Mercedes-Benz 2005 C 320 manual

Sommer Co rporate Media AG Operator’s Manual C-Class Sport Coupe Order No. 6515 0146 13 Part No. 203 584 22 71 USA Edition B 2005 Ê4Ct6gbË 2035842271 Operator’s Manual C-Class Sport Coupe[...]

C 230 Kompressor C 320[...]

Our comp any and st aff congr atulate 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. Fur therm ore, it ex empl ifie s yo ur de- sire to own an automobil e that will be as easy a s possible to oper ate and provide years o f servic e. Your M ercedes- Benz repres e[...]

Contents Introducti on .......... ......... ............ ........... 9 Product inf ormation ................. ............. .. 9 Operator’s M anual ........... ........ ............ 10 Serv ice and war ranty inf ormatio n .. 10 Important notic e for California retai l bu yer s an d less ees o f Merce des-Benz autom obiles .. ........ 11 Maintena [...]

Contents Safety and Security ..... ............ .......... 59 Occupa nt safety .... ......... ............ .......... 60 Air bags ....... ............. ............ .......... 61 Seat be lts ........ ............. ............ ...... 66 Children in the vehicle .. ............ ...... 70 Panic a larm* . ............ ............. ........ ...... 80 A[...]

Contents Manual transmis sion ........... ........ ...... 157 Shifting into reve rse ... ............ ...... 158 Automatic transmiss ion* ......... .......... 159 One-t ouch gearshi fting... ............. . 160 Gear ranges ...... ......... ............ ...... 161 Gear selector lever p osition ......... 162 Automat ic shift program .............. 16[...]

Contents Panorama roof with power tilt/sli ding panel* .............. ............ .... 241 Opening a nd closing the rol ler sunblinds for the panorama roof with power tilt/ sliding panel ........ 241 Opening and closing the panorama roof with power til t/sliding pa nel . 242 Synchronizing the panorama roof with power tilt/ sliding panel and the ro[...]

Contents Uni form Tire Qual ity Gr ading Standa rds (U.S . vehicl es) ....... ...... 320 Tire pl y material ............. ............. . 322 Tire and loa ding terminology ........ 323 Rotating tires ............. ............ ...... 326 Winter dr iving . ............. ............ ......... . 328 Winter ti res ... ............. ............ ......[...]

Contents Techni cal d ata ..... ............. ........ ........ 4 13 Parts servi ce ..... ............. ............ ........ 4 14 Warrant y coverage ......... ............ ........ 415 Loss of Service and W arranty Informa tion Booklet ...... ............ .... 415 Identifi cation label s........ ............ ........ 416 Layout of poly -V-belt dri[...]

9 Produc t inf ormat ion 왔 Introduction Product in formation Plea se obse rve the foll owing i n your own bes t inte rest: We reco mmend using ge nuine Merce des-Be nz part s as w ell as convers ion 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 a[...]

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 amiliariz e you rself with the vehicl e befo re dr iving . For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicl e, we ur ge yo u to fo llow th e in- structions and warnings contained in this man[...]

11 Introduction Operator’s Manual Import ant not ice for Ca liforn ia retail buyer s and les sees of Mercedes-Be nz 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, if Merced es-B enz US A, LL C and / or its authori zed r epair or service faciliti es fa il[...]

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 when you take the vehicle t o an autho- rized Merce des-Benz Cent er for service . The servic e advisor wil l record each ser- vice i[...]

13 Introduction Operator’s Manual Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada If you pl an to ope rate yo ur vehicl e in for- eign co untri es, pl ease be awa re tha t: 앫 servi ce faciliti es or rep lacement pa rts may not be r eadil y avail able, 앫 unle aded ga soline for ve hicles w ith ca t- alytic converters may not be available; the[...]

14 Intro duction Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed to pr o- vide compr ehens ive s uppo rt inf orm ation for you, the vehicle operator. Each section has its own reference color so you can find inform ation qu ickly. At a glance Here you will f ind an overview of al l the controls that can be operated fr om the driver ’s seat .[...]

15 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols The f ollowin g symbo ls are fou nd in this Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal equi pment is ide ntifi ed with an asteri sk. Since standard equipm ent varies between mode ls, the de scriptions a nd illus trations in this ma nual may diff er sli ghtly from the ac tual equipme nt of you r vehi - cle. 왘 This symbol [...]

16 Intro duction Operating safety Proper use of t he vehicle Proper use o f the veh icle requir es th at you are fam iliar with the foll owing in formatio n and r ules: 앫 the safety prec autions in this manual 앫 the “T echn ical data” sect ion in th is manual 앫 traffic rules and re gulations 앫 motor vehicle la ws and safety stan- dards [...]

17 Introduction Problems with your vehicle Prob lem s wit h y our vehi cl e If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particular ly one that you believe may affect it s safe operation, we urge you to imme diately co ntact an a uthorized M ercedes -Benz Cent er to have the proble m diagn osed and co rrecte d if requir ed. If the m atter [...]

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 Traf fic an d Motor Vehic le Safe ty Act of 1966” . Reporting Safety Defects If you believ e that your v ehic le has a defect w hich co ul[...]

19 Introduction Vehicle data recording Vehicle data recording Inform ation rega rding electroni c recordin g devi ces (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Plea se note th at your v ehic le is equ ipped w ith devices that ca n rec ord vehi cle sys tems da ta and, i f equip ped with th e Tele Aid sy st em , may trans mit some data i[...]

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21 At a glance Cockpit Instru ment cl uster Multifunction steering wheel Center console Overhead control panel Door control panel[...]

22 At a glance Cockpit[...]

23 At a glance Cockpit Item Pag e 1 Crui se cont rol lever 247 2 Multi function steerin g wheel 26 124 3 Horn 4 Instrume nt clus ter 24 119 5 Overhead control panel 29 6 Glove box l id r elease 254 Item Page 7 Glove box lock 254 8 Center console 27 9 Starte r swi tch 33 a Hood lo ck rele ase 291 b Steerin g whee l adju stment handle (ma nual) 41 c [...]

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

25 At a glance Instrument cluster Item Page 1 Speedometer with: v Electro nic S tability Prog ram ( ESP) warning lamp 83 343 ; Brake w arning la mp, USA only 50 56 341 3 Brake w arning la mp, Canada only 50 56 341 B Low beam headl amp indicato r lamp 51 110 2 L Left turn signal indicato r lamp 52 3 Multifunction disp lay with: Trip odometer 121 Mai[...]

26 At a glance Multifuncti on steering wheel Item Page 1 Mult ifunc tio n di spla y in speedo meter 123 Operating con trol system 123 2 Select ing the s ubmenu o r setting t he volume : Press button æ up/to in crease ç down/to decrea se 3 Telephone*: Press button s to take a call t to end a call Item Page 4 Moving within a menu: Press bu tton j f[...]

27 At a glance Cent er co nsole 왔 Center con sole Upper p art Item Page 1 Seat he ater*, d river ‘s side 106 2 ESP con trol switch 83 3 Haza rd w arn ing flas he r switch – s witching on/off 116 4 Cent ral lockin g swit ch 98 Centr al un lock ing s witch 98 5 Tow-away al arm sw itch* 87 Anti -the ft al arm sys tem indic ator lamp * 86 6 Seat [...]

28 At a glance Cent er co nsole Lower pa rt Item Page 1 Ashtray 257 2 Gear se lect or leve r for automatic t ransmission* 49 159 Gears hift lever f or manu al transmis sion 48 157 3 Cup holder 256 4 Armrest 255 5 Program mode selecto r switch for aut omatic transmis sion* 164[...]

29 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Over head c ontrol pane l Item Page 1 Rear inte rior lig hting on/off 118 2 Panorama roof with power tilt/sl iding panel* 241 3 Right reading lamp on/off 118 4 Interior lighting control 118 5 Hands-free microphone for Tele Aid * (emerg ency ca ll syst em) an d telephone * 220 260 264 6 Interior rear vi ew m[...]

30 At a glance Door co ntrol panel Item Page 1 Door handle 94 2 Memory function* (for storing seat, exterior rear view mirror an d steering wheel se ttings) 107 3 Seat adjustment* 38 4 Switc hes for op ening/c los- ing door windows 237[...]

31 Getti ng st arted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking and locking[...]

32 Getting sta rted The “Getting s tarted” sec tion provides a n over view of th e vehicl e’s mos t 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 t he bas ic functions described here, the “Controls in detail” section will p rovide you[...]

33 Getti ng st arted Unlocking Start er switc h posit ions Starter swi tch 0 For removi ng SmartKe y The st eer ing i s l ocked w hen th e Sma rt- Key is remove d from the start er switch. If ne cessar y, mo ve stee ring w heel slight ly to allo w the loc king mecha nism to engage. 1 Powe r supply to so me electr ical con- sumer s, su ch as sea t a[...]

34 Getting sta rted Unlocking i When you switch on the igniti on, the in- dicator and wa rning lamps (exce pt low beam h eadlamp indica tor lamp, high beam h eadlamp indica tor lamp, and turn signal in dicator lamps u nless ac ti- vated) in the instrum ent cluster com e on. This indicate s that the re spective syst ems ar e operat ion al. The in di[...]

35 Getti ng st arted Adjusting 왔 Adju st in g Seats The se ats can b e adjust ed either manuall y or electrically, depending on the vehicle’s equip ment . Wa rn i n g! G All s eat, h ead re strain t, stee ring wheel, and r ea r v ie w mi rr o r a d ju st m en t s, as we l l a s f a s- tening of seat be lts, must be done before the ve hicle is p[...]

36 Getting sta rted Adjusting Manual s eat adj ustment 1 Backr est tilt 2 Sea t height 3 Seat cushion tilt 4 Seat f ore and a ft adju stment Seat for e and aft adjust ment 왘 Lift h andle 4 . 왘 Slide se at to the desired p ositio n. 왘 Allow h andle 4 to reenga ge. 왘 Check f or proper en gagement b efore driving. Adjust seat to a comfortable [...]

37 Getti ng st arted Adjusting Head rest raint he ight 1 Relea se button Raising : 왘 Manu ally adj ust the he ight of the h ead restra int by pullin g it upw ard. Lowering: 왘 To lower th e head restrai nt, push re- lease b utto n 1 and pres s dow n o n th e head restraint. Head re strain t tilt Manually adjust the ang le of t he hea d re- strai[...]

38 Getting sta rted Adjusting Power se at* adj ustm ent The se at adju stment sw itches ar e loca ted in each door. 1 Head rest raint h eight 2 Sea t height 3 Seat cushion tilt 4 Seat f ore and a ft adju stment 5 Backr est tilt 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). or 왘 Open the r espec ti ve doo r. Seat for e and aft adjust ment 왘 Press t[...]

39 Getti ng st arted Adjusting Head rest raint ti lt Manu ally adju st the angl e of the he ad re- strai nt. 왘 Push o r pull on the lo wer edge of the head r estrain t cushion . For more information, s ee “Seats” ( 컄 page 10 0). Folding front seat backrest forward 1 Releas e le ver 2 Seat belt pre senter Wa rn i n g! G For y our protect ion[...]

40 Getting sta rted Adjusting Foldin g backrest forward 왘 Pivot seat belt pre senter 2 down. 왘 Pull re lease le ver 1 fo rwar d and fold the se at back rest fo rward . Vehicles with manual seat adjustment: 왘 If nece ssar y, press th e head restr aint downwa rd whi le tilt ing the backre st forward. Foldin g backrest back 왘 Fold and pre ss t[...]

41 Getti ng st arted Adjusting Steering wheel a djustment, man ual 1 Handle 왘 To unlock the steering column, pull handle 1 out until its stop limit. 왘 Move st eering wh eel to the desired position. 왘 To loc k the stee ring colu mn, p ush handle 1 all the w ay in unt il it engages . The steering wheel is once again locked into p ositi on. 왘 [...]

42 Getting sta rted Adjusting Adjust ing steeri ng colum n in or out 왘 Move st alk forw ard or b ack in the direc- tion of arrow 1 u ntil a comfortabl e steerin g whee l positi on is reac hed with your arms s lightly bent at the elbow. Adjusting steerin g column, up or down 왘 Move stalk up or down in the direction of arrow 2 . Make sur e your l[...]

43 Getti ng st arted Adjusting The bu ttons are lo cated ab ove the exte rior lamp swi tch. 1 Adjustment bu tton 2 Pass enger-si de ex terior rear v iew mirror 3 Drive r’s side exterio r rear vi ew mir ror 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). 왘 Press bu tton 3 for the dr iver’ s side exterior rear vie w mirror or button 2 for the pas se[...]

44 Getting sta rted Driving Fastening the seat belt War n i n g! G Do not la y any obj ects in t he driver ’s foot- well. Be car eful that fl oor ma ts or carpet s in the driv er’s foo twell hav e sufficie nt clear- ance for the pedals. During sudden driving or brakin g maneuvers the objects could get cau ght betw een the pedals. You coul d the[...]

45 Getti ng st arted Driving The seat belt prese nter for dri ver and pas- senger mak es it easi er to p ut on the s eat belt. 1 Seat be lt presente r 왘 Manu ally ad just the s eat belt present er to the desired position. 1 Latch p late 2 Releas e but ton 3 Buckle Wa rn i n g! G Never le t more p eople ri de in the ve hicle than the re a re seat [...]

46 Getting sta rted Driving 왘 With a smooth motion, p ull the belt from th e s eat be lt p resen ter . 왘 Place th e should er portion of the be lt across the top of yo ur shoulder and the lap portion a cross your hips. 왘 Push latc h plate 1 into buckl e 3 until it click s. 왘 If necessary, tighten the lap portion to a snug fit by pullin g sh[...]

47 Getti ng st arted Driving Proper use of seat b elts 앫 Do not tw ist the belt when fasteni ng. 앫 Adjust s eat b elt so t hat t he shou lder portio n is loca ted as cl ose as po ssible to t he mid dle of th e s hould er ( it shoul d not touch the neck). Never pass the should er porti on of the b elt unde r your arm. For this purpose, you can a[...]

48 Getting sta rted Driving Starting the engi ne Manual t ransmis sion Gearshif t pattern f or manual transm ission For more information, s ee “Manual trans- missio n” ( 컄 page 15 7). Star ting 왘 Depress brake pedal. 왘 Make sure th e gearshi ft lever is in neu- tral position (no gear selected). 왘 Fully de press cl utch pedal . Otherwise[...]

49 Getti ng st arted Driving Automatic transm issi on* Gearshif t pattern for auto matic transm ission P Park position with gear selector lever lock R Reverse gea r N Neutr al D Dri ve pos iti on For more information, see “Automatic tran smis sion* ” ( 컄 p age 15 9). Start ing 왘 Make s ure the ge ar sele ctor le ver is s et to P . 왘 Do no[...]

50 Getting sta rted Driving Parking brake 1 Releas e han dle 2 Parking brake 왘 Release th e parking brak e by pulling on handle 1 . The i ndic ator la mp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) in t he inst rument cluster goes out. Driving 왘 Depress brake pedal. 왘 Move gea r select or lever to pos ition D or R (manual transmission: first or re- verse[...]

51 Getti ng st arted Driving After a cold start, the automatic transmis- sion shifts at a higher engine revolution. This al lows the catalyti c converter to reac h its oper ati ng tempe ratu re earl ier . For m ore info rmation on drivin g, se e “Driv- ing in struction s” ( 컄 page 277) . Switching on headlam ps For more inf ormation on head l[...]

52 Getting sta rted Driving 왘 Turn the exterior la mp switch to position B . The lo w beam he adla mp indi cator lamp B in the instrument cluster comes on ( 컄 page 24). High be am The c ombina tion s witch is l ocate d on t he left of the stee ring col umn. Combin ation switc h 1 High beam 2 High beam flasher 왘 Push t he co mbina tion s witc [...]

53 Getti ng st arted Driving Windshield wipers The c ombina tion sw itch is l ocated o n the left of the steer ing c olumn. Combina tion swi tch 1 Sing le wipe 2 Switching on windshield wipers 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 33). Switchi ng on w indshield wipers 왘 Turn the combination switch to the desired pos ition depending on the inte[...]

54 Getting sta rted Driving Inte rmi tten t w ipin g 왘 Set the wipe r switch to position I . Single wipe 왘 Press switc h brie fly i n the direc tion of arrow 1 . The windshield wipers wipe one time without washer fluid . Wiping with wi ndshie ld wash er fl uid 왘 Push s witch in th e direct ion of arrow 1 past the re sistanc e point. The wi nd[...]

55 Getti ng st arted Driving Problems while driving The eng ine ru ns err aticall y and misf ires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine elec tronics may not be operating properl y. 앫 Unburn ed gasol ine may h ave entered the cataly tic converter a nd damaged it. 왘 Give v ery little gas. 왘 Have t he pr oble m re pair ed by an au[...]

56 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking You have now complet ed your f irst drive. You ha ve pro perl y st oppe d a nd pa rke d your v ehicle. En d your dr ive as foll ows. Parking brake 1 Relea se ha ndle 2 Parking b rake 왘 Step firm ly on pa rking brak e 2 . When the engine is running, the indica - tor lamp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada onl y) in [...]

57 Getti ng st arted Parking and loc king Switching off head lamps 왘 Turn t he exte rior l amp sw itch t o M ( 컄 page 51) . For more inf ormation on head lamps, see “Light ing” ( 컄 page 11 0). Wa rn i n g! G Getting out o f your vehi cle wit h the gear selecto r lev er not fu lly en gaged in posit ion P (manual tr ansmission: f irst or re[...]

58 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking Turning off the engine 왘 Place th e gear se lector lever in position P (man ual tra nsmissi on: fi rst or reverse ge ar). 왘 Turn the S martKey in the starter s witch to position 0 and remove the Smar tKey from the starte r switch. The imm obilizer is activa ted. 왘 Press th e seat be lt relea se button [...]

59 Safety and Security Occupant safety Panic alarm* Driv ing safe ty syst ems Anti-theft systems[...]

60 Safety and Security Occupan t safety In this section you will l earn the most im- portant fa cts about the restra int system components of the vehicl e. Restr aint sy ste m with 앫 Seat b elts ( 컄 page 66) 앫 Child restraints ( 컄 page 77) 앫 Lower anc hors and te thers for c hildren (LATCH ) ( 컄 page 7 8) Supplem ental Restra int Sys te[...]

61 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Air bags Wa rn i n g! G In the ev ent tha t the 1 in dicator l amp comes on during drivi ng or does not come on at al l, th e SR S self-c heck ha s dete cted a malfu nction . For y our s afety, w e strong ly recomm end th at you v isit an auth orized Merce des -Ben z Cen ter i mme diat ely to hav e the syst [...]

62 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g! G To redu ce the ris k of injury when th e front air bags inflate , it is very importan t for the driver and front passenger to always be in a properly seated position and to wear their respective seat belts. For maxi mum prote ction in the even t of a collisio n alway s be in normal sea ted p os[...]

63 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G Accident researc h show s that t he safe st place f or chil dren in an automob ile is in t he rear se at. It shoul d be noted that with respe ct to b oth front and rear side impact air bags there is a possibility for a side impact air bag related injury if occupants, especial ly childre n, are[...]

64 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, emergen cy tensi oning dev ice and air bag It is i mportant to your safety and that of your pa ssenger s that you replace de- ployed ai r bags and re pair any mal func- tioning air bags to ma ke sure that the vehicle will cont inue to prov ide supp le- mental crash protec[...]

65 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety When y ou sell y our ve hicle we strongly urge you t o giv e no tice to the s ubs equen t owner that it is equipped with an SRS by alerting them to the applicable s ection in the Operator’s Manual. Front air bags 1 Driver ’s air bag 2 Passenge r front air bag Driver and front pa sseng er air bags are dep[...]

66 Safety and Security Occupan t safety The air bags will not deploy in impacts which do not exc eed the sy stem’s de ploy- ment thresholds. You will then be protect- ed by the fastened seat belts . The passenger front air bag will only be deployed if: 앫 the system, based on OCS weight sen- sor readings, s enses that the front pas- senger seat [...]

67 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety i For information on infants and children travelin g with you in the v ehicle an d re- strai nt system s for inf ants and chil- dren, se e “Chi ldren in th e veh icle” ( 컄 page 70) . War n i n g! G Always f aste n your s eat be lt be fore driv ing off. Alwa ys make sure a ll of yo ur passe ngers are p [...]

68 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g! G Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced and th eir anchorin g poin ts mu st als o be checked. Only use se at b elts which have been approved by Merc edes-Benz . Do not make any modifica tions to the sea t belt s. Th is ca n lea d to u ninte nde d ac[...]

69 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Emer genc y tens ion ing de vic e (ETD ), seat belt f orce li miter The se at bel ts for the f ront and rear se ats are equipped with emerg ency tensioning devic es and belt for ce limit ers. The ETD is desi gned to activate i n the fol- lowing case s: 앫 in frontal or rear-end impacts exceed- ing a pr eset[...]

70 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Children in the vehicle If an inf ant or child is trav eling wit h you in the ve hicle: 앫 Secure the chil d using an in fant or child restrain t appropriate to the age and size of th e child. 앫 Make sur e that th e infant or child is proper ly secur ed a t all times wh ile the vehi cle is in motion. Infa [...]

71 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G Never re lease the sea t belt buckle while t he veh icle is in motion, s ince the s pecia l seat belt retractor will be deactiv ated. ! A statement by the child restra int manufacturer of complianc e with this standard can be found on the inst ruc- tion label on the restraint a nd in the in- s[...]

72 Safety and Security Occupan t safety 앫 If you must i nstal l a re ar-fac ing c hild r e- straint on th e front passenge r sea t be- cause circum stances requi re you to do so, make sure that the 56 in di- cator la mp is illumi nated , indicat ing th at the front passenger air bag is deactivat- ed. Sh ould t he 56 indicator lamp not illu minate[...]

73 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Occupa nt Classi ficatio n System The Occupant Classi fication System (OCS) automatic ally turn s the front passeng er front air bag on or off based on the cl assi- fied occup ant weight catego ry determ ined by weight sensor readings from the front pass enge r seat. Occupants m ust sit properl y belted in a[...]

74 Safety and Security Occupan t safety When th e OCS senses that the fr ont pas sen- ger seat oc cupant is classified as bein g heavi er than the w eight of a typical 12-month-old chil d seated in a standard chil d rest raint or as be ing a sm all in dividua l (such as a young teenag er or a small adult) , the 56 indica tor la mp will illumin ate [...]

75 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Children can be killed or seriously injured by an infl ating ai r bag . Not e the f ollowin g impo rtant inform ation wh en circ umsta nces require you to place a child in the front passenger seat: 앫 Your vehicle is equi pped with air bag techn ology desig ned to tur n off the f ront passenger f ront ai r [...]

76 Safety and Security Occupan t safety The 56 indi cator lamp is l ocate d in the center console. 1 Front passenger front air bag off indic ator lamp The 56 indicato r lamp 1 will be illumi nated, exc ept with the S martKey removed or in s tarter switch position 0 . The Occu pant Clas sificat ion Syste m ( 컄 page 73) ma y hav e de term ined : ?[...]

77 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Self-t est Occupa nt Clas sificat ion System After turnin g the SmartKey in the s tarter switch to posi tion 1 or 2 , the 56 indicat or l amp 1 lo cated in the ce nter con sole illu mina tes. If an a dult occupant is properly sitting on the front pass enge r se at an d th e syst em s en ses th e occupant as [...]

78 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Head re straint mus t be posi tioned such that the top tether s trap can pass free ly between the hea d restraint a nd the top of the seat back. Make sure the tether strap is not twist- ed. 2 Hook 3 Anchorage ring 왘 Secure ly fast en the ho ok 2 to the anchorage r ing 3 . 왘 Swing rear seat backre st to th[...]

79 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety 왘 Grip inner side of anchor 1 and fold forwar d unt il th ey lo ck in pl ace. 왘 Instal l chil d se at accor ding t o the manufacturer’s instructions. To fol d ancho rs back 왘 Press down button 2 on each anchor and return the anchors 1 to its catch. i The ch ild seat m ust be fi rmly attach ed in the [...]

80 Safety and Security Panic a larm* An audible alarm an d flashing ex terior lamps will opera te fo r app roxim ately 2 1 / 2 minute s. 1 Â button Activating 왘 Press and hold button 1 for at l east one second. Deactiva ting 왘 Press button 1 again. or 왘 Inse rt Smar tKey in start er swit ch. i Canada only: Only v ehicl es equ ipped with an a[...]

81 Safety and Security Driving safety systems 왔 Driving safety syste ms In this section you will find information on the foll owi ng dri ving safet y system s: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B ra ke S ys tem) 앫 BAS (B rake A ssis t S ystem) 앫 ESP (E lectronic S tability P rogram) ABS The Ant ilock B rake S ystem ( ABS) regulate s the bra ke pressur e so [...]

82 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Emergency brak e maneuver 왘 Keep continuous full pressure on the brake pe dal. For more information, see “Practical hints” ( 컄 page 340) . BAS The B rake Assi st Syste m (BAS) operat es in emergency situations. If you apply the brakes ver y quic kly, the BA S aut omati call y provides full b rak[...]

83 Safety and Security Driving safety systems ESP The Elec troni c Stab ility Prog ram (ES P) is operational as soon as the engine is run- ning and monitors the vehicle ’s traction (force of adhesive friction between the tires and the road surf ace) and handling. The E SP recog nizes wh en a whe el is spinning or if the vehicle starts to skid. By[...]

84 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see “Practical hints” ( 컄 page 343) . Switching off the E SP To improve the vehicl e’s traction, turn off the ESP in dri ving situa tions whe re it would be adv antageo us to ha ve drive wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip such a s: 앫 starting out on sl[...]

85 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The sw itch is located on the center console. 1 ESP switch (off/on) 왘 Press E SP switc h 1 . The ESP warning lamp v in the speed ometer comes on. The ESP is deac tivated. Switching on the ESP 왘 Press swi tch 1 again The ES P warni ng lamp v in the speed omet er go es ou t. You are now again in norma[...]

86 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The imm obilizer pre vents unauth orized persons from starting your vehicle. Activating 앫 Remove the Sm artKey from the s tarter switch. Deac tiv atin g 앫 Switch on the ignition. Anti-th eft a larm syst em* Once the alar m syst em has be en armed, a visua l and audible al arm is trig gered w[...]

87 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems 왘 Lock the vehicl e with the SmartKe y. The turn sig nal lamps fl ash three times to indicate tha t the alarm syste m is activated . Indicator la mp 1 begins to flash af ter ap proxim ately 30 se conds after ar ming the ala rm syste m. Disarmi ng the a larm syste m 왘 Unlock the vehicle with the S martK[...]

88 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Arming tow -away alar m 왘 Lock the vehicle with the S martKey. The tow-a way alarm i s automa tic ally armed aft er ab out 30 seconds. Disa rming t ow-away alarm To prevent t riggering the tow-a way alarm , switch off th e tow-aw ay alar m featu re befor e towing the v ehicle, or when pa rking on a surfac[...]

89 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Seats Memor y func tion * Lighting Instru ment cl uster Control sy stem Manual tr ansmission Automatic transm ission* Good visibility Climate control Automatic climate control* Audio system Powe r wind ows Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel* Driving systems Load in g Useful features[...]

90 Control s in detai l In the “Controls in detail” section you will find detailed information on how to oper- ate t he eq uipme nt inst alled o n yo ur v ehi- cle. I f you are alr eady f amil iar wit h the basic functions of your vehicl e, this section will b e of p articul ar inte rest to you . To quic kly famil iarize y ourself with the ba- [...]

91 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Wa rn i n g! G When l eaving th e vehic le, alw ays remove the Smar tKey from the sta rter sw itch, ta ke it with you , and lock t he vehicl e. Do no t leave childr en un attend ed in the ve hicle , or w ith access to an u nlock ed vehi cl e. It is possi ble for children to open a locked door from the in[...]

92 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Factory setting Global unlocking 왘 Press button Œ . All t urn signa l la mps f lash on ce. The locking knobs in the doors move up. The a nti-theft alarm syste m* is disarm ed. The ve hicle w ill l ock aga in auto matic ally and reactiva te the anti-theft alarm sys - tem* within approximately 40 seco[...]

93 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Global l ocking 왘 Press bu tton ‹ . With the hood, trunk and all doors closed, all turn signal lamps flash three times . The lock ing knobs in the d oors move down. Th e anti-t heft al arm sys- tem* is armed. Restor ing to f actory s etting 왘 Press a nd hold bu ttons Œ an d ‹ simul taneous ly fo[...]

94 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Loss of Sma rtKey or mec hanica l key If y ou los e a S mart Key or me chani cal key, you sho uld do the f ollowin g: 왘 Have the SmartK ey deactiva ted by an authori zed M ercede s-Benz C enter. 왘 Report t he loss of the Sma rtKey or the mecha nical ke y immed iatel y to you r car ins urance c ompa[...]

95 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Opening the trunk li d A minimum height cl earance of 7.1 ft. (2.16 m ) is requir ed to open th e trunk lid. The h andle is lo cated above th e rear li- cens e plate re cess . 1 Handle The v ehicl e must be un lock ed. 왘 Pull on handle 1 . The tru nk lid unloc ks. 왘 Lift the trun k lid. The trunk can[...]

96 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Trunk lid emerg ency releas e The em ergency re lease bu tton is lo cated on the inside of the trunk lid. 1 Emerg ency r elease butt on 왘 Briefl y pres s emergen cy rel ease button 1 . The trunk lid unlo cks. 왘 Lift the trunk l id. War n i n g! G To prevent possible persona l injury, always keep ha[...]

97 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Illumination of the emergency release button: 앫 The button will flash f or 30 minutes after opening the trunk. 앫 The button will flash f or 60 minutes after c losing the trunk. Automatic c entra l lock ing The doors and the trunk lid automatic ally lock w hen the ignitio n is swit ched o n and the wh[...]

98 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Lock ing a nd unlo cking from t he insi de You can lock or unlock the doors and the trunk li d from in side usin g the c entral lo ck- ing s witch. This c an be useful, for example , if you wa nt to lock the veh icle before sta rt- ing t o d rive. You cannot lock or unlock the fuel filler flap with the[...]

99 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Locking 왘 Press centra l locki ng switc h 1 . If all doors are closed, the vehi cle lock s. Unlocking 왘 Press centra l unlock ing sw itch 2 . The v ehicle un lock s. i You can open a locked door from the inside. Open door only when conditions are sa fe to d o so. If the ve hicl e was pr eviousl y cen[...]

100 Control s in detai l Seats For information on seat adjustme nt, see “Sea ts” ( 컄 page 35). Easy-ent ry/ex it fea ture* This fea ture al lows fo r easi er entry into and exit fro m the ve hicle. The easy -entry /exit fea ture can be acti va ted or deac tiv ate d in th e Conv e nien ce submenu of the control syst em ( 컄 pag e 148). When e[...]

101 Controls in detail Seats When en tering th e vehicl e, with the easy-entry/ exit fe ature activa ted, the steering wheel or, depending on your selection, the steering wheel and driver’s seat wi ll re tur n to th eir last set po si tio n or a factory-set maximum forward position when you: 앫 close the driver’s door with the ignition switc h[...]

102 Control s in detai l Seats Removing and insta lling fro nt seat head restra ints For more inf ormation on head restraint adjustment, see “Sea ts” ( 컄 page 35). Front seat head res train ts, ma nual sea t 1 Relea se button Removing front seat head restraints 왘 Pull head res traint to its h ighest posi - tion. 왘 Press re lease bu tton 1[...]

103 Controls in detail Seats Front sea t head rest raints, p ower seat* The h ead res traint height switc h is loc ated in each door. 1 Head res traint sw itch 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 33). Removing front seat head rest raints 왘 Press swi tch 1 upwards and ho ld until the head restra int is fully extende d. 왘 Pull out head restr[...]

104 Control s in detai l Seats Raising 왘 Manually adjust the height of the head restrai nt by pullin g it upward . If the head rest raint is fu lly retra cted, press re lease bu tton 1 an d pull the head rest raint out. Lowerin g 왘 To lower the head restra int, press releas e button 1 and pr ess down on the head r estraint. Folding head restrai[...]

105 Controls in detail Seats Placi ng he ad rest rain ts upr ight 왘 Pull th e head res traint fo rward unt il it lock s into p osition . Head rest raint tilt Two differe nt head restrai nt angle posi- tions a re avai lable. 왘 Press the rele ase button and tilt the head restraint to the d esired position. Removing and insta lling rear s eat head[...]

106 Control s in detai l Seats Seat heati ng* The swi tche s for the f ront seat s are l ocat- ed in th e center c onsole. 1 Seat heat ing swi tch 2 Indicato r lamps The red indicator lam ps 2 on the switch show the h eatin g level sel ected: 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). Switching on s eat heating 왘 Press s witch 1 twi ce. Three re [...]

107 Controls in detail Memory functi on* 왔 Memory functi on* You can store up to three different settings per SmartK ey. The f ollo wing s etti ngs ar e sa ved f or each stored position: 앫 Driver’s seat, ba ckrest and head restrai nt position 앫 Steering wheel position 앫 Exterior rear view mirror positions Thes e key-d epe ndent memor y se[...]

108 Control s in detai l Memory function* The mem ory button and me mory position switc h are locat ed on the d oor. 1 Memory b utton 2 Memory position switch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). or 왘 Open the r espec tiv e doo r a nd ins ert the SmartKey in the starter switch. Storing posi tions into me mory 왘 Adjus t the seat s, st eeri[...]

109 Controls in detail Memory functi on* Storing exteri or rear v iew mirror parking posi tion For ea sier park ing, you can adjust th e pas- senger -side exte rior r ear v iew mi rror s o that you can see the ri ght rear wheel as soon as you engage reverse gear R . For information on activating the parking position, see “Activating exterior re a[...]

110 Control s in detai l Lightin g For more information on how to switch on the he adlamp s and use the tu rn signal s, see “Switching on headlamps” ( 컄 page 51) and “Tu rn si gnals” ( 컄 page 52). Exterior lamp switch The ex terior lamp s witch i s loca ted on the dashboa rd to the left of the ste ering wh eel. Exterior la mp switch M O[...]

111 Controls in detail Lighting Manual h eadlamp m ode The low beam hea dlamps an d parking lamps can be s witched on and of f with the exte rior l amp s witc h. Automa tic headl amp mo de The following lamps swit ch on and off automa tically dep ending o n the brigh tness of the am bient ligh t: 앫 Low beam h eadlamps 앫 Tail an d parking lamp s[...]

112 Control s in detai l Lightin g Daytime r unning lamp mode 왘 Turn exteri or lamp switch to position M or U . When the engine is running, the low beam he adlamps a re sw itched on. In low ambient light conditions, the fol- lowing lamps will switch on additional- ly. 앫 Tail an d parking lamp s 앫 Licens e plat e lamps 앫 Side m arker lamps F[...]

113 Controls in detail Lighting Fog lamps Front fog lamps 왘 Switch on the low beam hea dlamps ( 컄 pag e 110) . 왘 Pull out exterior la mp switch to first stop. The f ront fog lamps are sw itched on The gre en indicato r lamp ‡ in the exterior lamp switch comes on. 왘 Push in the exte rior la mp swit ch. The f ront fog lamps are sw itched of[...]

114 Control s in detai l Lightin g Combinati on switch The c ombina tion s witch is l ocate d on t he left of the stee ring col umn. Combin ation switc h 1 High beam 2 High beam flasher High be am 왘 Turn exte rior la mp switch to position B or U ( 컄 page 110). 왘 Push t he co mbina tion s witc h in di rec- tion of arrow 1 to switch on the high[...]

115 Controls in detail Lighting Driving forw ard Switchin g on corneri ng fog lam ps 왘 Dependin g on whether you are turning left or right, switch on the left or right turn signal ( 컄 page 5 2). The respective front fog la mp comes on and illum inates th e road into which you are tur ning. Switch ing of f corne ring f og lamps The c ombina tion[...]

116 Control s in detai l Lightin g Haza rd wa rning f la sher The hazard warni ng flasher can be switch ed on all ti mes, even with the SmartKey removed from the star ter switc h. The hazard warni ng flasher sw itches on automatically when an air bag deploys . The h azard w arning flas her swi tch is locat - ed on the upper part of the center conso[...]

117 Controls in detail Lighting Interior lightin g The c ontrols ar e loca ted in the o verhead control panel. 1 Rear inter ior lights 2 Right fro nt read in g lamp 3 Rock er swit ch for au tomatic c ontrol syste m 4 Left front reading l amp Activa ting autom atic con trol 왘 Press t he ro cker switc h 3 to center position. Interior lamps are swit[...]

118 Control s in detai l Lightin g Manual c ontro l Swit ching a ll fr ont i nter ior lights on a nd off 왘 Press th e W symbol on rocker switch 3 . The front interior lights come on. 왘 Press roc ker switch 3 to center position to activate the autom atic control. Switch ing re ar inter ior l ights on and o ff 왘 Press button V . The li ghts in [...]

119 Controls in detail Instrument cluster 왔 Inst rume nt c lus ter For a full view illustration of the instrument cluster, se e “At a glance ” ( 컄 page 24). 1 Rese t button The instru ment cluster is ac tivated when you 앫 open a door 앫 switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33) 앫 press re set button 1 앫 switch on the exte rior lamps You [...]

120 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster Coolant t empe rature ga uge The coolant temperature gauge is on the left sid e in the instr ument clu ster ( 컄 page 25). During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the coolant tempera- ture may rise close to 24 8°F (120 °C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant tempe[...]

121 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Trip odometer 왘 Mak e sure you a re viewin g the trip odometer and main odometer i n the multif uncti on displa y ( 컄 page 123). 왘 If it is not disp layed, pre ss button è or ÿ on the multifunction steering wheel until the tri p odometer appe ars ( 컄 page 124). 왘 Press and hold the rese t button[...]

122 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster The ou tside te mperatu re is indica ted in t he multif unction displa y ( 컄 page 123). For information on how to select the unit of t he indic ated tem perature , i.e. degr ees Celsi us (°C) o r degrees Fahr enheit (° F), see “Se lecting tem perat ure displa y mode” ( 컄 page 137) . The te mper[...]

123 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 . The control system enab les you to 앫 call up inform ation ab out yo ur vehicl e 앫 change vehi cle settings For e xampl e, yo u ca n use the c ont rol syste m to find out w hen your v[...]

124 Control s in detai l Control system Multifunction s teering wheel The di spla ys i n the mult ifunc tion disp lay and the se ttings in the control sy stem are controlled by the b uttons on the multifunc- tion steering wheel. Pressing any of the buttons on the multi- function steering wheel will al ter what is shown in the multifunction display.[...]

125 Controls in detail Contro l system It is helpful to think of the menus , and the functions within each menu, as being arranged in a circular pattern. 앫 If you pres s butt on è or ÿ repea tedly , you will pas s throu gh ea ch menu one after the other. 앫 If you pres s butt on k or j repea tedly , you will pas s throu gh ea ch function displ[...]

126 Control s in detai l Control system Menus This is what you will see when you scroll through the menus. The table on the next page provides an overvi ew of the individu al me nus.[...]

127 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus and fu nctions Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Menu 5 Menu 6 Men u 7 Standard display AUDIO NAV * Vehicle status mes sage me mory Settings Trip computer Telephon e* ( 컄 pag e 128) ( 컄 page 129) ( 컄 page 131) ( 컄 page 132) ( 컄 page 13 3) ( 컄 pag e 151) ( 컄 page 153) Comm ands/ sub men[...]

128 Control s in detai l Control system Standard displ ay men u In the stan dard displa y, the main odo meter and the trip odometer are shown in the mult ifunction displa y. 1 Trip odometer 2 Main odometer If y ou se e ano ther d ispla y, pr ess button è or ÿ repea tedly un til the standard d isplay a ppears. You can select the functions in the s[...]

129 Controls in detail Contro l system Display digital speedom eter or outside temperatur e 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the digital s peedomet er appear s in the m ultifunc tion disp lay. The c urrent veh icle s peed is sh own in the m ultif unc tion disp lay. 1 Digital spe edomete r AUDIO menu The functions in the AUDI O menu operate[...]

130 Control s in detai l Control system Select radio statio n 왘 Turn on the radio ( 컄 page 19 8). Vehicle s with COMAND*: Refer to s eparate oper ating instructions. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeatedl y until the currently tuned station appear s in the multifu nction display . 1 Waveband setting 2 Station frequency 왘 Press button k or j re p[...]

131 Controls in detail Contro l system Operate the CD p layer 왘 Turn on the radio and se lect the CD player ( 컄 page 213). Vehicle s with COMAND *: Refer to se parate opera ting instructions. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeat edly until the settings for the CD c urrently being pla yed appear in the multif uncti on displa y. 1 Current CD (for CD [...]

132 Control s in detai l Control system Vehicle status message m emory menu Use th e vehicl e stat us messa ge me mory menu to scan ma lfunction and wa rning messa ges that may be stor ed in the sys- tem. Such me ssag es appea r in th e multif unction displa y and are ba sed on condit ions or s ystem status th e vehi cle’s syst em has recorde d. [...]

133 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press bu tton k or j . The st ored messag es will now b e displa yed in the order in which the y have occurre d. For malfu nction and warni ng messa ges, se e “Vehic le stat us mess ages in the mu ltifun ction dis play” ( 컄 page 347). Sho uld the v ehicle’ s system record any conditions while drivi[...]

134 Control s in detai l Control system Submenus in the Setti ngs menu 왘 Press button k or j . The c ollec tio n of the subm enus appear s in the multifu nction dis play. 왘 Press button ç . The selecti on marker moves to the next submen u. The submen us are arr ange d by hi era rchy. Scroll down with button ç , s croll up with button æ . Mov[...]

135 Controls in detail Contro l system Res etting the fu ncti ons of a subm enu For eac h submenu you can reset all the functions to the factory settings. 왘 Move to a function in the su bmenu. 왘 Press t he re set b utto n ( 컄 page 119) in the inst rument clust er for approx i- mately thre e seconds. The request t o press the res et button onc[...]

136 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 Tim e/Date Lighting Veh icle Conven ience Selecti ng temp erature disp lay m ode Time synchronization with head unit * S[...]

137 Controls in detail Contro l system Instru ment clust er subme nu Access t he Instr .Cl. submenu via t he Se tti ngs menu. Us e the Instr .Cl. subme nu to change the instrument clus ter disp lay settin gs. The f ollowi ng fun ctions are ava ilable: Select ing te mperatur e disp lay mode 왘 Move th e select ion marker w ith button æ or ç to th[...]

138 Control s in detai l Control system Select ing la nguag e 왘 Move th e selectio n marker wi th button æ or ç to the Instr. Cl. subme nu. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until th e messag e Langu age appea rs in the m ultifunc tion display . The selection marker is on the current setting. 왘 Press button æ or ç to select the language t[...]

139 Controls in detail Contro l system Time/Date subm enu Access t he Time/ Date submenu via t he Sett ings menu. Us e the Time/ Date subme nu to change the instrument clus ter display settings. The following functions are avail able: Time synchroniza tion with head unit * This function can only be seen on vehi cles with COMAND* and navigation modu[...]

140 Control s in detai l Control system The selection marker is on th e hour setting. 왘 Press button æ or ç to set the hour. Sett ing the ti me (minut es) This function can be s een in vehicles with audi o system, or in ve hicles with COMAND* if the time synchronization with head u nit* fe ature was se t to Off . 왘 Move t he s elec tion m ark[...]

141 Controls in detail Contro l system Sele cting time disp lay mod e 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with button æ or ç to the Time /Date subm enu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the messa ge Cloc k displ ay appear s in the m ult ifunct ion dis play. The se lection marker i s on the curr ent setti ng. 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to se[...]

142 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Move th e selectio n marker wi th button æ or ç to the Time /Dat e subme nu. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until th e mess age Dat e Set MM ap- pears in the mu ltifunct ion dis play. The selection marker is on the m onth setting. 왘 Press button æ or ç to set the month. Sett ing the date ( day)[...]

143 Controls in detail Contro l system The se lection marker i s on the day setti ng. 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to set the day. Settin g the date ( year) This fu nction can be seen in vehi cles with audio system, or in vehicles with COMAND* if the ti me synchronization with head uni t* featu re was se t to Off . 왘 Move th e select ion marker w i[...]

144 Control s in detai l Control system Lighting submenu Access the Ligh ting subm enu via t he Se tt ings menu. Us e the Ligh ting submenu to change the lamp and lighti ng settin gs on your vehicle. The following functions are avai lable: Setti ng dayt ime ru nning lamp m ode (USA on ly) 왘 Move t he s elec tion m ark er wi th button æ or ç to [...]

145 Controls in detail Contro l system In low ambient light conditions the follow- ing la mps will s witch o n addition ally: 앫 Parking l amps 앫 Tail l amps 앫 Lice nse pla te lamps 앫 Side ma rke r lamp s For mo re informa tion on th e daytime running lamp mode, see “Lighting” ( 컄 page 110). Setti ng locato r lightin g With the locator[...]

146 Control s in detai l Control system Sett ing night securit y illumi nation (Headlamps delayed shut off) Use this function to se t whether and how long you would like the exte rior lamps to il- luminate during darkness after exiting the vehicle and all doors clos e d. With the delayed shut-of f feature activated and the ex terior lamp sw itch in[...]

147 Controls in detail Contro l system You can tem porarily deactivat e the delay ed shut -off fea ture: 왘 Before exitin g the vehi cle, turn th e SmartKe y in the starter switch to posit ion 0 . 왘 Then turn it to pos ition 2 and ba ck to posit ion 0 . The de layed sh ut-off feat ure is deactivated. It will reac tivate as soon as you reins ert [...]

148 Control s in detai l Control system Vehicle submenu Access the Vehi cle submen u via the S ett ings menu. U se the Vehi cle submen u to make general vehi cle settings. The following function is avai labl e: Setting au tomatic locking Use this function t o activate or deact ivate the automatic c entral locking. With the automatic central locki n[...]

149 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Move th e select ion marker w ith button æ or ç to the Co nvenien ce subm enu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the message Easy- entr y feat ure appear s in the m ultifun ctio n displa y. The se lectio n marker is on the c urrent setting. 왘 Press æ or ç to change the easy -entry /exit se tt[...]

150 Control s in detai l Control system The selection marker is on the current setting. 왘 Press button æ or ç to set key-depe ndency t o On or Off . Sett ing park ing po sition * for exte rior rear view mirro r Use the Mirro r set. park ing ai d function to sel ect whethe r the pa ssenger -side exterior rear view mirror shou ld be turned downwa[...]

151 Controls in detail Contro l system Trip computer me nu Use the tr ip com puter menu t o ca ll up statistic al data on your vehicle. The f ollowin g inform ation is avail able: Fuel consum ptio n stat istic s after star t 왘 Press button ÿ or è repe atedly until the first function of the Trip computer menu appe ars in the mult ifuncti on dis [...]

152 Control s in detai l Control system Resetti ng fuel consu mption s tatistics 왘 Press button ÿ or è repea tedly until the first function of the tri p comput er menu appear s in the mult ifunction displa y. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until the r eading that y ou want to re set appear s in the multifu nction dis play. 왘 Press a nd h[...]

153 Controls in detail Contro l system TEL menu* You can use the functions in the TEL menu to operate your telephone, provided it is connected to a hands-free syst em and switc hed on . 왘 Switch on the telephone and COMAND*. 왘 Press bu tt on ÿ or è on the stee ring w heel repeat edly u ntil the messag e TEL appear s in the multifun c- tion d [...]

154 Control s in detai l Control system Answering a call When your te lephone is ready to receiv e calls, y ou can answer a call at any tim e. In the mu ltifun ction d ispla y you w ill the n see the message : 왘 Press button s . You hav e answ ered the ca ll. The duration of the call appears in the mult ifunctio n disp lay. Ending a call 왘 Pres[...]

155 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until the desired nam e appears in th e multif uncti on displa y. The st ored na mes are display ed in ascending or descending alphabetical order. 1 Name from the phone book 왘 Press bu tt on s . The sy stem dia ls the sele cted p hone number. 앫 If the connection is succe[...]

156 Control s in detai l Control system Redialing The con trol sy stem sto res the mo st recen tly dial ed phone number s. This elimin ates the need t o sear ch throu gh your entire phone book. 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedl y until th e mess age TEL appe ars in the mult ifunctio n disp lay. 왘 Press button s . The f irst numbe r in th e red[...]

157 Controls in detail Manual tran smission 왔 Manu al transmission For more info rmation on driving wi th a manual transmission, see “ Manual trans- mission” ( 컄 page 48). War n i n g! G For ve hicles equ ipped wi th a manu al trans- mission, getting out of your v ehi cle wit h the gearshift lever not engaged in 1st or reverse gear and park[...]

158 Control s in detai l Manual tran smission Gearshift pattern for manual trans mission Shifting int o revers e 왘 Stop th e vehi cle comp letely. 왘 Fully de press cl utch pedal . 왘 Move the gearsh ift lever t o the neu tral position (no gear selected). 왘 Move th e gearsh ift leve r to the left until you fe el a certa in resi stanc e. 왘 P[...]

159 Controls in detail Automa tic transmis sion* 왔 Automa tic transm ission* For more info rmation on driving wi th an automatic transmission, see “Automatic tran smis sion*” ( 컄 page 49) . Your v ehicle’s transmis sion ad apts its gea r shifting pr ocess to your individu al driving styl e by cont inually a djustin g the sh ift point s up[...]

160 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission * When th e gear sel ector l ever is in position D , you can influence transmission shiftin g by: 앫 limiting the gear range 앫 changi ng gear s manu ally One-touch gearshifting Even with an automatic transmission you can ch ange th e gears m anual ly when the gear selector l ever is i n positi on[...]

161 Controls in detail Automa tic transmis sion* Canceling gear r ange limit 왘 Press a nd hold the gear sele ctor leve r in the D+ direction until D reappe ars in the m ultif unction disp lay. The transmis sion wi ll sh ift from the current gear range di rectly to gear range D . Shifting i n to opt imal gear range 왘 Press a nd hold the gear sel[...]

162 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission * Gear se lector lever p osition Effec t ì Park positi o n Gear se lecto r lever po sition when the vehicle is parked. Place gear select or lever in pos ition P only when vehicle is s topped. The park position is not intended to serv e as a br ake when the vehicl e is parked. R ather, the driver s [...]

163 Controls in detail Automa tic transmis sion* ! Coasti ng the veh icle, or driving fo r any other reason with gear select or lever in N can result i n transm ission damage that is not covered by the Merced es-Benz Limi ted Warra nty. War n i n g! G Gettin g out of your ve hicle with t he gear selecto r lever not full y engaged in posit ion P is [...]

164 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission * Automatic s hift program The pr ogram mode selector s witch is located on the lower part of the center console. 1 Program mode selector switch C Comfort For comfort driving S Sport For standard driving 왘 Press pr ogram mo de selecto r switc h 1 repeatedl y until the let ter of the desi red progr[...]

165 Controls in detail Automa tic transmis sion* Driving tip s Accelerat or position Your dr iving st yle influ ences the transm ission’ s shifti ng behavior: Less thrott le Earlier upsh ifting More thrott le Later ups hifting Kickdown Use kickdown when you want ma xi mum acceleration. 왘 Press the accelera tor past the point of resi sta nce. Th[...]

166 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission * Emergency op er ation (Lim p Home Mode ) If vehi cle acc elerati on worse ns or th e transmission no longer shifts, the trans- mission is most l ikely op erating in limp home (emergen cy oper ation) mo de. In this mode only second gear and reverse gear can be activated. 왘 Stop th e vehicl e. 왘[...]

167 Controls in detail Good visibility 왔 Good visibility For information on the windshield wipers, see “W indshield wipers” ( 컄 pa ge 53). Headlam p clea ning syste m* The swit ch is loc ated on the left side o f the dash board. 1 Headlam p w ash er swit ch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). 왘 Press s witch 1 . The h eadlam ps are[...]

168 Control s in detai l Good visibility Auto- dimming rear view mirror s* The reflection brightness of the exterior rear view mirror on the driver’s side and the interior rear view mirror will respond automatically to gla re when 앫 the ignition is swit ched on and 앫 incoming light from h e adlamps fa lls on the sensor in the interior re ar v[...]

169 Controls in detail Good visibility Activ atin g exteri or rear v iew mi rror parking position Follow these steps to activate the mirror parking position so that the passenger -side exterior rear view mirror will be turned d ownward to the stored positions. The bu ttons are lo cated ab ove the exte rior lamp swi tch. 1 Drive r’s side exterio r[...]

170 Control s in detai l Good visibility 왘 Swing s un visor s down w hen you expe- rience gl are. 왘 To use mirror, l ift up mirror cover 2 . Rear wind ow defroster The rear window defroster uses a large amount of power. To keep the battery drain to a minimum, switch off the defrost- er as soon as the rear window is clear. The def roster is auto[...]

171 Controls in detail Good visibility ! If the rear window defroster switches off too soon and the indicator lamp starts flas hing, this means that too many electrical cons u mers are operat- ing sim ultan eously an d there is in suff i- cient voltage in th e battery . The system responds a utomatically by deactiva ting the rear window defroster. [...]

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

173 Controls in detail Climate con trol Depending on producti on date, your vehicl e is eq uipped with either c limate control panel design A or B. Climate control panel design A Climate control panel design B Item 1 Left side defroster vent, fi xe d 2 Left side air vent, adjustable 3 Thumbwh eel for air volu me control for left sid e air vent 4 Th[...]

174 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol The cl imate c ontrol i s opera tional w hen- ever the engine is running. You can oper- ate the cli mate cont rol syste m in either the automatic or ma nual mode. The sys tem cools or heats the interior depending on the sel ected inte rior temper ature and th e curren t outsid e tempera ture. Nearly all dus[...]

175 Controls in detail Climate con trol Deactivati ng the climate contr o l syst em Deactivati ng 왘 Set air vol ume control 1 ( 컄 page 173) to position 0 . Reactivatin g 왘 Set air vol ume control 1 ( 컄 page 173) to any spee d. Setting the t emperature Use te mperatu re contro ls 2 and 3 ( 컄 page 173) to se parately adjus t the air tempera[...]

176 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Adjustin g air distri bution and v o lume Use air distribution control 4 ( 컄 page 173) to adjust the air dist ribution. The following symbols are found on the controls: Use the a ir volume control 1 ( 컄 page 173) to adjust the ai r volume. You can sele ct bet ween six air volu me speed s. Adjusting manu[...]

177 Controls in detail Climate con trol Defrosting Acti va ting 왘 Press bu t ton P or 0 ( 컄 page 173 ). The ind icator la mp on t he button comes on. The a ir condit ioning sw itches au tomatic al- ly to the following functions: 앫 maximum b lowing a nd heating powe r 앫 air flows onto the windshield and the front side windows 앫 the ai r re[...]

178 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Deactiva ting 왘 Press button , ( 컄 page 1 73). The indicator lamp on the bu tton goes out. The air re circul ation mode is deact ivated automatical ly: 앫 after five minu tes if the outside tempera ture is below approx imatel y 41°F (5 °C) 앫 after five minutes if the air conditioning is turne d off[...]

179 Controls in detail Climate con trol At outs ide tempera t ur es above 7 9°F (26°C ) the sy stem will not autom aticall y switch back to outside air. A quantity of outside a ir is added after a pproximate ly 30 minu tes. Air condi tioning The air conditioning is operational while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the tem pera[...]

180 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol Rear p assenger c ompartment adjus table ai r vents The air conditi oning for the rear pa ssenger comp artmen t is contr olled via the clima te control panel ( 컄 page 173) . The air vents for the re ar passe nger compartme nt are located in the rear center console. 1 Left center air v e nt 2 Thum bwheel f[...]

181 Controls in detail Climate con trol Adjustin g air dist ribution 왘 Push the slid e for the left ce nter vent 1 or right center vent 3 to th e left, right, up or down. The a ir flow is dir ected in th e corre- sponding directi on. Adjusting air vo lume 왘 Turn thum bwhee l 2 up or down. The a ir volume is inc reased or decr eased. i For draft[...]

182 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control*[...]

183 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Depending on producti on date, your vehicl e is equip ped with either aut omatic climate control panel design A or B. Automa tic climate cont rol panel de sign A Automa tic climate cont rol panel de sign B Item 1 Left side defroster vent, fi xe d 2 Left side air vent, adjustable 3 Thumbwh eel for a[...]

184 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* The automatic climate c ontrol is operation- al whenever the engine is running. You can opera te the cli mate con trol sy stem in ei - ther the automatic or manual mode. The system cools or heats the i nterior depend- ing on the sele cted inter ior te mperature and the c urrent out side temp erat[...]

185 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Deactivati ng the automatic c limate contr ol sy stem Deactivati ng It is poss ible to deactivate the a utomatic clima te cont rol sy stem. 왘 Press bu t ton ´ ( 컄 pa ge 183). The ind icator lamp on the button ´ comes on. The a utomatic clima te control s ystem is deactivated. Reactivati ng ?[...]

186 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* Display 1 Temper atur e, le ft 2 Blower spe ed 3 Temper atur e, rig ht Increasing 왘 Push temp erature co ntrol 3 and/or 6 ( 컄 page 183). The a utomat i c cli mate control system will co rrespo ndingly adjust th e inter ior air tem perature. Decreasing 왘 Push temp erature co ntrol b and/or d[...]

187 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Windshield fogged on the ou tside 왘 Swit ch the wi ndshi eld wipers on ( 컄 page 53). 왘 Switch to ma nual mode. 왘 Turn air distribution contr ol 1 or 8 to a or Y ( 컄 pa ge 183) . Adjusting air vo lume Use button U for automati c mode or air volu me cont rols  or Q ( 컄 page 183) to adj[...]

188 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* Defrosting Activating 왘 Press button P or 0 ( 컄 page 183) . The indic ator lamp on the button comes on. The air conditioni ng switches automatically to the followi ng functions: 앫 maximum blowing and hea ting powe r 앫 air flows onto the windshield and the front side windows 앫 the air re[...]

189 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Air recir c ula tion mode Switch t o air rec irculati on mode to pre vent unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from th e outside. T his settin g cuts off th e intake of outside air and recirculates the air in the pass enger compar tment. Acti va ting 왘 Press bu t ton , ( 컄 page 183 ). The[...]

190 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* Deactiva ting 왘 Press button , ( 컄 page 183) . The indicator lamp on the b utton goes out. The air re circul ation mode is deact ivated automatical ly: 앫 after five minu tes if the outside tempera ture is below approx imatel y 41°F (5 °C) 앫 after five minutes if the air conditioning is [...]

191 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Charco al filter An activa ted charcoal f ilter markedl y reduces bad odors and rem oves pollu tants from air ente ring the pass enger comp art- ment . The char coal f ilter can be ac tivated or deactivated. The sy stem sw itche s automat ically to the air recirculation mode , i f the 앫 carbon mo[...]

192 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* Deac tiv atin g 왘 Press button e ( 컄 pag e 183). The indic ator lamp on the button goes out. Air cond itioning The air conditioning is operational while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the tempera ture s et by the op erator. Deactiva ting It is possible to dea ctivate the [...]

193 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Acti va ting Moist air can fog up the windows. You can dehumidify the air with the air condi- tioning. Automati c climate cont rol panel design A 왘 Press bu tt on ° ( 컄 page 183) a gain. The ind icato r lamp on the button goes out. The cooling function i s switched on. Automati c climate cont [...]

194 Control s in detai l Automatic cl imate control* Rear pa ssenger compar tment adjust able air v ents The air conditioning for the rear passenger compartme nt is controlled via the auto- matic climate c ontrol pa nel ( 컄 page 18 3). The air vents for the rear pa ssenger compartme nt are located in the rear center console. 1 Left center air ven[...]

195 Controls in detail Audio system 왔 Audio system Audio and telephone, ope ration Thes e instructi ons are i ntended to help you become f amili ar with your Merce des-Be nz audio system. T hey con- tain useful tip s and a detailed d escription of the user functions. Operating safety Wa rn i n g! G In order to avoid dis t raction which coul d lea[...]

196 Control s in detai l Audio system Operating a nd display elements[...]

197 Controls in detail Audio system Item Page 1 CD changer mod e sele ctor AUX mode sele ctor 213 203 2 Single CD mode se lector 215 3 Radio mode selector 4 Mute function ( radio) 207 Pause (C D) 219 5 Volume distribut ion 201 6 Sound settings 199 7 Displa y 8 Alphan umeri c keyp ad Item Page 9 Speed di aling memo ry (tele phone) in descend ing ord[...]

198 Control s in detai l Audio system Button a nd soft key operat ion In these instruc tions, th e alphanum eric keypad (righ t side of radio pa nel) and the function buttons (left side of radio panel) a r e r e f e r r e d t o a s “ b u t t o n s ” . T h e f o u r k e y s below th e displa y panel ar e referre d to as “soft ke ys”. Operati[...]

199 Controls in detail Audio system Switc hing o ff 왘 Remove Sm artKey from starter swi tch. or 왘 Press M butt on. Adjusting the volume 왘 Turn rotary control of N button. The v olume w ill incr ease or de crease depending on the dir ection turned. Adjustin g sound func tions The ba ss and trebl e functions are called up by pressing the O butt[...]

200 Control s in detai l Audio system Adjust ing treb le 왘 Press O button repeatedly until TRE BLE appear s in the dis play. 왘 Press + or – soft ke y to incr ease or decreas e tone leve l accordingl y. or 왘 Press RES soft key briefly to reset tr eble tones to their cente r level. The radio switches back to the stan- dard radio menu eight se[...]

201 Controls in detail Audio system Retur ning sound fu nctio ns to fa ctory sett ings 왘 Press O butt on to call up setti ngs men u in the disp lay. 왘 Press RES soft ke y briefl y; the resp ec- tive sound f unction is reset to it s center level . or 왘 Press and hol d RES soft key until RESE T appear s in the di splay. The s ound se ttings fo [...]

202 Control s in detai l Audio system Adjusting balance 왘 Press P button repeatedly until BAL ANCE appear s in the display. 왘 Press X or Y sof t key. The volume is distr ibuted between the left a nd right sides of the vehicl e. or 왘 Press RES soft key bri efly. The bal ance is re set to its center level. The radio switches back to the stan- d[...]

203 Controls in detail Audio system Conn ecti ng an ex tern al aud io sourc e (AUX) to the r adio* An optional dealer-installed ci nch-connec- tor* for connecting an external audio source may become availa ble for your vehi cle mode l. Featur e descri ption is based on preliminary information at time of printing. Contact an authorized Merced es-Ben[...]

204 Control s in detai l Audio system Call ing u p waveb ands f or radio s with SAT 왘 Press FM , AM , or WB soft key rep eatedly until des ired waveband h as been se- lecte d . The FM, AM, and WB wavebands are called up one after another. The wav eband c urrentl y select ed appear s in the upp er left-hand c orner of the display. Selecti ng a sta[...]

205 Controls in detail Audio system Man ual tu ning 왘 Select de sired waveba nd. 왘 Press S or T button fo r approximately three seconds. 왘 Press but ton repeated ly until des ired frequen cy has b een reached . Step-by-step station tu ning takes place in ascending or descending ord er. Each time the button is pre ssed, the radio tunes further[...]

206 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Ending sca n search 왘 Press SC soft key or S or T . The st ation la st played will be s e- lecte d an d SC disapp ears from the disp lay. Stati on memory You can s tore ten AM and ten FM stations in the me mory. 앫 Storing stations 왘 Tune in desired station. 왘 Press and hold de sired station button 1[...]

207 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Callin g up stati ons 왘 Press desired sta tion button 1 to R . 앫 Leavi ng the Autost ore memory level 왘 Press FM or AM soft k ey briefly. Interrupting radio mode The ra dio mod e is interr upte d by an incom- ing call on the telephone* ( 컄 page 225). 앫 Mute on 왘 Press U butt on. The radio mode is [...]

208 Control s in detai l Audio system Scan se arch 앫 Starti ng scan s earch 왘 Press SC soft key. SC will appear in the displa y. The ra- dio b riefl y tunes in all receiv able weather band stations. 앫 Ending sca n search 왘 Press SC soft key or S or T . The weather band station last played will be select ed and SC dis- appears f rom the disp[...]

209 Controls in detail Audio system Program categori es The cha nnels are categorize d. Categorie s allow you to tune to stations broadcasting a certain type of program (ca tegory mode) ( 컄 page 211). Calling up the SAT m ain menu 왘 Press SAT soft k ey. SAT is displa yed in the upper lef t-hand corner of t he di splay . Prior to activation of t[...]

210 Control s in detai l Audio system The f i rs t channe l 001 is ca lled up an d the PTY sy stem chan ges to all c ategories . If no station can be recei ve d, ACQU IRIN G appear s in the display. If the S atellite radio servi ce is not acti vate d, ACQU IRIN G will al so appe ar in the radio displ ay and NO SAT wi l l a p pe a r in th e multif u[...]

211 Controls in detail Audio system 왘 Press * . Input line ap pears in the m ain radio menu. 왘 Use nu mber keys to enter des ired chan nel within eight seco nds, e.g. 1 6 . The sy stem tune s to chan nel 16. The s tation y ou have select ed begi ns to play. Tuning via the pro gram c ategory list The category list contains all cu rrently re- cei[...]

212 Control s in detai l Audio system Tuni ng via s can s earch Scan sea r ch i s char acteriz ed as follows: 앫 Scan sea r ch p lays a c hannel for ap- prox imately ei ght second s and th en skips to the next ch annel wit hin the current category. 앫 Scan search can b e termi nat ed manu - ally. 왘 Press SC soft ke y. The se arch st arts. SC ap[...]

213 Controls in detail Audio system Calling up the ESN information menu 왘 Press INF soft k ey. 왘 Press ESN soft k ey. The twe lve-digi t electro nic seri al num- ber (E SN) of t he SAT t uner* in stal led in your ve hicle i s disp layed. 왘 Press RET soft key to ex it the menu. CD mode Safety pr ecautions General not es The sy stem may n ot be[...]

214 Control s in detai l Audio system D o n o t u s e C D s w i t h a n e i g h t c m d i a m e t e r , not even with a CD a dapter. Attempting to play CDs with an eight cm di ameter or playin g such CDs with a n adap ter may cause damage to the CD d rive. Such dam- age i s not cover ed by the Mercedes -Benz Limite d Warranty. Shou ld excess ively [...]

215 Controls in detail Audio system Operating the sin g le CD play er in the audio s ystem unit Loadin g a CD The si ngle CD player i n the au dio sys tem unit has capacity for one CD. Th e CD slot for lo ading th e driv e is l ocated undernea th the soft ke ys. 왘 Mak e sure the sys tem is sw itched o n. 왘 Inse rt CD into CD slot. T he la bel s[...]

216 Control s in detai l Audio system 1 CD 2 CD changer 3 CD tray 4 CD magazine 왘 Remove maga z ine 4 an d pull CD tray 3 fully out. 왘 Place CD 1 i n r e c e s s o f t r a y , l a b e l s i d e up. 왘 Push tray into magazine in direction of arrow. 왘 P u s h m a g a z i n e i n t o C D c h a n g e r * 2 in direction of arrow and close sliding[...]

217 Controls in detail Audio system Playing track s You have the following options: 앫 Audio system with CD changer *: se- lectin g CDs 앫 Dir ect tr ack entr y 앫 Track sk ip forwar d/revers e 앫 Fast forwa rd/reverse 앫 Scan 앫 Random tracks 앫 Repeat t rack Selec ting C Ds in the audio u nit with CD change r* 왘 You can select from among[...]

218 Control s in detai l Audio system The nu mber of t he track b eing play ed appear s next to TRAC K in the d isplay. You ca n only en ter ava ilable t rack num - bers. Skipping tracks forward/b ackward 앫 Skippi ng tracks for ward 왘 Press S button bri efly . The next tra ck will be playe d. 앫 Skippi ng tracks backward 왘 Press T button bri[...]

219 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Switching on r andom 왘 Press RDM soft key. RDM appear s in the display. A ran- domly select ed track is played. 앫 Switching off random 왘 Press RDM soft key again. Repeat The tr ack being played i s repea ted unti l the repeat function i s switched off. 앫 Switch ing on repe at 왘 Press RPT soft k ey. [...]

220 Control s in detai l Audio system Track a nd time displ ay 왘 Press T soft ke y. The nu mber of t he track b eing play ed and t he elaps ed playing t ime ap pear in the dis play. 왘 Press T soft ke y again . The total numbe r of tracks and the total playin g tim e of the CD appe ar in the disp lay. 왘 Press T soft ke y. The stand ard CD play[...]

221 Controls in detail Audio system When y ou insert y our Merced es-Benz speci fied mobi le tele phone * into the tele- phone crad le, you will be prompte d to en- ter you r PIN for 30 se conds ( 컄 page 221). This d isplay di sappea rs when you pres s any button. When y our mobil e telepho ne is inserte d into the telephon e cradle, you will se [...]

222 Control s in detai l Audio system Adjusting the volume 왘 Turn rotary c ontrol of N button dur- ing a telephone call. The v olume w ill incr ease or de crea se depending on the direction turned. Adjusting sound 왘 Adjust sound d uring a tele phone call. Sound adjustment ( 컄 page 19 9). Plac ing a call Enteri ng a telephone nu mber and start[...]

223 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Searchin g and call ing up telephone book entries by name You c an acce ss you r mobile tele- phone’s phone book using the audio syste m. You can access bot h the main entrie s and the sub- entrie s of your phone book. 왘 Press MEM soft key or pre ss ‚ or ƒ . 왘 Press d esired num erical key 2 to 9 . T[...]

224 Control s in detai l Audio system 왘 When y ou ha ve sele cted a n umber, pre ss s bu tton. The call will be mad e. 앫 Viewing the telephone number of a telephone book entry 왘 Search for desire d entry. 왘 Press NUM soft k ey. The telephone number of the phone book entry ap pears in th e displa y. 앫 Return ing call s rece ived 왘 Press [...]

225 Controls in detail Audio system Redial If the nu mber yo u have di aled is busy, y ou can again pla ce calls to the last ten tele - phone number s dialed using the re dial function. 앫 Manua l redial 왘 Press s butt on. The te lephon e number la st dia led will appear in the dis play. 왘 Select desired telephone number with button ‚ or ƒ [...]

226 Control s in detai l Audio system Muting a call It is possible t o mute a call; the caller is then no longer able to hear y ou . 앫 Mute on 왘 Press MUT soft k ey. 왘 MIC MUT E will ap pear in the display . 앫 Mute off 왘 Press MUT soft k ey again. Termin ating a call 왘 Press t button. The current c all is termin ated and the muted audi [...]

227 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Termi natin g a call 왘 Press t but ton. The c urrent ca ll is termi nated. Yo u are again c onnected with the caller previ ously placed o n hold. 앫 Combi ning two ca lls 왘 Press 3 an d s buttons. The c alls ar e comb ined into one call. 앫 Termi natin g a combi ned call 왘 Press t but ton. The connect[...]

228 Control s in detai l Audio system ter yo ur PIN for 30 se cond s ( 컄 pag e 228). This disp lay disa ppears when y ou press any button. When y our mobile telepho ne is inser ted into the te leph one cradle , you wi ll see th e reception strength i n the upper right-hand corner of the disp lay. Switching on the t elephone Swit ching o n the tel[...]

229 Controls in detail Audio system Adjusting sound 왘 Adjust sound during a telephone call. Sound adjustment ( 컄 page 199). Placing a call Enter ing a te lephone numbe r and start ing the dial ing proc ess 왘 Enter de sired t elephone n umber u sing buttons 1 to R . The number can have up to 32 digits, but on ly twelv e of these are visibl e i[...]

230 Control s in detai l Audio system 왘 Press MEM soft key or pres s ‚ or ƒ . 왘 Press d esired nu merical key 2 to 9 . The st ored entri es are se lected a c- cording t o the al phabetical or der of the in itial let ters (e. g. for S -Sch neider, pr ess butto n 7 four time s). or 왘 Press and ho ld button ‚ or ƒ . The sy stem ju mps from[...]

231 Controls in detail Audio system 왘 Press MEM soft ke y or press ‚ or ƒ . 왘 Press RCV soft key (r eceiv ed call s). The n umber o f receiv ed call s and then the cal l last rec eived appear briefl y in th e display. 왘 Select desired te lephone numb er with button ‚ or ƒ . The lette r R and the n umber of the memory position appe ar in[...]

232 Control s in detai l Audio system 왘 Press s b utton. The te lephone number la st dialed will a ppear in the disp lay. 왘 Select desired telephone number with button ‚ or ƒ . The le tter L and the number of the memory posi tion appears i n the left- hand corn er of the displa y. The numbers are stored in the order of the c alls receive d. [...]

233 Controls in detail Audio system Acceptin g a second inco ming cal l If you receive another call during an al- ready act ive cal l, you can accep t the sec- ond ca ll and switc h betwee n the two. 앫 Accep ting a second call 왘 Place new cal l by enteri ng tele- phone number manually. You are connected to the second call er; the fir st caller [...]

234 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Termina ting a c all 왘 Press t b utton. The curre nt cal l is termin ated. The connection to the caller previously kept on hold is al so interrupted; however, reconnection is indicated by an a cous tic signal . 앫 Combini ng two call s 왘 Press s b utton. The call s are comb ined into one call. 앫 Term[...]

235 Controls in detail Audio system GSM networ k phones Placing a “911” emergency call usin g audio h ead unit w ith the phone l ocked 왘 Press h butt on to switch to tele- phone operation. PIN? appear s in the audio di splay . 왘 Enter 91 1 using the numb er keyp ad on the au dio head unit. 왘 Press OK soft key or s button for dial ing to b[...]

236 Control s in detai l Audio system Placin g a “911” emergency call using audio head unit with the phone un- locked 왘 Press h button to switch to tele- phone operation. 왘 Enter 911 us ing the number keypad on the au dio head unit. 왘 Press s button for dialing to begin. DIAL ING appears in the audio displ ay while th e telepho ne establ [...]

237 Controls in detail Power wi ndows 왔 Power wi ndows Opening a nd closi n g the wi ndows The side windows are opened and closed electr ically . The swit che s for all th e side windo ws ar e on t he driver ’s doo r. The switch for the passenger door is on the pass enger door . 1 Left front window 2 Right front window War n i n g! G When closi[...]

238 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). Opening the windo ws 왘 Press sw itch 1 or 2 to the resis tance point. The corresponding window will move downwa rds until yo u release the switc h. Closi ng the win dows 왘 Pull s witch 1 or 2 to the resistance point. The corresponding window will move upwar ds un[...]

239 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Stopping windows 왘 Press or pull resp ective swit ch again. Opening a nd closing the wi ndows with the SmartKey The panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel* ( 컄 p age 241) w ill al so be opene d or closed when the power windows are oper- ated with the Sma rtKey. ! If the upward movement of the window is[...]

240 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows 왘 Aim tran smitter ey e at the dr iver’s doo r handle. Opening ( Summer openin g feature) 왘 Press and hold button Œ after unlocking the vehicle. The windows and panorama roof wi th power tilt/ sliding panel* ( 컄 pag e 241) begin to open after approximately one second. 왘 Releas e the Œ button to st[...]

241 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding panel * 왔 Panorama ro of with power t ilt/slidin g panel* Opening and clo s ing the roll er sunblin ds for the pa norama roof wit h power ti lt/slidin g panel The til t/slidi ng panel an d the rolle r sun- blind s are ope ned and c losed electrica lly. The swi tch for the ti lt/slid [...]

242 Control s in detai l Panorama r oof with power tilt/sliding panel* Opening and cl osing the roller sunbli nds 왘 To open or close the roller s unblinds, move th e roof pane l switch to the resis- tance point in the re quired directi on 1 to 4 . Relea se the roof pane l switch whe n the roller sunblinds have reached the de- sired position. Full[...]

243 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding panel * Wa rn i n g! G When open ing or closi ng the ti lt/slidi ng pan- el, make su re there is no danger of anyone being ha rmed by th e opening or clos ing pro- cedure. The ope ning procedu re of the t ilt/sli ding panel can be i mmediately halted by r eleas- ing the switch or, if t[...]

244 Control s in detai l Panorama r oof with power tilt/sliding panel* 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). Opening a nd closing the pan orama roof with power t ilt/sliding panel 왘 To open, close, raise, or lower the tilt/sliding panel, move the roof panel switc h to resist ance p oint in th e re- quired direction of arrows 1 to 4 . Release[...]

245 Controls in detail Panora ma roof with p ower tilt/sli ding panel * 왘 Aim tran smit ter eye at the dr iver‘s do or handle. Open ing (Summe r openin g feat ure) If the roller sunblind is clos e d: 왘 Press a nd hold button Œ afte r unlo cking the vehicle . The windows and the roller sunblind begin to open after approximately one second. ?[...]

246 Control s in detai l Panorama r oof with power tilt/sliding panel* Synchroni zing the pano rama roof with power ti lt/sliding pa nel and th e roller sunbli nds The tilt/sliding panel after must be synchronized 앫 after the battery has been disconnected or discharged 앫 after the tilt/sliding panel has been closed manually 앫 the ti lt/slidi [...]

247 Controls in detail Driving systems 왔 Driving systems The dri ving sys tem of yo ur vehi cle is describe d on the followin g pages: 앫 Cruise control, with which the vehicle can ma intain a preset sp eed For information on the BAS , ABS and ESP drivin g syste ms, see “Drivi ng safe ty sys- tems” ( 컄 page 81) . Crui se contro l Cruis e c[...]

248 Control s in detai l Driving systems 1 Sets current or higher speed 2 Sets current or lowe r speed 3 Cancels cruise control 4 Resume s at last s e t s peed Setting current speed 왘 Accelera te or decelerate to the de sired speed . 왘 Briefl y lift 1 or depress 2 the cruise contr ol lever . The c urrent sp eed is set . 왘 Remove your f oot fr[...]

249 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a hi gher speed 왘 Lift cruise control lever to position 1 and hold it up unti l the des ired spee d is reac hed. 왘 Relea se crui se control lever. The new sp eed is set. Setting a lower speed 왘 Depr ess crui se contro l leve r to posit ion 2 and hold it down unti l the desire d speed is reached. [...]

250 Control s in detai l Loading Roof rack * 1 Faste ning point s 2 Rubbe r strip 왘 Mount the roof rack only between the fasteni ng point s 1 and i n the recess of the rubber s trip 2 . 왘 Secure the roof rack according to manufacturer’s instructions for insta llation. Spli t re ar bench se at To expand the cargo area, you can fold down the l [...]

251 Controls in detail Loading Folding the backrest forward 1 Relea se hand le 2 Seat cushion 3 Relea se lever 4 Backre st 왘 Pull re lease h andle 1 . 왘 Fold se at cushion 2 forwa r d. 왘 Fully retrac t and fold rearward head restrai nts ( 컄 page 104). 왘 Pull re lease le ver 3 . 왘 Fold ba ckrest 4 forwar d. Setting up rea r seat bench 1 [...]

252 Control s in detai l Loading Luggage cover 1 Secur ing stra ps Removal 왘 Take off securing straps 1 . 왘 Pull cover in direction of arrow 2 . Installa tion 왘 Plac e cover int o hold er. 왘 Attach secu ring straps to trunk li d. Loading in structions The to tal load weight includin g veh icle occupants and luggage/cargo should not excee d [...]

253 Controls in detail Loading Always p lace items being car ried agai nst front o r rear sea t backre sts, and fa sten them a s securely as poss ible. The heaviest portion of t he cargo should alwa ys be kept a s low as possibl e sinc e it influences the handling characteris tics of the vehicl e. Cargo tie-do wn ring s Four ri ngs are lo cated in [...]

254 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Storage compartmen ts Glove box 1 Glove box lid release 2 Glove box Openin g the glove box 왘 Pull l i d re lease 1 . The g lov e box lid open s downwa rd. Closing the glov e box 왘 Push li d up to close. 1 Unlocked 2 Locke d Locking th e glove box 왘 Inse rt mec hanical key ( 컄 page 377) into the glov[...]

255 Controls in detail Useful features Armrest storage c ompartmen ts 1 Handle 2 Button (passenger side) 3 Butt on (dri ver’s s ide) Opening storage compartment 왘 Pull han dle 1 and lift armrest. Closin g storage compar tment 왘 Press a rmrest do wn unti l it enga ges into pl ace. Open ing tele phone compar tment 왘 Press bu tt on 3 on driver[...]

256 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Cup holder s in front of seat armrest Undern eath the s wiveling c up hol der is another stationary cup holder. You can only use this when th e swivel ing cup hol der is pulle d out and c omplet ely turn ed outward. Slidin g out the sw iveling c up holder 왘 Press button 1 . The cu p holder slides upward. [...]

257 Controls in detail Useful features Turnin g the s wiveling cup ho lder inw ard and slidi ng it in 왘 Turn the c up hold er in the direct ion o f arrow 3 until it e ngages. Turn the c up hold er in the direct ion o f arrow 4 until it engag es. Parcel net in front pa ssenger foot well A small convenience parcel net is loc ated in the front passe[...]

258 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Removi ng ashtra y insert 왘 Secure ve hicle f r om movemen t by setting the parki ng brake. 왘 Move t he gear se lector le ver to position N (manual transmi ssion: second gear). Now you have more room to take out the asht ray insert. 왘 Push slid ing butt on 2 to the right. The a shtray inse rt 3 slid e[...]

259 Controls in detail Useful features Cigarette lighter 1 Cover plate 2 Cigaret te lighter 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 33). 왘 Briefl y pres s the b ottom of cover plate 1 . The a shtray op ens aut omatica lly. 왘 Push in cigarette l ighter 2 . The cigare tte lighter will pop out auto maticall y when h ot. 왘 Push down c over plate[...]

260 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Elect rical outle t Socket in the rear passenger compa rtment 1 Cover 2 Electrica l outlet cover 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). 왘 P ul l a t t op o f co v er 1 to open ashtray. 왘 Flip ele ctrical outl et cover 2 to the left and ins ert elect rical plug (c igarette lighter type ). Telephon e*[...]

261 Controls in detail Useful features You can take and place telephone calls us- ing t he s and t buttons on t he steering wheel. To carry out other tele- phone functions, use the control system ( 컄 page 15 3). See sep arate o perat ing manual for instr uc- tions on how to use the telephone. Tele Aid* Wa rn i n g! G Plea se do n ot forget that y[...]

262 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures The Tele Aid sy stem (T el e matic A larm I dentification on D e- mand) The Te le Aid sys tem cons ists of th ree types of response: 앫 automatic and manual emergency 앫 roadsi de assis tance and 앫 infor mation The Te le Aid s ystem is operati onal pro vid- ing tha t the vehi cle’s battery is charged,[...]

263 Controls in detail Useful features Emergency calls An emer gency cal l is ini tiated au tomatical - ly fo llowing an ac cident i n whic h the em er- gency tensioning devices (ETDs) or air bags dep loy. An eme rgency ca ll can a lso be in itiated manual ly by ope ning the c over next to the inte rior rear v iew mirro r labe led SOS, then briefl [...]

264 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Initia ting an emerge ncy cal l manual ly 1 Cover 2 SOS b utto n 왘 Briefl y pres s on cove r 1 . The c over will o pen. 왘 Press SO S button 2 brief ly. The indicator lamp i n SOS button 2 will fla sh until the e mergenc y call is concluded. 왘 Wait for a voi ce connection to the Re- sponse Center. 왘 [...]

265 Controls in detail Useful features Roadsi de Assista nce butt on • The Ro adside As sistanc e button • is locate d below th e center a rmrest co ver. 왘 Press and hold the button (for longer than two seconds). A call to a Me rcedes-Ben z Roadside As- sistan ce dispatch er will be i nitiated. The but ton will fl ash whi le the cal l is in p[...]

266 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Informatio n button ¡ The Information button ¡ is located below th e center ar mrest cov er. 왘 Press and hold the button (for longer than two seconds). A call to the Custome r Assi stance Cen- ter will be initiated. The button will flash w hile the c all is in pr ogress . The messag e Conn ectin g cal l[...]

267 Controls in detail Useful features Upgrade scenario An eme rgency call is possib le even if other servic es are acti ve. ! If the indic ator lamps d o not start flash- ing after pressing one of the buttons or remain illumi nated (in red) at any tim e, the Tel e Aid syste m has detecte d a malfunction or the service is not cur- rently active, an[...]

268 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Remote door unlock In case you have locked you r vehi cle uni n- tention ally (e .g. SmartKey inside v ehicle), and th e reserve ke y is not handy: 왘 Contact the Mercedes-Benz Response Cen ter at 1-800- 756- 9018 (in t he USA) or 1-888-9 23-8367 (in Ca nada). You will be asked to provide your pass- word w[...]

269 Controls in detail Useful features Stolen Vehi cle Recovery ser v ices In th e event y our vehicl e was s tolen : 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 y ou when you su bscri bed to the servi[...]

270 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures War n i n g! G Before pr ogrammin g the int egrated remo te control t o a garage do or opener or gat e operator, make sure people and object s are out of t he way of the de v ice to prevent potential harm or damage. When program- ming a garag e door open er, the door moves up or down. When pro gramming a ga[...]

271 Controls in detail Useful features Progra mming or repro gramming the in- tegrated r emote cont rol Step 1: 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 33). Step 2: 왘 If you hav e previous ly programme d an integrated s ignal transmitter button and wish to reta in its programmi ng, proc eed to step 3. Ot herwi s e, p ress and hold the two outer s i[...]

272 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Step 5: 왘 When th e indicato r lamp 1 flashes rapidly, release both but tons. Step 6: 왘 Press and hold the just- trained inte- grated signa l transmitter button and obser ve the ind icator lamp 1 . If the indicator la mp 1 stays on con- stant ly, pro grammi ng is comple te and your d evice shoul d activ[...]

273 Controls in detail Useful features Step 9: 왘 Press “training” button on the garage door opener motor head unit. The “ training light” is activ ated. You ha ve 30 secon ds to init iate the foll owing step . Step 10: 왘 Firml y press, hold for two seco nds and rele ase t he progr ammed integ rated signal transm itter button ( 2 , 3 or [...]

274 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Erasing the re mote contr ol mem ory 왘 Switch on the ignition. 왘 Simult aneou sly hold dow n the signal transmitte r buttons 2 and 4 , for approximately 20 s econds, until the indi cator lamp 1 blinks ra pidly. Do not hold for longer tha n 30 seco nds. The c odes of a ll three ch annels are erase d. Rep[...]

275 Operation The first 1000 miles (1500km) Driving instructions At the gas station Engine com partment Tires and wheels Winter driving Mainte nance Vehicle care[...]

276 Operation In the “Operation” section y ou will find de- tailed i nforma tion on ope rating, m aintain- ing and caring f or your vehicl e. The first 1000 miles (1500km) 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 rin[...]

277 Operation Driving inst ructions 왔 Driving inst ructions Drive sensib ly – save fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, de- pends on driving habits and operating con- ditio ns. To sa ve fuel yo u should : 앫 Keep t ires at t he re commend ed infla- tion pressure s 앫 Remove unn ecessary load s 앫 Remove roof rack when not in use 앫 All[...]

278 Operation Driving instruc tions Brakes To help pr event b rake disk corrosio n after driving on wet r oad s urfac es (pa rticula rly salted ro ads), it is adv isable to brake th e vehicl e with co nside rable forc e prior to parking. Th e heat genera ted serves to dry the brakes. If yo ur brake sy stem is norma lly only sub- jected to modera te[...]

279 Operation Driving inst ructions After hard braking, it is advisa ble to drive on for some ti me, rather t han immedi ately parking, so tha t the air stream will cool dow n the brak es fas ter. Driving off Appl y the brakes to test th em briefly af ter drivin g off. P erform th is proced ure only when th e road is clear of other traf fic. Warm u[...]

280 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 places on the trea d circum ference an d be- come visi ble at a tre ad depth of approx i- matel y 1 / 16 in (1. 6 mm), at w hich po int the tire i s consider ed worn and sh ould be replac ed. The tr eadwear indic ato[...]

281 Operation Driving inst ructions Hydr opl aning Depending on the depth of the water lay er on the road, hydroplaning may occur, e ven at low speeds and with new tires. Re duce vehicl e spee d, avoid tra ck grooves i n the road and appl y brakes cau tiously in the rain. Tire trac tion The safe speed on a we t, snow covered or icy road is alway s [...]

282 Operation Driving instruc tions Tire speed r ating Regard less of th e tire spee d rating, lo cal spee d limits s hould be o beyed. Us e pru- dent drivi ng speeds appropriat e to preva il- ing conditions. C 230 Kompresso r (standard i n U.S.A.; opti onal i n Canad a), C 3 20 Your v ehicle is f actory equipp ed with min . “W”-rate d tires, w[...]

283 Operation Driving inst ructions Winter driv ing instructio ns The mo st imp ortant rule for sli ppery or icy roads is to driv e sensib ly and to avoid abrupt acceleration, braking and steering maneuvers. Do not use the cruise control syste m under such conditio ns. When the vehi cle is in dange r of skid ding, move gea r se lector lever to posi[...]

284 Operation Driving instruc tions Standing water Passenger co mpartment Driving abroad Abroad, th ere is a n extens ive Mercede s-Benz servic e network at your disposal . If you plan to dri ve into areas which are not lis ted in the i ndex of yo ur Mercede s-Benz Cente r dir ectory, you should re quest perti nent inform ation fro m an author ized[...]

285 Operation Driving inst ructions Tel ephon es and two- way ra dios Radio transmi tters, such as a port able tel e- phone or a citizens band unit should only be use d inside t he vehicle i f th ey are con- nect ed to an ante nna tha t is inst alled o n the outs ide of the v ehicle. Refer to the radio tr ansmitter oper ation instruc tions regardin[...]

286 Operation Driving instruc tions Emissio n contr ol Certain systems o f the engin e serve to keep the toxic components of the exhaust gases within per missible l imits requ ired by law. These systems, of course, will function proper ly only w hen main tained stri ctly accord ing to factor y specif ication s. Any adjustments on the engine should,[...]

287 Operation Driving inst ructions Wa rn i n g! G 앫 Driv ing when y our engi ne is badl y over- heated can cause some f luids, which may h ave le aked into the engine c om- partment, to catch fire. You could be seriously burned . 앫 Stea m from an overhea ted engi ne can cause seri ous burns and can oc cur just by opening th e engine ho od. Sta[...]

288 Operation At the gas st ation Refueling Th e fuel filler f lap is located on th e right-h and side of the vehi cle towa rds the rear. Lo cking/un lock ing the ve hicle wi th the remot e contro l automatic ally locks/ unlock s the fue l filler f lap. 1 To ope n the fue l filler f lap 2 Supplem ental tire infla tion pres sure table 3 To inse rt t[...]

289 Operation At the gas stati on 왘 Open the fuel fi ller flap by pushin g at the point indic ated by the arrow 1 . The f uel fill er flap s prings o pen. 왘 Turn the fuel cap co untercloc kwise and hold on to it unt il possibl e pressure i s rele ased. 왘 Take off th e cap and set it in di rection of arrow 3 the recess on th e fuel fi ller fla[...]

290 Operation At the gas st ation Check regula rly and b efore a long tri p 1 Coolant level 2 Brake fl uid (fuse box cover remove d) 3 Wind shield w ashe r and he adla mp cleaning system* Brake fl u id Remove fuse box c over before checking brake f luid ( 컄 page 410). Engine oil level For more information on engine oil, see “Engine oil” ( 컄[...]

291 Operation Engi ne compar tment 왔 Engi ne compar tment Hood Opening the hood The ho od lock re lease le ver is loca ted to the le ft of th e steerin g wheel u nder the dash board. 1 Hood loc k releas e lever 왘 Pull leve r 1 downwards. The h ood is unlocke d and ha ndle 2 will extend out of the radiator grille. 2 Handle for opening the hood ?[...]

292 Operation Engine compart ment Closi ng the hood 왘 Let the hood drop from a hei ght of approximat ely 1 ft (30 cm). The ho od will lock au dibly . 왘 Check to make sure the hood is fully closed. If you can rais e the hood a t a poin t above th e head lamps, then it is n ot proper ly closed . Open it again a nd let it drop with somewhat greate[...]

293 Operation Engi ne compar tment Checking engine oil level with the contr ol sy stem When c hecking the oil l evel 앫 the vehi cle must be parked on l evel ground. 앫 with th e engine at operating te mpera- ture, the vehicle must ha ve been stationary for at lea st five minutes with the engine tu rned off. 앫 with the engine not at operating t[...]

294 Operation Engine compart ment If you see the mes sage: Obse rve wai ting time 왘 If en gine is at o peratin g tempera ture, wait five minute s before repea ting check p rocedure. 왘 If engine is not at operating tempera- ture yet, wait 3 0 minutes befo re repeati ng check proced ure. If you see the mes sage: Engi ne o il le vel Not when engi [...]

295 Operation Engi ne compar tment C 230 Kompre ssor 1 Fil ler cap 왘 Unscrew filler cap 1 from filler neck. 왘 Add eng ine oil as re quired. B e careful not to overfill with oil. Be car eful not to spi ll any oil when adding. Avoid e nvironm ental dam age caus ed by oil entering the ground or water. 왘 Screw filler cap 1 back on filler ne ck. C[...]

296 Operation Engine compart ment Tran smissi on fluid level The transmission fluid level does not need to be checked. If you notice transmission fluid loss or gear shifting malfunctions, have an authori zed Merce des-Ben z Center check th e transmi ssion. Coolant l evel The engine coolant is a m ixture of water and an ticorro sion/a ntifre eze. T [...]

297 Operation Engi ne compar tment The coolant expansion t ank is located on the passenge r side of the engine com part- ment. 1 Coolant expansion tank 2 Cap 왘 Using a rag, turn the cap 2 sl owly approximately one half turn counter- clock wise to releas e any excess pre ssur e. 왘 Continue turni ng the cap counter clock- wise and remove it. The [...]

298 Operation Engine compart ment Batteries contai n materials that can ha rm the envi ronment if di sposed of improperl y. Recycl ing of ba tterie s is the preferred method of disposal. Many states require sellers of batterie s to accept old batter ies for re cycling . G Observ e all safe ty instru ctions and precautions when handling automotive b[...]

299 Operation Engi ne compar tment Wind shield wash er syst em and head lamp cle aning system* Fluid for t he windshie ld wash er system and the he adlamp cleanin g system * is su pplied from the windsh ield wa sher rese rvoir. It has a capacity of: 앫 3.2 US qt. (3 l) in vehic les without head lamp clea ning syst em*. 앫 6.4 US qt. (6 l) in vehi[...]

300 Operation Tires and wheels See an au thoriz ed Merced es-Ben z Center for information on tested and recommend ed rims and tire s for sum mer and winter operation. They can also offer advice concerning tire s ervice and purchas e. Retreaded tires are not tested or recom- mende d by Merced es-Benz , since previ ous damage cannot always be recogni[...]

301 Operation Tires and wheels Tire car e and main tenance Regula rly ch eck yo ur tire infl ation pr essure at least once a month. For m ore informa- tion on checking tire inflation pressure, see “Recommended tire i nflation pres- sure” ( 컄 page 30 9). Tire inspect ion Ever y time you c heck you r tire infla tion pres sure, you should al so [...]

302 Operation Tires and wheels Tread d epth Do not allow your tire s to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are sharply re duced at trea d depths unde r 1 / 8 in (3 mm) . Treadw ear indic ators (TW I) are requir ed by law. T hese indi cators a re loca ted in six plac es on the trea d circumf erence a nd beco me visible a t a tread d[...]

303 Operation Tires and wheels Direct ion o f rotati on Unidirectional tires offer added advan- tages, such as better hydroplaning perfor- mance. To benefit, however, you must make sure the tires rotate in the d irection specif ied. An arrow on the sidewa ll indica tes the intended direction of rotation (spinning) of the tire. Loading the vehicle T[...]

304 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Driver ’s door B- pillar Following is a discussion on how to work with the information contained on the two placards with regar ds to loading you r vehicle. Tire a nd Loading In formation Your v ehicle is equipp ed with ei ther the Tire and Loading Inf ormation placard (Example A) or the Vehi cle Tire Information [...]

305 Operation Tires and wheels Placard (Example B) 1 Loa d limit inf ormatio n on the Ve hicle Tire I nformation placard The p lacard showing the lo ad limi t inform a- tion is loc ated on the driver’s door B-pillar. If you r vehic le is equipped with th e Vehicl e Tire Information placard ( Example B), loca te the hea ding “ Vehicl e Ca pacity[...]

306 Operation Tires and wheels Steps for d etermin ing cor rect load li mit The f ollowing s teps have b een develop ed 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 (Vehic les equi pped wit h placard Example A) 왘[...]

307 Operation Tires and wheels The hi gher th e weight of all o ccupants , the less ca r go a nd lug gage lo ad capa city is avai lable. For more information, see “T r ailer tongue load” ( 컄 page 30 8). Examp le Combined weight limit of occu- pants an d cargo from plac ard Numbe r of occupa nts (driv er and passeng ers) Seating config ura- ti[...]

308 Operation Tires and wheels Certi fication la bel Even afte r careful determinatio n of the combined weight of all occup ants, cargo and the tra iler t ongue load (if appl icable ) ( 컄 page 308) as to not exc eed the perm is- sible lo ad lim it, you mu st make su re that your v ehicle n ever e xceeds th e Gross V ehi- cle Wei ght Rating (GVWR [...]

309 Operation Tires and wheels Recomm ended tire inf lation press ure Your ve hicle i s equippe d with eith er the Tire a nd Loading Inform ation placar d (Exa mple A ) or the Vehi cle Tire Inform ation placard (Exampl e B ) located on the driver’s door B-pillar ( 컄 page 304). The tir e infla tion pres sure s hould b e checked regularly and sho[...]

310 Operation Tires and wheels Plac ard ( Exa mple A) 1 Tire a nd Loading Inform ation placar d with recommended cold tire inflation pressur es Placar d (Example A) li sts t he re commend - ed col d tire inf lati on pressu res for maxi- mum load ed vehicle weig ht. The tire inflati on pres sures li sted apply to the tires insta lled as ori ginal eq[...]

311 Operation Tires and wheels Be sure to readju st the tire inflation press ure for no rmal d riving s peeds. Yo u should wait until the tires are cold before adjus ting the tir e inflati on pressu re. Some ve hicle s ma y ha ve su pple ment al ti re inflation pressure information for vehicle load s less than th e maxi mum l oaded vehicle conditio[...]

312 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Inst all th e valve ca p. 왘 Repeat this pro cedure fo r each ti re. Potential problems asso ciated with underi nflated and overinfla ted tires Under infl ated tire inflat ion pressure Underinflate d tires can: 앫 cause excessive and uneven tire wear 앫 adversely affec t fuel economy 앫 lead to tire fail ure f[...]

313 Operation Tires and wheels Overin flated tire infla tion pre ssure Over inflated tires can: 앫 adversely affect handling charact e rist ics 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 istanc e Tire labeli ng Besides tire name (sale s designation) and m[...]

314 Operation Tires and wheels Tire siz e design ation, load and s peed rating 1 Tire wi dth 2 Aspect ratio in % 3 Radial tire code 4 Rim di ameter 5 Tire load rating 6 Tire s peed ra ting Genera l: Depending on th e design standa rds used , the tire s ize molded into the s idewall ma y have no letter or a lette r precedin g the tire size desi gnat[...]

315 Operation Tires and wheels Rim diamet e r The ri m diame ter 4 ( 컄 page 31 4) is the diameter of the bead s e at, not the diame ter of the ri m edge. Rim diamete r is indicat ed in inches (in ). Tire load rati ng The tir e load rati ng 5 ( 컄 p age 314) i s a numerical code associated wi th the maximum load a tire can support. For exam ple, [...]

316 Operation Tires and wheels Tire speed ra ting The tire sp eed rating 6 ( 컄 pag e 314) indi cates the a pproved maximu m speed for the tire. Summe r tires 앫 At the t ire manufacturer’s option, any tire with a sp eed capabili ty above 149 mph ( 240 km/h) can i nclude a “ZR” in the size designa tion (fo r exam - ple: 245/ 40 ZR1 8). To d[...]

317 Operation Tires and wheels 앫 Any tir e with a speed capability above 186 mph (300 km/h ) must in clu de a “ZR” i n the siz e desi gnation A ND the servic e description mus t be placed in parenthes is. Example : 275/40 ZR 18 (99Y ). T he “( Y)” spee d ratin g in paren- thesi s design ates the maxim um speed capabil ity of the tire as b[...]

318 Operation Tires and wheels DOT, Tire Iden tification Number (TIN) U.S. tir e regulati ons requi re each ne w 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 entifier which facili- tates e fforts by ti re manufactu res to notify purchasers in recall situa tions or othe[...]

319 Operation Tires and wheels Tire type cod e The code 4 ( 컄 page 318) may, at the option of the manufacturer, be used as a descr iptive cod e for iden tifying si gnificant characte ristics of the tire. Date of m anufacture The date of manufacture 5 ( 컄 page 318) ident ifies th e week a nd year of manufa c- ture. The first two fi gures identif[...]

320 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m tire infl ation pre ssure 1 Maximum permis sible tire inflatio n pressur e This is the maxi mum perm issible tire inflati on pres sure f or the tire. Always follow t he re commend ed tire inflat ion pressu re ( 컄 page 30 9) for prope r tire inflation. Uniform Tire Qualit y Grading Sta ndards (U.S. vehicles)[...]

321 Operation Tires and wheels Quality gr ades ca n be found, where a ppli- cable, on the tire sidewall between t read shou lder an d ma ximu m sec tion width . For example : 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 gr ade is a comparativ e rat- ing based on the[...]

322 Operation Tires and wheels Temperature The te mperature g rades are A (the high- est), B , and C, re presenting the tire’s res is- tance to the generation of heat a nd its ability to dissipat e heat when tes ted unde r controlled conditions on a specified indoor labor atory t est whee l. Susta ined high te m- perature c an cause the material [...]

323 Operation Tires and wheels Tire and l oading term inology Accessory w eight The combined weight ( in excess of those 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 items ar e availabl e as factor y-ins talled e quipment [...]

324 Operation Tires and wheels GVW (G ros s V eh ic le W eight) The G VW comprise s the weig ht of the vehi cle incl uding fu el, tool s, spa re wheel, insta lled acce ssorie s, pass engers an d cargo and, if appl icable , trailer ton gue load. The GWV m ust neve r excee d the GWVR indicated o n the Certif ication label located on the driv er'[...]

325 Operation Tires and wheels PSI (P ounds p er s quare i nch) A stan dard unit of measure for air p ressure -> bar, kilo pascal (kPa ). Recomm ended tire inf lation press ure Recommended tire inflation p ressure listed on placard located on driver's door B-pillar for normal driving conditions. Provi des bes t hand ling, tr ead lif e and r[...]

326 Operation Tires and wheels Uniform Tire Qualit y G rading Stand ards A tire info rmation sy stem th at provide s consumers with ratings f or a tire's traction, tempera ture an d treadwea r. Ratings are determi ned by ti re manufa cturers using government te sting procedure s. The rating s are molde d into the sidewall of the tire. Vehicle [...]

327 Operation Tires and wheels For information on wheel change , see the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 page 3 73) and ( 컄 page 394). Wa rn i n g! G Have th e tighte ning to rque che cked af ter chan ging a whee l. Whee ls could b ecome loose if not tightened wi th a torqu e of 80 lb-ft (110 Nm). Only use genuin e Merced es- Benz wh eel bolt[...]

328 Operation Winter driving Before the onset o f winter, have your vehi cle wint erized at an au thorized Merced es-Be nz Cente r. This se rvic e include s: 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water of the windshiel d and headlamp cleaning system. Add MB Concentrate “S” t o a pre[...]

329 Operation Winter dri ving Block heater (Canada only) The eng ine is equipped with a block heater . The el ectric al cable m ay be ins talled a t an au thorized Me rcedes -Benz C enter. Snow chains Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to ex- cee d 30 mp h (5 0 km/ h). R emo ve cha ins as soon a s possibl e when d[...]

330 Operation Mainte nance In the “Operation” section you will find detailed information on operating, mainta ining and c aring fo r your vehic le. We strongl y recomme nd that you have your v ehicle se rvice d by an auth orized Merced es-Be nz Cente r, in ac cordan ce with the Maintenanc e Booklet at the times call ed for by the main tena nce [...]

331 Operation Maint enance Clearing the m aintenance s er vice indicato r The m aintenan ce servic e indica tor is automa ticall y cleared 앫 after ten seconds when you switch on the ignition or when re aching the main- tenan ce servic e thresh old while driving 앫 after 30 seconds, once the suggested mainte nance service te rm has pas sed You ca[...]

332 Operation Mainte nance Resetting th e maintenance serv ice indicato r In the ev ent that th e mainte nance servi ce on your vehicle is not carried out by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, you can have th e maintena nce serv ice indi cator reset. T he automoti ve maintenanc e facility carrying out the maintenance serv ice will find the informa[...]

333 Operation Vehicle care 왔 Vehicle care Cle aning and c are o f the ve hic le While in operation, even while parked, your vehi cle is subj ected to va rying exte rnal in- fluences which, if gone u nchecked, can at- tack the paintw ork as well as the under body and c ause la sting dam age. Such damage is ca u sed not only b y ex- treme a nd vary[...]

334 Operation Vehicle care We have s e lec ted car- care products a nd comp iled rec ommend ation s which a re specia lly ma tched to o ur vehi cles and which always reflect t he latest technolog y. You can obtain Mercedes-Benz approved car-care prod ucts at an authorized Merced es-Be nz Cente r. Scratches, corrosive deposits, corrosion or damag e [...]

335 Operation Vehicle care Engine c leaning Prior to cleaning the engine compartment make su re to pr otec t electri cal compo - 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 co mpartment afte r ever y engine cleaning. Before applying, al[...]

336 Operation Vehicle care Wiper blades 왘 Fold wipe r arms forwar d. 왘 Clea n the wip er blade ins erts wi th a clean cloth and detergent solution. Window cleaning 왘 Fold wipe r arms forwar d. 왘 Use a window cleaning solution on all glass s urface s. An automotive gla ss cleaner is recomme nded. Light all oy wheels Mercede s-Benz app roved [...]

337 Operation Vehicle care Instrument cluster Use a gen tle dishw ashing dete rgent or mild deter gent for deli cate fabrics as a washing solution. Wipe with a cloth moi st - ened i n lukewarm solution. Do not use scouring agents. Steering wheel a nd gear select or lever Wipe with a damp cloth a nd dry thorough ly or clean with Merc edes-Benz ap pr[...]

338 Operation Vehicle care Upholstery Using af termarket seat cover s or wear ing clothing that have the tendency to give off coloring ( e.g. when wet, e tc.) may cause the upholste ry to become permanentl y dis- colored. By lining the seats with a p roper intermediate cover, contact- d iscoloration will be prev ented. Leather uph olstery Wipe le a[...]

339 Practi cal hi nts What to do if … Where will I find ...? Unlocking/locking in an emergency Opening/closing in an emerg ency Replacing SmartKey batteries Replacing bulbs Replacing wiper blades Flat tir e Battery Jum p start ing Towing the vehicle Fuse s[...]

340 Practi cal hints What to do if … Lamps in ins trument cluster General informa ti on: If any of the fol lowing lam ps in the i nstru- ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb s elf-check wh en swit ching o n the ignition, have the respective bulb checked and replaced if nece ssary. Problem Po ssible cau se Suggested so lution - The ye llo[...]

341 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Po ssible cau se Suggested s o luti on 3 (Canada onl y) ; (USA only) The red br ake warn ing lamp come s on whil e driving and you he ar a warning so und. You are driving with the parking bra ke set. 왘 Releas e the park ing br ake ( 컄 page 50) . The red br ake warn ing lamp come s on whil e dri v[...]

342 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible cau se Suggested solution ú (USA only) ± (Canada o nly) The y ellow eng ine mal funct ion ind icato r lamp c omes on while driving. There is a malfu nctio n in: 앫 The f uel mana gement syste m 앫 The ignition system 앫 The emission control sys tem 앫 Syst ems whic h affec t emiss ions S[...]

343 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Problem Possible cause Suggested s olution v The yel low ESP wa rning lam p come s on whil e driving . The ESP is deactivated. Risk of acci dent! Adapt your sp eed and driving to the prev ailing road, weather and traf fic conditions. 왘 Switch the ESP bac k on ( 컄 page 85). If the ESP cannot be swit ched [...]

344 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible caus e Suggested so lution The ye llow fu el tank re serve warni ng lamp in the fuel ga uge com es on whi le drivin g. The f uel level h as gone below th e reserv e mark. 왘 Refuel at the next gas s tation ( 컄 page 288) . < The red seat belt telltal e illu mi- nates for a brief pe riod a[...]

345 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Lamp in center console Problem Possible cause Su ggested solution 56 The front passenger front air bag off in dicator la mp illumi nates an d remains il luminated with the weight of a typica l adult o r some- one larg er t han a smal l ind ivid ual on the front passenger seat. The system is ma l functioning.[...]

346 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Poss ible cause Suggested solution 56 The front passenger front air bag off in dicato r lamp does not illuminate and/or does not rema in illu minated w ith the weigh t of a typic al 12-month-old child in a stan- dard child restrain t or less on the front passeng er seat. The sys tem is malfunc tionin g[...]

347 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Vehicle status messages i n the multifuncti on display Warning and malfunction me ssages appear in the mult ifunctio n disp lay located in the inst rument cluster. Certain war ning and malfunct ion messag- es are accompani ed by an audib le signal. Addres s these m essages a ccordin gly and follow the additi[...]

348 Practi cal hints What to do if … On the pa ges that follow , you will find a comp ilation of the mo st impor tant w arning and ma lfun ction messag es tha t may appear in the display . High priori ty messa ges ap pear in r ed color . For y our c onven ience the mess ages a re divided into two sections : 앫 Text m essages ( 컄 page 349) 앫 [...]

349 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Text messages Displa y message Poss ible cause Possible so lution Fro nt-pa ss airb ag acti vat ed See Oper ator ’s Ma nual Air b ag is activa ted whi le driv ing ev en though a child, small ind ividual, or ob ject belo w the sy stem's weig ht thresh old is on the front passenger seat, or the front pa[...]

350 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay messag e Possib le cause Possib le solution Front -pass airba g activ ated See O perat or’s Manu al If perform ing any of the abov e correcti ve steps is succes sful , the mess age Fro nt-pa ss airb ag de activa ted Se e Oper ator’ s Manu al will appe ar in the multifu nction d ispla y, conf irmin[...]

351 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Possible cause Possibl e solution Fro nt-pa ss air bag d eact ivate d See Oper ator ’s Ma nual Air bag is dea ctivated while driv- ing even though an a dult or som e- one la rger tha n a sma ll indiv idual is occupying the front passenger seat. Force s acting on the seat may m ake the syst[...]

352 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay messag e Possible cause Possib le solution Front -pass airba g deact ivat ed See O perat or’s Manu al Note that a fter performing the co rrective steps, i t may take up to 60 seconds for the message Front -pas s a irbag a ctiv ated See O pera tor’s Manua l to appe ar. If th e mess age Front -pas s[...]

353 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay me ssage Possible cause Po ssible sol ution ABS malf uncti on. Visi t works hop. The AB S has d etected a malf uncti on and has sw itched off. Th e ESP and t he BAS are also deacti vated. The br ake syste m is st ill func tionin g normally but wit hout the ABS avai lable. 왘 Continue driving with a[...]

354 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay messag e Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n BAS unava ilabl e See O perat or’s Manu al The charg ing vo ltage has fa llen be low ten volts. The BAS has s witch ed off . The battery mi ght not be charged suffi ciently. The brak e syste m is stil l func tioning normally but withou t the BAS availa bl[...]

355 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Displa y message Poss ible cause Possible so lution ESP una vaila ble See Oper ator ’s Ma nual The ESP was deac tiv ated be cause of a malf unction or inte rrup ted powe r supply . The ABS might not be operational. The br ake sys tem is st ill func tionin g normally but without the ES P available. 왘 Cont[...]

356 Practi cal hints What to do if … Disp lay messag e Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n ESP malfu nctio n. Visit work shop . The ESP i s deactivate d because of a malfunction. The brak e syste m is stil l func tioning normally but without the ESP a vailable. 왘 Contin ue drivin g with ad ded ca ution. 왘 Visit an aut horize d Mercedes-B enz [...]

357 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Symbol messages Disp lay symbol Displ ay message Possible cause Possible solutio n # Batt ery Alt erna tor Visi t works hop. The battery is no longer charging: 앫 brok en poly -V-belt 앫 alternator malfunctioning 왘 Stop i mmediat ely and chec k th e poly-V-be l t. If it is broken: 왘 Do not c ontinue to[...]

358 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Disp lay messag e Possible c ause Poss ible so lution ! (Canada only ) ; (USA only) Par king br ake Rel ease br ake. You ar e driving wi th the parkin g brake set. 왘 Relea se the parking brak e ( 컄 page 50). 2 Brak e wear Vis it wo rksh op. The bra ke pads have reache d the ir wear limit. [...]

359 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage P ossible ca use Pos sible solution B Cool ant Che ck leve l The coolant level is too low. 왘 Add coolant ( 컄 page 296 ). 왘 If you have t o add coolant freque ntly, have the cooli ng system c hecked by an au thorized Me rcedes -Benz C enter. Wa rn i n g! G Do not spill [...]

360 Practi cal hints What to do if … During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem - perature may rise close to 248 °F (120 °C). Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n • Coola nt Stop, engi ne o ff! The coolant is too hot. 왘 Stop th e vehicl e and tur n off the engin e. 왘 O[...]

361 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage Possibl e cause Possib le so lutio n • Cool ant Sto p, engi ne off! The poly-V-bel t could be broken. 왘 Stop immed iately a nd check th e poly-V-belt. If it is broke n: 왘 Do not co ntinue to dr ive. Oth erwise th e engine will ov erheat due to an inop erativ e water pu[...]

362 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n Ñ Cruis e contr . Dr ive to wo rksh op Cruise control is malfunctioning. 왘 Visit an aut horize d Mercedes-B enz Center. G Displ ay ma lfun ction . Visit work shop . The instru ment cluste r display is malfunctioning. 왘 Contin ue drivin [...]

363 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssages Poss ible cause Possible so lution : USA only: At nex t gas sta tion add 1 .0 qt eng ine oi l Canada only: At nex t gas sta tion add 1.0 l engin e oil The engi ne oil lev el is too low. 왘 Add engine oil ( 컄 page 294) an d check the eng ine oil le vel ( 컄 pa ge 293). E[...]

364 Practi cal hints What to do if … When th e messa ge At n ext g as s tatio n add 1. 0 qt engi ne oil (Can ada: 1.0 l ) appear s while the en gine is ru nning an d at opera ting tempera ture, th e engine oil level has drop ped to app roximat ely th e mini- mum lev el. When th is occurs, the warning w ill fir st come on intermittently a nd then [...]

365 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage Possib le cause Possible solutio n 4 Che ck gas ca p. See Oper ator ’s Ma nual A loss of pressu re has been detect ed in the fu el system. T he fuel cap m ay not be close d proper ly or the fuel sys tem may be leak y. 왘 Check t he fuel cap ( 컄 p age 28 8). If it is not[...]

366 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n . 3rd b rake lamp The hig h mounted br ake lam p is malfunctioning. This message will onl y appear if all LE Ds have stop ped wo rking. 왘 Visit an aut horize d Mercedes-B enz Center as soon as p ossible. Backu p lamp, left The lef t back u[...]

367 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage Possibl e cause Possible solution . High beam lef t The le ft high beam lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. High beam rig ht The right hi g h beam lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. Lic ense pl ate lam p, left The [...]

368 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n . Lo w beam le ft The lef t low b eam lamp i s malf unction ing. Halogen he adlamp: 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. Bi-Xenon* headlamp: 왘 Visit an aut horize d Mercedes-B enz Center as soon as p ossible. Lo w beam ri ght The righ[...]

369 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage Possibl e cause Possible solution . Swi tch o ff l ights . This dis play appe ars if the driver’s do or is open ed and no Smart Key is in the s tarter switc h. 왘 Switch off the headl amps. Tail lamp le ft Sub stitu te b ulb o n The left t ail la mp is malf unctio ning. A[...]

370 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n . Turn si gnal left mi rror The left tu rn signal in the side mirror i s malfunctioning. This message will onl y appear if all ligh t emitting d iodes ha ve st oppe d workin g. 왘 Visit an aut horize d Mercedes-B enz Center as soon as p oss[...]

371 Practi cal hi nts What t o do if … Disp lay symbol D isplay me ssage Possi ble cause Possib le solution < Belt system Dri ve to wor kshop The s eat b elt sy stem is mal funct ioning . 왘 Visi t an authorized Mercede s-Benz Center as soon as possibl e. _ Ste ering oil Vis it work shop. The steering gear oil level is too low. There i s a da[...]

372 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possib le cause Poss ible solutio n K Close slid ./po p-up sunro of You have open ed the dr iver’s door wit h the SmartK ey removed from the starter switch and the panorama roof with power tilt/s liding pan el open . 왘 Close the panorama roof wi th power tilt/sli ding pane[...]

373 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? 왔 Where will I fi nd ...? First aid kit The firs t aid kit is s tored in th e trunk be- hind the left trim panel . 1 Handles 2 Trim p anel 왘 Turn handles 1 cl ockwis e. 왘 Remove the trim panel 2 . 3 First ai d kit 4 Securi ng strap 5 To loosen securing strap 왘 Loosen 5 the securing strap 4 . 왘[...]

374 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? Vehicl e jack Storage posi tion 왘 Remove the vehicl e jack f rom the spare wheel w ell under the trunk floor. 왘 Push the c r ank handl e up. 왘 Turn th e crank ha ndle clo ckwise unti l it engages (operational posi tion). Before st oring the vehicl e jack in its com- partment: 앫 It sho uld be ful l[...]

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

376 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? Storing the spare w heel If yo u wish to st ore the sp are wheel a fter use, carry ou t the following steps . Other- wise the spar e whee l will not fi t the wh eel well. 왘 Unscr ew the valve cap from the valve of the sp are wh eel. 왘 Care fully pus h the tip of the valve cap into the spare whee l val[...]

377 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking/locki ng in an emergency 왔 Unlock ing/locking in an emergency Unlocki ng the vehicl e If you are unable to unloc k the vehi cle with the Smart Key, open the driver’s door using the mech anical key and the t runk li d usi ng the em ergency re lease l ever. Removing the mechani cal key 1 Mec hanic al key l ockin g [...]

378 Practi cal hints Unlocking/l ocking in an emergency Unlock ing and opening t he trunk lid A minimum height cl earance of 7.1 ft. (2.1 6 m) is re quired t o open the trun k lid. The em ergency r elease is located on the inside of the trunk lid. 1 Cover 2 Emerg ency re lease l ever 3 Rear bench seat backre st 왘 Fold backr e st 3 for ward ( 컄 [...]

379 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking/locki ng in an emergency Locking the vehi cle If you are unable to lock the vehicle with the SmartKey, do the following: 왘 Clos e the pa ssenger do or and the trunk lid. 왘 Press the centra l lockin g switch in the center console ( 컄 page 98). 왘 Check t o see whethe r the lock ing knob on the passenger door ha[...]

380 Practi cal hints Unlocking/l ocking in an emergency The release button is on the right-hand side of the luggage compartment behi nd the side trim. 1 Side tr im 2 Releas e button 왘 Open th e trun k lid. 왘 Remove the side trim 1 fr om the right-hand side of the luggage compart- ment. 왘 Turn release button 2 clo ckwis e as far as will go . T[...]

381 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergenc y 왔 Opening/c losing in an emergency Panorama roof with po wer tilt/slidi ng panel* You can open or close t he tilt/sliding panel manually should an e lectrical malfunction occur. The til t/slidi ng panel d rive is loc ated be- hind the lens of the interior overhead light. 왘 Remove Sm artKey [...]

382 Practi cal hints Replacing SmartKey batteries If the batte ries in the Sma rtKey are dis - charged, the vehicle can no longer be locke d or unlock ed. It is recomme nded to have the batteries re placed at an autho- rized M ercedes -Benz Center. Batteries contai n materials that can ha rm the envi ronment if di sposed of improperl y. Recycl ing [...]

383 Practi cal hi nts Replac ing Sm artKey b atte ries SmartKey Replac ement batteri es: Lithium , type CR 2025 or e quivalent. 왘 Remove mec hanical ke y 1 ( 컄 page 377). 1 Mec hani cal k ey 2 Battery c ompartment 왘 Insert me chanical key 1 in side openin g and push grey sli de. Battery c ompartment 2 is u nlatc hed. 왘 Pull the batte ry com[...]

384 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Safe vehicl e operation depends on proper exterior light ing and si gnaling. It is there - fore es sential that all bu lbs and l amp as- sembli es are in good wor king ord er at all times. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely impor tant . Have he adla mps che cked an d readjus t ed at regular int ervals and [...]

385 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Front l amps Rear la mps Lamp Type 1 Additional turn signal lamps LED 2 Halogen headl amp: Turn signa l lamp Bi-Xenon* headlamp: Turn s i gnal lamp 1156 A 2357 A 3 Halogen headl amps: Low beam 1 Bi-Xenon* headlamp: Low and hi g h beam 1 Vehicl es with Bi-Xeno n* headl amps: Low bea m and high beam use th e same[...]

386 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Notes on bulb replacement 앫 Use only 12-volt bulbs of the same ty pe and with the speci fied watt rating. 앫 Switch lights of f befo re repla cing a b ulb to prevent sh ort circuits. 앫 Alway s use a clean lint-fr ee clot h when handling bulbs. 앫 Your hands should be dry and free of oil and grea se. 앫 If[...]

387 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs 3 Bulb socket for t urn signal l a mp bulb 4 Bulb h older of low beam bulb 5 Bulb holder of h i gh beam bulb 6 Bulb sock et for pa rking an d standi ng lamp bu lb Low beam bulb 왘 Turn housi ng cover 1 cou nterclock- wise and remove it. 왘 Turn bu lb holder 4 with t he bulb cou n- terclockwi se and remove it.[...]

388 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Front turn signal l amp b ulb 왘 Turn b ulb soc ket 3 counterclockwise and remo ve it. 왘 Press gently onto the bulb and turn counterclockwis e out of bulb sock et 3 . 왘 Press the new bulb ge ntly into bu lb sock et 3 an d turn clo ckwise unti l it enga ges. 왘 Plac e bulb sock et 3 back into the lamp an d [...]

389 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Left hea dlamp, m irror-image of ri ght headl amp 1 Housing cover for Bi-Xenon headl a mp 2 Housing c over for high beam flasher, parking a nd standing la mp 3 Bulb so cket fo r turn si gnal lam p 4 Bulb hold er for high beam f lasher 5 Bulb so cket fo r park ing and st anding lamp b u lb High beam bulb for hig[...]

390 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Par king a nd s tand ing l amp bulb 왘 Turn housi ng cover 2 co unterclock- wise and remove it. 왘 Pull out b ulb soc ket 5 with the bulb . 왘 Pull th e bulb ou t of bulb so cket 5 . 왘 Press t he new bulb into bulb socket 5 . 왘 Press bulb socket 5 back into the lamp. 왘 Align hous ing cover 2 and turn it[...]

391 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs 3 Tab 4 Bulb socket f or side ma rker lamp bulb 왘 Press ta bs 3 together. 왘 Remove t he b ulb carri e r. 왘 Press gently onto the respective bulb and turn counter clockwise out of its bulb socket . 왘 Press the new b ulb gentl y into its bulb sock et and turn cl ockwise un til it en- gag es. 5 Brake l amp[...]

392 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs License p late lamp 1 Scre w 왘 Loosen both screws 1 of the re spec- tive side . 왘 Remov e the licens e plat e lamp. 왘 Repla ce the bulb. 왘 Reins tall t he l icens e plate lam p . 왘 Retighten sc rews 1 .[...]

393 Practi cal hi nts Replacing wiper blades 왔 Replacing wiper blades Removing 왘 Remove Sm artKey from starter swi tch. 왘 Fold wiper arm fo rward. 1 Unlock 2 Lock 왘 Pull t he tab in t he dire ction o f arrow 1 and re move wind shield w iper. Installin g 왘 Slide the wipe r blade into the c utout on the wipe r arm (see a rrows). 왘 Slide t[...]

394 Practi cal hints Flat tire Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park th e vehicl e as far as possib le from moving traff ic on a hard sur face. 왘 Turn on the hazard warning flashers. 왘 Turn the s teering wheel so that t he front wheels are in a s traight a head position. 왘 Move the gear selector lever to P (manua l transmission to first or re verse [...]

395 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Lifting the vehicle 왘 Preven t the vehicle fro m rolli ng away by blo cking whee ls with wh eel chocks or other sizable objects. One wheel cho ck is inclu d ed with vehicle tool kit ( 컄 page 373). When c hangi ng whee l on a lev el surfa ce: 왘 Place the wh eel chock ( locat ed in t he vehicle tool kit) in front[...]

396 Practi cal hints Flat tire The jack take-u p brackets are loca ted directly behind the front wheel housings and in f ront of the r ear wheel h ousings . 1 Jack 2 Crank 3 Take-up bracke t 왘 Place jack on firm ground. 왘 Position jack 1 under the take-up bracke t 3 so that it is always v ertical (plu mb-lin e) as se en from the side , even if [...]

397 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Mounting the spare w heel 1 Wheel b olt for li ght alloy rims 2 Whee l bolt for light all oy spar e wheel rim s ize 4 1 / 2 B x 15 H2 왘 Clean contact surfaces of wheel and wheel hub. 왘 Guide the spare wh eel onto t he alig n- ment bolt and push it on. 왘 Insert w heel bolt s and tighte n them slig htly. 왘 Infl[...]

398 Practi cal hints Flat tire 왘 Unsc rew the alig nment bolt , instal l last wheel bo lt and tighten sl ightly. Inflating the spar e tire 왘 Take the electric a ir pump out of the trunk. 1 Flap 2 On/off swi tch 3 Electrica l plug 4 Air hos e with pressu re gauge and vent screw 5 Union nut War n i n g! G Use only genui ne equipment Mercedes -Ben[...]

399 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Open flap 1 on elec tric air pum p. 왘 Pull out el ectrical plug 3 and air hose with pressure gauge 4 . 왘 Remove the valve cap from valve . 왘 Screw ai r hose 4 onto the tire valve. 왘 Inse rt electri cal plu g 3 into vehic le cigar ette ligh ter sock et. 왘 Turn the SmartKe y in the st arter swit ch to pos[...]

400 Practi cal hints Flat tire Lowering the vehicle 왘 Lower v ehic le by turnin g crank co un- tercl ockwi se unti l vehicle is res ting fu l- ly on its own weight. 왘 Remove the jack. 1 - 5 Whee l bol ts 왘 Tighte n the five wheel bo lts evenly, fol- lowing the diagonal sequence illustra ted ( 1 to 5 ), un til all b olts a re tight. Observe a [...]

401 Practi cal hi nts Batter y 왔 Batte ry The batte ry is loca ted in the en gine com - partment on the right hand side. 1 Clamps Removing filter box 왘 Relea se cla mps 1 . 왘 Remove fil ter box. Instal ling filt er box 왘 Inse rt filter box proper ly. 왘 Secure it with clamp s 1 . War n i n g! G Failur e to foll ow these instruction s can r[...]

402 Practi cal hints Batter y 1 Negative ter minal 2 Positive termi nal cover Discon necting the battery 왘 Turn o ff the engine ( 컄 page 58). 왘 Turn o ff all el ectri cal consu mers. 왘 Remove SmartK ey from starter sw itch. 왘 Open the h ood ( 컄 pag e 291). 왘 Read and observe safety instructions and precau tions ( 컄 page 297). 왘 Re[...]

403 Practi cal hi nts Batter y Reconnecting the b attery 왘 Turn of f all ele ctrica l consu mers. 왘 Remove SmartKey fr om th e star ter switch. 왘 Connect the positive lead and fasten its cover 2 ( 컄 page 402). 왘 Connect the negative lead. 왘 Reinsta ll the filt er box ( 컄 page 4 01). Batteries contain mate ri als that ca n harm the env[...]

404 Practi cal hints Jump starting If th e battery is disc harged, the engine can be starte d with jumper c ables an d the bat- tery of an other veh icle. Ob serve the f ollow- ing: 앫 Jump starting should only be performed when the engine and cataly tic convert- er are cold. 앫 Do not start t he engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery t[...]

405 Practi cal hi nts Jump star ting The batte ry is loca ted in the en gine com - partment on the right hand side. The terminals for jump starting are located i n front of the battery. 왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Turn off the engine . On both vehic l es: 왘 Tur n off a ll el ectrica l consu mers . 왘 Apply pa rking brake. ?[...]

406 Practi cal hints Towing th e vehicle Merced es-Be nz recom mends th at the v ehi- cle be transported with a ll wheels off the ground using flatbed or appropri ate wheel lift/ dolly equi pment. This method is p ref- erable to other types of towing. When circum stances do not per mit the recommended towing methods, the vehi- cle ma y be towed wit[...]

407 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle ! To be ce rtain to avoi d a possibi l ity of damage to the transmission, however, we reco mmend the dr ive shaf t be dis- connected at the rear axle drive flange for any towing beyond a short tow to a nearby gara ge. War n i n g! G If cir cumstances require t owing the v ehic le with al l wheels on t he g[...]

408 Practi cal hints Towing th e vehicle 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 c ase, it is imp ortant to keep in mind that a con siderabl y higher de gree of effor t is necessary to brak e and stee r the ve- hicle. A dapt your dri ving accordingly. ! When towing t [...]

409 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle Installin g towing e ye bolt 1 Cover on right side of front bumper. 2 Cover on right side of rear bumper. To remove cover: 왘 Press mark on cover 1 or 2 in direc- tion of arrow. 왘 L i f t c o v e r o f f t o r e v e a l t h r e a d e d h o l e f o r towing eye bolt. The to wing eye bolt is supplied wi t[...]

410 Practi cal hints Fuses The el ectric al fuse s in you r vehi cle s erve to stop th e supply of electri city to a dev ice that is m alfunct ioning. T his helps to prevent damage to the othe r vehicl e electron ics. The fo llowing a ids are a vailabl e to help y ou change fuse s. 앫 Fuse ch art 앫 Spare fuses 앫 Fuse extrac tor The el ectrical[...]

411 Practi cal hi nts Fuses Main fuse bo x in passenger comp artment 1 Main f use box cover Opening fuse box 왘 Open th e driver ’s door 왘 Pull c over 1 open with a screw driver or similar tool (see a rrow). 왘 Remove cover 1 rearwar d. Closing fuse bo x 왘 Attach cover 1 in the front. 왘 Fold cover 1 in un til it en gages . Fuse box in eng[...]

412 Practi cal hints Fuses Installin g cover 왘 Insert c over 1 sideway s into retainer 3 . 왘 Twist s crews 2 90° cl ockw ise. Fuse box in tr unk The fuse bo x is located in th e trunk behind the lef t hand tr im panel. 1 Handles 2 Trim panel Opening 왘 Turn ha ndles 1 clockwise. 왘 Remove t rim pa nel 2 . 3 Fuse ex tractor 4 Fuse bo x cove r[...]

413 Technical data Parts ser vice Warranty coverag e Identification labels Layout of poly-V-belt drive Engine Rims and Tires Electrical system Main Dimensions Weig hts Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.[...]

414 Technical data The “T echnica l data” se ction pro vides th e necessar y technical data f or your vehicle . Parts service All auth orized Me rcedes -Benz Cen ters maintain a stock of genuine Mercede s-Benz parts requi red for mainte- nance and repair wor k . In addition, strate- gicall y located parts di stribution centers provide q uick an[...]

415 Technical data Warr anty coverag e 왔 Warr anty coverag e Your veh icle is cove red under the terms of the “ warrant ies” pri nted in t he Servi ce and Warranty Information booklet. An autho- rized Me rcedes-B enz Center will ex change or re pair a ny def ective parts o rigin ally installe d in the vehicle i n accordance with the term s of[...]

416 Technical data Identificat ion labels 1 Certific ation l abel 2 Veh icle Id entifica tion Number (V IN) 3 Vacuum line rout ing diagr am label 4 Engine number (engraved on engine) 5 VIN, visible (lower edge of windshield) 6 Emission control information la bel, includes both federal and Cal ifornia cert ifica tion exhaus t emissio n standard s i [...]

417 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive 왔 Layout of poly-V-belt drive C2 3 0K o m p r e s s o r 1 Power stee r ing pum p 2 Idler pu lley 3 Superc harger 4 Automatic belt tensioner 5 Air conditioning compressor 6 Crankshaft 7 Coolant pump 8 Generator ( alternator) C3 2 0 1 Automatic b elt tensioner 2 Power ste ering pump 3 Air conditioning [...]

418 Technical data Engine Model C 230 Kom press or (203. 740) 1 1 The quote d data app ly only to the standard vehicle . See an auth orized M e rcedes-Benz Ce nter for the correspondin g data of all sp ecia l bodies and sp ecial equipm ent. C 320 (203.764 ) 1 Engi ne 271 112 Mode of op erat ion 4-stroke engine, ga soline injection 4-stroke engine, [...]

419 Technical data Rims and Tires 왔 Rims and Tires Use on ly tires a nd rims w hich hav e been specif ically d eveloped for your vehicle and test ed and ap proved b y Merc edes-Benz . Other tire s and rims can have detr imental effect s, such a s 앫 poor handling characteristics 앫 increased noise 앫 incr eased f uel cons umptio n ! Moreover, [...]

420 Technical data Rims and Tires Same size tires Model C 230 Kompr essor (standard in Canada; Canada only ) Rims ( ligh t allo y) 7Jx1 6H 2 Wheel offset 1.22 in (3 1 mm) Summer tir es (rad ial-ply ti res) - All seas on tires (radi al-ply tires ) 205/55 R 16 91H M+S Winter tir es (rad ial-ply tires) 205 /55 R16 9 1H M+S[...]

421 Technical data Rims and Tires Mixed size tires Model C2 3 0 K o m p r e s s o r (standard in USA; optional in Cana d a) Evoluti on Package C3 2 0 Evoluti on Package Front axle: Rims (light allo y) 7 1 / 2 Jx1 7 Wheel offset 1.46 in ( 37 mm) Summer tire s (radial- ply tires) 225/45 R17 91W Rear axle: Rims (light allo y) 8 1 / 2 Jx1 7 H 2 Wheel o[...]

422 Technical data Rims and Tires Spare wheel C 230 Ko mpresso r C3 2 0 Rim (light alloy ) 4 . 5Bx 1 5H 2 4 . 5B x1 6H 2 Wheel offset 0.4 7 in (12 m m) 0.47 i n (12 mm ) Collaps ible Tire 165 - 15 89P 1 165/ 70 - 16 92P 1 1 Must not be used with snow ch ains.[...]

423 Technical data Electrical system 왔 Electrical system Model C2 3 0K o m p r e s s o r C3 2 0 Generat or (alternator) 14 V/120 A 14 V/120 A Starter motor 12 V/1.1 kW 12 V/1.7 k W Battery 12 V/100 Ah 12V/10 0 Ah Spark pl u gs Bosch F 6 MPP 332 Bosch F 8 DPP33 2 NGK PFR 5 R-11 Electrode gap 0. 031 in ( 0.8 mm) 0.0 39 in (1. 0 mm) Tightening torqu[...]

424 Technical data Main Dimensions Model C2 3 0K o m p r e s s o r C3 2 0 Overall v ehicle length 171.2 in (4 348 mm ) Overall v ehicle width 68.0 in (1728 mm) Overall v eh icl e height 55.4 i n (1406 mm ) Wheelbase 106.9 in (2 715 mm) Track, fr ont 59.2 in (1505 mm) Track, rear 58.1 in (1476 mm)[...]

425 Technical data Weights 왔 Weig hts Roof load max. 220 lb (100 k g) Trunk l oad max. 220 lb (100 k g)[...]

426 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Capaciti es Vehicle components and their respective lubrica nts must m atch. Therefo re use on ly brands tes ted and approved b y Mercede s-Benz . Please refer to th e Factory Approved Service Products pamphl et, or inq uire at your aut horize d Mercede s-Benz Ce nter. Model Capac ity Fuels, coo[...]

427 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Model Capac ity Fuels, coola n ts, lubric ants, etc. Fuel tank includ ing a reser ve of 16.4 US ga l (62.0 l) 2.1 US gal ( 8.0 l) Premi um unle aded gas oline: Minimum Posted Octane 91 (Avg. of 96 RON / 8 6 MON) Flexi ble Fu el Vehi cles (i dentified by a label readi ng Premium gaso line or E85 [...]

428 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Engine oils Engine oils ar e spec ifically tested f or the ir suitabi lity in ou r engines an d durabili ty for our ser vice inte rvals . Theref ore, onl y use approved engine oils and oil filters re- quired for vehicl es with Maintenan ce System (U.S. vehicl es) or FSS (Ca nada vehi cles). F or[...]

429 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Premium unleaded gaso line Fuel requirements Use on ly premi um unlea ded fu el meeti ng ASTM sta ndard D 439: 앫 The octane number (posted at the p u m p ) m u s t b e 9 1 m i n . I t i s a n a v e r a g e of both the Research (R) octane num- ber a nd the Mo tor (M) oct ane numbe r: (R+M) / 2)[...]

430 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Gasoline ad ditives A major concern among e ngine manufac- turers is carbon build-up caused by gaso- line. Me rcedes -Benz rec ommen ds 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 fuels withou t such a [...]

431 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Flexible Fuel Vehic les Fle xible Fu el Veh icles ar e iden tified by a label r eading Premium ga soline or E85 only! on fuel fill er fla p ). These vehi cles are des igned t o opera te on prem ium un leaded gasoli ne or Ethano l fuel (E85), or on any mi xture of these two. Etha nol fuel (E85 ) [...]

432 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Hot weath er perfor mance At am bient t emperatu res ab ove 95°F (35°C ) start ti mes may in crea se an d be accomp anied by a rough idle followin g the start . Cruisi ng range E85 fuel contains less energy per gallon than gasoline. T o ensure that eng ine per- formance with Ethanol fuel is si[...]

433 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. I f y o u u s e a s o l u t i o n t h a t i s m o r e t h a n 5 5 % anticorrosion/antifreeze (freeze pr otec- tion to approxima tely - 49°F [-45°C]) , the engin e temp eratu re will increase due t o the lower hea t transfer capabi lity of the so - lution. Therefore, do not use more than this a[...]

434 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Anti corrosion /anti freeze qu antity Model Approx . freeze pro tection –35°F (–3 7°C) –49°F (–45° C) C 230 K ompresso r 3. 0 US q t (2.8 l) 3.3 US qt ( 3.1 l) C3 2 0 3.4 US q t (3.2 l) 3.8 US qt (3.6 l)[...]

435 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Wind shield wash er syst em and head lamp cle aning system Both the windshi eld and hea dlamp washer syst ems are supplied from th e windsh ield washer fl uid reserv oir. The wa sher f luid rese rvoir h as a capa city of approxim ately 앫 6.4 US qt (6.0 l ) in vehicl es with h ead- lamp c leani[...]

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437 Technical terms ABS (A ntilock B rake S yst em) Prev ents the wh eels from lockin g up during braking s o that th e vehicle c an continue to be steered. Accessory w eight ( 컄 page 323) Air pre ssure ( 컄 page 323) Alignment bol t Metal pin with thre ad. The centering pin is an aid used when changing a t ire to ali gn the whee l with the whee[...]

438 Technic al terms Contr ol system The c ontrol sys tem is use d to call up vehicle inf ormation and to ch ange component settings. Information and messa ges appe ar in the m ultif unction displa y. The driver use s the buttons on the mult ifunctio n steering wheel to navigate throu gh the system an d to ad- just settings. Crui se control Driving[...]

439 Technical terms GPS* (G lobal P ositioning S ystem) Satel lite-ba sed syst em for re laying geographic location information to and from vehicl es eq uipped w ith spe cial re - ceiv ers. Emplo ys CD d igital ma ps for navigation. GVW (G ross V e hicle W eight ) ( 컄 page 324) GVWR (G ross V e hicle W eight R at ing) ( 컄 page 324) Instrument c[...]

440 Technic al terms Multifunction d isplay Displa y field in th e instrum ent cluste r used to present inf ormatio n provided by the co ntrol sys tem. Multifunction s t eering wheel Stee ring whee l with buttons for oper at- ing t he con trol syst em. Normal occupant wei ght ( 컄 page 32 4) OCS (O ccupant C la ssificat ion S ystem) The syste m au[...]

441 Technical terms Shift lock When th e vehicle is parked, th is lock preve nts the g ear sele ctor le ver from being moved out of position P without Smar tKey turned a nd brake ped al de- pre ssed . Sidewall ( 컄 page 325) SRS (S uppl ement al R estrain t S ystem ) Air bags, air bag control uni t (with crash sensor), emergency tensioning device [...]

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443 Index A ABS 25, 81, 437 Malfu nctio n indic ator la mp 34 0 Messa ges in di splay 3 53 Warni ng lamp 3 40 Accelerator position, automatic transm ission* 1 65 Access ory weight 32 3 Accident In case of 55 Activating Air conditioning (cooling) 193 Clim ate cont rol 17 9 Air recirc ulation mode 1 89 Clim ate cont rol 17 7 Anti-the ft alarm syst em[...]

444 Index Adjusting sound functions 199 Adjusti ng the volu me 199 Air bags 61 Children 62 Front 65 Front passenger front air bag off indica- tor lamp 27, 76, 345 Passenger 65 Safet y guidelin es 64 Side im pact 66 Windo w curtain 66 Air conditioner refrigerant 428 Air conditioning (cooling) Turning of f 1 92 Clim ate con trol 179 Turning on 192 Cl[...]

445 Index Audi o system 195 Audio and telephone, operation 195 Button and soft key operation 198 CD* opera tion 213 Opera ting and di splay e lements 196 Opera ting sa fety 195 Opera tion 198 Radio operation 203 Swit ching off 199 Swit ching on 198 Telephone* operatio n 220 Auto-dimming* for rear view mi rror 168 Automatic centr al locki ng Activat[...]

446 Index Bolts For spar e wheel 376 Brake Indicat or lamp 25 Brake assist syst e m (B AS) 437 Brake fl uid 290, 428 Checking 290 Messa ge in dis play 358 Brake la mp bulbs 385 Brake pa ds Messa ge in dis play 358 Brakes 2 7 8 Warnin g lamp 341 Break-in period 2 76 Bulbs , replacing 384 Additional turn s ignals 385 Brake lamps 385 Fog la mps 385 Fr[...]

447 Index Checking Brake fl uid 290 Coolant leve l 2 90, 296, 359 Head lamp clea ning fluid 290 Oil le vel 29 0, 292 Tire in flate pressure 290 Vehic le lig hting 290 Wind shield was her f luid 290 Child safety 70 Air bags 62 Front passenger front air bag off indica- tor lamp 27 , 76, 345 Infan t and ch ild restra int sys tems 66 , 70 LATCH chi l d[...]

448 Index Control syste m 123, 438 AUDIO menu 1 29 Convenience submenu 148 Displa y digital s peedome ter 128, 129 Displa y outsid e tempera ture 128 , 129 Functions 12 4, 127 Instrum ent cluster subm enu 137, 139 Interior li ghting delayed sh ut-off 147 Lighting submenu 144 Menus 12 6, 127 Mult ifunct ion d isplay 123 Multifu nction st eering w he[...]

449 Index Deactivating Air conditioning (cooling) 192 Clim ate cont rol 17 9 Air recirc ulation mode 1 90 Clim ate cont rol 17 8 Alarm 87 Anti-the ft alarm syst em 87 Autom atic cl imate control* 183 Centr al lockin g (co ntrol sy stem) 148 Charcoal filter 192 Clim ate contro l 173 Clim ate cont rol system 175 Cruise control 248 Defr ost 188 Defros[...]

450 Index Downhil l driving Cruise control 248 Downshifting Automatic transmission* 160 Manu al transmis sion 158 Drinking a nd driving 277 Driving Aquapla ning 281 General instructions 44, 277 In winter 283 Problems 5 5 Safet y system s 8 1 Throug h standing wat er 284 Drivin g abro ad 284 Drivi ng instruct ions 277 Driving off 27 9 Driving s afet[...]

451 Index Engine oil 292, 428 Adding 294 Additives 4 28 Checking level 292 Consumption 292 Dis play me ssages 363–36 4 Filler neck 295 Messa ges in disp lay 293 , 363–364 Viscosit y 438 Engin e oil leve l see Oi l level ESP 25, 8 3, 438 Mes sages in di splay 3 55–3 56 Swit ching off 84 Swit ching on 85 Warni ng lamp 343 ETD 438 Safe ty guidel[...]

452 Index FSS see Flex ible Ser vice S ystem (C anad a vehicles) Fuel 28 9 Additives 43 0 Cruising range 432 E85 ( Ethano l fue l) 432 Fuel reser ve warning lamp 344 Gasoline a dditives 430 Premi um unle aded gas oline 2 89, 427, 429 Requir ements 4 29 Reser ve warni ng 25 Switch ing (Fl exible fue l vehi cle) 43 1 Technica l data 426 Fuel a d dit [...]

453 Index Gross Vehi cle Weight Rating see GVWR Gross Ve hicle We ight se e GVW GVW 324 GVWR 324 H Halogen-type Front la mp bulbs 386 Hands-free microphone* 29 Hard plas tic trim item s Cleaning 337 Hazard warni ng flasher 116 Swit ching off 116 Swit ching on 116 Head res t rain ts Front seats 37, 102 Manual seat 102 Power se at* 103 Manu al seat 3[...]

454 Index Instrument cluste r 24 , 119, 439 Cleaning 337 Cool ant tempera ture d isplay 120 Illumination 119 Lamps in 343– 344 Mult ifunct ion d isplay 123 Outsid e tempera ture ind icator 1 21 Select ing langua ge 138 Instrument lighting 119 Instruments and controls see Cockpit Interior lighting 117 Activating automatic control 117 Deactivating [...]

455 Index LATCH child s eat anchors 78 Fold ing back 7 8, 79 Layo ut of poly- V-belt drive 41 7 Leather upholste r y Cleaning 338 Licens e plat e lamps Messa ges in di splay 3 67 Replac ing bulbs 3 85, 392 Light all oy whee ls Cleaning 336 Technical data 420 Light sensor 3 67 Lighter se e Cigarett e lighter Light ing 110 Automa t ic hea d lamp mode[...]

456 Index M Main dimensions 424 Maintenance Vehicle s with E85 fuel 432 Maintenance service Overdue 3 31 Types 331 Maint enance se rvice in dicator Calling up 331, 332 Clearing 331, 332 Maintenance System (USA vehicl es) 330, 4 39 Malfuncti on Displa ying 132 Malfun ction memor y Callin g up 132 Clearing 133 Manual he adlamp mode 1 11 Manual operat[...]

457 Index MON 28 9 MON (Motor Octane Number) 439 Mph o r km/h in sp eedomete r 137 Mult ifunctio n displa y 123 , 440 Disp laying gea r range 161 Select ing langu age 138 Setti ng date ( day) 142 Setting date (month) 141 Setti ng date ( year) 143 Standa rd displa y 1 27 Mult ifunctio n disp lay messa ges ABS 353 BAS 354 Brake fl uid 358 Brake pa ds[...]

458 Index One-tou ch gear shifting 160 Canceling gear range limit 161 Downshifting 16 0 Upshifting 160 Opening Ashtray, center console 257 Ashtray, rea r seat 258 Cup holde rs 256 Doors from the inside 94 Fue l filler f lap 28 9 Fue l filler f lap manu ally 379 Glove box 254 Hood 291 Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel* 242, 381 Panorama ro[...]

459 Index Parts see Parts s ervice 414 Parts se rvice 414 Passenger com partment 284 Fuse box in 411 Interior lighti ng 11 7 Inte rior rea r view mi rror 42 Parcel net in fro nt passen ger footwell 257 Pass enger saf ety see O ccupant safety Pedal s 277 Performance In cold weather 431 In hot weath er 432 Phone book* Loading 1 54 Quick se arch 155 P[...]

460 Index Rang e (distanc e to emp ty) Callin g up 152 Reading l amp 29 Rear benc h seat Foldab le 250 Rear fog l amp 385 Bulb 385 Switch ing on 113 Rear la mp bulbs Replac ing 390 Rear l amps Messa ges in displ ay 366– 370 Rear la mps s ee Tail lamps Rear pa ssenger c ompar tment Adjust able ai r vents 194 Rear pa ssenger c ompar tment, a djusta[...]

461 Index Resetti ng All functions (control system) 133 All functions of a submenu 135 Fuel consumption 152 Maintenance service indicator 332 Trip odometer 1 21 Residu al heat util ization 193 Residu al ventilati on 193 Restr aint syste m Messag e in di splay 356 Restr aint sy stem see Inf ant and ch ild r e - strain t system s Restr aint syste ms [...]

462 Index Servi ce life (tir es) 3 01 Serv ice S ystem see Flexi ble Servic e Sys- tem ( Canada v ehicles ) Serv ice S ystem see Maint e na nce sy stem (USA v ehicles ) Setting Convenience functions 136, 148 Cruise control 248 Current s peed 248 Date (da y) 142 Date (m onth) 141 Date (ye ar) 143 Daytim e running lamp mo de 144 Factory, S martKey 92[...]

463 Index Side wall 3 25 Simultan eous wiping an d washing Wind shield wipers 54 Single wipe 54 Smar tKe y 90 Lock ing and unl ockin g 90 Opening and closing the panorama roof with power ti lt/sliding panel* 24 4 Opening and closing windows 239 Replac ing batterie s 382, 383 Unlocking with 32 Snow chains 329 Soft ke ys Audio sy stem 198 Sound syste[...]

464 Index Stor ing t ires 302 Subme nus Convenience 148 For setting s 125 In co ntrol system 127 Instrum ent cluster 1 37, 139 Light ing 144 Resetting functions in Control syst em 135 Select ing 134 Settings menu 134 Time/ Date 139 Vehicle 148 Sun visors 169 Suppl emental R estraint System see SR S Switch ing Fuel ( Flexible f uel vehicle) 431 Swit[...]

465 Index Tele A id* Emer gency ca lls 26 3 Inform ation 266 Initi ating a n emergen cy call man ually 264 Messag e in di splay 372 Remote door unlock 268 Road side as sistanc e 265 SOS bu tton 264 Stolen vehicl e tracking servic es 269 Syst em self -chec k 262 Tele A i d S ystem 262 Upgrade s ignals 267 Telephone* 26, 260 Answer ing a call 154 Dia[...]

466 Index Tracki ng servic es For stolen v ehicle 269 Tracti on 164, 325 Trans mission gear se lector lev er Unloc king manua lly 380 Tran smission see Au tomatic transmis sion* 29 6 Tread 325 Tread de pth 302 Tread de pth (tires) 328 Treadwe ar indicators 325 Trim panel Opening 412 Trip com puter 151 Trip odometer Reset t ing 12 1 Trunk Closin g t[...]

467 Index Useful feature s 2 54 Ashtrays 257, 25 8 Cigaret te lighter 259 Electrical ou tlet 260 Storage comp artments 254 Tele A id* 261 Telephone* 260 V Vehicle Indivi dual set tings 13 3, 136 Locking 27 Lock ing in an em ergency 379 Lowering 400 Performance in cold weathe r 431 Performance in hot weather 4 32 Serv ice battery 401 Towing 406 Unlo[...]

468 Index W Warnin g lamps se e Lamps, in dicator a nd warning Warnin g sound s Driver s seat belts 66 Parking brake 50 Warra nt y cove rage 415 Washer f luid see Windshi eld was her fluid Washin g the vehicle 333 Wear patte rn (tires) 326 Weigh ts 425 Wheel bolts Tigh ten 400 Wheel s Colla psible w heel choc k 375 Tires a nd wheels 300 Window curt[...]

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