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2Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Contents

31, 2, 3 ...911 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

AABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 65

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 56Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 215Emergency calls (Telephone) . . . . . 170

Active Bi-Xenon headlampsMessages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302see Headlamps

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

AdditivesEngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Emergency call upon deployment . 215Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 45

Front passenger front air bag offindicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 35, 50, 318Head-thorax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Air conditioning refrigerant andlubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Air pressure

see Tire inflation pressure Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 188Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Alarm system

see Anti-theft systems Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276, 345Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 378Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . . 93Antilock Brake System

see ABS

Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 69Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Aquaplaningsee Hydroplaning

Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Audio search function . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Audio and telephone operation . . . 143CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156External audio source (AUX) . . . . . 149GSM network phones . . . . . . . . . . 162Operating and display elements . . 145Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Sound system . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 148TDMA or CDMA network phones . . 166

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 94Automatic central locking . . . . . 77, 139Automatic climate control

see Climate control system Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 96Automatic interior lighting control . 100Automatic locking when driving . . . 139Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 116

Index

4Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 112Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116Emergency operation (limp-homemode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 115Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Gearshifting malfunctions (limp-home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Kickdown (manual shift program) . 119Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 118One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 117Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 116Program mode selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 118Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Steering wheel gearshift control . . 117Transmission position indicator . . . 114Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 114

AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

BBackrest

see Seats Backup lamps

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 255BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 66Batteries, SmartKey

Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Battery, VehicleCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Beverage holders

see Cup holders Brake fluid

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Brake lampsCleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 332Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Brake padsMessages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260High-performance brake system . . 262Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Bulbs

see Replacing bulbs

CCAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 22California retail buyers andlessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 19Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Can holders

see Cup holders Capacities and recommendedfuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130CD player/CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . 156Center console

Lower part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Upper part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Central lockingAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 139Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 77

Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 77Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Children in the vehicle

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Blocking of rear side windowoperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Child seat anchors LATCH-type . . 62Indicator lamp, front passengerfront air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Infant and child restraint systems . . 59

Index

5Occupant Classification System(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 61Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Child safetysee Children in the vehicle

Child seat anchors LATCH-typesee Children in the vehicle

Chrome-plated exhaust tip,cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Climate control

see Climate control system Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 184Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 376Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 188Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 188Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 189Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 122, 135Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 255Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 276

COMAND systemsee separate COMAND systemoperating instructions

Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 122Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 132

Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 125AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Vehicle status message memory . . 131

Control system submenusConvenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Convenience submenuEasy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 139

CoolantAnticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 378Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296, 297, 299Temperature indicator . . . . . . . 33, 121Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Corner-illuminating front fog lamps . 99Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 22

DDashboard

see Instrument cluster Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Daytime running lamp mode . . . 97, 136Deep water

see Standing water Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 188Defroster

Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Delayed shut-offExterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Department of Transportationsee DOT

Index

6DifficultiesWhile driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Digital clocksee Clock

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 236Displays

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Maintenance service indicator . . . . 265Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124Outside temperature . . . . . . . 126, 135Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Vehicle status message memory . . 131Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 132

Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Doors

Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 74Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 72Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 72Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 218Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 320

DOT (Department ofTransportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Driving

Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 260In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 263

Driving and parkingSafety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 262Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Driving systemsCruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Driving tips, automatictransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

EEasy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . 92, 139Electric air pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Electrical systemImproper work on or modifications . 21Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Electronic Stability Programsee ESP

Emergency, in case ofBattery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 349First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . 99Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Emergency callsTele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Emergency operationsGear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 321Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 320Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Roll bars, lowering (cabriolet) . . . . 323Roll bars, releasing (cabriolet) . . . . 322Soft top (cabriolet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 81Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Emergency Tensioning Devicesee ETD

Index

7Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

EngineBrake-in recommendations . . . . . . 226Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 315Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 363Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Engine coolantsee Coolant

Engine oilAdding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Recommended engine oils and oilfilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

ESP (Electronic Stability Program) . 66ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

ETD (Emergency TensioningDevice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . 67Express operation

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 93Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FFastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 53First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 346Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 342Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 338Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337, 369TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 338

Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Fluids

Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 373Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Washer and headlamp cleaningsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302, 304Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Front air bagssee Air bags

Front lampssee Headlamps

Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 45Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Front passenger front air bag offindicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 45, 318Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 140Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 227Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . 314Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 374, 376Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Index

8Fuel tankCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 227Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

GGarage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 37, 219Gasoline

see Fuel GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 255Gear range

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 115Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 113Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Transmission position indicator . . . 114Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 114Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 321

Generatorsee Alternator

Global locking/unlockingsee Key, SmartKey

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Gross Axle Weight Rating

see GAWR Gross Vehicle Weight

see GVW Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

see GVWR GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 255GVWR (Gross Vehicle WeightRating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

HHalogen headlamps

see Headlamps Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 272Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . 99Headlamps

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 95Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 96Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 332Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 96Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Headliner and shelf below rearwindow, cleaning and care of . . . . . 272Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Active head restraints . . . . . . . 56, 329Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Rear seat, removing and installing . . 87

Head-thorax air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Height adjustment

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 98, 332

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 332

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332High-performance brake system . . . 262Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

IIdentification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Identification number, vehicle(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84, 108Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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9Infant and child restraint systemssee Children in the vehicle

Inflation pressuresee Tires, Inflation pressure

Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 120

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Instrument lightingsee Instrument cluster, Illumination

Instrument panelsee Instrument cluster

Instruments and controlssee Cockpit

Interior lightingDelayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 93Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 94

Interior storage spacessee Storage compartments

Intermittent wipingWindshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

KKey, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Key, SmartKeyBattery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75Global locking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 73Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 73Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 74Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Opening and closing the powertilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Opening and closing the soft top . . 105Opening and closing the windows . 105Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 330Restoring to factory setting . . . . 73, 75Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 82

KEYLESS-GOStarter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 119Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 255

LLabels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Emission control information . . . . . 362

Lamps, exteriorExterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Lamps, indicator and warningABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 309Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 316Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 33, 315ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 313Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Front passenger front air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 45, 318Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 314

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Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Low tire pressure/TPMSmalfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Roll bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 311SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 41, 312Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134LATCH-type child seat anchors

see Children in the vehicle License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 271Lighter

see Cigarette lighter Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . . 97Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Loading

see Vehicle loading Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Lock button

Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 75Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Loss ofKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Service and Warranty Informationbooklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

MMain odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 266Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 266Service indicator message . . . . . . . 265Service indicator message,clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 266

Manual headlamp mode (Low-beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 255Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 255Maximum permissible tireinflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 94Menus

see Control system menus Minispare wheel

see Spare wheel Mirrors

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 94Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 93Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 93Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 365MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 377Motor Octane Number

see MON Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 279

Multifunction display messagesABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 287Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

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Check engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296, 297, 299Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Engine service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302, 304Front passenger front air bag . . . . 283Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Roll bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 291Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 293Soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Steering gear oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 306

Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 288Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 306TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 306Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Multifunction steering wheelAdjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 92, 139Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

NNavigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Net, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Night security illumination . . . . 98, 137Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 256Number, vehicle identification(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

OOccupant Classification System

see OCS Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58Child seat anchors LATCH-type . . 62Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 53Front passenger front air bag offindicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 318Infant and child restraint systems . . 59OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Roll bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 51

OCS (Occupant ClassificationSystem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 124Oil

see Engine oil Oil level

see Engine oil, Checking level On-board computer

see Control system One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 117Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 270Outside temperature

see Displays Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 37

PPaintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

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Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Parcel net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Parking positionTransmission position . . . . . . . . . . 114

Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Parktronic system

Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 270Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 31, 175

Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

see Front passenger front air bagoff indicator lamp

Passenger safetysee Occupant safety

Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Phone

see Telephone Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Power seatssee Seats

Power tilt/sliding sunroofOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Rear side window, blockingoperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Problems

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Production options weight . . . . . . . . 256Program mode selector switch

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Proximity keysee Key, SmartKey

PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Push-start

see Tow-start

RRACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Rear center console ashtray

see Ashtrays Rear fog lamp

see Fog lamps Rear lamps

see Tail lamps Rear seat head restraints

see Head restraints Rear side window

Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 190Recommended tire inflationpressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 256Recovery services, Stolen vehicle(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 376Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Reminder, Seat belt

see Seat belts, Telltale

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Remote controlsee Key, SmartKey

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 218Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 22Research Octane Number

see RON Reserve fuel

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 121Reset tool (active head restraints) . 330Restraint systems

see Occupant safety Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256, 365Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 20, 216Roll bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Operating manually . . . . . . . . . . . . 322Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 377Roof

see Soft top Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Route guidance

see Navigation system Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 272Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Run-flat tiressee MOExtended tires

SSafety

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 64Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Safety beltssee Seat belts

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 56Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 85Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . . 92Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Securing cargoCargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Selective settingsee Key, SmartKey

Selector leversee Gear selector lever

Self-testOCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Servicesee Maintenance

Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360Service and warranty information . . . 19Service intervals

see Maintenance System, Serviceindicator

Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Settings

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 73, 75Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 73, 75Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 272Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Side marker lampsCleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Side windows

see Power windows Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200SmartKey

see Key, SmartKey SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

see Key, SmartKey Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Snow tires

see Winter tires Soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Sound system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 148Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278, 365

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 312Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Standing water, driving through . . . 263Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . 82, 83Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 108Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Steering column

see Multifunction steering wheel,Adjusting

Steering gear oilMessages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Steering wheelsee Multifunction steering wheel

Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 117Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 218Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 207Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Sunroof

see Power tilt/sliding sunroof Sunshade, rear window . . . . . . . . . . 210Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

TTachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 122

Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Technical data

Air conditioning refrigerant . . 374, 376Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374, 376Capacities fuels, coolants,lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374, 378Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373, 375Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 376Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369Washer and headlamp cleaningsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375, 380Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

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Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Initiating an emergency callmanually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 216SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 218System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 213Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 142Emergency calls 911 . . . . . . . . . . 170Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 37Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 162, 166Phone book . . . . . . . . . . 142, 163, 167Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

TemperatureCoolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 185Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 135

Tether anchorage pointssee Children in the vehicle

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Tightening torqueSpark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 256Tire and Loading InformationPlacard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 254TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338Tire Identification Number

see TIN Tire inflation pressure

Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Placard on drivers door B-pillar . . . 237

Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Tire ply composition and materialused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 306

Tire repair kitsee TIREFIT

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 365Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 235Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 236

Important notes on tire inflationpressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 241, 242Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 306MOExtended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Ply composition and material used 256Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 241Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 365Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, 256Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241, 254Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 338Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 256Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244TPMS low tire pressure/malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 256

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Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235, 258Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 235, 257Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 257Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 365

Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, 256Top tether

see Children in the vehicle Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349, 351Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Transmission

see Automatic transmission Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 232Transmission gear selector lever

see Gear selector lever Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 114Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 235, 258Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 235, 257Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 122Trunk

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Opening/closing system . . . . . . . . . 80

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 81Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 320Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 332Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

UUniform Tire Quality GradingStandards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 257Units, Settings

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 376Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

VValet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Vehicle

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 320Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 346Modifications and alterations,Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Vehicle jacksee Jack

Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Vehicle loading

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 257Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Vehicle status message memory . . . 131Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

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Vehicle washingsee Vehicle care

WWarning sounds

Drivers or passengers seat belt . . . 55Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360Washer and headlamp cleaningsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380Washer fluid

Messages in the multifunctiondisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Wheel

Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Windowssee Power windows

Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Windshield

Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 271Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 380Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Windshield wipersRain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 336

Winter drivingSnow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 259Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 365Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

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Product InformationPlease observe the following in your own bestinterest:We recommend using Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts as well as conversion parts andaccessories explicitly approved by us for yourvehicle model.We have tested these parts to determine theirreliability, safety and special suitability forMercedes-Benz vehicles.We are unable to make an assessment forother products and therefore cannot be heldresponsible for them, even if in individualcases an official approval or authorization bygovernmental or other agencies should exist.Use of such parts and accessories couldadversely affect the safety, performance orreliability of your vehicle. Please do not usethem.Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and pre-approved conversion parts and accessoriesare available at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. In addition, you will receivecomprehensive information on permissibletechnical modifications and expertinstallations.

Operators ManualNotes

This Operators Manual contains a great dealof useful information. We urge you to read itcarefully and familiarize yourself with thevehicle before driving.For your own safety and longer service life ofthe vehicle, we urge you to follow theinstructions and warnings contained in thisOperators Manual. Ignoring them couldresult in damage to the vehicle or personalinjury to you or others. Vehicle damagecaused by failure to follow instructions is notcovered by the Mercedes-Benz LimitedWarranty.We continuously strive to improve ourproduct, and ask for your understanding thatwe reserve the right to make changes indesign and equipment. Therefore,information, illustrations and descriptions inthis Operators Manual might differ from yourvehicle.

Vehicle equipmentYour vehicle may have some or all of theequipment described in this manual.Therefore, you may find explanations foroptional equipment not installed in yourvehicle. If you have any questions aboutoperating any equipment, any authorizedMercedes-Benz Center will be glad todemonstrate the proper procedures.Optional equipment is also described in thismanual, including operating instructionswherever necessary. Since they are special-order items, the descriptions and illustrationsherein may vary slightly from the actualequipment of your vehicle.If there are any equipment details that are notshown or described in this OperatorsManual, any authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter will be glad to inform you of correctcare and operating procedures. TheOperators Manual and Maintenance Bookletare important documents and should be keptwith the vehicle.

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Service and warranty informationThe Service and Warranty Informationbooklet contains detailed information aboutthe warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz,including:RNew Car Limited WarrantyREmission System WarrantyREmission Performance WarrantyRCalifornia, Connecticut, Maine,

Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,Rhode Island, and Vermont EmissionControl System Warranty

RState Warranty Enforcement Laws (LemonLaws)

Important notice for California retailbuyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benzautomobiles

Under California law you may be entitled to areplacement of your vehicle or a refund of thepurchase price or lease price, if after areasonable number of repair attemptsMercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or itsauthorized repair or service facilities fail to fixone or more substantial defects ormalfunctions in the vehicle that are coveredby its express warranty. During the period of18 months from original delivery of thevehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles(approximately 29 000 km) on the odometerof the vehicle, whichever occurs first, areasonable number of repair attempts ispresumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one ormore of the following occurs:(1) the same substantial defect or

malfunction results in a condition that islikely to cause death or serious bodilyinjury if the vehicle is driven, that defector malfunction has been subject to repairtwo or more times, and you have directlynotified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC inwriting of the need for its repair,

(2) the same substantial defect ormalfunction of a less serious nature than

category (1) has been subject to repairfour or more times and you have directlynotified us in writing of the need for itsrepair, or

(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason ofrepair of the same or different substantialdefects or malfunctions for a cumulativetotal of more than 30 calendar days.

Written notification should not be sent to adealer, it should be addressed toMercedes-Benz USA, LLCCustomer Assistance CenterOne Mercedes DriveMontvale, NJ 07645-0350

MaintenanceThe Maintenance Booklet describes all thenecessary maintenance work which shouldbe performed at regular intervals.Always have the Maintenance Booklet withyou when you take the vehicle to anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center forservice. The service advisor will record eachservice in the booklet for you.

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Roadside AssistanceThe Mercedes-Benz Roadside AssistanceProgram provides factory-trained technicalhelp in the event of a breakdown. Calls to thetoll-free Roadside Assistance number1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA)1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)will be answered by Mercedes-BenzCustomer Assistance Representatives24 hours a day, 365 days a year.For additional information refer to theMercedes-Benz Roadside AssistanceProgram brochure (in the USA) or theRoadside Assistance section of the Serviceand Warranty Information Booklet (inCanada) in your vehicle literature portfolio.

Change of address or ownershipIf you change your address, be sure to sendin the Change of Address Notice found inthe Service and Warranty InformationBooklet, or simply call the Mercedes-BenzCustomer Assistance Center (in the USA) at1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service(in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This willassist us in contacting you in a timely mannershould the need arise.If you sell your Mercedes, please leave allliterature with the vehicle to make it availableto the next operator.If you bought this vehicle used, be sure tosend in the Notice of Purchase of Used Carfound in the Service and WarrantyInformation Booklet, or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in theUSA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or CustomerService (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.

Operating your vehicle outside theUSA or Canada

If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreigncountries, please be aware that:Rservice facilities or replacement parts may

not be readily available,Runleaded gasoline for vehicles with

catalytic converters may not be available;the use of leaded fuels will damage thecatalysts,

Rgasoline may have a considerably loweroctane rating, and improper fuel can causeengine damage.

Certain Mercedes-Benz models are availablefor delivery in Europe under our EuropeanDelivery Program. For details, consult anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:In the USA:Mercedes-Benz USA, LLCEuropean Delivery DepartmentOne Mercedes DriveMontvale, NJ 07645-0350In Canada:Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.European Delivery Department98 Vanderhoof AvenueToronto, Ontario M4G 4C9

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Operating safety

G Warning!Work improperly carried out on electroniccomponents and associated softwarecould cause them to cease functioning.Because the vehicles electroniccomponents are interconnected, anymodifications made may produce anundesired effect on other systems.Electronic malfunctions could seriouslyimpair the operating safety of your vehicle.Contact an authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter for repairs or modifications toelectronic components.Other improper work or modifications onthe vehicle could also have a negativeimpact on the operating safety of thevehicle.Some safety systems only function whilethe engine is running. You should thereforenever turn off the engine while driving.G Warning!Heavy blows against the vehicle underbodyor tires/wheels, for example when runningover an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,

may cause serious damage and impair theoperating safety of your vehicle. If you feela sudden significant vibration or ridedisturbance, or you suspect that damage toyour vehicle has occurred, you should turnon your hazard warning flashers, carefullyslow down, and drive with caution to anarea which is a safe distance from the road.Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/wheels for possible damage. If the vehicleappears unsafe, have it towed to thenearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Centeror other qualified maintenance or repairfacility for further inspection or repairs.

Proper use of the vehicleProper use of the vehicle requires that you arefamiliar with the following information andrules:Rthe safety precautions in this manualRthe Technical data section in this manualRtraffic rules and regulationsRmotor vehicle laws and safety standardsG Warning!Various warning labels are attached to yourvehicle. These warning labels are intended

to make you and others aware of variousrisks. You should not remove any of thesewarning labels unless explicitly instructedto do so by information on the label itself.Removal of any of these labels may causeyou and others to be unaware of certainrisks which may result in an accident and/or personal injury.

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Problems with your vehicleIf you should experience a problem with yourvehicle, particularly one that you believe mayaffect its safe operation, we urge you tocontact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerimmediately to have the problem diagnosedand corrected if required. If the matter is nothandled to your satisfaction, please discussthe problem with the Mercedes-Benz Centermanagement or, if necessary, contact us atone of the following addresses:In the USA:Customer Assistance CenterMercedes-Benz USA, LLCOne Mercedes DriveMontvale, NJ 07645-0350In Canada:Customer Relations DepartmentMercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.98 Vanderhoof AvenueToronto, Ontario M4G 4C9

Reporting safety defectsFor the USA only:The following text is published as required ofmanufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to theNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Actof 1966.

Reporting safety defectsIf you believe that your vehicle has a defectwhich could cause a crash or could causeinjury or death, you should immediatelyinform the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) in addition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it mayopen an investigation, and if it finds that asafety defect exists in a group of vehicles, itmay order a recall and remedy campaign.However, NHTSA cannot become involved inindividual problems between you, yourdealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.To contact NHTSA, you may call the VehicleSafety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go towww.safercar.gov; or write to:Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters,

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building,Washington, DC 20590.You can also obtain other information aboutmotor vehicle safety fromwww.safercar.gov.

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Vehicle data recordingInformation regarding electronicrecording devices

(Including notice pursuant to California Code 9951)Please note that your vehicle is equipped withdevices that can record vehicle systems dataand, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, maytransmit some data in certain accidents.This information helps, for example, todiagnose vehicle systems after a collision andto continuously improve vehicle safety.Daimler may access the information andshare it with othersRfor safety research or vehicle diagnosis

purposesRwith the consent of the vehicle owner or

lesseeRin response to an official request by law

enforcement or other government agencyRfor use in dispute resolution involving

Daimler, its affiliates or sales/serviceorganization and/or

Ras otherwise required or permitted by law.Please check the Tele Aid subscriptionservice agreement for details regarding the

information that may be recorded ortransmitted via that system.

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Exterior view ....................................... 26Cockpit ................................................. 30Instrument cluster .............................. 32Multifunction steering wheel ............. 34Center console .................................... 35Overhead control panel ...................... 37Door control panel .............................. 38

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i This Operators Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Pleasebe aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.

Function Page1 Rear lamps 3322 Rear window defroster 1903 Fuel filler flap 227

Fuel requirements 3774 Exterior rear view mirrors 935 Power tilt/sliding sunroof 1916 Windshield:

Front window, defrosting 187Cleaning with washer fluid 102Cleaning 271

7 Doors:Locking and unlocking 72Opening 76Unlocking/lockingmanually 320

8 Wipers 101Wiper blades, replacing 336

Function PageWiper blades, cleaning 271

9 Hood 229Engine oil 230Coolant 232

a Front lamps 332b Headlamp cleaning system 99c Front towing eye 352d Tires and wheels 234,

365Checking tire inflationpressure 242Spare wheel 278Flat tire 337

e Rear towing eye 352f Trunk:

Locking and unlocking 72

Function PageOpening and closing 77,

79Valet locking 82

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i This Operators Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Pleasebe aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.

Function Page1 Rear lamps 3322 Rear window defroster 1903 Fuel filler flap 227

Fuel requirements 3774 Exterior rear view mirrors 935 Soft top 193

Opening and closing 194Cleaning 269Roll bars 58

6 Windshield:Front window, defrosting 187Cleaning with washer fluid 102Cleaning 271

Function Page7 Doors:

Locking and unlocking 72Opening 76Unlocking/locking inmanually 320

8 Wipers 101Wiper blades, replacing 336Wiper blades, cleaning 271

9 Hood 229Engine oil 230Coolant 232

a Front lamps 332b Headlamp cleaning system 99

Function Pagec Front towing eye 352d Tires and wheels 234,

365Checking tire inflationpressure 242Spare wheel 278Flat tire 337

e Rear towing eye 352f Trunk:

Locking and unlocking 72Opening and closing 77,

79Valet locking 82

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Cockpit

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Function Page1 Steering wheel gearshift

control 1172 Combination switch 98

Turn signals 98Wipers 101High beam 98

3 Cruise control lever 1724 Multifunction steering

wheel34,

1225 Instrument cluster 32,

120

Function Page6 Starter switch 827 Front Parktronic warning

indicators 1758 Overhead control panel 379 Glove box 207a Storage compartment 207b Center console 35c On-board diagnostics

(OBD) socketd Hood lock release 229

Function Pagee Horn f Steering wheel adjustment

stalk 91g Parking brake pedal 111h Door control panel 38j Parking brake release 111k Exterior lamp switch 95l Exterior rear view mirror

adjustment 93m Head lamp washer switch 99

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Instrument cluster

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Instrument cluster

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Function Page1 L Left turn signal

indicator lamp 982 v ESP warning lamp 3133 Speedometer 4 Multifunction display 1245 l Distance warning

lamp16 K Right turn signal

indicator lamp 987 Coolant temperature

indicator with: Coolant temperaturewarning lamp 316

8 Tachometer with: 1 SupplementalRestraint System (SRS)indicator lamp

41,312

- Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) indicatorlamp 309

Function Page< Seat belt telltale 311A High-beam headlampindicator lamp 98B Low-beam headlampindicator lamp 96

9 Main odometer with: Transmission positionindicator/gear rangeindicator

114,115

Program mode indicator 116a Clock with: ; Brake warning lamp,USA only 3103 Brake warning lamp,Canada only 310? Engine malfunctionindicator lamp, USA only 315 Engine malfunctionindicator lamp, Canada only 315

Function PageH Combination low tirepressure/TPMSmalfunction telltale, USAonly

244,317

\ Roll bar warning lamp(CLK cabriolet) 314

b Fuel display with:4 Fuel tank reservewarning lamp 314

c Reset button for: Resetting trip odometer 122Adjusting instrumentcluster illumination 121Confirming new timesettings 135

1 Warning lamp without function. It illuminates when the ignition is on. It should go out when the engine is running.

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Multifunction steering wheel Function Page1 Multifunction display 1242 Selecting the submenu or

setting the volume:Press button up/to increase down/to decrease

3 Telephone:Press buttons to take a call 142

to dial a call2 142to redial2 143

t to end a call 142to reject an incomingcall 142

4 Menu systems:Press button for next menu for previous menu

Function Page5 Moving within a menu:

Press buttonj for next displayk for previous display

2 Function only available in telephone menu.

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Center consoleUpper part

CLK coupe

Function Page1 Seat heating, drivers side 90

Seat ventilation, driversside 90

2 Parktronic systemdeactivation switch 176

3 Rear window sunshadeswitch 210

4 Electronic StabilityProgram (ESP) switch 67

5 Hazard warning flasherswitch 99

6 Central unlocking switch 77Central locking switch 77

7 Switch forfolding (CLK coupe) or 87lowering (CLK cabriolet)rear seat head restraints 89

8 Alarm system indicatorlamp 69

9 Seat heating, frontpassenger side 90

Function PageSeat ventilation, frontpassenger side 90

a Front passenger front airbag off indicator lamp

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b Audio system 143orCOMAND system, seeseparate operatinginstructions

c Climate control 179Automatic climate control 181Rear window defroster 190

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Lower part

CLK cabriolet

Function Page1 Ashtray 211

Cigarette lighter 2122 KEYLESS-GO start/stop

button 833 Cup holder 2094 Storage compartment with 208

cup holder 209andtelephone compartment 208in center armrest

5 Soft top switch(CLK cabriolet) 193

6 Program mode selectorswitchAutomatic shift program 116

Function PageManual shift program(CLK 63 AMG cabriolet) 118

7 Gear selector lever 113

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Overhead control panel

CLK coupe

Function Page1 Rear interior lighting on/off

(CLK coupe) 1002 Power tilt/sliding sunroof

switch(CLK coupe) 191

3 Right reading lamp on/off 1004 Interior lighting control 1005 Interior rear view mirror 936 Garage door opener 2197 Hands-free microphone for

Tele Aid (emergency callsystem) and telephone

8 Left reading lamp on/off 1009 Tele Aid (emergency call

system) button 216

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Door control panel Function Page1 Inside door handle 762 Seat adjustment 853 Memory function for

storing seat, exteriormirrors, and steering wheelsettings 94

4 Switches for opening/closing door windows 103

5 Rear side window overrideswitch 63

6 Switches for opening/closing rear side windows 103

7 Remote trunk openingswitch 78Remote trunk opening/closing switch 78

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Vehicle equipment .............................. 40Occupant safety .................................. 40Panic alarm .......................................... 64Driving safety systems ....................... 64Anti-theft systems .............................. 69

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Vehicle equipmenti This Operators Manual describes all

features, standard or optional, potentiallyavailable for your vehicle at the time ofpurchase. Please be aware that yourvehicle might not be equipped with allfeatures described in this manual.

Occupant safetyIntroduction

In this section you will learn the mostimportant facts about the restraint systemcomponents of the vehicle.The restraint systems areRSeat beltsRChild restraintsRLower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren

(LATCH)Additional protection potential is provided by:RSupplemental Restraint System (SRS) with

- Air bags- Air bag control unit (with crash sensors)- Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) for

seat belts- Seat belt force limiter

RActive head restraintsRCLK cabriolet: Roll barsRAir bag system components with

- Front passenger front air bag offindicator lamp

- Front passenger seat with OccupantClassification System (OCS)

Although the systems are independent, theirprotective functions work in conjunction witheach other.G Warning!Modifications to or work improperlyconducted on restraint systemcomponents or their wiring, as well astampering with interconnected electronicsystems, can lead to the restraint systemsno longer functioning as intended.Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices(ETDs), for example, could deployinadvertently or fail to deploy in accidentsalthough the deceleration threshold for airbag deployment is exceeded. Therefore,never modify the restraint systems. Do nottamper with electronic components or theirsoftware.

i For information on infants and childrentraveling with you in the vehicle andrestraint systems for infants and children,

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see Children in thevehicle (Y page 58).

SRS indicator lampThe SRS system conducts a self-test whenthe ignition is switched on and in regularintervals while the engine is running. Thisfacilitates detection of system malfunctions.The 1 indicator lamp in the instrumentcluster comes on when the ignition isswitched on and goes out no later than a fewseconds after the engine has been started.The SRS components are in operationalreadiness if the 1 indicator lamp is not litwhen the engine is running.A malfunction in the system has beendetected if the 1 indicator lampRfails to go out after approximately

4 seconds after the engine is startedRdoes not come on at allRcomes on after the engine was started or

while drivingG Warning!In the event that the 1 indicator lampcomes on while driving or does not comeon at all, the SRS self-check has detected

a malfunction. For your safety, we stronglyrecommend that you contact an authorizedMercedes-Benz Center immediately tohave the system checked; otherwise theSRS may not deploy when needed in anaccident, which could result in serious orfatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedlyand unnecessarily which could also resultin injury.In addition, improper work on the SRScreates a risk of rendering the SRSinoperative or causing unintended air bagdeployment. Work on the SRS musttherefore only be performed by qualifiedtechnicians. Contact an authorizedMercedes-Benz Center.If it is necessary to modify an air bag systemto accommodate a person with disabilities,contact an authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter or call our Customer AssistanceCenter at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) for details.

Air bagsG Warning!Air bags are designed to reduce thepotential of injury and fatality in certainfrontal impacts (front air bags) or sideimpacts (CLK coupe: side impact air bagsand window curtain air bags. CLK cabriolet:head-thorax air bags). However, no systemavailable today can completely eliminateinjuries and fatalities.The deployment of the air bags temporarilyreleases a small amount of dust from theair bags. This dust, however, is neitherinjurious to your health, nor does it indicatea fire in the vehicle. The dust might causesome temporary breathing difficulty forpeople with asthma or other breathingtrouble. To avoid this, you may wish to getout of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to doso. If you have any breathing difficulty butcannot get out of the vehicle after the airbag inflates, then get fresh air by opening awindow or door.G Warning!To reduce the risk of injury when the frontair bags inflate, it is very important for thedriver and front passenger to always be in

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a properly seated position and to wear theirrespective seat belt.For maximum protection in the event of acollision always be in normal seatedposition with your back against the seatbackrest. Fasten your seat belt and makesure it is properly positioned on your body.Since the air bag inflates with considerablespeed and force, a proper seating positionand correct positioning of the hands on thesteering wheel will help to keep you at asafe distance from the air bag. Occupantswho are not wearing their seat belt, are notseated properly or are too close to the airbag can be seriously injured or killed by anair bag as it inflates with great forceinstantaneously:RSit with the seat belt properly fastened in

a position that is as upright as possiblewith your back against the seat backrest.

RMove the driver seat as far back aspossible, still permitting properoperation of vehicle controls. Thedistance from the center of the driverschest to the center of the air bag coveron the steering wheel must be at least10 inches (25 cm) or more. You shouldbe able to accomplish this by adjusting

the seat and steering wheel. If you haveany difficulties, please contact anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

RDo not lean your head or chest close tothe steering wheel or dashboard.

RKeep hands on the outside of the steeringwheel rim. Placing hands and arms insidethe rim can increase the risk andpotential severity of hand/arm injurywhen the driver front air bag inflates.

RAdjust the front passenger seat as far aspossible rearward from the dashboardwhen the seat is occupied.

ROccupants, especially children, shouldnever place their bodies or lean theirheads in the area of the door or the rearside trim panel where the side impact airbag (CLK coupe) or head-thorax air bag(CLK cabriolet) inflates. This could resultin serious injuries or death should the airbag be deployed. Always sit as upright aspossible, wear the seat belt properly anduse an appropriately sized infantrestraint, toddler restraint, or boosterseat recommended for the size andweight of the child.

Failure to follow these instructions canresult in severe injuries to you or otheroccupants.If you sell your vehicle, it is important thatyou make the buyer aware of this safetyinformation. Be sure to give the buyer thisOperators Manual.G Warning!CLK coupe:Accident research shows that the safestplace for children in an automobile is in therear seat.There is a possibility for a side impact airbag-related injury if occupants, especiallychildren, are not properly seated orrestrained when next to a side impact airbag which needs to deploy rapidly in a sideimpact in order to do its job.To help avoid the possibility of injury,please follow these guidelines:

(1) Occupants, especially children,should never place their bodiesor lean their heads in the area ofthe door or the rear side trimpanel where the side impact airbags inflates. This could result inserious injuries or death should

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the side impact air bags bedeployed.

(2) Always sit as upright as possible,properly use the seat belts, andfor children 12 years old andunder, use an appropriatelysized infant restraint, toddlerrestraint, or booster seatrecommended for the size andweight of the child.

(3) Always wear seat belts properly.If you believe that, even with the use ofthese guidelines, it would be safer for yourrear seat occupants to have the rearmounted side impact air bags deactivated,then deactivation can be carried out uponyour written request at an authorizedMercedes-Benz Center at an additionalcost.Please contact an local authorizedMercedes-Benz Center or call theCustomer Assistance Center (in the USA)at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372), or Customer Service (inCanada) at 1-800-387-0100 for details.G Warning!CLK cabriolet:

Accident research shows that the safestplace for children in an automobile is in therear seat.There is a possibility for a head-thorax airbag-related injury if occupants, especiallychildren, are not properly seated orrestrained when next to a head-thorax airbag which needs to deploy rapidly in a sideimpact in order to do its job.To help avoid the possibility of injury,please follow these guidelines:

(1) Always sit as upright as possible,properly use the seat belts, andfor children 12 years old andunder, use an appropriatelysized infant restraint, toddlerrestraint, or booster seatrecommended for the size andweight of the child.

(2) Always wear seat belts properly.Air bags are designed to deploy only in certainfrontal impacts (front air bags) and in sideimpacts (CLK coupe: side impact and windowcurtain air bags. CLK cabriolet: head-thoraxair bags) which exceed preset deploymentthresholds. Only in the event of such asituation will they provide their supplementalprotection.

The driver and passengers should alwayswear their seat belts. Otherwise it is notpossible for the air bags to provide theirsupplemental protection.In case of other types of impacts and impactsbelow air bag deployment thresholds, airbags will not deploy. The driver andpassengers will then be protected to theextent possible by a properly fastened seatbelt. A properly fastened seat belt is alsoneeded to provide the best possibleprotection in a rollover.Air bags are not a substitute for seat belts.Always wear your seat belt, regardless ofwhether or not your vehicle is equipped withair bags.It is important to your safety and that of yourpassengers that you replace deployed airbags and repair any malfunctioning air bagsto make sure the vehicle will continue toprovide supplemental crash protection foroccupants.