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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 2
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Index Advanced Tire Pressure Monitor- Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 1, 2, 3 ... ing System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . 217 Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 4-zone automatic climate control Messages in the multifunction dis- Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 169 see Climate control system play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 288 Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Air bags . . . . . . . .
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Index Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 112 BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 66 C Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116 Batteries, SmartKey CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 22 Emergency operation (limp-home Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 California retail buyers and les- mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 sees, important notice for . . . . . . . . . 19 Gear range indicator .
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Index Child safety Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Customer Assistance Center see Children in the vehicle AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 see CAC Chrome-plated exhaust tip, clean- Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 D Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . .
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Index Messages in the multifunction dis- Messages in the multifunction dis- Driving systems play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Airmatic DC (Dual Control) . . . . . . 154 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Outside temperature . . . . . . . 124, 134 Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 189 Distronic . . . .
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Index Emergency operations Engine oil Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 304 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 314 Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Prepa
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Index Capacities, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 139 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . 98 Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 197 Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Headlamps Fuel tank reserve warning lamp Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 112 Active
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Index High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 97, 308 Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 K Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Instrument lighting Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 308 see Instrument cluster, Illumination Valet locking . . . . .
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Index Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO Front passenger front air bag off Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74 Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 47, 301 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 KEYLESS-GO Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 297 Loss of Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Kickd
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Index Maximum permissible tire infla- Airmatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 tion pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 266 Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Index Number, vehicle identification One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 117 PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 see Front passenger front air bag Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 243 off indicator lamp Outside temperature Passenger safety O see Displays see Occupant safety
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Index Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Reserve fuel Production options weight . . . . . . . . 229 Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Messages in the multifunction dis- Program mode selector switch Recommended tire inflation pres- play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116 sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210, 229 Reset button . . . . . . . . .
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Index Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Snow tires Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 56 Service and warranty information . . . 19 see Winter tires Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Service intervals Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 336 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 see Maintenance System, Service Mounting . . . .
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Index Sunroof Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 346 Tether anchorage points see Power tilt/sliding sunroof Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 see Children in the vehicle Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Tie-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Washer and headlamp cleaning Tightening torque Sus
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Index Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 205 TPMS low tire pressure/malfunc- Trunk Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 tion telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 206 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 229 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Important notes on tire inflation Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Mess
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Index Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Wheel (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Vehicle status message memory . . . 131 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 V Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Vehicle washing Tight
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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
