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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 2
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Index Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 A Head-thorax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 71 ABC Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 see Active Body Control (ABC) Messages in the multifunction dis- Tow-away alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 64
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Index Program mode selector dial Beverage holders Central locking (SL 63 AMG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 121 see Cup holders Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 140 Program mode selector switch Brake fluid Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119, 122 Messages in the multifunction dis- Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 81 Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 play . . . . . . . . .
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Index Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Coolant Delayed shut-off Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 231 Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 356 Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 347 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 COMAND system Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Department of Transportation see separate COMAND
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Index Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 240 Emergency, in case of Messages in the multifunction dis- With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 328 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Driving and parking First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Flat
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Index Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 236 F Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Capacities, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . 352 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine coolant Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 141 F
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Index Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Headlamps Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 98 Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 99 I Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 115 Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 311 Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Messages in the multifunction
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Index Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Messages in the multifunction dis- Lamps, indicator and warning Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 97 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 293 Interior storage spaces Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 see Storage compartments Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Brak
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Index Manual headlamp mode (Low- Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Load assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Lock button Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . .
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Index Number, vehicle identification Retractable hardtop . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 246 Roll bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 274 Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 O SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 P
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Index Passenger front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Program mode selector dial (SL 63 AMG) Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Messages in the multifunction dis- Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 119 Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Reminder, Seat belt Passenger front air bag off indica- Program mode selector switch see Seat belts, Telltale
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Index Retractable hardtop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Selector lever S Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 see Gear selector lever Safety Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Self-test Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Messages in the multifunction dis- OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Tele A
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Index SmartKey Submenus Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 see Key, SmartKey see Control system submenus Washer and headlamp cleaning SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 see Key, SmartKey Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Index TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 232 Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Tire and Loading Information Plac- Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 343 ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 232 Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 230
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Index Opening/closing system V W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 83, 85 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Warning lamps Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 86 Vehicle see Lamps, Indicator and warning Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 307 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Warning sounds Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Distance warning fun
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Index Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Windshield Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 247 Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 357 Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Windshield wipers Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 316 Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
