Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Product Information
  • Operator’s Manual
    • Notes
    • Vehicle equipment
    • Service and warranty information
    • Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles
    • Maintenance
    • Roadside Assistance
    • Change of address or ownership
    • Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada
    • Sport Utility Vehicle
  • Operating safety
    • Proper use of the vehicle
  • Problems with your vehicle
  • Reporting safety defects
    • Reporting safety defects
  • Vehicle data recording
    • Information regarding electronic recording devices
• At a glance
  • Exterior view
  • Cockpit
  • Instrument cluster
  • Storage compartments
  • Multifunction steering wheel
  • Center console
    • Upper part (Vehicles without enhanced off-road package)
    • Upper part (Vehicles with enhanced off-road package, Canada only)
    • Lower part
  • Overhead control panel
  • Door control panel
• Safety and security
  • Vehicle equipment
  • Occupant safety
    • Introduction
    • SRS indicator lamp
    • Air bags
    • Occupant Classification System
    • BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system
    • Seat belts
    • Preventive occupant safety (PRE-SAFE®)
    • Active head restraints
    • Correct driver seat adjustment
    • Children in the vehicle
  • Panic alarm
  • Driving safety systems
    • Introduction
    • ABS
    • BAS
    • EBP
    • ESP®
  • Anti-theft systems
    • Immobilizer
    • Anti-theft alarm system
    • Canceling the alarm
• Controls in detail
  • Vehicle equipment
  • Locking and unlocking
    • Notes
    • SmartKey
    • KEYLESS-GO
    • Checking SmartKey batteries
    • Loss of the SmartKey
    • Opening the doors from the inside
    • Automatic central locking
    • Locking and unlocking from the inside
    • Tailgate
    • Power tailgate
  • Starter switch positions
    • SmartKey
    • KEYLESS-GO
  • Seats
    • Safety notes
    • Seat adjustment
    • Easy-entry/exit feature for third-row seats
    • Lumbar support
    • Rear seats
    • Multicontour seat
    • Seat ventilation
    • Seat heating
  • Multifunction steering wheel
    • Safety notes
    • Steering wheel adjustment, manual (USA only)
    • Steering wheel adjustment, electrical
    • Easy-entry/exit feature
    • Heated steering wheel
  • Mirrors
    • Notes
    • Interior rear view mirror
    • Exterior rear view mirrors
    • Auto-dimming rear view mirrors
    • Power folding exterior rear view mirrors
  • Memory function
    • Notes
    • Storing positions into memory
    • Recalling positions from memory
  • Lighting
    • Notes
    • Exterior lamp switch
    • Combination switch
    • Hazard warning flasher
    • Headlamp cleaning system
    • Corner-illuminating front fog lamps
    • Interior lighting in the front
    • Interior lighting in the rear
  • Wipers
    • Notes
    • Windshield wipers
    • Rear window wiper/washer
    • Problems with wipers
  • Power windows
    • Opening and closing
    • Synchronizing door windows
    • Summer opening feature
    • Convenience closing feature
  • Driving and parking
    • Safety notes
    • Starting the engine
    • Driving off
    • Problems while driving
    • Parking
    • Turning off the engine
  • Automatic transmission
    • Introduction
    • Gear selector lever
    • Shifting procedure
    • Transmission positions
    • Driving tips
    • Gear ranges
    • One-touch gearshifting
    • Emergency operation (limp-home mode)
  • Transfer case
    • LOW RANGE mode (Canada only)
  • Differential locks (Canada only)
    • A few words about differentials and differential locks
    • Switching differential locks
    • AUTO mode
    • Center and rear axle differential locks
  • Instrument cluster
    • Introduction
    • Activating the instrument cluster
    • Adjusting the instrument cluster illumination
    • Resetting trip odometer
    • Tachometer
  • Control system
    • Introduction
    • Multifunction steering wheel
    • Multifunction display
    • Menus and submenus
    • Standard display menu
    • Audio/DVD menu
    • Navigation menu
    • Off-road menu
    • Distronic menu
    • Vehicle status message memory menu
    • Settings menu
    • Vehicle configuration menu
    • Trip computer menu
    • Telephone menu
  • Driving systems
    • Introduction
    • Cruise control
    • Distronic
    • Hill start assist system
    • Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR)
    • Off-road driving program (Vehicles without enhanced off-road package)
    • Air suspension program
    • Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
    • Vehicle level control
    • All-wheel drive
    • Parktronic system
    • Rear view camera
  • Overview of climate control system functions and air vents
    • Air vents
  • Climate control
    • Control panel
    • Notes on climate control
    • Deactivating the climate control system
    • Air conditioning
    • Automatic mode
    • Setting the temperature
    • Adjusting air distribution
    • Adjusting air volume
    • Front defroster
    • Air recirculation mode
    • Residual heat and ventilation
  • 3-zone automatic climate control
    • Control panels
    • Notes on 3-zone automatic climate control
    • Deactivating the climate control system
    • Air conditioning
    • Automatic mode
    • Setting the temperature
    • Adjusting air distribution
    • Adjusting air volume
    • Front defroster
    • Air recirculation mode
    • Residual heat and ventilation
    • Using driver-side settings for all temperature zones
  • Rear window defroster
  • Power tilt/sliding sunroof
    • Opening and closing
    • Synchronizing
  • Loading and storing
    • Loading instructions
    • Carriers
    • Parcel nets
    • Cargo tie-down rings
    • Hooks
    • Expanding cargo volume
    • Cargo compartment cover blind
    • Cargo net
    • Storage compartments
  • Useful features
    • Cup holders
    • Sun visors
    • Rear panorama roof sunshade
    • Ashtrays
    • Cigarette lighter
    • Power outlets
    • Tele Aid
    • Garage door opener
    • Compass
    • Floormats
    • Seat cover under third-row seats
• Operation
  • Vehicle equipment
  • The first 1000 miles (1500 km)
  • At the gas station
    • Refueling
    • Check regularly and before a long trip
  • Engine compartment
    • Hood
    • Engine oil
    • Transmission fluid level
    • Coolant level
    • Washer system and headlamp cleaning system
  • Tires and wheels
    • Safety notes
    • Important guidelines
    • Tire care and maintenance
    • Direction of rotation
    • Loading the vehicle
    • Recommended tire inflation pressure
    • Checking tire inflation pressure
    • MOExtended system
    • Tire labeling
    • Load identification
    • DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Maximum tire load
    • Maximum tire inflation pressure
    • Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
    • Tire ply material
    • Tire and loading terminology
    • Rotating tires
  • Winter driving
    • General information
    • Winter tires
    • Snow chains
    • Winter driving instructions
  • Driving instructions
    • Drive sensibly – save fuel
    • Drinking and driving
    • Pedals
    • Power assistance
    • Brakes
    • Driving off
    • Hydroplaning
    • Standing water
    • Off-road driving
    • Trailer towing
    • Driving abroad
    • Control and operation of radio transmitter
    • Emission control
  • Maintenance
    • Notes
    • Maintenance service indicator message
    • Calling up the maintenance service indicator display
    • Resetting the maintenance service indicator
  • Vehicle care
    • Cleaning and care of the vehicle
• Practical hints
  • Vehicle equipment
  • Where will I find ...?
    • First aid kit
    • Vehicle tool kit
    • Spare wheel
  • Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
    • Notes
    • Text messages
    • Symbol messages
  • What to do if …
    • Lamps in instrument cluster
    • Lamp in center console
  • Unlocking/locking manually
    • Unlocking the vehicle
    • Locking the vehicle
    • Fuel filler flap
  • Resetting activated head restraints
  • Replacing SmartKey batteries
  • Replacing bulbs
    • Safety notes
    • Bulbs
    • Replacing bulbs for front lamps
    • Replacing bulbs for rear lamps
    • Adjusting headlamp aim
  • Replacing wiper blades
    • Safety notes
    • Removing wiper blades
    • Installing wiper blades
  • Flat tire
    • Safety notes
    • Preparing the vehicle
    • Mounting the spare wheel
    • MOExtended system
  • Bleeding the fuel system (diesel engine only)
  • AdBlue® (diesel engine only)
    • Refilling with AdBlue®
  • Battery
    • Safety notes
    • Charging the battery
  • Jump starting
  • Towing the vehicle
    • Safety notes
    • Installing towing eye bolt
    • Towing with all wheels on the ground
    • Stranded vehicle
  • Fuses
    • Introduction
    • Before replacing fuses
    • Fuse box in passenger compartment
    • Fuse box in engine compartment
    • Fuse box in cargo compartment
    • Emergency engine shutdown
• Technical data
  • Vehicle equipment
  • Parts service
  • Warranty coverage
    • Loss of Service and Warranty Information booklet
  • Identification labels
  • Engine
  • Rims and tires
    • Notes
    • Same size tires
    • Spare wheel
  • Electrical system
  • Main dimensions
  • Weights
  • Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
    • Capacities
    • Approved engine oils
    • Engine oil additives
    • Air conditioning refrigerant
    • Brake fluid
    • Premium unleaded gasoline (gasoline engine)
    • Fuel requirements
    • Gasoline additives (gasoline engine)
    • AdBlue®
    • Coolants
    • Washer system and headlamp cleaning system
    • Service and Literature