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Operator’s Manual
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Our company and staff congratulate you on the purchase of your new Mercedes-Benz. Your selection of our product is a demonstra- tion of your trust in our company name. Fur- thermore, it exemplifies your desire to own an automobile that will be as easy as possible to operate and provide years of service. Your Mercedes-Benz represents the efforts of many skilled engineers and craftsmen. To help assure your driving pleasure, and also the safety of you and your passengers, we ask you to make a small
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Contents Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 2
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Index Passenger front air bag off indica- Aquaplaning 1, 2, 3 ... tor lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 48, 306 see Hydroplaning 911 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Air conditioning refrigerant and Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 A lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Audio/DVD menu . . .
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Index Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Batteries, SmartKey C Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 21 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 California retail buyers and les- Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 106 Battery, Vehicle sees, important notice for . . . . . . . . . 18 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Index Climate control Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 D see Climate control system Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dashboard Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 see Instrument cluster Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 193 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Air con
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Index Messages in the multifunction dis- Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 256 Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Driving and parking Emergency calls Outside temperature . . . . . . . 110, 121 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . .
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Index Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Front seat head restraints F Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 see Head restraints Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Engine coolant Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 253 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 see Coolant Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Flat tire
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Index Gear range High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 84, 312 H Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 101 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Halogen headlamps Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 see Headlamps Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 312 Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 264 Shifting into optimal
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Index ® Instrument panel Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 302 see Instrument cluster Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Instruments and controls Messages in the multifunction dis- Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 303 see Cockpit play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Index Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Menus Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292, 293 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 see Control system menus Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Mirrors High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 80 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Index OCS (Occupant Classification Sys- Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 see Passenger front air bag off Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 indicator lamp Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Odometer
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Index Production options weight . . . . . . . . 249 Reminder, Seat belt Messages in the multifunction dis- Program mode selector switch see Seat belts, Telltale play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 102 Remote control Operating manually . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 105 see Key, SmartKey Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Index Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Steering column Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 see Multifunction steering wheel, Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 300 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Adjusting Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Selective setting
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Index Tire Pressure Monitoring System Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Messages in the multifunction dis- Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Index Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242, 249 Transmission gear selector lever U Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 see Gear selector lever Uniform Tire Quality Grading Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 247 Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 250 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Units, Settings TI
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Index Vehicle loading Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 250 Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen Windows (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 see Power win
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Introduction Operator’s Manual Product Information Operator’s Manual Vehicle equipment Your vehicle may have some or all of the Notes Please observe the following in your own best equipment described in this manual. There- interest: This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal fore, you may find explanations for optional of useful information. We urge you to read it We recommend using Genuine Mercedes- equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you carefully and familiarize yourself with the Be
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Introduction Operator’s Manual gory (1) has been subject to repair four Service and warranty information Important notice for California retail or more times and you have directly noti- buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz The Service and Warranty Information book- fied us in writing of the need for its repair, automobiles let contains detailed information about the or warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, Under California law you may be entitled to a (3) the vehicle is out of service by reason
