 Lower tail gate by pulli ng firmly on handle 1 . 왘 Close tailg[...]

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    127 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Closing the tailga te from the outside (vehicles without KEYLESS-GO*) In vehicles wit h power tailgate* you c an close th e tailgate f rom the outs ide usin g the tailgate closing switch or the Š button on the SmartKey. 1 Tailg ate clo sing s witc h 왘 Press tailgate closing s witch 1 briefly . The ta[...]

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    128 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Closing the t ailgate and locking the vehicle f rom the outside ( vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*) In vehi cles with powe r tailgate * and KEYLES S-GO*, you can close th e tailga te and lo ck the veh icle si mult aneous ly from the out side usin g the KE YLES S-GO* loc k- ing/c losing switch or t he Š but [...]

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    129 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Closi ng the tailg ate 왘 Make su re you have th e SmartK ey wit h KEYLES S-GO* wi th you. 왘 Press tailgate closing s witch 1 briefly . The tailga te closes and an acou stic warning sounds. If the tailgate comes into c ontact with an object whi le closing (e.g. l uggage that has been piled too high),[...]

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    130 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Automatic c entra l locking The doors and the t ailgate loc k automati- cally w hen the ig nition is sw itched on and the whe els are tu rning at v ehic le speeds of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or m ore. You can open a locked door from the in- side. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. [...]

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    131 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking i You can open a locked door from t he inside. Open door o nly when conditions are safe to do so. If the vehicle was previous ly centrally locked with the SmartKey or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*, it will not unlock us ing the central unlocking switch 1 . If the veh icle was prev iously locked wit h th[...]

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    132 Control s in detai l Seats For information on seat adjustme nt, see the “Getting sta rted” secti on ( 컄 pa ge 44) . For mor e inform ation o n foldin g the sea ts, see “Loading” ( 컄 pag e 297) . Easy-ent ry/ex it fea ture Easy- entry/ exit fe ature fo r drive r’s seat* This fea ture al lows fo r easi er entry in to and exit fro m [...]

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    133 Controls in detail Seats With the easy-entry /exit feature activate d, the steering wheel tilts upwards when you 앫 remove the Smart Key from the starter switch or 앫 open th e driver’ s door with the SmartK ey in st arte r swi tch posi tion 0 or 1 ( 컄 page 39) or the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button in posit io n 1 ( 컄 page 41) Easy- entr[...]

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    134 Control s in detai l Seats 왘 Push th e seat for ward as far as it will go. You sh ould no w have su fficie nt sp ace to acce ss the veh icle’s thir d-row se at. Easy-entry /exit position 왘 Enter the vehicle. For information on how to fol d down the second-row seats completely, see “Folding seco nd-row seat s” ( 컄 page 303 ). Easy -e[...]

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    135 Controls in detail Seats Returning second-r ow seats to their origin al positi on Seat unlo cked 1 Lock sta tus indi cator 2 Red mar king When th e seat is unlock ed 앫 lock status indic ator 1 is ex tend ed 앫 red mark ing 2 is clearly visibl e 왘 When th e seat is unlocke d, push se at backrest back until the se at audibl y en- gages. Seat[...]

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    136 Control s in detai l Seats Lumbar suppor t The c urvatu re of t he dri ver’s seat c an be adjus ted to he lp enhan ce low er back su p- port and seating c omfort. The lever for lumbar su pport adjustment is located on the right ha nd side of the driver ’s seat backre st. 1 Adjustme nt lever 왘 Move adjustment lever 1 in direction of arro w[...]

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    137 Controls in detail Seats Front seat active h ead restr aints You cannot remove the acti ve head restrai nts on the drive r’s and front pas sen- ger’s se at. For remova l of the active hea d restraints we recommend that you contact an autho rized M erced es-Ben z Ligh t Truck Center. For inform ation on head restra int adjust- ment, se e “[...]

  • Página 139

    138 Control s in detai l Seats Fore an d aft adjust ment (second-row seats only) The handles for adjusting the seats are located on the front of e ach seat base. 1 Adjustment handle 왘 Pull up h andle 1 in di rection of arrow and ho ld it ther e. 왘 Move seat to the desired pos ition. 왘 Releas e handle 1 . The se at must au dibly engage. Seat b[...]

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    139 Controls in detail Seats 왘 T o m o ve s ea t b ac kr e s t b a ck , le a n li g ht - ly agai nst ba ckrest. 왘 To move seat backres t forward, lean forward wi th handle 1 pulled a nd held at resi stance poi nt. The se at backr est will move forward against y our bac k. 왘 Relea se handl e 1 when th e seat back- rest has r eached the de sire[...]

  • Página 141

    140 Control s in detai l Seats Second-row seat head restra int 1 Head rest raint 2 Releas e button Raisin g: 왘 Manual ly adju st the he ight of head restrai nt 1 by pullin g it upw ard to the desired position. Lowering: 왘 To lo wer head restra int 1 , press releas e button 2 and pu sh down on head rest raint 1 . Head re straint s i The third-ro[...]

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    141 Controls in detail Seats Remov ing head rest raints Sea t posi tion f or r emova l of head r est raint s from se con d-ro w seat s 1 Head rest raint 2 Relea se button 왘 To remo ve head res traint 1 , pull head restr ain t 1 to its u ppermost position. 왘 Press r ele ase b utton 2 and pull out head restraint 1 . Insta lling he ad restra ints [...]

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    142 Control s in detai l Seats Seat heati ng* The sw itches for f ront-sea t heatin g are l o- cated in the center console. 1 Seat heat ing swit ch, front se ats 2 Indicato r lamps The swi tches f or the se cond -row se ats are located in the re ar cen ter consol e. 1 Seat heating switch, se cond-row seats 2 Indic ator lamp s The red indicato r lam[...]

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    143 Controls in detail Seats Switching on 왘 Press s witch 1 . Three red indicator lam ps 2 in the switch come on . 왘 Continue pressing switch 1 until desire d seat heating le vel is re ached. Switching off 왘 Press s witch 1 repeated ly un til all indicat or lamp s 2 go out. Seat ventila tion* The sw itches for the se at ventil ation are locat[...]

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    144 Control s in detai l Memory function* Prior to operati ng the veh icle, th e driver shou ld check a nd adjust the se at height, seat pos ition fore and af t, and s eat back- rest an gle if nec essar y, to ensur e adeq uate control, r each and comfor t. The he ad restrai nt shoul d also be adjust ed for proper height. See also the section on air[...]

  • Página 146

    145 Controls in detail Memory functi on* The memory button and stored position buttons are located on the entry side of each front seat base. M Memory but ton 1, 2, 3 Stored positions 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 39). or 왘 Open the resp ective do or. Storing pos itions into memory 왘 Adjust the seats ( 컄 page 44) . 왘 On the d riv[...]

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    146 Control s in detai l Lightin g For information on how to s witch on the headlamps and use the tur n signals, see “Switching on headlamps” ( 컄 page 59) and “Tu rn sig nals” ( 컄 page 60). Exterior lamp sw itch M Off Daytim e runnin g lamp mo de ( 컄 page 14 8) U Automatic headlamp mode Daytim e runnin g lamp mo de ( 컄 page 14 7) C [...]

  • Página 148

    147 Controls in detail Lighting Manual h eadlamp m ode The low beam headl amps and the parki ng lamps can be s witched on and off wi th the exte rior l amp sw itch. 왘 Turn the exter ior lamp switch to posit io n B . Autom atic hea dlamp mo de The f ollowin g lamps s witch on and off automa ticall y dependin g on the brigh tness of the ambient lig[...]

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    148 Control s in detai l Lightin g Daytime r unning lamp mod e 왘 Turn the exterior la mp switch to position M or U . When the engine is running, the low beam he adlamps a re switche d on. In low ambient light conditions, the follo wing lamp s will switc h on add ition- ally: 앫 Tail an d parking lamp s 앫 Licens e plat e lamps 앫 Side m arker [...]

  • Página 150

    149 Controls in detail Lighting Locator ligh ting and night secu rity illuminatio n The loc ator ligh ting an d the night se curity illum ination a re descri bed in the “ Control system” section, see “Setting locator light- ing” ( 컄 page 18 4) and “Se tting night se cu- rity illumination” ( 컄 page 18 5). Fog lamps Front fog lamps* ?[...]

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    150 Control s in detai l Lightin g Rear fog lamp (drive r’s sid e only) 왘 Switch on the lo w beam h eadlam ps ( 컄 page 59) . 왘 Pull out the exter ior lamp switc h to second stop. The re ar fog l amp swit ches o n. The ye llow in dicator la mp † in the exterior lamp switch comes on ( 컄 page 14 6). 왘 Push in the exteri or lamp sw itch t[...]

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    151 Controls in detail Lighting Corner-il luminating fro nt fog lamps * The c orner-i llumin ating front fo g lamps improve illumination of the ar ea in the direct ion into w hich you are turni ng. The co rner-il luminati ng front f og lamps will operate with the engine running and with 앫 the exter ior lam p switch in posit io n B ( 컄 page 146)[...]

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    152 Control s in detai l Lightin g Swit ching of f corne r-ill uminati ng fro nt fog lamps The c ombina tion switc h for the t urn signa l resets a utomatically after major stee ring wheel m ovement s. This w ill switc h off the corner -illum inatin g front f og lamps i f they were act ivated b y switch ing on the le ft or right turn signal. If the[...]

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    153 Controls in detail Lighting Switc hing on hazard warning flasher 왘 Press haza rd warning flash er switch 1 . All turn signals a re flas hing. Switc hing off haza rd warni ng flashe r 왘 Press hazard warning flasher switch 1 again. Interi or lighting 1 Front left reading lamp, on/off 2 Rear interior lighting, on/off 3 Automatic i nterior li g[...]

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    154 Control s in detai l Lightin g Activa ting automati c control 왘 Press swi tch 3 . The interior lighting and the locator light ing ( 컄 page 184) come on when you 앫 unloc k the veh icle 앫 remove the SmartK ey from the start er swi tch 앫 open a door 앫 open the tail gate The interior lighting switches off after 10 seconds see “Setting[...]

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    155 Controls in detail Lighting Switc hing thi rd-row read ing lamps* on and of f The swi tches for the third- row read ing lamps a re lo cated in the r ear ov erhead control panel. 1 Rear right reading lamp, on/off 2 Rear left reading lamp, on/off 3 Rear le ft read ing lamp 4 Rear inte rior l amp 5 Rear ri ght reading la mp 왘 Press rear read ing[...]

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    156 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster For a f ull vi ew illus tratio n of the instru ment cluster, se e “Inst rument cluster” ( 컄 page 26) . 1 To dim i nstru ment cluste r ill umination 2 Reset button 3 To brig hten ins trume nt clus ter illumination The instrum ent cluster is acti vated when you 앫 open a door 앫 switch on the ignit[...]

  • Página 158

    157 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Adjusting ins trument cluster illuminatio n Use button 1 or 3 to adjust the illumina- tion brightness for the instrument clus ter. To brighten il lumination 왘 Press and hold button 3 until the desired level of illumination is reached. To dim illum ination 왘 Press and hold button 1 until the desired leve[...]

  • Página 159

    158 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster Outside temperature indicator The ou tside te mper ature is indica ted in the multif unction displa y ( 컄 page 15 9). The te mperat ure s ensor is locat ed in t he front bumper area. Due to its location, the sensor can be af fected by road or engine heat during idling or slow driving. This means that t[...]

  • Página 160

    159 Controls in detail Contro l system 왔 Control system The control system is activa ted as soon as the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned to posi tion 1 ( 컄 page 40) or as soon as the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button* is in position 1 ( 컄 page 41). The contro l syste m enab les you to 앫 call up inform ation about y our vehi cle 앫 chang[...]

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    160 Control s in detai l Control system Multifunction s teering wheel The di spla ys in the mul tifun ctio n disp lay and the se ttings in th e control sy stem are controlled by the b uttons on the multifunc- tion steering wheel. Depending on the selected menu, pressing the buttons on the multifunction steering whee l will a lter what is sh own in [...]

  • Página 162

    161 Controls in detail Contro l system It is helpful to think of the menus , and the functions within each menu, as being ar- ranged in a circ ular pattern. 앫 If you pres s button è or ÿ repea tedly , you w ill p ass thr ough ea ch menu one after the other. 앫 If you pres s button k or j repea tedly , you w ill p ass thr ough ea ch function di[...]

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    162 Control s in detai l Control system Menus This is what you will see when you scroll through the menus 1 to 5 . The table on the next page provides an overvi ew of the indiv idual me nus.[...]

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    163 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus an d func tions Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Me nu 5 Standard display AMG 1 1 AMG vehic les only . Audio Navi * Air matic*/ Com pass ( 컄 page 166) ( 컄 page 16 8) ( 컄 pag e 171) ( 컄 page 173) ( 컄 page 174 ) Comma nds/su bmenu s Trip - and ma in odom eter Engine oil temperature Select i[...]

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    164 Control s in detai l Control system This is what yo u will s ee when yo u scro ll through the menus 6 to b . The ta ble on the next pag e prov ides an overvi ew of the in dividua l menus.[...]

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    165 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus an d func tions Menu 6 Menu 7 Menu 8 Menu 9 Menu a Menu b DISTRONIC* Vehicle statu s messag e memo ry Settings Distanc e wa rning functi on* Trip computer Tele phon e* ( 컄 page 271) ( 컄 page 174) ( 컄 page 176) ( 컄 page 191) ( 컄 page 191) ( 컄 page 193) Comma nds/su bmenu s Status an[...]

  • Página 167

    166 Control s in detai l Control system Standard displ ay menu In the stan dard display , the main odom eter and the tri p odomet er appear in the mul ti- function display. 1 Trip odometer 2 Main odometer 왘 If you se e anoth er displa y, press button è or ÿ repeatedl y until the sta ndard displ ay appe ars. 왘 Press button k or j to sele ct th[...]

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    167 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press button k or j repe atedly unti l the co olan t temp era ture a ppears in the m ultifunc tion disp lay. Calling up digital speedo meter or outside tem perature 왘 Press button k or j re peatedl y until the digital spee dometer or the outside te mperatu re appears i n the mult ifuncti on d isplay. Dig[...]

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    168 Control s in detai l Control system AMG menu The m ain sc reen of the AMG men u shows you the ge ar current ly engaged as well as the engin e oil tem peratur e. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly until y ou see the AMG me nu. 1 Gear in dicator 2 Engine oil temperature Use buttons k or j to select the fol- lowing functions in the AMG menu: Ve[...]

  • Página 170

    169 Controls in detail Contro l system RACETIMER The RACETIMER allows you to time and save dr iving stre tches i n hours, minut es and se conds. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repea tedly until yo u see the AMG menu. 왘 Press button j re peatedl y until you see th e RACETIM ER. 1 Gear indi cator 2 RACETIMER 3 Lap numb er Starti ng th e RACETI MER 왘 P[...]

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    170 Control s in detai l Control system Saving lap ti me an d star ting a n ew lap 왘 Press button ç whil e the timer i s running. The inter mediate tim e will be s hown for 5 seco nds. 왘 Press button ç within 5 seconds. The inte rmedia te time sh own will be save d as a lap time. The RACETIMER begins timi ng the new lap. The new lap be gins t[...]

  • Página 172

    171 Controls in detail Contro l system Lap analy sis 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly unti l you se e th e AMG me nu. 왘 Press button j repe atedly until you see th e lap anal ysis. 1 Lap number 2 Lap ti me 3 Maxi mum s peed 4 Lap length 5 Averag e spee d durin g lap 왘 Press button j or k to see other lap a nalys es. AUDIO menu The function[...]

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    172 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press button k or j repeate dly until th e desire d station is found . The station search de pends on the selec ted s etting in t he Vehi cle submenu of the control system ( 컄 page 188). Pressing button k or j will eithe r start a freque ncy scan or selec t the next stored radio station. Selecting s ate[...]

  • Página 174

    173 Controls in detail Contro l system Sele cting MP3- CD tra ck 왘 Turn on the COMAN D syste m and select MP3. Refer to separa te CO- MAND sy stem o perati ng ins truct ions. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeat edly until the settings for the MP3 -CD cur- rently be ing played a ppear in the multi- function display. 1 MP3 m ode 2 Current track 왘 Pr[...]

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    174 Control s in detai l Control system AIRMATIC*/Compass m enu The AIRM ATIC/Co mpass menu disp lays t he AIRMATIC* me ssages and the dire ction into wh ich you are curre ntly driv ing. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repe atedly until th e AIR MATIC/C ompa ss menu appear s in the multifu nctio n display . For information on AIRMATIC*, see “AIRM ATIC*[...]

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    175 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeat edly until the vehicle statu s message memo ry appe ars in the m ultifun ction displ ay. If conditions ha ve occurred causing status messages to be recorded, the number of messag es app ears in the mu ltifu nction disp lay: 왘 Press bu tton k or j . The st ored me ssage s will[...]

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    176 Control s in detai l Control system Settings menu In the Sett ings menu there are two functions: 앫 The function Rese t to factor y s etting s? , with which you can rese t all the settings to the orig inal factory settings. 앫 A collec tion of sub menus w ith which you can make indi vidual setting s for your ve hicle . 왘 Press button è or [...]

  • Página 178

    177 Controls in detail Contro l system Submenus i n the Setting s menu 왘 Press bu tton j . The c ollect ion of the submen us appear s in the m ultif uncti on di spla y. 왘 Press bu tton ç . The se lectio n marker m oves to th e next submen u. The su bmenus ar e arran ged by hie rarch y. Scroll down with butt on ç , scroll u p with button æ . [...]

  • Página 179

    178 Control s in detai l Control system The tab le belo w shows wh at settin gs can be changed within the various menus. Detailed instructions on maki ng individual settings can be found on the following pages. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TIME/DATE LIGHTING VEHICLE CO MFORT* ( 컄 page 17 9) ( 컄 page 18 1) ( 컄 page 183) ( 컄 page 186) ( 컄 page 18 9) [...]

  • Página 180

    179 Controls in detail Contro l system Instru ment clust er subme nu Access t he Instr . cluster subme nu via the Setti ngs menu. Use the Inst r. c luster submen u to cha nge the in stru- ment cluster di splay se ttings. The f ollowi ng fun ctions are ava ilab le: Selectin g speedometer displa y mode 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with button æ [...]

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    180 Control s in detai l Control system Availabl e langu ages: 앫 German 앫 English 앫 French 앫 Itali an 앫 Spanis h 앫 Dutch 앫 Danish 앫 Swed ish 앫 Portugu ese 앫 Turk ish 앫 Russia n (Canada onl y) Selecting d isplay (digita l speedometer or outside tem perature) for status indic ator 왘 Move t he sel ecti on mar ker wi th button ?[...]

  • Página 182

    181 Controls in detail Contro l system Time/Date subm enu Access t he Time/ Date submenu via th e Sett ings menu. Us e the Time/ Date submen u to change the time a nd date sett ings. The f ollowi ng fun ctions are ava ilab le: Setti ng the time ( hour) This function is not av ailable if your vehicle is equip ped with the COMA ND system and navigati[...]

  • Página 183

    182 Control s in detai l Control system Setti ng the date (m onth) This function is not a vailable if your vehicle is equip ped with the COMAND system and navigation module*. 왘 Move th e selectio n marker w ith button æ or ç to the Time /Date subme nu. 왘 Press button j or k repeate dly until th e mess age Date Set m onth appear s in the multi[...]

  • Página 184

    183 Controls in detail Contro l system Lighting submenu Access t he Light ing submen u via the Setti ngs menu. Us e the Light ing submen u to c hange the l amp a nd lig hting sett ings on your v ehicle . The f ollowi ng fun ctions are ava ilab le: Setting day time runni ng lamp mode (USA o nly) 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with button æ or ç [...]

  • Página 185

    184 Control s in detai l Control system In low am bient li ght conditi ons the following lamps will switch on additionally: 앫 Parkin g lamps 앫 Tail l amps 앫 Licen se plat e lamps 앫 Side m arker l amps For mor e inform ation o n the dayti me running lamp mode, see “Lighting” ( 컄 page 146) . Sett ing lo cator li ghtin g With the locator[...]

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    185 Controls in detail Contro l system Sett ing ni ght sec urity i llumina tion (Headlamps delayed shut-off feature) Use this function to set whether you would like the exterior lamps to remain on for 15 se conds du ring d arknes s aft er exi ting the vehicle and cl osing all doors. Wit h the h eadla mps de layed shut- off feature activat ed and th[...]

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    186 Control s in detai l Control system Settin g interi or lighti ng delaye d shut-off Use this function to s et whether you would like the interior l ighting to remain on for 10 seconds during darkness after you have removed the SmartK ey from the starter switc h. 왘 Move th e selectio n marker w ith button æ or ç to the Ligh ting subme nu. 왘[...]

  • Página 188

    187 Controls in detail Contro l system Zone map South America 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to move the selecti on marker to the Vehi cle subm enu. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedl y unti l the mes sage Comp ass setti ng appear s in the m ultif uncti on di spla y. The se lectio n marker is on the c urrent setting. 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to set t[...]

  • Página 189

    188 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press button j or k repeate dly until th e mess age Comp ass Calib ra- tion appear s in t he mult ifunc tion disp lay. The se lect ion marke r is on set ting swit ched off . 왘 Press button æ to set the selection marke r to Start . The f ollow ing mes sage ap pears in th e mult ifunctio n disp lay: Comp[...]

  • Página 190

    189 Controls in detail Contro l system Sett ing auto matic loc king Use this functi on to activate or deactiva te the automatic central loc king. With the automatic central lock ing system activ ated, t he vehicle is cen trally lo cked at vehicl e spee ds of ap proxima tely 9m p h( 1 5k m / h ) . 왘 Move th e selec tion mar ker with button æ or ?[...]

  • Página 191

    190 Control s in detai l Control system Activa ting ea sy-entry /exit f eature* Use this function to activate and deactivate the ea sy-entry/exit fea ture ( 컄 page 132) . 왘 Move t he sel ecti on mar ker wi th button æ or ç to the C omfor t submen u. 왘 Press button j or k repeat edly until the messa ge Easy -entry f eatu re appear s in the m[...]

  • Página 192

    191 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Move th e selec tion mar ker with button æ or ç to the C omfort submen u. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the messa ge Fold in mir rors when lo cking appear s in the multi- function display. The se lection marker i s on the curr ent setti ng. 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to switch the function On[...]

  • Página 193

    192 Control s in detai l Control system Fuel co nsum ption st atis tics fro m star t 왘 Press button ÿ or è repeate dly until th e message From start appear s in t he mult ifunc tion d isp lay. 1 Distan ce driven since s tart 2 Time e lapsed s ince st art 3 Averag e speed si nce sta rt 4 Average fuel consumption since start Resett ing fuel consu[...]

  • Página 194

    193 Controls in detail Contro l system Resett ing fuel consu mption statisti cs manually 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the messa ge After reset appear s in the m ultifunc tion disp lay. 왘 Press and hold the rese t button in the instru ment clust er ( 컄 page 156) until the value is rese t to 0 . Distanc e to empty 왘 Press button ÿ[...]

  • Página 195

    194 Control s in detai l Control system You can use the functions in the TEL menu to opera te your te lephone, provided it is connected to a han ds-free system and switc hed on. 왘 Switch on the tele phone and COMA ND syste m. 왘 Press button ÿ or è on the multif unction s teeri ng wheel rep eat- edly un til the mes sage Tel appear s in the m u[...]

  • Página 196

    195 Controls in detail Contro l system Ending a call 왘 Press bu tton t . You ha ve ended the call . The stan dby mess age ap pears in th e multif unction displ ay. Dialing a number fr om the pho ne book If your te lephon e is ready to receive c alls, you may s elect and dial a nu mber f rom the phone book at any time. 왘 Press button ÿ or è re[...]

  • Página 197

    196 Control s in detai l Control system Redialing The con trol sy stem sto res the most recen tly dial ed phone number s. This elimin ates the need t o sear ch throu gh yo ur entire phone book. 왘 Press button ÿ or è repeate dly until th e mess age Tel appe ars in t he mult ifunctio n disp lay. 왘 Press button s . The f irst numbe r in the r ed[...]

  • Página 198

    197 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission 왔 Automa tic transm ission For information on driving with an automatic transmis sion see “A utomatic tran smissi on” ( 컄 page 54). Your v ehicle’s transm issio n adapt s its gea r shifting pr ocess to your indi vidual driving styl e by cont inuall y adjustin g the sh ift point s up or dow n.[...]

  • Página 199

    198 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Shifting from P to N Moving the gear selector lever up or down shifts the automat ic transmissi on out of park position P : 왘 With the vehicle at a stan dstill, depre ss the brak e pedal a nd keep it p ressed. 왘 Move g ear sele ctor leve r up or d own to resista nce poin t to select neu tral pos[...]

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    199 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Shifting fr om P to R 왘 With the v ehicle at a stands til l, dep ress the brake p edal and ke ep it pressed. 왘 Move gear selector lever up past the resist ance point to sele ct reverse gear R . 왘 Relea se the park ing brake ( 컄 page 57). 왘 Relea se the brake pedal. 왘 Carefu lly dep ress the[...]

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    200 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Shifting from D or R to N If you want to select neutral position N with the transm ission b eing in dri ve position D or revers e gear R : 왘 With th e vehic le at a s tandsti ll, depr ess the bra ke pedal a nd keep it pressed. 왘 Step firml y on parking brake peda l ( 컄 page 66) . 왘 Move gea [...]

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    201 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Transmi ssion po sition s The current transmission position appears in th e mul tifun ction disp lay. 1 Current transmission position ! If the curren t transmission posi tion does not appear in the multifunction display due to a malfunction, for exam ple, make sure that the automatic transmission is in[...]

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    202 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission ! If you want the gea r position to remain in neutral position N (for example whe n the vehicle is pulled through a car wash) 앫 do not remove the SmartKey from the starter switch or, when u sing KEYLESS-GO* 앫 do not tu rn off th e engine using th e KEYLESS-GO start/stop button* and open the driv[...]

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    203 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Driving tip s Accel erator p ositi on Your dr iving sty le infl uences th e transmission’s shifting behavior: Less throttle Earlier upshif ting More throttle La ter upshifting Kickdown Use kickdown when you want ma ximum acceleration. 왘 Press the a ccele rator past the p oint of resista nce. Depend[...]

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    204 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Rocking the vehicle Rock ing the ve hicle b y shiftin g betwee n drive pos ition D a nd reverse ge ar R can help fr ee a veh icle st uck in m ud or sno w. The en gine co ntrol sys tem of this vehi cle electronic ally limits shifting betwe en drive position D and re verse gear R to very low speeds , [...]

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    205 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Gear ra nges With the automati c transmission in drive posi tio n D , you ca n sele ct a g ear ran ge for the automatic transmiss ion to operate within. You can limit the gear range by pressing the left gearshift bu tton on the steering wheel g earshift control, and reverse the gear ra nge limit b y pr[...]

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    206 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Automatic s hift progr am The pr ogra m mode se lector swit ch is located on the upp er part of the center console. Prog ram mod e sele ctor sw itch C Comfort For comfort driving S Sport For standard driving Program m ode selector s witch (R 63 AMG only) M Manual For manual ge ar shifting ( 컄 page[...]

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    207 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission 왘 Press pr ogram mod e sele ctor swit ch repeat edly u ntil the let ter of the desire d program mo de appears i n the multif uncti on displa y. Select C for comfo rt driv ing (R 63 AMG: sta ndard driving) : 앫 The vehicle starts out in second gear (bot h forward and reverse ) for gentler starts. Thi[...]

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    208 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Limiting gear range 왘 Briefl y pre ss left s hift b utton 1 . The tra nsmissi on will shift to the n ext lower gear as permitted by the shift progra m. This actio n simulta neously limits the gear ra nge of the transmis- sion ( 컄 page 20 5). Extending gear range 왘 Briefly pr ess right shif t b[...]

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    209 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Manual s hift pr ogram ( R 63 AMG only) In addition to the automati c shift prog ram C or S , your v ehicle is equip ped with the manual sh ift program M . In the manual program m ode M , syst em-co ntrolled aut omatic gearsh ifting is switc hed off and you n eed to c hange th e gears by manually upshi[...]

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    210 Control s in detai l Automa tic transm ission Upshifting 왘 Briefly p ress right shif t button 2 ( 컄 page 20 7). The tra nsmissi on shifts to the nex t higher g ear. If you hav e selec ted the AMG me nu in the contro l syst em ( 컄 page 168) and yo u are drivi ng in the m anual prog ram mod e M , upshif t indicat or 2 in the multifun ction [...]

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    211 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Kickdown Using th e kickdow n when d riving in th e manual pr ogram mode M is not possib le. Deactivati ng manu al shift progra m 왘 Press th e program mo de selector switch ( 컄 page 209) repeated ly until C or S appea rs in the multifu nction displ ay. or 왘 Restart the e ngine. The trans mission [...]

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    212 Control s in detai l Good visibility For information on the windshield wipers, see “W indshiel d wipers ” ( 컄 page 60) . Headlamp cleani ng system * The button is located on the left side of the das hboa rd. 1 Headla mp washer b utton 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 39). 왘 Press button 1 . The h eadlamps are cle aned with a high-p[...]

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    213 Controls in detail Good visibility Auto -dimmi ng rear view m irrors * The reflection brightness of the exterior rear v iew mirro r on the dr iver’s si de and the interior re ar view mirror will re spond automatic ally to glare when 앫 the ignition is switched on and 앫 inco min g light from h eadlam ps fa lls on the se nsor in the interior[...]

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    214 Control s in detai l Good visibility Power foldi ng exte rior re ar view mirr ors* Folding the exte rior rear v iew mirrors in and ou t autom atically When the corresponding function in the control s ystem is activate d ( 컄 page 1 90): 앫 The ex terio r rear view mi rror s auto mat- ically fold in as soon as th e vehicle is locked from the o[...]

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    215 Controls in detail Good visibility Fold ing in 왘 Briefl y pres s but ton 1 . Both exte rior rear view mirrors fold in. Fold ing out 왘 Briefl y pres s but ton 1 again. Both exte rior rear view mirrors fold out. Sun visors The su n visors pro tect you f rom su n glare while dr iving . 1 Sun viso r 2 Additional sun visor* 3 Mirror l amp 4 Vani[...]

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    216 Control s in detai l Good visibility Vanit y mirror 왘 Swing sun vi sor 1 down. 왘 Flip up c over 4 to access vanity mirror 5 . Vanity mirror lamp 3 comes o n. 왘 After using vani ty mirror 5 , fli p do wn cover 4 . 왘 Swing sun vi sor 1 up. Glare th rough a s ide wi ndow 1 Sun viso r 2 Additional sun visor* 왘 Swing su n visor 1 down. 왘[...]

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    217 Controls in detail Good visibility Rear wind ow defro ster The rear window defroster uses a large a mo u nt of p ow e r . T o k e ep b at t er y dr a in t o a minimum, switch off the defroster as soon as the rear window is cl ear. The de- froster is autom atically deactiva ted after approximately 6 to 17 minutes of operation depending on the ou[...]

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    218 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol[...]

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    219 Controls in detail Climate con trol 1 Left side air vent, adjustable 2 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for left side and door air vent 3 Left cent er air vent, adjustabl e 4 Right center air vent, adjustable 5 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for left cent er air ve nt 6 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for right ce nter air vent 7 Th[...]

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    220 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol 1 Temper ature contro l, lef t 2 Air distr ibu tion a nd ai r vo lume (automatic, manual) 3 Front defroster 0 USA only P Canada only 4 Incre asin g a ir vo lum e 5 Air distributi on (directs air through the win dshield and sid e air vent s) 6 Rear climate control* on/off Air su ppl y for rear passe nger com[...]

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    221 Controls in detail Climate con trol The cl imate c ontrol is operatio nal whenev- er the engine is running. You can oper ate the cl imate c ontrol s ystem in ei ther t he automatic or m anual mode. The sy stem cools or heats the interior depending on the se lected int erior t emper atur e and the current ou tside temper ature. Nearly all dust p[...]

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    222 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Deac tiv atin g the clim ate co ntrol system Deac tiv atin g 왘 Press button ´ ( 컄 page 22 0). The indic ator lamp on the button comes on. Reactivati ng 왘 Press button U ( 컄 pa ge 220). Operating t he clima te contro l system in auto matic mo de Activating 왘 Press button U ( 컄 pa ge 220) while t[...]

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    223 Controls in detail Climate con trol Deactivati ng 왘 Press bu tton  or Q ( 컄 page 220). The ind icator la mp on butto n U goes out. The automatic operation of air vol ume switc hes off . The se lected blower speed is shown in the air volume display b ( 컄 page 220). or 왘 Press ai r distribut ion button 5 , 9 , or a ( 컄 page 220) . Th[...]

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    224 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Adjusting air volume Five bl ower speeds ar e avai lable . 왘 Press button  to decrease or button Q to inc rease air vo lume ( 컄 page 220 ) to the desi red level. The indi cator lamp on button U ( 컄 page 220) goes out. The automa tic operation of air volume switches off. The se lect ed blower speed [...]

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    225 Controls in detail Climate con trol The c limate control switch es to the foll ow- ing functions automatically: 앫 maximum blower s peed a nd hea ting powe r 앫 air flows onto the windshi eld and the front side windows (side air vents m ust be op en) 앫 the air conditioning compressor switch es on at o utside te mperatu res above ap proximat[...]

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    226 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Air rec irculat ion mo de Switch to air recircu lation mode to prevent unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from the outs ide (e.g. bef ore driving through a t unnel). This se tting cuts off the intake of outside a ir and reci rculate s the air i n the pas senger comp artment. Activatin g 왘 Press bu[...]

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    227 Controls in detail Climate con trol Air rec ircula tion mode with convenience clo sing and openi ng featur e Vehicl es with tilt/sli ding su nroof* Convenience closing: 왘 Press bu tton : for approxi mately 2 seconds. The win dows a nd/or tilt/slid ing sun - roof will close. You can relea se button : once the closing proce- dure has b egun. Th[...]

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    228 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Conven ience o pening : 왘 Press and hold button : unti l th e windows and the tilt/sliding panel are opened or have reached the desired position. The indicator lamp on the button goes out. The air recirculation mode i s deacti vated. Air cond itioning The air conditioning is opera tional while the engine [...]

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    229 Controls in detail Climate con trol Residu al heat a nd venti lation With the e ngine sw itched off , it is possi ble to continue to heat or ve ntilate the interi or for up to 30 minutes . This fe ature ma kes use o f the r esidu al heat produ ced by the engi ne. Activating 왘 Switch off the igni tion ( 컄 pag e 39) . 왘 Press bu tton 9 ( ?[...]

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    230 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Rear clim ate contr ol panel Activ ating re ar cl imate c ontro l 왘 Press button U . The indicator lamp on the bu tton comes on. The ai r volume and ai r dis tri- bution are a djusted automati cally. Deactiva ting rea r climat e control 왘 Press button ´ . The indicator lamp on the bu tton goes out. The[...]

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    231 Controls in detail Climate con trol Operating fro m the front Deacti vati ng 왘 Press bu tton : on the front climate control panel ( 컄 page 220). The ind icato r lamp on the button comes on. Reac tivat ing 왘 Press bu tton : on the front climate control panel ( 컄 page 220). The ind icato r lamp on the butto n goes out. The rear climate co[...]

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    232 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control*[...]

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    233 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* 1 Left side air vent, adjustable 2 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for left side and door air vent 3 Left cent er air vent, adjustabl e 4 Right center air vent, adjustable 5 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for left cent er air ve nt 6 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for right ce [...]

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    234 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* 1 Tempe ratur e contr ol, driv er’s si de 2 Air distr ibu tion a nd ai r vo lume (automatic, manual) 3 Air distributi on, driver’s side 4 Front defroster 0 USA only P Canada only 5 Incre asin g a ir vo lum e 6 Rear window defroster 1 USA only F Canada only 7 Air distrib ution, passenge[...]

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    235 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* The aut omatic climate co ntrol i s a 3- zone intel ligent a utomatic climat e control syst em. Your v ehicle in terio r is divi ded into 3 zones. With the help of a sun sensor, the automa tic clim ate cont rol determ ines the relation of the sun to the vehicle and auto- matica lly ad justs [...]

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    236 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Deac tiv atin g the a utom ati c cli mate contr ol system Deactiva ting 왘 Press button ´ ( 컄 pa ge 234) until the display e ( 컄 p age 234 ) is cleare d. The indicator lamp on the b utton comes on. Reactivating 왘 Press button U ( 컄 pa ge 234). War n i n g! G Follo w the reco mmen[...]

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    237 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Operating the a utomatic clim ate control syst em in a utoma tic mode You can s witch th e automa tic clim ate control system on and off separately for each zone as need ed. Acti va ting 왘 Press bu tton U ( 컄 page 234 ) while the engine is running. The ind icato r lamp on the button come[...]

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    238 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Adjusting air distribution Use t he ai r di stri buti on bu tto ns 3 , h , or j for the dri ver’s side , or 7 , b , or c ( 컄 page 234) for the pass enger side to separately adjust the air distribution on each side of the passenge r comp artmen t. The following symbols are found on the [...]

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    239 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Adjusting air volume Five blowe r speeds a re avai lable. 왘 Press bu tton  to decr ease or button Q to increase ai r volume ( 컄 page 234 ) to the des ired level. The ind icator la mp on butto n U goes out. The AUTO displa y disappe ars in the displ ay e ( 컄 page 23 4) and the aut om[...]

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    240 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Windshiel d fogged on the outside 왘 Switch the wind shield wipers on ( 컄 page 60) . 왘 Press button U ( 컄 page 23 4). AUTO appears i n the displ ay e ( 컄 page 234). Ai r volume and air distribution are controlled separately for each zone. If the automa tic air distr ibution and ai[...]

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    241 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Acti va ting 왘 Press bu tton : ( 컄 page 234). The ind icato r lamp on the button comes on. Deac tiv atin g 왘 Press button : ( 컄 page 23 4). The indic ator lamp on the button goe s out. At outsi de temp eratures above 79°F (2 6°C) the s ystem will not au tomati- cally s witch back t[...]

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    242 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Air rec irculat ion mode with convenien ce cl osing and o pening feature Vehicle s with tilt/sl iding su nroof* Convenience closing: 왘 Press button : fo r approxim ately 2 seconds. The windows and/or tilt/sliding sunroof will close. You c an release button : once the closing proce- dure [...]

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    243 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Convenience opening: 왘 Press a nd hold bu tton : until the windo ws and the tilt/s liding pan el are opened or have reached the desi red position. The indicator lamp on the button goes out. The air recirculation mode is deactivated. Air condi tioning The cooling function, only operational [...]

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    244 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Using driv er-side s ettings fo r all temperature z ones You can us e the set tings of the driver’s side , such as tempe rature , air v olume and air distribution, for all temperature zones. These settings only ne ed to be made once and the a utomatic clima te control s ystem will autom [...]

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    245 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Acti va ting 왘 Switch off the ignition ( 컄 page 39 ). 왘 Press bu tton 9 ( 컄 page 234). The ind icato r lamp on the button comes on. Deactivati ng 왘 Press bu tton 9 . The ind icato r lamp on the butto n goes out. Rear auto matic cl imate c ontrol (second r ow) The cont rol panel is [...]

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    246 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Activatin g rear a utomatic clim ate contro l 왘 Press button U . The indic ator lamp on the button comes o n. The te mpera ture, a ir volu me, and air distri butio n are ad - justed autom atically. Deac tiva ting rear au tom atic cl imat e contro l 왘 Press button ´ . The indic ator la[...]

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    247 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* Settin g the tem perature 왘 Make su re the front automatic clim ate contro l is switc hed o n ( 컄 page 236). 왘 Press bu tton > ( 컄 page 234). The ind icato r lamp on the button comes on. In disp lay e ( 컄 pa ge 2 34), you will see the > sy mbol f ollo wed by MODE . 왘 Set th[...]

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    248 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Setting the temperature Use temp eratur e control a ( 컄 pag e 245) to separate ly adjust the air tempera ture of the rea r passenge r compart ment. You s hould rais e or lowe r the temp eratu re settin g in small increm ents, pre ferabl y start ing at 72° F (22 °C). The automa tic clim[...]

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    249 Controls in detail 3-zone automa tic climate control* B-pillar a ir vent s Air vent s are loc ated in both B-p illars. 1 Air vent, adjustable 2 Thumbwhee l for air volume cont rol Adjust ing ai r volu me 왘 Turn thum bwheel 2 to the left to incr ease th e air volu me. or 왘 Turn thum bwheel 2 to the right to decrea se t he ai r volu me. Adjus[...]

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    250 Control s in detai l 3-zone automa tic climate control* Adjusting air volume 왘 Turn t humbwhee l 3 downwards to incr ease th e air volu me. or 왘 Turn t humbwhee l 3 upwar ds to decrea se the air v olume. Adjusting air distribution 왘 Move air vent slider 2 to the l eft, right, up, or down. The ai r is direc ted in the de sired direction.[...]

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    251 Controls in detail Power wi ndows 왔 Power wi ndows Opening a nd closing The door windows and the hinged quarter windows* are opened and closed electri- cally. The switches for a ll door windows and the hinged quarter windows* are located on the driver’s door control panel ( 컄 page 3 6). T he swi tches for the r espec- tive door windows ar[...]

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    252 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows Opening the door wi ndows 왘 Press s witch 1 , 2 , 3 , or 6 ( 컄 page 251 ) to th e resi stanc e poi nt. The corresponding door window moves downwards until you release th e switc h. Closing the doo r window s 왘 Pull switch 1 , 2 , 3 , or 6 ( 컄 page 251 ) to th e resi stanc e poi nt. The corresponding d[...]

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    253 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Fully opening t he doo r window s (Expre ss-open ) 왘 Press s witch 1 , 2 , 3 , or 6 ( 컄 page 251) pa st the resi stance poi nt and re lease. The corresponding door window op ens comple tely. Fully closing the door w indows (Expre ss-close) 왘 Pull s witch 1 , 2 , 3 , or 6 ( 컄 page 251) pa st the resi sta[...]

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    254 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows Openin g 왘 Press and releas e switc h 1 . To stop the hi nged quarter window: 왘 Press and releas e switc h 1 once more. Closi ng 왘 Press and releas e switc h 2 . To stop the hi nged quarter window: 왘 Press and releas e switc h 2 once more. Synchron izing the d oor window s The door windows must be syn[...]

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    255 Controls in detail Power wi ndows 왘 Aim transm itter eye of the Smart Key or SmartK ey with KEYLE SS-GO* at the driver’s outside door handle. The SmartK ey or SmartKe y with KEYL ESS- GO* m ust be in clos e prox im- ity to the driver’s outside door handle. Vehicles without t ilt/sliding p anel 왘 Press a nd hold bu tton Œ on the SmartKe[...]

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    256 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows Convenience c losing fea ture When locking the v ehicle , you ca n close the windows and the tilt/sliding sunroof* (or tilt /slid ing panel *) simu ltaneou sly. Vehicle s witho ut tilt/s liding panel 왘 Aim transmi tter eye of the SmartK ey or SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO* at the driver ’s outside door han dl[...]

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    257 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Vehicles w ith tilt/sl iding panel* If tilt /slidin g pane l is closed: 왘 Aim transm itter eye of the Smart Key or SmartK ey with KEYLE SS-GO* at the driver’s outside door handle ( 컄 page 255) . The SmartK ey or SmartKe y with KEYL ESS- GO* mu st be in clos e prox imity to the dri ver’s do or handle . ?[...]

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    258 Control s in detai l Power tilt/sli ding sunroof* Opening and closing War n i n g! G When closi ng the t ilt/sliding sunroof, make sure tha t there i s no dange r of anyone being harmed by th e closing pr ocedure. If the ti lt/sl iding su nroof encount ers an obstructio n that blo cks its path in a circum- stance where y ou are cl osing the til[...]

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    259 Controls in detail Power t ilt/slidin g sunroof* The til t/slidi ng sunro of is ope ned and closed electr ically . The s witch for the tilt/sliding sunroof is located on the overhead control panel. Sunr oof switc h 1 Push back to slide sunroof open 2 Push forward to slide sunroof closed 3 Push up to raise sunroof at rear 4 Pull down to lower su[...]

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    260 Control s in detai l Power tilt/sli ding sunroof* Synchron izing The tilt /slid ing sunro of must b e synchronized 앫 after the batte ry has been disconnected or discharged 앫 after the tilt/sliding sunroof has been clos ed manua lly ( 컄 pag e 481) 앫 after a malfu nction 앫 if the tilt/sliding sunroof does not open smoothly 왘 Remove th[...]

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    261 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding pa nel* 왔 Panorama ro of wit h power ti lt/sli ding pane l* Roller su nblinds f or the panora ma roof with po wer tilt/ sliding panel The til t/slidi ng panel an d the front a nd rear ro ller sun blinds ar e ope ned and closed electr ically . The s witch for the tilt/sliding p anel a[...]

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    262 Control s in detai l Panorama r oof wi th power ti lt/sli ding pan el* Opening a nd closin g the panor ama roof with powe r tilt/slidi ng panel 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 39). The tilt/sliding panel is opened and closed electri cally. The s witch f or the tilt /slidin g panel is on the ove rhead control panel. The tilt/sliding panel [...]

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    263 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding pa nel* Roof panel switch 1 Push back to slide roof panel o pen 2 Push forward to sli de roof pa nel clos ed 3 Push up to raise roof panel 4 Pull dow n to lower roof panel Opening 왘 Pull a nd hold the roof pane l switch to resistance point in direction of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 263) . Re[...]

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    264 Control s in detai l Panorama r oof wi th power ti lt/sli ding pan el* Synchroni zing the pano rama ro of with power ti lt/slidi ng panel The til t/sliding p anel a nd its roll er sunblinds must be synchronized 앫 after the battery has been disconnected or discharged 앫 after a m alfunct ion 앫 if the tilt/sliding panel does not open smoothl[...]

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    265 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding pa nel* 왘 Press a nd ho ld the roof panel s witch in direction of arrow 3 ( 컄 page 263) until the tilt/s liding panel is f ully rais ed at the r ear. 왘 Push and hold the ro of pane l switch in direction of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 263) until the tilt /sliding pane l is full y closed. ?[...]

  • Página 267

    266 Control s in detai l Driving systems The dri ving syst ems of your veh icle are described on the following pages: 앫 Cruise control ( 컄 page 266 ) and Distronic* ( 컄 pag e 271) , wi th w hich the vehicl e can main tain a preset speed . 앫 Distance warning function* ( 컄 page 284 ) is only a vailabl e with Distronic*, which warns of stati[...]

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    267 Controls in detail Driving systems 1 Settin g current or h igher sp eed Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to the resi sta nce poin t) or 5 mph incr ements (pa st the res istan ce point) (Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h) 2 Settin g current or lo wer spee d Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to the resi sta nce poin t) or 5 mph incr ements (pa st the res is[...]

  • Página 269

    268 Control s in detai l Driving systems Setting current speed 왘 Accelera te or decelera te to the desired speed . 왘 Brief ly lift th e cruise contro l lever i n direction of arrow 1 or de press in direction of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 267). The c urrent sp eed is set . 왘 Remove your f oot from the ac celerator pedal. The cruise control is activate[...]

  • Página 270

    269 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a hi gher speed You can increa se the se t speed in tw o ways. Adjustmen t in 1 mph (Ca nada: 1 km/h ) incremen ts 왘 Briefl y li ft t he crui se cont rol le ver up to the res istanc e point in direct ion of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 26 7). 왘 Relea se the crui se cont rol lev er. The veh icle set s peed in[...]

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    270 Control s in detai l Driving systems 왘 Brief ly lift th e cruise contro l lever up past th e resis tance point in dire ction o f arrow 1 ( 컄 page 267). 왘 Releas e the cr uise contro l leve r. The veh icle se t speed increas es in increme nts of 5 mph (Canad a: 10 km/h). Setting a low er speed You ca n reduce the set spee d in two w ays. A[...]

  • Página 272

    271 Controls in detail Driving systems 왘 Briefl y pres s th e crui se cont rol lever down past the resista nce poi nt in direction of arrow 2 . 왘 Relea se the crui se cont rol lev er. The v ehicle s et spee d decrea ses in incr ement s of 5 mp h (Canada: 1 0 km/h). Setting to la st store d speed (“Resu me” fu nction) 왘 Brief ly pull th e [...]

  • Página 273

    272 Control s in detai l Driving systems War n i n g! G Distroni c is a convenie nce syste m. Its spee d adjustm ent re duction c apabilit y is intended to make cru ise con trol more e ffectiv e and usable when traf fic sp eeds vary. It is not howeve r, inte nded to , nor does i t, repla ce the nee d for extre me care. The re sponsibil ity for the [...]

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    273 Controls in detail Driving systems Distronic does no t act upo n adve rse sight and distance conditio ns. Do not use Distronic during conditions of fog, heavy rain, snow or slee t. Wa rn i n g! G Distronic cannot take we ather co nditions into accou nt. Swit ch off D istronic or do not swit ch it on if: 앫 roads are slippery or co vered with s[...]

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    274 Control s in detai l Driving systems Distronic displays i n the speedom eter dial 1 Set s peed If Distronic is activated, one or two cruise control speed segments come on around the set spee d. 1 Set spee d 2 Cruise contro l speed se gments 3 Speed o f the v ehicle a head If Dis tron ic det ects a vehi cle d irect ly ahea d, t he cru ise con tr[...]

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    275 Controls in detail Driving systems If Distr onic ca lcula tes that th ere is a d an- ger of collision: 앫 The di stance w arnin g lamp l in the instrument cluster comes on ( 컄 page 26). 앫 An intermittent warning sounds. 왘 Imme diately ap ply the br ake to avoid a coll ision. Under no circumstances s hould the drive r await t he intermitt[...]

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    276 Control s in detai l Driving systems Distron ic men u in the contr ol syst em Use the DIST RONIC menu to di splay th e curren t setting s for your Dis tronic sy stem. The information shown i n the multifunction displa y depends o n whethe r the Distroni c system is activated or deactivate d. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repe atedly until y ou see [...]

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    277 Controls in detail Driving systems 1 Sett ing current o r higher sp eed Adjus tment in 1 mph inc rements (to the re sistan ce point ) or 5 mp h incr ement s (past th e resista nce po int) (Canada: 1 km/h or 10 k m/h) 2 Settin g current or lower spee d Adjus tment in 1 mph inc rements (to the re sistan ce point ) or 5 mp h incr ement s (past th [...]

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    278 Control s in detai l Driving systems Setting a higher speed You ca n incr ease t he se t spee d in tw o ways. Adju stme nt in 1 mph (C anada : 1 km /h) increm ents 왘 Briefl y lift the cr uise contr ol lever up to the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 276). 왘 Releas e the cr uise contro l leve r. The veh icle se t speed inc[...]

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    279 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a lower speed You can re duce the se t speed in two ways. Adjus tme nt in 1 m ph (Can ada: 1 km /h) increment s 왘 Briefl y pres s th e crui se cont rol lever down to th e re sist ance p oin t in direction of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 276). 왘 Relea se the crui se cont rol lev er. The v ehicle s et spee d d[...]

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    280 Control s in detai l Driving systems Setting to la st stored speed (“Resu me” functi on) 왘 Brief ly pull th e cruise contr ol lever in direction of arrow 4 ( 컄 p age 276). The Dis tronic re sumes to the last set speed . 왘 Remove your f oot from the ac celerator pedal. The last set speed or, if no speed is stored, the cur rent set spee[...]

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    281 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting the f ollowin g distance in Distronic You can s et the spe cified foll owing distance fo r Distronic by varying the tim e setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Us- ing this ti me setting a nd the current s peed of your vehicle, Distronic ca lculat es and sets the required foll owing dis tance to the pre[...]

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    282 Control s in detai l Driving systems Increasin g distanc e Incre asing the dist ance setting tells Distronic to maintain a greater fo llowing distan ce to the p receding v ehic le. 왘 Turn dista nce settin g switch 1 in direction of arrow 3 . Decreasi ng distan ce Decreasi ng the distance se tting tells Distronic to maintain a s horter followi[...]

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    283 Controls in detail Driving systems The mo st lik ely cause fo r a malf unction ing syste m is a d irty se nsor ( located behind the hoo d gril le), es peci ally at times of snow and ic e or hea vy ra in. In su ch a ca se, Distronic will switch off, and the message DIST RONIC c urre ntly unavai labl e – See Oper ator’s Man ual appear s in th[...]

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    284 Control s in detai l Driving systems Lane cha nging Distronic has not yet detected the vehicle changi ng lan es. The re will be insuff icien t distance to the lane-changing vehicle. Narrow v ehicles Because of their narrow profile, the vehi- cles tra veling nea r the outer edges of the lane have not ye t been detecte d by Distron ic. Th ere wil[...]

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    285 Controls in detail Driving systems 왘 Swit ch on the di stance w arning fun c- tion in the control system ( 컄 page 191). 1 Symbol for a ctivated di stance warning function When th e distan ce warni ng fun ction is switch ed on, you will see the : symbo l in the S tandard display . When the distan ce warning function is d eactivated the : sym[...]

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    286 Control s in detai l Driving systems Adaptive Damping System (ADS)* The fine tuning of the damping is depen- dent on: 앫 road surface conditions 앫 your dr iving styl e 앫 your p erson al set tings The ADS switch is located on th e upper part of the center console. 1 ADS switch 2 Indicat or lamp for SPO RT sett in g 3 Indicat or lamp for COM[...]

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    287 Controls in detail Driving systems Basic setti ngs (except R 63 AMG) There are two setting s from which to choose: 앫 Raise d leve l, for dri ving on rou gh roa ds 앫 High way le vel, for driv ing on paved roads in fair o r better conditio n The vehi cle’s ride height cha nges by the appr oximat e value s given in ta ble belo w according to[...]

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    288 Control s in detai l Driving systems Basic settin gs (R 63 AMG only) There are two settings from which to choose: 앫 Rais ed leve l, fo r driv ing on rough r oads 앫 Highwa y leve l, for dr iving on paved roads in fair or better c onditio n For information on ADS settings AUTO , SPORT , or COMF , see “ Adapt ive Dampin g Syst em (ADS)*” ([...]

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    289 Controls in detail Driving systems Raised level Only c hoose the raised l evel wh en the ro ad conditions permit. Otherwise : 앫 Fuel consumption may i ncrease. 앫 Han dling c harac teristic s of th e vehi cle may be unf avorable. 왘 Start the en gine ( 컄 pa ge 54) . The switch is locate d on the upper part of the center console. 1 Vehi cl[...]

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    290 Control s in detai l Driving systems Highway le vel 왘 Close all doors and the tailgate. 왘 Start the eng ine ( 컄 page 54). The switch is loca ted on the upper part of the center console. 1 Vehi cle le vel cont rol swi tch 2 Indicato r lamp If ind icator la mp 2 is on: 왘 Press s witch 1 ( 컄 page 289) . Indic ator lamp 2 flashes. Th e ve[...]

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    291 Controls in detail Driving systems Park tronic * (Par king assist ) The P arktroni c syste m is an electron ic ai d design ed to assi st the driv er durin g parking ma neuvers. It visually a nd audibly indicates the rela tive distanc e between the vehicle and an obst acle. The Parktronic system is automatica lly activate d when you 앫 switch o[...]

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    292 Control s in detai l Driving systems Range of the sensor s To function properly, the sensors mus t be free of dirt, ice, snow and s lush. Clean the sensors regularly, being careful not to scratch or damaging the sensors, see “Cleaning the Parktronic* system sensors” ( 컄 page 414) . Front sensors Rear sensors Minimum di stance If the sy st[...]

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    293 Controls in detail Driving systems Warning indi cators Visual sign als ind icate t o th e drive r the relative dis tance between the sens ors and an obst acle. Th e war ning indic ator for th e front area is located a bove th e cent er air vents in the das hboard. The wa rning indi- cator for th e rear area is located in th e rear overhead cont[...]

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    294 Control s in detai l Driving systems Switching the Parktronic system on/o ff You can switch off the Parktronic system manuall y. The P arktronic s witch is locate d in the upper part of the center console. 1 Parktronic switch 2 Indicato r lamp Swit ching of f 왘 Press Parktroni c switch 1 . Indicato r lamp 2 come s on. Switchin g on 왘 Press [...]

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    295 Controls in detail Driving systems Rear view camera* Wa rn i n g! G The rear view came ra is only an ai d and may display obstacle s from a distorted perspec- tive or i naccuratel y, or may no t displa y ob- stac les at all. The rea r view ca mera d oes not reliev e you o f the r esponsib ility t o be cau- tious, take care and pay carefu l atte[...]

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    296 Control s in detai l Driving systems T he re a r v i e w c am e r a i s an o pt i ca l pa r ki n g aid. It show s you t he ar ea behi nd th e vehi- cle in the COM AND s ystem di splay when reverse ge ar R is enga ged, for exam ple during paral lel pa rking. The re ar vi ew came ra is l ocate d nea r the tailgat e handle . 1 Rear view c amera Sw[...]

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    297 Controls in detail Loading 왔 Load ing Roof rac k* 1 Trim cover 왘 Flip ro of trim co vers 1 open. 왘 Attach the roof rack to t he attachment points under roof trim covers 1 . Follow roof ra ck man ufactu rer’s installation instructions. For f urther inf ormatio n, inq uire at yo ur Merced es-Be nz Ligh t Truck Cen ter. Wa rn i n g! G Only[...]

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    298 Control s in detai l Loading Loading ins truction s Load d istribu tion The gross ve hicle w eight w hich is the weight of the vehicle including fuel, tools, spare wheel, instal led acces sories , pas- senger s, and luggag e/carg o must never excee d the load l imit and the G ross V ehicle Weight Rating (GV WR) for you r vehicle a s specif ied [...]

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    299 Controls in detail Loading Please pay attention to and compl y with the f ollowin g instr uction s whe n loa ding t he vehicle and transporting cargo: 앫 Always place ite ms being c arried against f ront or rear seat bac krests , and fasten them as secu rely as possi- ble. 앫 The heaviest portion of the cargo sho uld alw ays be kep t as lo w [...]

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    300 Control s in detai l Loading Second s eat-row Two cargo tie-down rings are located in the footw ell be hind th e dri ver’s and pass enger seat . 1 Cargo tie-down ring Third seat -row Two c argo t ie-dow n rings are lo cated in the footwell behind the second-row seats. 1 Cargo tie-down ring Hooks Two hooks are located on the rear com- partment[...]

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    301 Controls in detail Loading Expanding cargo c ompartment You can separate ly fold each s eat of the rear pa ssenger comp artment to ex pand the cargo compartment. Expa ndin g cargo compar tmen t in pa rt Foldin g thir d-row se ats 왘 Completely lower the h ead restrai nts of the th ird-r ow seats. 1 Seat be lt holder 2 Releas e hand le 3 Seat b[...]

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    302 Control s in detai l Loading 3 Seat b ackrest 4 Seat c ushion 5 Strap 왘 Move se at backre st 3 slight ly for- ward. Seat cushion 4 is r eleas ed and f olds forward automati cally. 왘 Fold se at bac krest 3 to a horiz ontal position. Expandin g cargo co mpartmen t fully i Strap 5 serves to pull up the seat bac krest when bringing the third-ro[...]

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    303 Controls in detail Loading Folding second -row s eats 왘 Move th e seat to be folded to i ts rear - most position ( 컄 page 1 38). 왘 Remove the rear center console*, if so equip ped ( 컄 page 32 3). 왘 Remove the head res traint from the resp ective se cond -row se at ( 컄 pag e 141). 1 Seat ba ckrest 2 Seat cu shion 3 Releas e lever 왘[...]

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    304 Control s in detai l Loading Foldi ng third-row seats 왘 Completely lower the head re straints of the third-row seats. 1 Seat be lt holder 2 Releas e hand le 3 Seat b ackrest 왘 Place s eat be lt in seat belt h older 1 . 왘 Pull re lease h andle 2 on seat backre st 3 in direction of a rrow. Seat b ackre st 3 is releas ed. 왘 Slowly move sea[...]

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    305 Controls in detail Loading Second-row s eat unlock ed 1 Lock sta tus indi cator 2 Red mar king When th e seat is unlock ed 앫 lock status indic ator 1 is ex tend ed 앫 red mark ing 2 is clearly visibl e 왘 When th e seat is unlocke d, push se at backr est ba ck u ntil the se at aud ibly engages . Second-row seat locked 1 Lock sta tus ind ica[...]

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    306 Control s in detai l Loading Cargo com partment cover bli nd* The cargo com partment cove r blind ca n be insta lled beh ind the th ird-row se ats or th e seco nd-row seat s. Blind installed behind third-row seats 1 Handle 2 Mount Rolling out blind 왘 Pull blind on handle 1 acros s the cargo compartment. 왘 Guide bl ind into mo unts 2 an d re[...]

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    307 Controls in detail Loading Installin g blind 왘 For installation behind se cond-row seats, inst all the blin d ext ensions ( 컄 page 307) . 왘 Remove the c overs from the mounts in side t rim. 왘 Press o n co ver at its lo wer ed ge a s indicate d by arrow. The mo unt cove r’s upper edge flips up. 왘 Remove mount cover by pulling its upp[...]

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    308 Control s in detai l Loading When not in use, yo u can attac h the cover blind extens ions to the cover blind. 5 Extension guide rail 6 Mounting 왘 With the cargo comp artment cover inst alled beh ind th ird -row seats , ins ert extension guide rail 5 into mounting 6 . 왘 Push extension into mounting 6 as far as it wi ll go. Partition net * U[...]

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    309 Controls in detail Loading 앫 With the car go com par tment e xpan ded in part ( 컄 page 301) , use holders behi nd C- pillar s 2 and the cargo tie-d own rings in the third- row foo twell ( 컄 page 300) . 앫 With the cargo com partment fully expan ded ( 컄 page 302 ), use hold ers behi nd B-pil lars 1 and t he cargo tie-down rings in the s[...]

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    310 Control s in detai l Loading Loosenin g the parti tion ne t Belt hook attached in the second-row footwell 1 Buckle 2 Belt hook 3 Cargo tie-down ring 왘 Loosen the tightening belt by pulling buckle 1 upwa rd in direction of arrow. 왘 Remo ve belt hook 2 from cargo tie-down ring 3 . Removin g and stor ing the pa rtitio n net 왘 Take partition [...]

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    311 Controls in detail Useful features 왔 Useful features Storage compa rtments Glove box /CD changer* 1 Glove box li d rele ase 2 Glove box lid Openin g the glove box 왘 Pull li d rele ase 1 in direction of arrow. Glove box lid 2 opens downward. Closing th e glove box 왘 Push glove b ox lid 2 up to clo se. Releasin g CD ch anger* 1 Releas e but[...]

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    312 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Closi ng CD chang er* 1 CD changer 왘 Gently push CD changer 1 up in direction of arrow until it engages. For information on CD changer operation, see se par ate COMA ND sy stem o per ating instru ction s. Locking an d unlocking t he glove box separately You can lo ck the g love box s eparate ly, e.g. when[...]

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    313 Controls in detail Useful features 1 Cover 2 Chrome label 왘 Tab lig htly on c hrome la bel 2 of cover 1 . Cover 1 swings open. Front armr est stora ge compartme nts Two st orage comp artmen ts ar e locat ed be- low th e arm rest. Bot h can be open ed se p- arately . 1 Button to ope n storage tray/telephone compartme nt 2 Button to op en stora[...]

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    314 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Rear ar mrest stor age co mpartment * A storag e comp artme nt is loc ated in t he armrest of the rear center co nsole* between the second-row seats. 왘 Press butt on und er ar mrest and lif t up armre st. Rear s torage co mpart ments Two st orage co mpartm ents ar e loca ted in front of the second-row sea[...]

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    315 Controls in detail Useful features Third-row storag e compartm ent Storage c ompart ments are located on t he side trims of the third-row s eats. 1 Storage comp artment Parcel net s Parcel ne t in fron t passenge r footwell 1 Parcel n et Parcel ne ts on fr ont seat b ackrest s 1 Parcel n et i If your vehicle is equipped with a 3-zone automatic [...]

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    316 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Parc el net in cargo compa rtmen t 1 Parcel n et 2 Clips 3 Mounting op enings 4 Mounting l ug 5 Rail 왘 Take par cel net 1 out of l ower clips 2 . 왘 Push rails 5 up sligh tly in direc tion o f arrows. 왘 Pull mounting lugs 4 out of mounti ng openings 3 . 왘 Instal l parc el net 1 in rev erse or der. Cu[...]

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    317 Controls in detail Useful features Card/ticket holder wit h bottle o pener A card/ ticket holder and a bottl e opener are loca ted i n the cup hold er of the fr ont center console. Card s and ticke ts c an be inse rted into the slot in th e middl e. The car d/ticket ho lder is remo vable a nd has a bottle op ener unde rnea th. Removing 1 Card/ [...]

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    318 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Cup holder in front of secon d-row seats A cupholder is located in front of the seco nd-row seat s. Opening cup holder 1 Storage compartment cover 왘 Open stor age compar tment cover 1 ( 컄 page 31 4). 왘 Press s torage co mpartm ent cover 1 down in direction of arrow as fa r as it will go. 1 Stora ge co[...]

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    319 Controls in detail Useful features Cupholde rs in thir d-ro w side tr im Cupho lders ar e located in the s ide trim s of the th ird-r ow seats. 1 Cup holder Ashtrays* Your ve hicle i s equi pped with a n asht ray and a cig arette lig hter ( 컄 page 321) located in the front center cons ole and an ashtray located in front of the second-row seat[...]

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    320 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Removi ng ashtra y insert 왘 Grip as htray in sert 2 on the side s and pull it out u pwards. Reinsta lling as htray in sert 왘 Inse rt ashtra y insert 2 a nd push down until th e ball cat ch eng ages. 왘 Close as htray c over pl ate 1 . Rear s eat asht ray (se cond row ) Openin g the a shtray 1 Ashtray c[...]

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    321 Controls in detail Useful features Cigarette lighter* 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 39). 1 Cover plate 2 Cigarett e lighter 왘 Open cover plate 1 ( 컄 page 3 19). 왘 Push in cigaret te lighte r 2 . The cigare tte lighter will pop out au to- matically when hot. 왘 Take out cig arette light er 2 . Wa rn i n g! G Never t ouch the he[...]

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    322 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Power outlets Power outlets a re located 앫 in the ad ditional storage com part ment in front center console ( 컄 page 32 2) 앫 in the second-row footwell ( 컄 page 323) 앫 on the right-hand side of the cargo compartmen t ( 컄 page 323) Power outl et in f ront center console 1 Cover plate 2 Power outl[...]

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    323 Controls in detail Useful features Power outlet in second-row footwell 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 39). 왘 Flip u p cove r and insert elect ric al plu g (cigaret te lighter typ e). Power ou tlet in ca rgo co mpartmen t 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 3 9). 왘 Flip u p cove r and in sert e lectr ical pl ug (ciga rette lighte[...]

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    324 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Removing 1 Rear center console 2 Releas e handle 3 Rear center console bas e 4 Folding b ack 5 Handle 6 Anchorage points 왘 Pull re lease ha ndle 2 . The front part o f center console 1 is releas ed from base 3 . 왘 Lift center console 1 in direction of arrow 4 and ho ld it there . 왘 While holding cente[...]

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    325 Controls in detail Useful features Installin g You can install the rear center console in two different positions. In the mo st for- ward position (position 1) you can expand the car go compartment fu lly ( 컄 page 302) without removing the rear center console. 1 Latch (position 1) 2 Latch (position 0) 3 Rear center console bas e 4 Anchorage p[...]

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    326 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Heated steering wheel* The ste ering whee l heating warms up th e leathe r area o f the steeri ng whee l. The st alk is lo cated on the low er left -hand side of the stee ring whe el. 1 Switch ing on 2 Switch ing off 3 Indicato r lamp Switching on 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 39). 왘 Turn switch a[...]

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    327 Controls in detail Useful features Telephone* Radio transmi tters, suc h as a portable tele- phone or a citizens band unit, should only be use d ins ide the vehicl e if th ey ar e con- nect ed to an an tenna tha t is inst alled o n the outs ide of the v ehicle. The exte rnal antenna m ust be approved by Merced es-Ben z. Plea se cont act an auth[...]

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    328 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Please note that these functions are onl y avai lable with Merced es-Benz approved mobile phones. Please contact a n authori zed Merce des-B enz Light Tr uck Cent er for inf ormat ion on fe atures a vail- able fo r your m obile phone o f choic e. The cr adle i s located in the fr ont cent er armre st. 왘 O[...]

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    329 Controls in detail Useful features Removing mob ile phone from mobile phone crad le Example illust ration 1 Relea se catch for mobi le phon e 2 Mobile phone cradle 왘 Press r eleas e catch i n dire ction o f arrow 1 and take mobile phone out of mobi le ph one cradle 2 . Changing mobile ph one cra dle If you req uire a diff erent crad le for yo[...]

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    330 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Tele Aid* Shortly after the completion of your Tele Aid acqu ainta nce ca ll, you w ill rec eive a user ID an d password. By visit ing www.mbus a.com and select ing “Tel e Aid” (USA only), you will have access to account information, remote door unlock and more. The Tele Aid syst em (Tele mat ic A larm [...]

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    331 Controls in detail Useful features System se lf-check Initially, after switchi ng on the ignition, malfunc tions are detected and indica ted (the indicator lamps in the SOS button, the Road side A ssistan ce butto n • and the Information button ¡ stay on longer than 10 seconds or do not come on). The messag e Tele Ai d inopera tive appear s [...]

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    332 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures A voice connection between the R esponse Center a nd the oc cupants of the ve hicle will be estab lished automatica lly soon after the em ergency call ha s been initi at- ed. The Resp onse Cen ter will attempt to determi ne more preci sely the natu re of the accident provided the y can speak to an occupant [...]

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    333 Controls in detail Useful features Roadsi de Assi stanc e butt on • The R oadsi de Assi stanc e butt on • is located bel ow the center armres t cover. 1 Road side A ssist ance bu tton • 왘 Open the storag e tray ( 컄 page 313 ). 왘 Press and ho ld button 1 (for longer than 2 seconds). A call to a Mercedes- Benz Roa dside Assista nce di[...]

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    334 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures The Me rcedes- Benz Ro adside Assist ance dispatc her wi ll eithe r dispat ch a qual ified Mercedes-Benz technician or arrange to tow your vehicle to the near est Merced es-Be nz Light Tru ck Cente r. For services such as labor and/or towing, charg es may appl y. Refe r to the Ro adside Assistanc e Manual f[...]

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    335 Controls in detail Useful features When the connection is establi shed, the messag e Cal l connect ed appear s in th e multif uncti on displa y. The T ele Aid sy stem will transm it data generating the vehicle identification number, model , color and location (subject to availability of cellular and GPS s ignals). A voice connection between the[...]

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    336 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Call prio rity If othe r se rvice ca lls such as a Roadsid e Assistanc e call or Informati on call are activ e, an Emer gency c all i s st ill pos sible . In this c ase, the E mergenc y call wi ll take priori ty and overr ide al l other ac tive call s. Remote door unlock In case you have l ocked your vehicl[...]

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    337 Controls in detail Useful features Stolen Vehi cle Recovery servic es In th e event y our v ehicle wa s stole n: 왘 Report the incide nt to the police. The pol ice wi ll issue a numbered incident rep ort. 왘 Pass this numb er on to the Mercedes-Benz Response Center along with yo ur pas sword is sued to you when you su bscri bed to the se rvic[...]

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    338 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Programming t he integra ted remote contro l Step 1 : 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 39). Step 2: 왘 If you have prev iousl y progra mmed a signal transm itter button a nd wish to retain its programming, proce ed to step 3. If you are programming the integrated remote control f or the first time, pr[...]

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    339 Controls in detail Useful features Step 3 : 왘 Hold th e end of the h and-hel d remote control 5 of the device you wish to train approximately 2 to 5 in (5 to12 cm) away from the signal trans - mitter button ( 2 , 3 or 4 ) to be pro- gram med, wh ile k eeping indicato r lamp 1 in view. Step 4 : 왘 Using both hands , sim ultaneo usly pres s ha[...]

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    340 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Step 9: 왘 Press the “ train ing” b utto n on t he garage door opener motor head unit. The “ train ing li ght” is act ivate d. You ha ve 30 se conds to in itia te the follow ing st ep. Step 10 : 왘 Return to the vehicle a nd firmly press, ho ld for 2 sec onds and re lease the program med signal tr[...]

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    341 Controls in detail Useful features Reprogr amming a single signal transmi tter button To prog ram a d evice using a sign al tr ans- mitter button previously trained, follow these st eps : 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 39). 왘 Pres s and hold the d esir ed s igna l transmitte r button ( 2 , 3 or 4 ). Do not release the button. 왘 In[...]

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    342 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures 앫 If another hand-hel d remote control is avail able f or th e same devi ce, tr y the program ming steps again u sing that other hand-held remote control. Make sure new batte ries are in the hand -held remote control before beginning the procedu re. 앫 Straigh ten the an tenna w ire from th e garage door[...]

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    343 Controls in detail Useful features To ma ke sure the di spla y is corr ect, the compass must be s et to the prope r geographic zone ( 컄 page 18 6). It m ay al so be nec essary to calibra te the compas s ( 컄 page 187). Floormats 1 Retai ner pin 2 Eyelet Removing 왘 Pull floormat off of retainer pins 1 . 왘 Remove t he flo ormat. Installin [...]

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    344 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Infrared reflect ing wi ndshield * 1 Infrar ed trans parent are as Your veh icle i s equip ped with in frare d reflec ting glas s, whic h reduces the amo unt of radi ated hea t enteri ng the vehi cle interior through the windows. The inf rare d reflec ting gl ass al so preve nts the transm issi on of signa [...]

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    345 Operation The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) Driving instructions At the ga s station Engine compar tment Tires and whe els Winter driving Maintenance Vehicle care[...]

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    346 Operation In the “Operation” section you will find detailed information on operating, main- taining and caring for your veh icle. The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) The m ore cauti ously you trea t your v ehicle during the break-in period, the more satis- fied yo u will be w ith its pe rformanc e later on. 앫 Drive y our vehi cle du ring the[...]

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    347 Operation Driving inst ructions 왔 Driving inst ructions Drive sensib ly – save fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, depends on driving habits and ope rating conditions. To sa ve fuel yo u sho uld: 앫 Keep t ires at the recomm ende d inflation press ures. 앫 Remove unn ecess ary loads . 앫 Remo ve carri ers when no t in use. 앫 Allo[...]

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    348 Operation Driving instruc tions Power assi stance Brakes War n i n g! G With th e engine not run ning, th ere is n o power assistance for the brake and steering systems . In this case , it is im porta nt to ke ep in mind that a con siderabl y high er degree of effor t is nece ssary to bra ke and st eer th e ve- hicle. Wa r n i n g ! G Afte r dr[...]

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    349 Operation Driving inst ructions To hel p prev ent brake d isk c orro sion a fter drivin g on wet ro ad surfac es (parti cularl y salted roads) , it is adv isabl e to brake t he vehi cle with conside rable fo rce pri or to parking. T he heat genera ted serves to dry the bra kes. If your brake system is normally onl y subjected to m oderate loads[...]

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    350 Operation Driving instruc tions High-per formance brak e system (R 63 A MG on ly) The h igh-perf orm ance bra ke syst em is design ed to opera te unde r the extrem ely high operating d emands require d to accommod ate the perform ance capabili- ties of the vehi cle. Th e brakes m ay produce a squeaking-type noise depe nding on the 앫 vehi cle [...]

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    351 Operation Driving inst ructions Driving off Appl y the br akes to test them br iefly af ter drivin g off. P erform th is proced ure onl y when th e road is cl ear of o ther tr affic. Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not place full load on the en gine unt il the ope r- atin g temper atur e has been reach ed. Parking ! When driving off on a slippe[...]

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    352 Operation Driving instruc tions Tires Treadwe ar indic ators (T WI) are req uired by law. T hese indi cator s are loc ated in six plac es on t he tr ead cir cumf eren ce and become visi ble at a tread depth of approx imatel y 1 / 16 in (1.6 mm), a t which point the tire is conside red worn and should be replace d. The tr eadwear indic ator appe[...]

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    353 Operation Driving inst ructions Tire tractio n The safe spee d on a wet, snow covered or icy roa d is al ways low er than on a dry r oad. You should p ay particular atte ntion to the condi tion of the road whenev er the outsid e temper ature s are clos e to the free zing poin t. Merced es-Be nz recom mends w inter tir es ( 컄 page 405) with a [...]

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    354 Operation Driving instruc tions R3 2 0 C D I , R3 5 0 , R5 0 0 Your veh icle i s facto ry equipp ed wi th “H”-rat ed tires, wh ich have a speed ra ting of 130 mph ( 210 km /h). An electro nic speed l imiter prev ents your vehi cle fro m exce eding a speed of 130 mph (210 km/h ). R3 5 0 , R5 0 0 ( w i t h S p o r t P a c k a g e * ) R3 5 0 ,[...]

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    355 Operation Driving inst ructions Road sal ts and c hemica ls can a dversel y af- fect bra king effi ciency. Increa sed pe dal force ma y become necessary to produce the nor mal b rake eff ect. Depress ing the brake p edal periodic ally when traveling at length on salt-strewn roads c an bring r oad-sal t-impair ed brak ing efficie ncy back to nor[...]

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    356 Operation Driving instruc tions Passenger co mpartment Dr iving abro ad Abroad, th ere is an e xtens ive Mercede s-Benz servi ce networ k at your disposal . If you plan to dri ve into areas which are not lis ted in th e index of your Mercede s-Benz Light T ruck Center dire ctor y, you sh ould req uest per tin ent information from an a uthorized[...]

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    357 Operation Driving inst ructions Control a nd operat ion of radio transmitter s COMAND system, radio and teleph one* Telephones and two -way rad ios Radio t ransmitt ers, s uch as a p ortable telephone or a citizens band unit should only be used ins ide the v ehicle if they ar e connected to an antenna tha t is installed on the ou tside of the v[...]

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    358 Operation Driving instruc tions Oxidation catal yst (diesel e ngine) Your vehi cle is equip ped wit h an o xid ation catalyst , an impo rtant elem ent in c onjunc - tion with the oxygen sensors to achieve substantial control of the pollutants in the exha ust em issions . Ke ep yo ur ve hicle in proper operating condition by following our recomm[...]

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    359 Operation Driving inst ructions Coolant te mperat ure During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the c oolant tempera ture m ay rise to a pproxi mately 248°F (1 20°C) . The engine should not be operated with the coolant tem perature above 248°F ( 120°C). Doing so may cause seri - ous engine damage which is not cove red[...]

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    360 Operation At the gas st ati on Refueling The fu el fille r flap is loca ted on th e right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear. L ocking/unlocki ng the vehicle with the SmartKey or the SmartKey with KEYLESS -GO* aut omatical ly locks /unloc ks the fue l filler flap. 왘 Turn off the engine 앫 by turning the S martKey to position 0 ( 컄 p[...]

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    361 Operation At the gas stati on 왘 Open the fue l filler f lap comp letely. 왘 Turn the fuel cap to the counterclock- wise a nd hold on to it u ntil p ossibl e pres sure is re leased. 왘 Take off the fu el cap. 왘 To preve nt fuel vapor s from e scapin g into o pen air, f ully inse rt filler nozzle unit . 왘 Onl y fill your tan k until th e [...]

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    362 Operation At the gas st ati on Low outsi de temperatures (diesel e ngine) To prev ent malf uncti ons, di esel fue l with impro ved cold flow cha racteris tics is o f- fered in the winter months. Check with your f uel ret ailer. Check regularl y and be fore a lo ng trip 왘 Open the h ood ( 컄 page 364). 1 Coolant level 2 Brake fl uid 3 Winds h[...]

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    363 Operation At the gas stati on Windshield /rear window w asher syst em and headlamp clean ing syst em* For more information on refilling the wash- er reservoir, see “ Windshield/ rear window washer sys tem and headlamp cleaning* system” ( 컄 page 372). Vehicle l ighting Check function and cleanliness. For infor- mation on replacing light bu[...]

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    364 Operation Engine compart ment Hood Opening War n i n g! G Do not pu ll the release le ver wh ile the vehi- cle is in moti on. Oth erwise the hoo d could be forced open by passing air flow. This cou ld cause th e hoo d to come loose and injure you and/o r others. War n i n g! G If you s ee flam es or sm oke comin g from th e engine co mpartme nt[...]

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    365 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment The ho od lock rel ease le ver is loca ted in the dri ver’s footwe ll. 1 Hood l ock rele ase lev er 왘 Pull re lease le ver 1 downwards. The ho od is unlo cked. Han dle 2 pro- trudes s light ly from th e radiator grille . If not, lift th e hood slightly. 2 Handle for opening the hood 왘 Press and hold handle [...]

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    366 Operation Engine compart ment Closing 왘 Let the hood drop from a he ight of approximate ly 1 ft (30 cm). The hood will lock a udibly. 왘 Check to make sure the hood is fully closed. If you ca n rais e the hood a t a poin t above th e head lamps, then it is not proper ly closed . Open i t again and l et it drop with some what greater force. E[...]

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    367 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment 왘 Press button k or j on t he mul- tifunction steering wheel repeatedly unti l the foll owi ng messa ge appe ars in the m ultif uncti on dis pla y: One of th e follo wing messa ges will sub sequent ly appea r in the mu ltifun c- tion d ispla y: 앫 Engin e oil level OK 앫 Add 1 .0 qt. to r each max. oi l level[...]

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    368 Operation Engine compart ment If the re is ex cess engi ne oil w ith the engine at oper ating temp eratur e, the foll owing messag e will appear : Engi ne oil leve l Redu ce oil leve l 왘 Have excess oil si phoned or drained off. Contact an authorized Merced es-Be nz Light Tru ck Cente r. For mor e info rmatio n on me ssages in the multifuncti[...]

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    369 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment 왘 If necessary, add engine oil. For more information on engine oil, s ee “Technical data” secti on ( 컄 page 538) and ( 컄 page 540). For inf ormat ion on me ssag es in the m ulti- function display concerning engine oil, see the “Practical hints ” section ( 컄 page 459). Adding en gine oil R 350 (R 3[...]

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    370 Operation Engine compart ment 왘 Uns crew fill er ca p 1 from filler n eck. 왘 Add engi ne oil as requir ed. Be ca reful not to ov erfill w ith oil. Be care ful not to spill any oil when adding . Avoid en vironme ntal dam age caus ed by oil entering the ground or water. 왘 Scre w filler cap 1 back on filler neck. For more information on engi[...]

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    371 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment The coolant expansion tank is located on the pa ssen ger s ide o f th e eng ine comp art- ment. 1 Cap 2 Coolant expansion tank 3 Indicator wall 4 Coolant level 왘 Using a r ag, turn cap 1 s lowly approx- imatel y one hal f turn coun tercloc kwise to rele ase any ex cess p ressure. 왘 Cont inue t urnin g cap 1 c[...]

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    372 Operation Engine compart ment Windsh ield/rea r window wash er system and headlam p cleani ng* system The win dshie ld wash er reservo ir is loc ated in th e engin e com partm ent. 1 Cap 2 Wind shield wa sher res ervoir Fluid f or the wind shield washe r system and the headl amp cle aning sy stem* is supplied from the windshield washer reservoi[...]

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    373 Operation Tires and wheels 왔 Tires and wheels See an autho rized Merc edes-Be nz Li ght Truck Center for information on te sted and recomm ended rims and tires for summer and winter operation. They can a lso offer advice concerning tire service and purc hase . Importan t guidelines 앫 Only use sets of tires an d rims of the same type and mak[...]

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    374 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ca re and ma intena nce Regula rly check you r tire inflati on pressure at least once a month. F or more informa- tion on checking tire inflation pres sure, see “R ecomme nded tire inflatio n pres - sure” ( 컄 page 380) . Tire inspec tion Every tim e you che ck your t ire inflat ion pres sure, y ou sho uld a[...]

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    375 Operation Tires and wheels Tread d epth Do not allow your tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are shar ply reduce d at trea d dept hs u nder 1 / 8 in ( 3 mm). Treadw ear indic ators (TW I) are re quired b y law. These ind icators a re loca ted in six places o n the trea d circumfere nce and become visible at a tre ad de[...]

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    376 Operation Tires and wheels Loading the ve hicle Two labels on your vehicle show how much weight it may pr operly c arry. 앫 The Tir e and Loadin g Informat ion plac ard can be fo und on the dri ver’s door B- pillar. This placar d tells you im - portant information abou t the number of peop le that c an be in th e vehi cle and the tot al weig[...]

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    377 Operation Tires and wheels Tire and Lo ading Infor mation Tire and Load ing Inform ation placard 1 Load limit information on the Tire and Loading Informati on placar d The pl acard showing the load limi t inform a- tion is located on the driver’s door B-pi llar. 왘 Locate the state ment “The combine d weight of occupants and cargo should n[...]

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    378 Operation Tires and wheels Steps f or determ ining corre ct load l imit The f ollow ing st eps have been develo ped as requi red of al l manufa cturers under Ti tle 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Sa fety Act of 1966”. Step 1 왘 Locat e the s tatem ent “ The com bined wei[...]

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    379 Operation Tires and wheels The hi gher th e weight of all o ccupan ts, the less ca rgo and luggage l oad capa city is avai lable. For more information, see “Trailer tongue load ” ( 컄 page 380). Examp le Com bin ed weight limit of occu - pants an d cargo f rom placar d Numbe r of occup ants (driv er and passe ngers) Seating configu ra- tio[...]

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    380 Operation Tires and wheels Certi ficat ion labe l Even afte r careful determina tion of the combined weight of all occupants, cargo and the tra iler t ongue load (if appl icable ) ( 컄 page 380) as to not exc eed the pe rmis- sible lo ad lim it, you mu st make su re that your vehicle ne ver exceeds the Gross Vehic le Weig ht Ra ting (G VWR) a [...]

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    381 Operation Tires and wheels Your v ehicle is equ ipped with the Ti re a nd Loading Informat ion plac ard loc ated on the dr iver ’s doo r B-p illa r ( 컄 page 376 ). The tir e inflat ion pres sure should be checke d regularl y and sho uld only be ad- justed on cold tires. The tires can be con- sidere d cold i f the veh icle ha s been p arked [...]

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    382 Operation Tires and wheels Be sure to readjust the tire inflation pressur e for nor mal drivi ng speeds. Y ou should w ait until the tir es are col d before adjust ing the tire inflation pr essur e. Some vehi cles m ay h ave supp leme ntal tire infla tion p ressu re i nforma tion for v ehicl e loads less than the maxim um lo aded vehi - cle con[...]

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    383 Operation Tires and wheels Checking t ire inf latio n pressur e manuall y Follow the st eps below to achiev e corre ct tire i nflation pressure: 왘 Remove the cap f rom the valve on on e tire. 왘 Firmly press a tire gauge onto the valve. 왘 Read tire inflation pressure on tire gau ge and che ck ag ainst th e recom- men ded tire in flation pr[...]

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    384 Operation Tires and wheels Reacti vating the Run Flat In dicator The tire in flation pressure monitor mu st be reacti vated in the f ollowing s ituatio ns: 앫 if you have ch anged the tire inf lation pressur e 앫 if you have replac ed the whe els or tire s 앫 if yo u have instal led n ew whee ls or tires 왘 Using the tire p lacard on the dr[...]

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    385 Operation Tires and wheels If you wish to confi rm activation: 왘 Press bu tton æ . The f ollow ing mes sage wi ll appea r in the m ultif uncti on dis pla y: Run F lat Ind icat or resta rted Afte r a cer tain “l earning phas e”, th e Run Flat Indic ator checks the set pr essure valu es for all f our t ires. If you wish to canc el activati[...]

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    386 Operation Tires and wheels War n i n g! G Each ti re, inc ludi ng the spar e (if provid ed), should be checked m onthl y when cold a nd infl ated to the i nflatio n pres sure recom- mended by the vehicle ma nufactur er on the vehicl e placar d or the tire infl ation pressu re label. If your veh icle has tires of a di fferent size th an the size[...]

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    387 Operation Tires and wheels Reac tivatin g the TPMS The TPM S must be rea ctivated when you have a djusted th e tire infl ation pre ssure to a new level (e.g. because of different load or driv ing cond itions ). The T PMS is then recal ibrated to the curren t tire in flation press ure s. 왘 Using the tire placard on the driver’s door B-pillar[...]

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    388 Operation Tires and wheels Checking tir e pressure elec tronically with the Advanced Tir e Pressure Moni- torin g Syst em (Adv ance d TPMS )*, (Cana da only) The TPMS only functions on whe els that are equippe d with the prope r electronic sensors. It monitors the tire inflation pres- sure, a s selected by the dr iver, in a ll four tires. A war[...]

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    389 Operation Tires and wheels Reacti vating Advanc ed TPMS * The TPMS must be reactivated when you have ad justed th e tire inf lation p ressu re to a new le vel (e.g . because o f differe nt load or driv ing condi tions). T he TPM S is then recalibrate d to the current tire i nflation pres sure s. 왘 Using the tire placard on the dri ver’s doo[...]

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    390 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Press button è or ÿ on the mul- tifunction steering wheel repeatedly until th e standa rd displa y menu appear s in the multifu nctio n display ( 컄 page 16 6). 왘 Press th e j or k butt on repeat- edly un til you see the curr ent inflati on pressur es for each tire appe ar in the displa y or the fo llowing m [...]

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    391 Operation Tires and wheels Overinf lated ti res Over inflated tires can: 앫 adversely affect handling charact eristi cs 앫 caus e uneven tire we ar 앫 be more prone to damage from road hazards 앫 adverse ly affect rid e comfort 앫 incr ease sto pping d istan ce Tire labeli ng Besides tire name (sale s designation) and manufacturer name, a [...]

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    392 Operation Tires and wheels Tire siz e design ation, load and speed rating 1 Tire wi dth 2 Aspect ratio in % 3 Radial tire cod e 4 Rim di ameter 5 Tire load rating 6 Tire s peed rati ng Genera l: Depending on th e design standa rds used , the tire s ize molded into the s idewall m ay have no letter or a lette r prece ding the tire size desi gnat[...]

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    393 Operation Tires and wheels Rim diamet er The ri m diame ter 4 ( 컄 page 39 2) is the diameter of the bead s eat, not the diame ter of the ri m edge. R im diamete r is indicat ed in inche s (in). Tire load rating The tir e load rati ng 5 ( 컄 page 392) i s a numerical code associ ated with t he maximum load a tire can support . For exam ple, a[...]

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    394 Operation Tires and wheels Summer tire s 앫 At the tire manufacturer’s option, any tire with a sp eed capabi lity above 149 mph (240 km/h) can include a “ZR” in the size designation (f or exam- ple: 245/ 40 ZR 18). To d eterm ine t he maximum spe ed capability of the tire, the ser vice descri ption for the tire must be refer red to. The [...]

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    395 Operation Tires and wheels All-season and winter tires Load i dentificatio n 1 Load ide ntification In addition to tire load rating, special load inform ation may be molded i nto the tir e sidew all followi ng the lette r design ating the tire speed ra ting 1 ( 컄 page 39 3). No specification given: absence of any text (like in above ex ample [...]

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    396 Operation Tires and wheels DOT, Tire Iden tification N umber (TIN) U.S. tir e regulati ons requi re each new tire manufactur er or tire retread er to mold a TIN into or onto a sidewall of e ach tire produced . The TI N is a un ique id entifi er which facil i- tates e fforts by ti re manufactu res to notify purchasers in recall situa tions or ot[...]

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    397 Operation Tires and wheels Tire type cod e The code 4 ( 컄 page 39 6) may, at the option of the manufacturer, be used as a descr iptive code for identi fying signif ican t characte ristics of the tire. Date of m anufactu re The date of manufacture 5 ( 컄 pag e 39 6) ident ifies th e week a nd year of manu fac- ture. The first two fi gures ide[...]

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    398 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m tire in flatio n press ure 1 Maximum permis sible tire inflatio n pressur e This is the maxi mum perm issible tire inflati on pres sure for the tire . Always foll ow the recomm ended t ire inflat ion press ure ( 컄 page 38 0) for prope r tire inflation. Uniform Tire Quality Gr ading Standa rds (U.S. vehicles[...]

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    399 Operation Tires and wheels Quality gr ades can be f ound, where applica ble, on the tire sidewa ll between tread sh oulde r and ma ximum sect ion width. For exam ple: All pass enger car tires m ust conform to federal s afety require ments in additi on to thes e grade s. Treadwear The tr eadwear grad e is a c omparat ive rat - ing based on the w[...]

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    400 Operation Tires and wheels Temperature The te mperat ure gr ades are A (th e high- est), B , and C, re presenting the tire’s r esis- tance to the generation of heat a nd its ability to dissipat e heat when tested unde r controlled conditions on a specified indoor labor atory t est whee l. Su stained high te m- perature c an cause the material[...]

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    401 Operation Tires and wheels Tire and l oading t ermino logy Accessory w eight The combined weight ( in excess of thos e sta ndard ite ms whic h may be replac ed) of automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, power windows, powe r seats, radio, and heater, to t he extent that these ite ms are a vaila ble as factor y-ins talled e quipme[...]

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    402 Operation Tires and wheels GVW (G ros s V eh ic le W eight) The G VW comp rises the we ight o f the vehi cle incl uding fu el, tool s, spa re whee l, insta lled acce ssorie s, pass engers and cargo and, if appl icable , trailer to ngue load. The GVW m ust neve r excee d the GVWR in dicated o n the cer tifica tion labe l located on the driver’[...]

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    403 Operation Tires and wheels Rim A metal supp ort for a tire or a tire a nd tube assemb ly upon which the tire be ads a re seate d. Sidewall The portion of a tire betw een the tread and the bead. TIN (T ire I dent ificatio n N umbe r) Unique ide ntifier which facil itates efforts by tire manufactur ers to notif y purchase rs in recall situations [...]

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    404 Operation Tires and wheels Rotating tir es Tire rotation can be performed on vehicles with tires of the same dimension al l around. If your vehicle is equi pped with tires of the same dimension al l around, tires can be ro tated, observing a front-to-rear rotation pattern that will maintain the int ended rotation (spinning) direction of the tir[...]

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    405 Operation Winter dri ving 왔 Winte r dri ving Before the onset of winter, have your vehi cle wi nterize d at an au thoriz ed Merced es-B enz Lig ht Tru ck Ce nter. This servi ce inclu des: 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water o f the windsh ield and h eadlamp cleaning system[...]

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    406 Operation Winter driving Snow chains Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to exceed 30 mph (50 km/h). Rem ove chai ns as soon as possible when driving on roads without snow. Pleas e observe the follow ing guide lines when using snow chains: 앫 Use of snow chains is not permissible with all wh eel/tire combi nat[...]

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    407 Operation Maint enance 왔 Mainte nance We strong ly reco mmend that you have your v ehicle servic ed by a n autho rized Merced es-B enz Lig ht Tru ck Ce nter, i n accordance with the Maintenance B ooklet at the ti mes call ed for b y the maintena nce serv ice in dicat or. Failu re to have the vehicl e main tained in accordance with the Mainten[...]

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    408 Operation Mainte nance Clearing the main tenance servic e indicato r message The ma intena nce servic e indica tor mes - sage is automa ticall y cleared 앫 after ap proxim ately 10 seconds when you switch on the ignition or when reaching the maintenance service thres hol d whil e driv ing 앫 after approximately 30 seconds, once the s uggested[...]

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    409 Operation Maint enance Calling up the ma intenanc e service indi cator display You can c all up th e maintena nce serv ice indicator di splay at any ti me to check when the next maintenance s ervice is due. 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 39). The standard displa y of th e con trol sys - tem appears ( 컄 page 166). 왘 Press button è[...]

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    410 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning and care of the veh icle Regular and pr oper ca re will help to main- tain the v alue of you r vehicle . The bes t way to prot ect your v ehicle fr om harm ful envi - ronme nta l inf luenc es is to was h it and us e protective treatments re gularly. While in operation, even while parked, your vehicl e is subjec t[...]

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    411 Operation Vehicle care Merce des-Ben z becaus e of the pos sibility of inc ompatib ilit y betw een mat erial s used in the production process and othe rs applie d later. We have selected car-c are products and com piled r ecom mendatio ns w hich are specia lly matched to our vehicl es and which always ref lect the latest te chnology. You can ob[...]

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    412 Operation Vehicle care Engine clea ning Prior to cleaning the engine compartment make su re to protec t electr ical com po- nents and connectors from the intrusion of water and cleaning agents. Corrosion protection, such as MB Anticor- rosion Wax, should be applied to the en- gine compar tment after every e ngine cleaning. Before applying, all [...]

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    413 Operation Vehicle care Orna mental moldin gs For regular cleaning and care of ornamen- tal mold ings, use a use d amp cloth . Headlamp s, brake l amps, tail lamps , side ma rkers, t urn signa l lense s 왘 Use a mi ld car wash d etergent, suc h as Merc edes-B enz ap proved C ar Shampoo, with plenty of water. ! If you w ant the gear positi on to[...]

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    414 Operation Vehicle care Clean ing the Distroni c* syst em senso r cover 1 Distronic system sensor cover 왘 Switch off the i gnition ( 컄 page 39). 왘 Use a mi ld ca r wash d eterg ent, such as Merced es-Be nz appro ved Car Shampoo, with plenty of water and a non-scratching cloth to clea n sensor cover 1 . 왘 Restart the engine after cl eanin[...]

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    415 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the Rear View Camera lens* 1 Camera lens 왘 Only use cl ean wate r and a s oft, non-scratching cloth to clean camera lens 1 . Be care ful not to a pply wax to came ra lens 1 when waxi ng the v ehi cle. If neces - sary , rem ove th e wa x usin g the Merced es-B enz app roved Car S hampoo with plenty of water. Cle[...]

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    416 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the p anorama roof wi th tilt/sl iding panel* The rear part of the panoram a roof has a protec tive laye r on the ins ide. 왘 Use a soft, clean cloth and a mild window cleaning solution. An automotive gla ss cleaner is re com- mended . Light alloy wheels If pos sible, clean whe els onc e a week . 왘 Use Mercede[...]

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    417 Operation Vehicle care Hard pla stic tri m items 왘 Use M ercedes -Benz ap proved Inte rior Care, a soft, lint-free cloth and apply with light p ressure . Steering wheel 왘 Wipe with a damp cloth and d ry thor- ough ly or clea n with Me rcedes-B enz approve d Leather Care. Carpets 왘 Use M ercedes -Benz ap proved Car pet and Fabric Care for [...]

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    418 Operation Vehicle care Leather uph olstery Please note th at leathe r upholste ry is a natural p roduct an d is therefor e subje ct to a natural ag ing process. Leat her up- holstery may also react to cert ain ambient influence s such as high humi dity or high tempera ture by showing wrinkl es for exam ple. 왘 Wi pe le ather uphol ster y with [...]

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    419 Practi cal hi nts What to do if … Where will I find ...? Unlocking / loc king in an emergenc y Opening / closing in an emergenc y Resetting activ ated head restraints Replacing SmartKey batter ies Replacing bulbs Replacing wiper blades Flat tire Bleeding the fuel system (diesel engine only) Battery Jump starting Towing the vehicle Fuses[...]

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    420 Practi cal hints What to do if … Lamps in ins trument c luster General information: If any of the fol lowing lam ps in the i nstru- ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb s elf-ch eck when s witch ing on the ignition, have the respective bulb checked and repl aced i f nec essar y. Problem Po ssible cause/ consequ ence Suggested so luti[...]

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    421 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Po ssible cause/ cons e- que nce Suggested s olution ; (USA only) 3 (Canada onl y) The red br ake warn ing lamp comes on while dr iving and an acous tic warnin g sound s. You are driving with the parking bra ke set. 왘 Releas e the p arking brake ( 컄 page 57) . There i s insuff icient bra ke fluid[...]

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    422 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Poss ible cause /conse- quence Suggested solution ; (USA only) 3 (Canada o nly) - v The re d brake warnin g lamp com es on whi le driv ing. In addition, the yellow ABS mal - function indicator lamp, and the yell ow ESP ® warning lamp come on and an a coustic warn- ing s ounds . A malfunction in the El[...]

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    423 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Possible caus e/conse- quence Suggested solu tion ? (USA only) ± (Canada onl y) The ye llow eng ine mal functio n indica tor la mp com es on while drivin g. There is a mal funct ion in : 앫 The fuel management system 앫 The ignition system 앫 The emission control system 앫 System s which affec t[...]

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    424 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible cause/conse- quence Suggested solution ? (USA only) ± (Canada o nly) The yellow engine ma lfunction indic ator la mp com es on w hile driving. A loss of pr essur e has been detecte d in the fuel sys tem. The fuel cap may not be close d prop erly o r t he fu el s yste m may be leaky. 왘 Check[...]

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    425 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Possible ca use/consequence Suggested s olution v The ye llow ESP ® warning lamp comes on while the engine is running. The ES P ® has been s witched of with the ES P ® switc h or has s witch ed off due to a malfunction. Risk of accide nt! Adapt your s peed and driving to the prevail- ing road, wea[...]

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    426 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible c ause/consequence Suggested solution < The red seat belt te lltal e come s on for a maxim um of 6 seconds after st arting the engine . The se at belt tel ltale rem inds y ou and yo ur passen gers to fast en you r seat belts befor e driv ing of f. 왘 Fast en your seat bel ts. Regard less o[...]

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    427 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Possibl e cause/ conseque nce Suggested soluti on < During drivi ng the red seat bel t tellta le flas hes and y ou addi tion- ally hear an int ermitten t war ning chim e with inc reasin g intensi ty. The veh icle’s s peed on ce exce eded 15 mp h (25 km/ h) and you and/ or your front passenger ha[...]

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    428 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible ca use/consequence Suggested solution H USA only: Combination low tire pres sure/TP MS malf unctio n tellt ale for th e TPMS il luminat es continuously. Canada only: Low tire press ure tellta le for the Advanc ed TPMS * illumi nates continuously. The TPMS (USA only) or Advanced TPMS* (Cana da [...]

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    429 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Wa rn i n g! G Each t ire, inc ludin g th e spare (if provi ded), should be checked monthly when col d and infla ted to the in flati on pres sure reco m- mende d by the v ehicl e manuf actur er on the vehicle placard or t he tire inflat ion pressure label. (If you r vehicle h as tires of a different size tha[...]

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    430 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible ca use/consequence Suggested solution The yell ow fuel ta nk reserv e warni ng lamp in the fuel ga uge comes on while driv ing. The fuel le vel has gon e below the res erve mark. 왘 Refuel at the next gas stati on ( 컄 page 360). 1 The red SRS i ndica tor lamp comes on while driving. There i[...]

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    431 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Lamp in center console Problem Possible ca use/consequence Suggested s olution 59 The fron t passeng er front air bag off indicator lamp illu mina tes and re - mains illumin ated with the we ight of a typi cal adult or someone larger than a sm all indivi dual on the front passenger seat. The system is malfun[...]

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    432 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possibl e cause/ consequen ce Suggested soluti on 59 The fr ont passen ger front air bag off indicator lamp does not illuminate and/or does not remain illumina ted with the weight of a typic al 12-month-old child in a stan dard c hil d rest rai nt or less on the front passen- ger sea t. The sys tem is [...]

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    433 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Vehicle status messages i n the multifuncti on display Warning and malf unction mess ages appear in the mult ifunct ion dis play loca ted in the inst rument cluster. Certain war ning and ma lfuncti on messag- es are accompani ed by an au dibl e signal. Addres s th ese m essage s accord ingl y and follow the [...]

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    434 Practi cal hints What to do if … On the pages that follow, you will find a compilation of the most important warning and mal function mes sages that may appe ar in the m ultif uncti on dis pla y. For your con venie nce the messa ges ar e divided into two sections : 앫 Text messag es ( 컄 p age 435) 앫 Symbol messages ( 컄 page 451) War n [...]

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    435 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Text messages Displa y message Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible solut ion ABS ino perativ e See Operat or's Manu al The A BS has d etected a malfun ctio n and ha s switc hed o ff. The E SP ® and the BA S are als o deactivate d. The br ake syst em is s till fu nction ing normally but without the [...]

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    436 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possib le cause/cons equence Poss ible so lution ABS unava ilable See O perator ’s M anual If t he ye llow ES P ® warning lamp v fla shes whi le driving and this messag e appe ars, th e elect ron- ic tracti on sy stem ha s switch ed off to preve nt overhe ating of the driv e wheel brakes. [...]

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    437 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible c ause/consequence Possibl e solution DISTRONIC ––– mp h You have attempted to set a speed whi le driv ing below 20 mph (3 0 km/h). 왘 Accele rate to a sp eed exc eeding 20 mph ( 30 km/h) and set the spe ed ( 컄 page 266) . The ES P ® is switc hed off . 왘 Switch on the E [...]

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    438 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possible cause/con sequence Poss ible solutio n DISTRONIC avail able ag ain Distronic * had been de activated an d is av ailable agai n. 왘 Activate Distr onic* ( 컄 page 277). curre ntly un avai lable See O perator ’s M anual Distronic * is deactivat ed because the fu nctio nality is imp[...]

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    439 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible c ause/consequence Possibl e solution DISTRONIC cur rently un avail able See Operat or’s Manu al Dist roni c* is de activ ated be cau se 앫 the Dis tronic* cove r in the radiator gr ille i s dirty 앫 the func tionali ty is impair ed by heavy precipitation or fog 왘 Clean the Di[...]

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    440 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possib le cause/cons equence Poss ible so lution Dep ress brak e to shif t out of Park You have tried t o shift the automa tic transmission into pos ition D , R or N usin g th e gear se lecto r leve r with out depressi ng the brake pedal. 왘 Depress the brake p edal. Door Open Veh icle not i[...]

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    441 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible solut ion ESP ino perativ e See Operat or’s Manu al In addition, the yellow ESP ® warning lamp v comes on. The E SP ® ha s detect ed a ma lfunc- tion and switched off . The ABS may st ill be op eratio nal. 왘 Continue driving with added caution. ?[...]

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    442 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possib le cause/cons equence Poss ible so lution ESP unava ilable See O perator ’s M anual The ES P ® was deac tivat ed be ca use of i nsuffi cient p ower suppl y. T he char ging v oltage has fa llen be low 10 volt s. The brake system is still functioning normally but without the ESP ® av[...]

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    443 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible cause/ consequence Possib le so lutio n P Shif t to P You have started the e ngine or switched on the ignition with KEYL ESS-GO* an d open ed th e driver’s door wi th the automatic transmiss ion not set to position P . 왘 Set the automatic transmiss ion to posit io n P . or 왘 C[...]

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    444 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Poss ible ca use/c onseque nce Poss ible solu tion SRS Res traint sy s. malf uncti on Vis it worksh op The sys tem is malfu nction ing. 왘 Drive wit h added caution to the nearest authori zed Merce des-Benz Li ght Truck Center. War n i n g! G In th e event a malfu nction of the S RS is in di[...]

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    445 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible cause/consequence Possibl e solution Fron t passeng er airb ag enab led See Op erator’ s Manua l Front passenger front air ba g is ac tivated while dr iving even though a child , small individual, or object belo w the system ’s weight threshold is on the fro nt pass enger seat, [...]

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    446 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possi ble cause/ consequ ence Possible sol ution Fro nt pass enger airb ag enab led See Operat or’s Manu al Monitor the 59 indicator lamp on the center cons ole ( 컄 page 92) a nd the mu ltifunct ion dis play in th e instru ment clus ter ( 컄 page 26 ) for the follow ing: With the seat un[...]

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    447 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible cause/consequence Possibl e solution Fron t passeng er airb ag disa bled See Op erator’ s Manua l Front passenger front air bag is deacti vated while dr iving even though an adult or someone larger than a small indi vidual is oc- cupying the front pas- senger sea t. For ces acting[...]

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    448 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possi ble cause/ consequ ence Possible sol ution Fro nt pass enger airb ag disa bled see Operat or’s Manu al Monitor the 59 indicator lamp on the center cons ole ( 컄 page 92) a nd the mu ltifunct ion dis play in th e instru ment clus ter ( 컄 page 26 ) for the follow ing: With the seat u[...]

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    449 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possib le so lutio n Chec k tires Then restar t Run Fl at Indica tor There was a warni ng mess age ab out a loss in the tire in flati on pressu re and the Run Flat Indicator has not been reacti vated yet. 왘 Mak e sure that th e correct tire inf lation pr essu[...]

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    450 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay me ssage Possible c ause/consequence Possibl e solut ion Tire pres sure moni tor inop erati ve The TPMS or Advanced T PMS* is malfunctioning. 왘 Have the TPMS or Advanced TPMS* checked by an authori zed Merce des-Benz L ight Truck Cent er. Tire pres sure moni tor inop erati ve No wh eel sensor s Ther[...]

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    451 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Symbol messages Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution # The battery is no longer charg- ing. Possib le caus es: 앫 alternator malfunctioning 앫 broken poly-V -belt Do not forget that the brake syst em requi res electri cal energy and m ay be oper ating with re[...]

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    452 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause/ consequence Possible soluti on # Bat tery/Al terna tor Sto p vehicle The batter y is defe ctive. 왘 Stop the vehicle in a safe location or as soon as it i s safe to do so. 왘 Apply th e parking brak e ( 컄 page 66). 왘 Do not continue to drive. 왘 Contact[...]

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    453 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution ; (USA only) ! (Canada onl y) Rele ase park ing brake You a re driv ing wit h the pa rking brake s et. 왘 Releas e the par kin g brake ( 컄 page 5 7). ; (USA only) 3 (Canada onl y) EBV , ABS, ES P inop erati ve See Op erat[...]

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    454 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause /consequence Poss ible soluti on ; (USA only) 3 (Canada only ) Chec k bra ke flui d lev el There is insuf ficient brake fl uid in the reservoir. 왘 Risk of acci dent! Carefully stop the vehi- cle in a s afe location or as soon as it is safe to do so. 왘 App l[...]

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    455 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution • Cool ant level Stop c ar, s witc h engin e off The coolant is too hot. Among other possible causes (the cooling fan could be malfunctioning), the poly-V-belt coul d be bro ken . 왘 Stop th e vehi cle in a sa fe loca tio[...]

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    456 Practi cal hints What to do if … During severe operation conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem - perature may rise close to 248 °F (120°C ). Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause /conseq uence Possible soluti on 왘 Observe the cool ant temperatu re in the mult ifunct ion d ispla y ( 컄 page 166). If the te m[...]

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    457 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution B Top up coolant See Op er. Manua l The coolant level is too low. 왘 Add coolant ( 컄 page 370) . 왘 If you have to add coolant frequently, have th e cooling system c hecked by an authori zed Merce des-Benz Li ght Truck C[...]

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    458 Practi cal hints What to do if … When th e messag e Add 1 qt. engi ne oil when next r efue ling (Canada: 1 lite r ) appear s while the en gine is ru nning a nd at opera ting tempera ture, th e engine oil level has drop ped to app roxim ately th e mini- mum lev el. When th is occur s, the warn ing will first come on intermi ttently and then st[...]

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    459 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution N Engi ne oil leve l Stop c ar, t urn en gine off There i s no oil i n the engi ne. There is a danger of engine damage . 왘 Care fully br ing the ve hicle t o a hal t as soon as it is safe to do so in a safe location. 왘 T[...]

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    460 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause /consequence Poss ible soluti on c You are drivi ng with one or more doors open. 왘 Stop the vehi cle in a safe loca tion or as soon as it is safe to do so. 왘 Close the doors. A Gas cap is open A loss of pr essure has been detected in the fuel sy stem. Th e [...]

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    461 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Possible cause/ consequen ce Possib le so lutio n F Key not de tected The Sm artKey with KEYLE SS-GO* is not d etected whil e the en gine is run ning because 앫 the SmartKe y with KEYLESS-GO* is not in the vehicle 앫 there is strong radio-frequency interference 왘 Stop t[...]

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    462 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause/ consequence Possible soluti on F Key d etected in vehic le A SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* left in the vehi cle wa s detecte d while trying to lock the vehicle from the outside. 왘 Take the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* out of the vehicle. Remo ve key You have forgot[...]

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    463 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Poss ible ca use/co nsequ ence Possible s olution . 3rd br ake lamp The hi gh mount ed bra ke lamp is malfunctioning. This message will only appear if all light emitting diodes have stopped working. 왘 Contact an authoriz ed Mercedes-B enz Light Truck Center as soon as pos[...]

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    464 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause /consequence Poss ible soluti on . Cor nering la mp Left The left corne r-illum inati ng front fog lamp is malfun ction ing. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible ( 컄 page 48 4). Cor nering la mp Righ t The right corn er-illum inating front fog lamp is mal[...]

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    465 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Possible cause/ consequen ce Possib le so lutio n . Lice nse plate lamp Left The le ft lic ense pla te lam p is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as pos sible ( 컄 page 484). Lice nse plate lamp Righ t The rig ht licens e plate l amp is malfunctioning. 왘 Repla[...]

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    466 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause/ consequence Possible soluti on . Mark er lamp Fro nt Left The le ft front si de marke r lamp is malfunctioni ng. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center as soon as possible. Mark er lamp Fro nt Right The ri ght front side m arker la mp is ma[...]

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    467 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displ ay messa ge Possible cause/ consequen ce Possib le so lutio n . Swit ch off ligh ts You have remov ed the Smar tKey from th e starter s witch and opened the driver’s door or removed the SmartKey with KEYL ESS -GO* fro m the ve hicl e and lef t the headl amps on. 왘 Turn the exter io[...]

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    468 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay me ssage Possible cause /consequence Poss ible soluti on . Turn sign al Rear Left The lef t rear turn signal la mp is malfunctioning. A substitute bulb is be ing u sed. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible ( 컄 page 48 4). Tur n signal Rear Righ t The right rear turn signa l lamp[...]

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    469 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displa y me ssage Poss ible ca use/co nsequence Possible s olution L Tele Aid inop erative One or more main functions of the Tele Aid * sys tem are m alfun ctioning . 왘 Have the Tele Aid* sys tem checke d by an auth orized Merc edes-Be nz Li ght Truck C ente r. Tele Aid batt ery The emerge[...]

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    470 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol D isplay m essage Possible caus e/co nsequ ence Po ssibl e solu tion n * STOP car to o low The AI RMATIC* is in operat ive. 왘 Avoid larg e stee ring ang les. Othe rwise a fe nder o r tire cou ld be damaged . 왘 Do not drive faster t han 50 mph (80 km/h ). 왘 Hav e the vehi cle chec ked at [...]

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    471 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symb ol Displa y me ssage Poss ible ca use/co nsequence Possible s olution n * Vehi cle ris ing wait briefl y The veh icle le vel is too low. 왘 Do not drive off. The ve hicle level c ontrol* has no t yet adjusted the vehicle level to the ne c- essary hei ght required for driving . 왘 Wait un til [...]

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    472 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? First aid kit The first aid kit is stored under the cargo compartment floor, see “Vehicle tool ki t” ( 컄 page 472) . Vehicle tool ki t The vehi cle too l kit is sto red und er the car - go compartment floor. The v ehicle t ool ki t incl udes: 앫 Towin g eye b olt 앫 Wheel wr ench 앫 Alignmen t bo[...]

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    473 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? 3 Securing hook 왘 Release securing hook 3 (located be - low th e floor h andle) fr om hold er. 3 Securing hook 4 Cargo compartment floor, raised 5 Upper cargo com partment lip 왘 Engage securing hook 3 on upper cargo compar tment lip 5 . You can now access the vehicle tool kit. To remove the vehicl e[...]

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    474 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? Vehicl e jack The vehi cle jack is lo cated unde rneath the storage compartment floor. Storage posi tion 왘 Remove vehic le jack from its s torage compartmen t ( 컄 page 472) . 왘 Push cra nk handle u p. Opera tiona l positio n 왘 Turn c rank han dle cloc kwise unt il it engages (operational posi tion[...]

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    475 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? Setting up the collapsible wheel chock The c ollapsib le whe el choc k serves t o ad- ditiona lly sec ure the veh icle, e.g. whil e changi ng the whee l. 1 Tilt t he pla te up ward 2 Fold the lowe r plate outw ard 3 Insert t he plat e 왘 Tilt both plate s upward 1 . 왘 Fold the lower plat e outward 2 [...]

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    476 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? Your veh icle i s equip ped with a spare wheel w ith coll apsible tire. The spare wheel is located u ndernea th the carg o compartment floor ( 컄 pa ge 472). Removing the spar e wheel 1 Retain ing s crew 2 Spar e wheel 3 Vehicle tool kit storage we ll casing 왘 Remove the jack f rom the vehicle tool kit[...]

  • Página 478

    477 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? 1 Guide pi ns 2 Spare wh eel 왘 Plac e spar e wheel 2 into spare w heel well. Mak e sure spa re whe el 2 is plac ed preci sely on gu ide pins 1 . 왘 With th e electr ic air p ump ( 컄 page 473) pointing toward s the rear, insert vehicle tool kit s torage well casing 3 ( 컄 page 476) int o spare whee[...]

  • Página 479

    478 Practi cal hints Unlocking / lockin g in an em ergency Unlocking t he vehicle If you cannot unlock the vehicl e with the Smart Key or KE YLESS-GO *, open the driver ’s door us ing the mechanic al key. Removi ng the mec hanica l key 1 Mechanical key lock ing tab 2 Mechanical key 왘 Move loc king tab 1 in di rection of arrow. 왘 Slid e mechan[...]

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    479 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking / locking in an emergency Locking the vehi cle If you cannot lock the v ehicle with the Smart Key or KE YLES S-GO*, lo ck the vehi cle carry ing out the follo wing ste ps. 왘 Close the front passenger door, the rear rig ht door and the tailg ate. 왘 Open the drive r’s do or and th e rear le ft door. 왘 Press the[...]

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    480 Practi cal hints Unlocking / lockin g in an em ergency 왘 Inse rt a suit able ob ject su ch as a coin into th e slot of l ock 1 . 왘 Turn l ock 1 countercl ockwise by 90° in direction of arrow. 왘 Remove cover 2 . 3 Fuel fi ller f lap rele ase 왘 Pull r ed fuel filler flap r eleas e 3 in direction of arrow. The fu el fil ler fl ap is unloc[...]

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    481 Practi cal hi nts Opening / closi ng in an emergency 왔 Opening / closing in an emergency Power tilt/slid ing sunroof* You can open or close the tilt/sliding sunroof manually should an electrical malfuncti on occur. The til t/slidi ng sunr oof drive i s located behind a cover on the ove rhead control pane l. 1 Cover 왘 Remove the SmartKey fro[...]

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    482 Practi cal hints Reset ting activ ated head restra ints If the active head restraints have been triggered in a r ear-end collision, the active head restraints must be reset. Otherwise, the active head restraints cannot offer any additional protection in the event of anoth- er rea r-end co llisio n. You can tell that the active head r estraints [...]

  • Página 484

    483 Practi cal hi nts Replac ing Smar tKey ba tteri es 왔 Replacing SmartKey batteries If the bat teries in the SmartK ey or the SmartK ey wi th KEYLE SS-GO* are discharged, the vehicle ca n no longer be locke d or unlo cked. It is rec ommended to have the batteri es replaced at an autho- rize d Merc edes -Benz Li ght Tr uck C ente r. Batteries co[...]

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    484 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Bulbs Safe vehicl e operation depends on proper exterior light ing and si gnaling. It is there - fore es sent ial th at al l bul bs and l amp assem blies are in goo d work ing order at all time s. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely impor tant . Have he adla mps che cked and readjus ted at reg ular interva [...]

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    485 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Front l amps Rear la mps Lamp Type 1 Parking /stand ing lamp W 5 W 2 Turn signa l lamp PY 21 W 3 Additiona l turn signal lamp LE D 4 Headlamp s: Low beam H7 (55 W) Bi-Xenon headlamps*: Low beam 1 1 Vehicles with Bi-Xenon* headlamps : Do not replace t he Bi-Xenon bulbs yourself. C ontact an author ized Merced es[...]

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    486 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Notes on bulb replacement 앫 Only use 12-vol t bulbs of the sa me type and with the specifi ed watt rating. 앫 Switch the lights off bef ore changi ng a bulb to preve nt short circuits. 앫 Alway s use a clea n lint-f ree clot h when handling bulbs. 앫 Your hands should be dry and free of oil and grea se. 앫[...]

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    487 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Replac ing bulbs for fron t lamps Before you start to repla ce a bulb for a front la mp, do the f ollowing f irst: 왘 Turn the exter ior lamp switch to posit io n M ( 컄 page 146) . 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 364). Halogen hea dlamp s 1 Low beam/high beam hea dlamp cover 2 Bulb so cket fo r turn si gnal lam[...]

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    488 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs High bea m headl amp bulbs 왘 Turn cover 1 co unt ercl ock wise. 왘 Remove cover 1 . 왘 Turn b ulb sock et 4 cou nter cloc kwis e. 왘 Pull bu lb sock et 4 out of the head- lamp hou sing. 왘 Pull the high beam bul b out o f bu lb sock et 4 . 왘 Insert th e new high beam bulb into bulb sock et 4 . 왘 Inse r[...]

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    489 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Low beam an d high b eam fl ashe r spot bulbs Front turn signa l lamp bulbs 왘 Pull bu lb soc ket 1 out of the head- lamp ho using. 왘 Pull the turn signa l bulb out of bu lb socket 1 . 왘 Insert the new turn signal bul b into bulb socket 1 . 왘 Inse rt bulb sock et 1 into the head- lamp ho using. Parking a[...]

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    490 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Examp le illust ration (R 6 3 AMG) 1 Corn er-ill umina ting f ront f og la mp* 2 Cover 3 Retain ing s crews 왘 Remove re taining screw (s) 3 . 왘 All model s except R 63 AMG: Inse rt a suitab le obj ect (e.g. scre wdri ver) at po int indi cate d by the arrow and pry out c over 2 . Cover 2 is rel eased. 왘 Swi[...]

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    491 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs 왘 Tur n bulb sock et 5 counterclockwise . 왘 Pull bu lb soc ket 5 out of the housing. 왘 Pull the bulb out of bul b socket 5 . 왘 Insert the new corner-illuminating front fog lam p bulb into bulb socke t 5 . 왘 Inse rt bulb sock et 5 into the housing. 왘 Tur n bulb soc ket 5 c lockwise un til it engages [...]

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    492 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Opening the side trim panels 1 Lock 2 Cover in left side trim pane l 1 Lock 2 Cover in right side trim p anel 왘 Inser t a suit able o bjec t such as a coin into the slot of lock 1 . 왘 Turn l ock 1 clockwise (left si de trim panel) or counterclockwise (right side trim panel) by 90° in dire ction of a rrow . [...]

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    493 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs License pl ate lamp s 1 Lice nse pla te lamp c over 2 Screw 왘 Loosen screws 2 . 왘 Remo ve lic ense p late la mp co ver 1 . 왘 Repla ce the lic ense pl ate lam p bulb. 왘 Rein stal l licen se plate lamp cover 1 . 왘 Retighten sc rews 2 .[...]

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    494 Practi cal hints Replacing wiper blades Front wiper bla des Removing 왘 Remove the Sm artKey from the st arter switc h. Vehicle s with KEYLES S-GO*: 왘 Make sur e the ve hicle’s on-boar d electr onics have status 0 ( 컄 page 41) . 왘 Fold the wiper a rms forward until they engage . 1 Wiper bl ade 2 Tab 3 Wiper a rm 왘 Press tabs 2 togeth[...]

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    495 Practi cal hi nts Replacing wiper blades Installin g 1 Wiper blad e 2 Attachment 3 Guide t ab 4 Opening 왘 With gu ide tab 3 slidi ng int o open ing 4 , place wi per blad e 1 onto wiper ar m in direction of arrow. 왘 Fold wipe r blade 1 towards wiper arm. Tabs 2 ( 컄 page 494) must enga ge into both recess es of attachment 2 . 왘 Check whet[...]

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    496 Practi cal hints Replacing wiper blades Removing 왘 Remove the Sm artKey from the s tarter switch. Vehicle s with KEYLESS-GO* 왘 Make s ure th e vehicl e’s on -board elect ronics have st atus 0 ( 컄 page 41). 1 Wiper arm 2 Wiper bla de 왘 Fold wip er ar m 1 away from the rear window until it engages. 왘 Turn wiper blade 2 to form a right[...]

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    497 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왔 Flat tire Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park the vehicle in a s afe dist ance fr om moving traffic on a hard, flat surfac e when possible. 왘 Turn on the hazard wa rning flasher ( 컄 pag e 152). 왘 Turn t he stee ring wheel so tha t the fron t whee ls are in a straig ht-a head position. 왘 Set the parking b rake [...]

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    498 Practi cal hints Flat tire Mounting the spare wheel Preparing the vehicle 왘 Prepar e the vehicl e as desc ribed ( 컄 page 49 7). 왘 Take the w heel wren ch and the vehicle jack from the vehic le tool kit ( 컄 page 47 3). 왘 Take th e spare w heel fr om the w heel well u nder the cargo com partmen t floor ( 컄 p age 476) . Lifting the veh[...]

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    499 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 1 Whee l wrenc h 왘 O n w h e e l t o b e c h a n g e d , l o o s e n b u t d o not yet re move the w heel bol ts (approxima tely one full turn with whe el wrench 1 ). The jack ta ke-up bracket s are locate d dir ectl y beh ind the f ron t wh eel h ousin gs and in f ront of the rear wh eel hous ings. 2 Take -up br a[...]

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    500 Practi cal hints Flat tire Removing the wheel 1 Alignmen t bo lt 왘 Unscrew upper -most wheel bolt and remove. 왘 Repla ce this whee l bolt with al ignme nt bolt 1 supp lied in the vehicle to ol kit ( 컄 page 47 2). 왘 Remov e the r emainin g whe el bo lts. 왘 Remove the wh eel. Mounting the sp are wheel 1 Whee l bol t for 1 8", 19&qu[...]

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    501 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Guide s pare w heel o nto t he a lignmen t bolt and pus h it on. 왘 Insert whee l bolts and ti ghten them slight ly. 왘 Unsc rew the alignme nt bolt, instal l last wheel bolt and tig hten sligh tly. Inflatin g the collapsibl e tire 왘 Take the el ectric air pump out of the vehi cle tool kit sto rage we ll ( ?[...]

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    502 Practi cal hints Flat tire Electr ic air pump 1 Flap 2 On/off switch 3 Electrical plug 4 Air hose with press ure gauge a nd vent scre w 5 Union nut 왘 Open flap 1 on electr ic air p ump. 왘 Pull ou t electric al plug 3 and air hos e with p ressu re gau ge 4 . 왘 Remove the val ve cap from the colla psibl e tir e valve. 왘 Screw union nut 5 [...]

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    503 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Press 0 on elec tri c air pu mp swi tch 2 . 왘 Turn the SmartKe y in the st arter swi tch to position 0 . 왘 Ve hicles with K EYL ESS-G O*: Press th e KEYL ESS-GO start/st op button twice without depressi ng the b rake pedal. 왘 If the tire infla tion pres sure is ab ove the re commend ed ti re in flation pre [...]

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    504 Practi cal hints Flat tire 6 Whee l wren ch 왘 Tighte n the fiv e whee l bolts e venly, fol- lowing th e diagon al seque nce illust rat- ed (1 to 5), unti l all bolts are tight. Observe a tightening torqu e of 110 lb- ft (150 Nm ). 왘 Store jack and all other vehicle tool kit items ba ck into th e stora ge well. War n i n g! G Have th e tight[...]

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    505 Practi cal hi nts Bleeding the fue l system (diesel engine o nly) 왔 Bleeding th e fuel system (diesel engin e only) Driving the vehic le until th e fuel tank is empt y is no t rec ommend ed. O therwis e, ai r may be su cked into the fuel sys tem. If thi s happens, the ? malfun ction ind icato r lamp (USA only) or the ± malfunctio n indicator[...]

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    506 Practi cal hints Batter y The batter y is located u nder the fr ont passeng er seat. The ba ttery shou ld always be suffi ciently charg ed in order to achie ve its rated s er- vice life . If you use you r vehic le mos tly for short -distan ce trips , you will n eed to have the battery charge checke d more freque ntly. When re placing th e batte[...]

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    507 Practi cal hi nts Batter y ! The battery is a valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery, also referre d to as “fleece” battery. Such batteries do not require t opping-up of the electrolyte l evel. VRLA batteries therefore do not have cell caps and the battery cover is non- remo vabl e. Do n ot atte mpt to open th e battery as othe rwise the [...]

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    508 Practi cal hints Batter y Discon necting, removing, reins talling and rec onnecti ng the bat tery Step 1 (Dis conne cting) 왘 Set the automa tic transmis sion to position P ( 컄 page 199). 왘 Fir mly de press the pa rkin g brak e ( 컄 page 66) . 왘 Turn off the engine ( 컄 pa ge 67) . 왘 Leave th e igniti on switched on ( 컄 page 39) . [...]

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    509 Practi cal hi nts Batter y 왘 Swit ch of f all ele ctric al cons umers. 왘 Read and observe safety instructions and prec autions ( 컄 page 506) . 왘 Open the front passenger door. 왘 Move the front pass enger seat to the most rear ward position ( 컄 page 4 5) . Step 2 (Dis connect ing) 1 Seat ra il cover, front right 2 Seat ra il cover, f[...]

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    510 Practi cal hints Batter y 왘 Switch off the i gnition ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Remove the Sm artKey from the s tarter switch. Vehicle s with KEYLESS-GO*: 왘 Make s ure the vehicl e’s on- board elect ronics have st atus 0 . After turning off the engine with the KEYLESS-GO star t/stop button, with the driver’s door closed, the star ter swit ch i[...]

  • Página 512

    511 Practi cal hi nts Batter y Step 5 (Disconnecting) 7 Battery co ver mounting nuts 왘 Unfasten and remove battery cove r mounting nuts 7 . Step 6 (Dis connect ing) 8 Battery c over with integrat ed air channel 9 Pullin g batt ery cov er ou t a Lift ing b attery cove r 왘 Lift batte ry cover 8 slightl y in direc- tion of arrow a . 왘 Pull batte[...]

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    512 Practi cal hints Batter y Step 8 (Di sconnec ting) f Positive termi nal with cover g Negative ter minal 왘 Disconnect battery negative lead from negative terminal g . Make sure the negative lead does not come into contact with the positi ve lead. 왘 Remove the cover fro m positive terminal f . 왘 Disconnect battery positive lead from positiv[...]

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    513 Practi cal hi nts Batter y 왘 Connect the positive lead to the posi- tive te rminal a nd fasten it’s cove r ( 컄 page 512) . 왘 Connect the negative lead to the nega- tive termina l ( 컄 page 512). Charging the batt ery If the batte ry is discha rged, the bat tery can be charged us ing the jump-start c ontacts located in the e ngine compa[...]

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    514 Practi cal hints Jump starting If th e batte ry is di schar ged, the engine can be starte d with jump er cables an d the bat- tery of an other veh icle. O bserve the f ollow- ing: 앫 Jump starting should only be performed using t he jump-st art conta cts in the en - gine compar tment ( 컄 page 51 5). 앫 Jump starting should only be performed[...]

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    515 Practi cal hi nts Jump star ting The jum p-start con tacts are located in the engin e compar tment. 1 Negative (-) terminal 2 Positive (+) terminal 왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Turn of f all ele ctrica l consu mers. 왘 Apply pa rking brake. 왘 Set automa tic transmis sion to posi tio n P . 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 364)[...]

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    516 Practi cal hints Jump starting 왘 Connect positive terminals 2 and 4 with the jumper cabl e. Clamp cable to charg ed ba tter y 4 first. 왘 Start engine of the vehicle with the charg ed ba tter y and run at idle speed. 왘 Connect negative terminals 1 and 3 of the b atteri es with the jump er cable . Clamp cable t o charge d batter y 3 first. [...]

  • Página 518

    517 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle 왔 Towing the v ehicle Merced es-Ben z rec ommend s that the vehi cle be tra nsporte d with all wh eels o ff the ground using flatbed or appropriate wheel lift/ dolly eq uipmen t. Thi s metho d is prefer able to o ther typ es of towi ng. When cir cumstances do not per mit the recommended towing methods, t[...]

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    518 Practi cal hints Towing the vehicle Installing to wing eye bol t Depending on whether you are towing a vehicl e or you are being towed, the towing eye bolt can be screwed into thr eaded holes w hich are located be hind co vers on the right-hand side of each bumper. Exam ple illus tration R 500 1 Towin g eye co ver Exam ple illu strati on R 500 [...]

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    519 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle Removing cover 왘 Press mark on cover 1 as ind icated by the arrow. 왘 Lift off cover 1 to r eveal the threaded hole f or towi ng ey e bol t. Installin g towing eye b olt 왘 Take th e towing ey e bolt and wheel wren ch from the vehi cle tool kit ( 컄 page 473). 왘 Screw towing eye b olt in to it s sto[...]

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    520 Practi cal hints Fuses The el ectric al fuse s in yo ur veh icle s erve to switch off malfunctioning power circuits. If a fuse is blown, the components and syst ems secure d by that fus e will s top operating. If a newly inserted fuse blows again, have the cause determin ed and re ctified by a n authoriz ed Merc edes-Be nz Center. The fol lowi [...]

  • Página 522

    521 Practi cal hi nts Fuses Fuse box i n engine compartment The ma in fus e box is l ocate d on t he pa s- senger side of the engine compartment. 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 364). 1 Clamp 2 Main f use box cove r 왘 Releas e clam p 1 . 왘 Lift f use box cover 2 up . 왘 Install fuse b ox cover in reve rse orde r. 왘 Close the hood after checking[...]

  • Página 523

    522 Practi cal hints Fuses Fuse box in passenger comp artment The f use box is locat ed b ehind a cov er in the das hboard o n the passen ger side . 왘 Open the front passenger door. 1 Cover Opening: 왘 Pull cov er 1 in direction of a rrow. Closing: 왘 Clip upper end of cover 1 into o pen- ing. 왘 Push on lower end of cover 1 until it enga ge s[...]

  • Página 524

    523 Technical data Parts se rvice Warranty coverag e Identification labe ls Layout of poly-V-belt drive Engine Rims and tires Electrical system Main Dimensions Weight s Fuels, coolants, lubri cants, etc.[...]

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    524 Technical data The “T echnica l data” se ction pro vides the necessar y technical data for your veh icle. Parts service All auth orized Me rcedes -Benz C enters maintain a stoc k of Genuine Mercede s-Benz Parts requir ed for mai nte- nance and repair wor k . In addition, strate- gicall y located parts di stributio n cent ers provide q uick [...]

  • Página 526

    525 Technical data Warr anty co ver age 왔 Warr anty co ver age Your veh icle is co vered und er the terms of the warranti es printed in the Service and Warranty Information booklet. Your autho rized M erced es-Ben z Ligh t Truck Cen ter wi ll exchan ge or rep air any defec- tive parts origina lly in stalled on the v ehicl e in accorda nce with th[...]

  • Página 527

    526 Technical data Identificat ion labels 1 Certific ation l abel (o n driver’ s B-pilla r) The V ehicle I dentif ication N umber (V IN) can be found in the following locations: 앫 on the c ertific ation labe l 앫 embo ssed un derneath the passe nger -side s eat in the s eco nd seat r ow ( 컄 page 527) 앫 on the lower edge of the windshield ([...]

  • Página 528

    527 Technical data Identificati on labels 4 Second-row seat 5 Carpet 6 VIN 왘 Move second-row seat 4 on pas- senger side to th e rear as fa r as possi- ble ( 컄 page 138) . 왘 Fold carpet 5 in direction of arrow. You may have to cut the perforated carpet using a sharp object, e. g. a knife. 7 Vacu um line ro uting di agram la bel 8 Emission cont[...]

  • Página 529

    528 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive R3 2 0C D I 1 Coolant pump 2 Idler pu lley 3 Automatic belt tensioner 4 Power steering pump 5 Air conditioning compressor 6 Crankshaft 7 Idler pu lley 8 Generator (a lternator) R3 5 0 1 Idler pul ley 2 Idler pul ley 3 Automatic belt te nsioner 4 Power steering pump 5 Air conditioning compressor 6 Crank[...]

  • Página 530

    529 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive R6 3A M G 1 Idler pu lley 2 Idler pu lley 3 Idler pu lley 4 Automatic belt tensioner 5 Power stee ring pump 6 Air conditioning compressor 7 Crankshaft 8 Coolant pump 9 Generator ( alternator)[...]

  • Página 531

    530 Technical data Engine Model R 320 CD I (251.12 2) 1 R 3 50 (25 1.165 ) 1 1 The quoted data apply only to the standard vehicle. See a n authorized Mercedes-Benz Ligh t Truck Center fo r the corre sponding da ta of all spe cial bodie s and special equipmen t. Engi ne 642 272 Mode of op erat ion Diesel 4-stro ke engine 4-stroke engine, gasoline in[...]

  • Página 532

    531 Technical data Engine Model R 500 (251 .175) 1 1 The quoted data apply only to th e standard ve hicle. See an a uthorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center fo r the corresponding d a ta of all special bodies and special equipmen t. R 63 AMG (251.177) 1 Engine 113 15 6 Mode of operation 4-stroke engine, gasoline injection 4-stroke engine, gasolin[...]

  • Página 533

    532 Technical data Rims and tir es ! Only use tires which have bee n tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Tires approved by Mercedes-Benz are deve loped to provide best possible performance in conjunction with the driving safety syst ems on your vehicle su ch as ABS or ESP ® . Tires specially developed for your vehicle and tested and approved by [...]

  • Página 534

    533 Technical data Rims an d tires Same size tires R3 2 0C D I R3 5 0 R5 0 0 R3 2 0 C D I ( S p o r t P a c k a g e * ) R 350 ( Sport Pack age*) R 500 ( Sport Pack age*) Rims (light allo y) 7.5 J x 17 H2 8Jx1 8H 2 8Jx1 9 H 2 Wheel offset 2.20 in (5 6 mm) 2.64 i n (67 mm) 2.64 in (67 m m) All-seaso n tire s 1 235/6 5 R17 104H M+S 255/55 R18 105H M+S[...]

  • Página 535

    534 Technical data Rims and tir es Spare wheel (coll apsible tire) R3 2 0C D I R3 5 0 R5 0 0 R6 3A M G Rim (steel) 6.5 B x 18 H2 – Rim (light alloy ) – 5.5 B x 19 H2 Wheel offset 1.58 in (40 m m) 0.51 in (1 3 mm) Collaps ible tire 1 1 Must not be used with snow ch ains. 195/75- 18 106P 185/65- 19 104P Recommen ded tire in flation p ressure 44 p[...]

  • Página 536

    535 Technical data Electrical system 왔 Electrical system Model R3 5 0 R5 0 0 R6 3A M G Generat or (alternat or) 14 V/150 A 14 V/ 180 A 14 V/180 A Starter motor 12 V/1.4 k W 12 V/1.7 k W 12 V/2.2 kW Battery 12 V/70 Ah 12 V /95 Ah 12 V/95 Ah Spark pl ugs NGK P LKR 6A NGK PFR 5 R-11 NGK T20 036N Electrode gap 0.031 in (0 .8 mm ) 0.03 1 in (0.8 mm ) [...]

  • Página 537

    536 Technical data Main Dimensions Model R3 2 0C D I , R3 5 0 R5 0 0 R6 3A M G Overall v ehicle len gth 203.0 in (5 157 mm) 203.0 in (5 157 m m) 203.0 i n (5 157 mm) Overall v ehicle w idth (exterio r mirrors f olded out) 85.4 in ( 2 168 m m) 85.4 in (2 168 mm) 8 5.4 in (2 168 mm) Overall v ehicle w idth (exterio r mirrors folded in) 75. 7 in (1 92[...]

  • Página 538

    537 Technical data Weights 왔 Weig hts Roof load max. 220 lb (100 k g)[...]

  • Página 539

    538 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Capaciti es Vehicle components and their respective lubr icants mu st mat ch. Ther efor e use on ly products tested and appr oved by Merced es Benz . Please refer to th e Factory App roved Service Products pamphlet, or inquire at your Merced es-Be nz Lig ht Tru ck Cen ter. Wa r n i n g ! G Compl[...]

  • Página 540

    539 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Model Capac ity Fuels, coolants , lubric ants, et c. Power steer ing a pprox. 1.3 US qt (1 .2 l) MB Po wer Steer ing F luid Front wheel hub s approx. 1.5 oz (4 3 g) each High te mperatu re rolle r bearing gre ase Brake syst em MB Brak e Flu id (DO T 4+) Coolin g syst em R3 2 0C D I R3 5 0 R5 0 0[...]

  • Página 541

    540 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Engine oils Engine oils ar e spec ifically teste d for the ir suitabi lity in o ur engines and durabili ty for our ser vice inte rvals . Theref ore, onl y use approved engine oils and oil filters re- quired for ve hicles with Ma inte nance System (U.S . vehicles ) or FSS PLUS (Canada vehi cles).[...]

  • Página 542

    541 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Brake fluid Only br ake flui d appro ved by Merced es-B enz is recomm ended. Your autho rized M erced es-Ben z Ligh t Truck Center will pro vide you with addi tional information. Premium unlea ded gasoline (gasoline engine) Wa rn i n g! G During ve hicle operat ion, th e boiling point of the bra[...]

  • Página 543

    542 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Gasoline ad ditives (ga soline engine) A major concern among e ngine manufac- turers is carbon build-up caused by gaso- line. Me rcedes -Benz rec omme nds only the use of quality gasoline containing additives that prevent the b uild-up of carbon dep os- its. After an extended period of using fue[...]

  • Página 544

    543 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Thes e blend s must a lso me et all ot her fu el requi rement s, s uch as resi stance to spark knock, boiling range, vapor pressure, etc. Diesel engine Only use comm erci ally av ailab le veh icular diesel fuels No. 2 or No . 1 (ASTM D9 75 No. 2-D or No . 1- D). To pre vent mal funct ions, d ies[...]

  • Página 545

    544 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. If the coolan t leve l is lo w, wat er and MB 325.0 anticorrosion/antifreeze s hould be used to bring it up to the pro per level (have cooling system checked for signs of leak age). Pl ease ma ke sure th e mixtu re is in acco rdanc e with la bel ins tructi ons. The wa ter in th e coo ling syste [...]

  • Página 546

    545 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Anticor rosion /antifreez e Your vehicle contains a number of alum inum par ts. T he us e of al umin um components in motor vehicle e ngines ne- cessitat es tha t anticorr osion/an tifreeze coolant used in such engines be specif ical ly formu lated to pro tect the aluminu m parts . (Fai lure t o[...]

  • Página 547

    546 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Win dshi eld wa sher and h eadla mp clean ing* syst em Both th e wind shield washe r and headla mp clean ing* s ystem a re supplie d from the windshie ld washer f luid reservoir. The wi ndshi eld an d head lamp w asher fluid reservoir ha s a capacity of a pprox. 8.0 US q t (7.6 l) . 왘 Refill t[...]

  • Página 548

    547 Index A ABS 100 Indicat or la mp 420 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction disp lay 435 Accelerator position, automatic transm issi on 203 Access ory we ight 401 Accident 64 Activ e he ad res train t 83, 1 37, 482 Air bags 74 Children 7 5, 86 Front, Driver 77 Front, Passenger 77 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction disp lay 445–4 48 Occupant Cl assifi[...]

  • Página 549

    548 Index Automatic climate control (3-zone)* 232 Air conditioning, Cooling 243 Air conditioning refrigerant 540 Air distri bution 238 Air reci rculation m ode 240 Air vents, Front 232 , 238 Air vents, Rear 24 5, 249 Air volume 239 Control panel, Front 234 Control panel, Rear 245 Deactivating sy stem 23 6 Defogging 240 Defrosting 239 Maximu m cooli[...]

  • Página 550

    549 Index Bevera ge hold er see Cup h older Bleedi ng th e fuel syste m (die sel eng ine) 5 05 Bolts , Spare w heel 5 00 Bottle o pener 317 Brake As sist Sys tem see B AS Brake fluid 541 Checking 362 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction disp lay 454 Brake la mp Cleaning lenses 413 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction disp lay 463–4 68 Repla cing bulbs 48[...]

  • Página 551

    550 Index Climate control 218 Air conditioning, Cooling 228 Air conditioning refrigerant 540 Air distri bution 223 Air reci rculation m ode 226 Air vents, Front 218 , 224 Air vents, Rear 23 0 Air volume 224 Control panel, Front 220 Control panel, Rear 230 Deactivating sy stem 22 2 Defogging 225 Defrosting 224 Rear pas senger comp artment 22 9 Resid[...]

  • Página 552

    551 Index D Date d ispl ay, Se ttin g 181 Daytime running lamp mode 148 Setting 183 Deep w ater see Sta nding wate r Defogging w indshield 225, 2 40 Defrosting, Front 22 4, 239 Defrosting, Rear 217 Delaye d shut-off Exterior la mps 185 Interior lighti ng 186 Department of Transportation s ee DOT Diesel engine Bleedi ng fuel system 505 Preglo w indi[...]

  • Página 553

    552 Index Door control panel 36 Door handle 36 Door windows see Power windows DOT 396, 40 1 Drinking a nd driving 347 Driving 51 Abroad 356 Hydroplaning 352 In winter 354, 405 Instructions 51, 347 Problems 6 3 Safet y system s 100 Syste ms 266 Throug h standi ng wate r 355 With Distr onic* 282 Driving off 58 Driving s afety sy stems 4-ETS 106 ABS 1[...]

  • Página 554

    553 Index Emission control 358 Information label 527 System warran ties 10 Vacu um routing di agram la bel 527 Engine Belt la yout 5 28 Break- in re commen dati ons 346 Cleaning 412 Compartment 364 Malfu nctio n indic ator la mp 29 , 423 Maxi mum e ngine spe ed 15 7, 530 Number 52 7 Starti ng 54 Tachometer 29, 157 Technical data 530 Turning off 67 [...]

  • Página 555

    554 Index Fog lamp, Front see Corner-ill uminating front fog lamps* Fog lamp, Rear 150 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction displa y 466 Replac ing bul bs 484 4-ETS 1 06 Front air bags 77 Front defroster 224, 23 9 Fron t lamp s see He adla mps Front passenger front air bag 7 7, 88, 93, 431 Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp 31, 77, 88, 93[...]

  • Página 556

    555 Index Gros s Axle Weigh t Rating s ee GAWR Gros s Trai ler Weig ht see GTW Gross Vehi cle Weig ht Rating se e GVWR Gross Ve hicle Weig ht see GV W GTW 401 GVW 402 GVWR 402 H Halo gen he adlam ps see He adla mps Hands-free microphone 33 Hard plastic trim items , cleaning 417 Hazard warni ng flasher 1 52 Head res traints Active hea d restraint 83[...]

  • Página 557

    556 Index I Identi ficati on label see Labe ls Identific ation labels Certific ation l abel 527 Ignition 40, 5 4, 67 Immobi lizer 107 Indi cato r lamp s se e Lamps , In dica tor a nd warning Infan t and chil d restrai nt syste ms see Childre n in the v ehicle Inflati on pressu re see Tires, Inflation pressure Information button see Tele Aid* Infrar[...]

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    557 Index Remote control 112 Replac ing batterie s 483 Select ive s ettin gs 114 Starter swi tch positions 39 Starting the engi ne 54 Turni ng of f the engi ne 67 Unlo cking an d opening, Power tailga te* 115 Key, SmartK ey with KEYLES S-GO* Batte ries 120, 483 Batter y check lam p 116 Checking battery condition 120 Closing the power windows (Conve[...]

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    558 Index Front fog lamps* 146 Front passenger front air bag off 78, 88, 92, 93, 431 Fuel res erve 29, 43 0 High beam headla mps 29 Instrum ent cluster 2 6, 420 Park tro nic* 29 3, 29 4 Pregl ow indi cator, Dies el engi ne 29 Rear fog l amp 146 Seat be lt telltal e 29, 79 , 426 Seat he ating* 142 SRS 2 9, 72, 82, 430 Turn si gnals 2 7 Lamps, indi c[...]

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    559 Index disp lay messa ges Microphone, Hands-free 33 Mirrors Adjusting 48 Auto-dimming * 213 Exterior re ar view mirrors 49 Interior rear view mirror 48, 212 Mobile ph one see Tele phone* MON 54 2 Multicontour seats* 1 36 Mult ifunctio n displa y 159 Chan ging set tings see C ontrol system menus and Cont rol system sub- menus Select ing lan guag [...]

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    560 Index O Occupant Classifi cation System se e OCS Occupant dis tribution 40 2 Occupant saf ety 72 Active head re straint 83 Air bags 74 Chi ldren and air ba gs 75, 86 Childre n in the v ehicl e 84 Fasteni ng the sea t belts 51 Front passenger front air bag of indicat or lamp 88 , 92, 93 Infa nt and ch ild restr aint sy stems 8 5 LATCH-ty pe chil[...]

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    561 Index Poly -V-belt driv e Layout 5 28 Positions (Memory function*) see Seats 145 Powe r assista nce 3 48 Power outlets 322 Powe r seats se e Seat s Power tilt/sliding sunroof* 25 8 Convenience closing feature 256 Open ing/clo sing 258 Open ing/clo sing in an emerg ency 481 Stopping 256 Summ er openin g featu re 254 Synchronizing 260 Power washe[...]

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    562 Index Refrigerant, Air conditio ning 540 Refuel ing 360 Regular c hecks 362 Remind er, Sea t bel t see Se at be lts, Tell tale Remote control Smart Key 112 SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO* 116 Remote door unlock, Tele Aid* 336 Replaci ng bulbs 48 4 Backup la mps 484, 485 , 491 Brake l amps 484, 48 5, 491 Corn er-ill umina ting f ront f og lamp s* 484[...]

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    563 Index Seats 1 32 Adjusting 43 Easy entry/ex it featur e 132 Heating* 1 42 Memory function* 144 Multicontour seat* 136 Ventilation* 143 Securing ca rgo 299 Selec tor lev er see Ge ar se lector lev er Self-t est Lamp s in the in strument c luster 4 20 OCS 93 Tele A id* 331 Ser vice and warran ty inf ormat ion 1 0 Servi ce interv als see Ma intena[...]

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    564 Index SRS 81 Indicat or lamp 430 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction displa y 444 Stan ding l amps Replac ing bul bs 484, 485 Standing water , Driving through 3 55 Start er swi tch 24, 3 9 Positions 39 Starting difficulties, Engine 57 Starting, Engine 54 Stee ring co lumn 46, 4 7 Steer ing whee l Adjusti ng, Electr ically* 47 Adjus ting, Manual ly[...]

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    565 Index Technical data 540 Air conditioning refrigerant 539 Brake flui d 539, 541 Coolant 539, 54 3 Dimensions, Vehicle 536 Electr ical sy stem 535 Engine 530 Engine oil 538, 54 0 Engine oil additives 540 Fuel r equir ements 5 42 Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. 538 Gasoli ne additiv es 542 Premiu m unlead ed gas oline 54 1 Rims 532 Tire s 532 W[...]

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    566 Index Tire inflation pressure Checking 382 Checking manually 383 Checki ng tire pre ssure el ectroni cally, Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (A dvanced TPM S)*, (Canad a only) 388 Checki ng tire pre ssure el ectroni cally, Tire Pressure Monitoring S ystem (TPMS), (USA only) 385 Recommende d tire inflation pressur e 380 Tires 3 73, 532 A[...]

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    567 Index Turn si gnal la mps Cleaning lenses 413 Messa ges in the m ultifun ction disp lay 468 Repla cing bulbs 484 Turn si gnals 60 Additional in mirrors 485 Bulbs 4 85 Cleaning lenses 413 Indicat or lamp s 26 Turning off the e ngine 67 TWR 403 U Uni form Tire Qual ity Gr ading Standar ds 403 Units, Settings Speed omete r 179 Unlo cking th e vehi[...]

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    568 Index W Warnin g indicat ors Parktronic* 293 Warnin g lamps see L amps, Ind icator and warning Warnin g sounds Distance warning function* 284 Distronic* 275 Exterior lamps 68 Parking brake 58 Parktr onic syste m* 293 Seat be lt telltal e 82, 426, 42 7 Warra nty coverag e 10, 525 Washer f luid see Windshi eld was her fluid Washer re servoir leve[...]

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    Servic e and Literatu re Your auth orized Merced es-Benz L ight Truc k Center h as traine d techni cians and genui ne Merc edes- Benz Pa rts to se rvice your v ehic l e prope rly . For exper t adv ice a nd qual ity servic e, contact an au thor ized Merc edes-B enz Li ght Truck Cente r. If you are intereste d in obt aining servic e litera ture for y[...]