Mercedes-Benz 2008 CL-Class - Manual

Contents Off-road and off-map .................... 237Navigation announcements .......... 239 COMAND navigation system (during route guidance) ...................... 240 Cancel route guidance ................. 240Continuing cancelled route guidance ............................. 240Route browser .......

Contents Assistance menu* ........................ 298Service menu ............................... 299Settings menu .............................. 301 Voice Control ..................................... 303 Operating safety........................... 303 Voice Control introduction................. 3...

Contents Rear View Camera*...................... 477Night View Assist* ....................... 481Blind Spot Assist* ........................ 485 Air vents ............................................ 488 Opening and closing air vents ...... 490Ventilated storage compartment . 490 Automatic climate ...

Contents At the gas station............................... 550 Refueling ...................................... 550Check regularly and before a long trip ........................................ 552 Engine compartment.......................... 553 Hood ............................................ 55...

Contents Flat tire .............................................. 696 Preparing the vehicle ................... 696Mounting the spare wheel............ 696 Batteries ............................................ 702 Disconnecting starter battery ...... 704Removing starter battery ............. 705Cha...

13 Product information 왔 Introduction Product information Please observe the following in your own best interest: We recommend using Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model. We have tested these parts to determine their...

14 Introduction Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the in-structions and war...

15 Introduction Operator’s Manual Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the purchase price or lease price, if Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its au-thorized repair...

16 Introduction Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes all the necessary maintenance work which should be performed at regular intervals. Always have the Maintenance Booklet with you when you take the vehicle to an autho-rized Mercedes-Benz Center for service. The service ad...

18 Introduction Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-vide comprehensive support information for you, the vehicle operator. Each section has its own reference color. At a glance Here you will find an overview of your vehi-cle’s interior and exterior main features. Safety and Sec...

19 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols Trademarks: 앫 Bluetooth ® is a registered trademark of of Bluetooth SIG Inc. 앫 ESP ® and PRE-SAFE ® are registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler. 앫 HomeLink ® is a registered trademark of Prince, a Johnson Controls Company. 앫 LOGIC7 ® is a registered trademark of Har...

20 Introduction Operating safety Proper use of the vehicle Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are familiar with the following information and rules: 앫 the safety precautions in this manual 앫 the “Technical data” section in this manual 앫 traffic rules and regulations 앫 motor vehicle laws and...

21 Introduction Problems with your vehicle 왔 Problems with your vehicle If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particularly one that you believe may affect its safe operation, we urge you to immediately contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to have the problem diagnosed and corre...

22 Introduction Reporting safety defects For the USA only:The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.” Reporting safety defects If you believe that your...

23 Introduction Vehicle data recording 왔 Vehicle data recording Information regarding electronic recording devices (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Please note that your vehicle is equipped with devices that can record vehicle systems data and, if equipped with the Tele Aid syst...

25 At a glance Exterior view Cockpit Instrument cluster Control systems Storage compartments Center console Overhead control panel Driver’s door control panel

36 At a glance Center console Item Page 1 Thumbwheel for air volume control for left center air vent 490 2 Thumbwheel for air volume control for right center air vent 490 3 AUTO mode for air distribu-tion and volume, left 493 4 Temperature control, left 494 5 Manual fan speed adjust-ment, left 494 6...

37 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Overhead control panel Item Page 1 Eyeglasses compartment 511 2 Left reading lamp on/off 398 3 Rear interior lighting on/off 398 4 Front interior lighting on/off 398 5 Power tilt/sliding sunroof switch 506 6 Tele Aid (emergency call sys-tem) button 522 7 Inter...

38 At a glance Driver’s door control panel Item Page 1 Inside door handle 362 2 Central unlocking switch 362 3 Central locking switch 362 4 Memory function (for storing seat, exterior mirror, and steering wheel settings) 385 5 Selector button for front passenger seat 370 6 Seat heating Seat ventilat...

39 Safety and Security Occupant safety Panic alarm Driving safety systems Anti-theft systems

40 Safety and Security Occupant safety In this section you will learn the most im-portant facts about the restraint systems of the vehicle. The restraint systems are 앫 Seat belts ( 컄 page 53) 앫 Child restraints ( 컄 page 57) 앫 Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) ( 컄 page 61) Additional pro...

42 Safety and Security Occupant safety Air bags Warning! G Air bags are designed to reduce the poten- tial of injury and fatality in certain frontal im- pacts (front air bags, driver-side knee bag), side impacts (side impact air bags and win- dow curtain air bags) or rollovers (window curtain air ba...

44 Safety and Security Occupant safety Safety guidelines for the seat belt, emergency tensioning device and air bag i Air bags are designed to deploy only in cer- tain frontal impacts (front air bags, driver-side knee bag), and in side impacts (side impact and window curtain air bags) which exceed p...

46 Safety and Security Occupant safety Front air bags 1 Driver air bag 2 Front passenger front air bag 3 Knee bag Driver and front passenger front air bags are deployed: 앫 in the event of certain frontal impacts 앫 if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold 앫 independently of the side impact air...

47 Safety and Security Occupant safety Side impact air bags 1 Front side impact air bag 2 Rear side impact air bag The side impact air bags are deployed: 앫 in side impacts exceeding a preset de-ployment threshold 앫 on the impacted side of the vehicle 앫 independently of the front air bags The front p...

48 Safety and Security Occupant safety Occupant Classification System The Occupant Classification System (OCS) automatically turns the front passenger front air bag on or off based on the classi-fied occupant weight category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat. Occupan...

51 Safety and Security Occupant safety The 59 indicator lamp is lo- cated on the dashboard to the right of the instrument cluster. 1 Front passenger front air bag off indica-tor lamp The 59 indicator lamp 1 will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the sta...

53 Safety and Security Occupant safety Seat belts The use of seat belts and infant and child restraint systems is required by law in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces. Even where this is not the case, all vehicle occupants should have their seat...

55 Safety and Security Occupant safety Enhanced seat belt reminder system When the engine is started, the seat belt telltale < will always illuminate for 6 seconds to remind you and your passengers to fasten your seat belts. If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when the engine is started, an...

56 Safety and Security Occupant safety Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD), seat belt force limiter The seat belts for the front and rear seats are equipped with emergency tensioning devices and seat belt force limiters. The ETD is designed to activate in the following cases: 앫 in frontal or rear-end ...

57 Safety and Security Occupant safety PRE-SAFE ® takes action in the following in- stances: 앫 Emergency braking maneuver and the Brake Assist System (BAS) ( 컄 page 67) is activatedor whenBAS Plus* ( 컄 page 68) is strongly inter- vening. 앫 Critical dynamic driving situations, e.g. when the vehicle i...

58 Safety and Security Occupant safety Infant and child restraint systems We recommend all infants and children be properly restrained at all times while the vehicle is in motion. All lap-shoulder belts except the driver’s seat belt have special seat belt retractors for secure fastening of child res...

61 Safety and Security Occupant safety Installation of infant and child restraint systems This vehicle is equipped with tether an-chorages for a top tether strap at each of the rear seating positions. 1 Cover of top anchorage ring 왘 Remove cover 1 from anchorage ring. 왘 Store cover 1 in a convenient...

62 Safety and Security Occupant safety If you have not installed a child seat, the LATCH anchors are hidden by an uphol-stery cover. 1 Indicates the position of the anchors 2 Anchors 3 Upholstery cover 4 Installation device 왘 Fold upholstery cover 3 upward. 왘 Turn installation device 4 to a vertical...

63 Safety and Security Occupant safety Blocking of rear side window operation You can block the rear side window opera-tion (for instance when you have children riding in the rear passenger compartment). The override switch is located on the door control panel of the driver’s door. 1 Override switch...

64 Safety and Security Panic alarm 1  button Activating 왘 Press and hold  button for at least 1 second. An audible alarm and flashing exterior lamps will operate briefly. Deactivating 왘 Press  button again. or 왘 Insert the SmartKey or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* in starter switch. or 왘 Press th...

65 Safety and Security Driving safety systems 왔 Driving safety systems This section contains information about Adaptive Brake Lights as well as the follow-ing driving safety systems: 앫 ABS (Antilock Brake System) 앫 Adaptive Brake 앫 BAS (Brake Assist System) 앫 BAS Plus* (Brake Assist System Plus) 앫 E...

66 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Braking At the instant one of the wheels is about to lock up, a slight pulsation can be felt in the brake pedal, indicating that the ABS is in the regulating mode. 왘 Keep firm and steady pressure on the brake pedal while experiencing the pul-sation. Cont...

67 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Adaptive Brake Lights (CL 600 and CL 65 AMG, USA only) The brake lamps flash in quick intervals while you are braking in order to signal to cars behind you that 앫 you are braking strongly at a speed of more than 30 mph (50 km/h) 앫 you are braking with th...

68 Safety and Security Driving safety systems BAS Plus* The Brake Assist System Plus (BAS Plus) operates in emergency braking situations and uses radar sensors* to assess the traf-fic situation. BAS Plus assists you in brak-ing at speeds above approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). When travelling in Canad...

69 Safety and Security Driving safety systems When you step quickly on the brake pedal in an emergency braking situation, BAS Plus automatically regulates the brake power boost to a level that is suit-able for the traffic situation. If BAS Plus requires a particularly high brake power boost, PRE-SAF...

70 Safety and Security Driving safety systems After a hard collision or damage to the front of the vehicle from an accident, have the adjustment and operation of the radar sensors checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. If BAS Plus is not available due to a radar sensor malfunction, the braki...

72 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Electronic traction system The electronic traction system is a compo-nent of ESP ® . The electronic traction system improves the vehicle’s ability to utilize available trac-tion, especially under slippery road condi-tions by applying the brakes to a spin...

73 Safety and Security Driving safety systems 1 ESP ® off/on 왘 Press ESP ® switch 1 until the ESP ® warning lamp v in the instrument cluster comes on. The ESP ® is switched off. Switching off the ESP ® (CL 63 AMG only) i When the ESP ® is switched off and one or more drive wheels are spinning, the E...

74 Safety and Security Driving safety systems When you switch off the ESP ® 앫 the ESP ® does not stabilize the vehicle 앫 the engine output is not limited, which allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip 앫 the traction control will still apply the brakes to a spinning...

75 Safety and Security Driving safety systems PRE-SAFE ® Brake* (vehicles with DISTRONIC Plus* only) PRE-SAFE ® Brake* can assist you in mini- mizing the risk of a rear-end collision with a vehicle in front of you and in reducing the severity of an accident. At speeds over ap-proximately 20 mph (30 ...

76 Safety and Security Driving safety systems When the distance to the forward vehicle is too small, the distance warning lamp l comes on in the instrument cluster. If you approach the forward vehicle very quickly, you will hear a warning tone. If you do not apply the brakes yourself or maneuver aro...

78 Safety and Security Driving safety systems PRE-SAFE ® Brake can react to stationary obstacles such as standing or parked vehi-cles at road speeds of up to approximately 40 mph (70 km/h). 왘 Activating and deactivating: Activate or deactivate PRE-SAFE ® Brake using the instrument cluster control sy...

79 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems 왔 Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The immobilizer prevents unauthorized persons from starting your vehicle. When leaving the vehicle, always take the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you, and lock the vehicle. The engine can be started by anyone wit...

80 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems 1 Indicator lamp 왘 Arming: Lock your vehicle with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO*. The turn signal lamps flash three times to indicate that the vehicle is locked. The indicator lamp 1 flashes to indi- cate that the alarm system is armed. 왘 Disarming: Unlock your...

82 Control systems COMAND operating safety Warning! G Any alteration of electronic components or software can cause malfunctions. Radio, satellite radio, amplifier, CD/DVD changer, navigation module, telephone and Voice Control systems* are interconnected. Therefore, if one of the components is not ...

83 Control systems COMAND introduction 왔 COMAND introduction COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data System) is an information and operating center for vehicle sound and communica-tions systems, including the radio and nav-igation system, as well as other optional equipment (satellite radio, telephone*,...

84 Control systems COMAND introduction COMAND shortcut buttons Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to se-lect main functions directly. Example: 왘 Switching directly to Radio or CD menu: Press M once or twice. COMAND display In the COMAND display, you will find the function currently selected and the cor...

85 Control systems COMAND introduction Instrument cluster multifunction display This section describes features and con-trols via the COMAND controller, display and shortcut buttons only. Please refer to the “Instrument cluster control system” section of this manual ( 컄 page 282) for function descri...

86 Control systems COMAND introduction Telephone keypad With the help of the telephone keypad, you can use your mobile phone if it is inserted in the cradle. 1 Telephone keypad 2 Folding cover COMAND controller Use the COMAND controller to select menu functions shown on the COMAND display. 1 COMAND ...

87 Control systems COMAND introduction Symbol How to use the COMAND controller Function n 왘 Press briefly. 앫 Select menu item. 앫 Exit full-screen image with Navi. 왘 Press and hold until the selected ac-tion has been carried out. 앫 Save a station. 앫 Accept a destination for navigation. y m z 왘 Rotate...

88 Control systems COMAND introduction Operating COMAND Menu overview The illustration below shows the structure of the main functions and their main menus. Each main function has a main menu. Each menu item in turn has several submenu items. Navi Page Audio Page Telephone* Page Co mm and s / m en u...

89 Control systems COMAND introduction Video DVD Page Vehicle Page Comm an ds / m enus Video DVD 128 Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off 260 Submenu overview 130 Locator Lighting 261 Switching to video DVD mode 130 Exterior Mirror Convenience Settings 262 Pause playback 132 Automatic Locking 263 DV...

90 Control systems COMAND introduction Calling up the main menu Illustration: audio main menu You can call up the main menu of a main function in the following manner: 왘 Moving to the main function line: Slide q m . 왘 Selecting a main function: Slide o m p or rotate y m z . 왘 Confirming selection: P...

91 Control systems COMAND introduction Entering characters Illustration: entering a navigation destina-tion Selecting characters 왘 Slide o m p or rotate y m z . 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . COMAND completes your entry as soon as it can be clearly identified. In this case, you do not need to swi...

92 Control systems COMAND introduction Back button 1 Back button 왘 Switching to the next highest menu: Press L briefly. COMAND switches to the next highest menu level within the currently active operating mode. 왘 Switching to the main menu: Press and hold L . You will hear a signal, and COMAND switc...

93 Control systems COMAND introduction 왘 Selecting “ FM/AM Radio ”: Slide q m or rotate y m z . 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . The FM/AM Radio menu appears. 왘 Selecting “ Radio ”: Slide m r or rotate y m z . 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . The Radio submenu appears. 왘 Select “ Save Station ” fr...

94 Control systems COMAND introduction Main menus of COMAND Sound 왘 Muting: Press the F shortcut but- ton in the center console ( 컄 page 84). The sound of the current audio source is switched on or is muted. Switching off navigation announce-ments entirely 왘 Canceling navigation message: Briefly pre...

95 Control systems COMAND introduction Volume of navigation announcements You can adjust the volume of the naviga-tion announcements independently from the volume of the respective audio source. During a navigation announcement: 왘 turn thumbwheel , or 왘 press æ or ç on the multifunc- tion steering w...

96 Control systems COMAND introduction Adjusting balance or fader Balance is used to determine whether the sound focus should be shifted toward the driver’s side or the passenger’s side. Fader is used to determine whether the sound focus should be shifted toward the front or rear of the vehicle 왘 Se...

97 Control systems COMAND introduction Adjusting surround sound With surround sound, you can choose be-tween “LOGIC7 ® ON” and “LOGIC7 ® OFF”. 왘 Select “ Sound ” “ 3D Sound ”. Adjusting surround sound 1 Current setting 왘 Selecting a setting: Slide r m q or rotate y m z . 왘 Saving setting: Press n . ...

98 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Submenu overview Warning! G Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in. Before your journey, please familiarize your- self with the radio functions. Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you to do ...

99 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Switching to radio mode 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ”. or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or twice. The radio display appears once you have switched to radio mode. You will hear the station/channel last tuned in in the previously selected waveb...

100 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Selecting stations using the station list 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ” “ FM ”. 왘 Select “ Radio ” “ Station List ”. The station list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the cur-rently selected station. A number in front of the ...

101 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Selecting stations by entering the fre-quency manually 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ” “ FM ” or “ AM ”. Entering the frequency using the COMAND controller 왘 Select “ Radio ” “ Frequency Entry ”. The menu for manual frequency entry appears. 왘 Exiti...

102 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Saving stations You have the following options: 앫 Saving stations manually 앫 Saving stations using Autostore Saving stations manually Option 1 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ” “ FM ” or “ AM ”. 왘 Select “ Radio ” “ Save Station ”. Option 2 왘 Press n...

103 Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio Saving using autostore Option 1 왘 Press n when the main area is select- ed. 왘 Select “ Autostore ”. Option 2 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ” “ FM ” or “ AM ”. 왘 Select “ Presets ” “ Autostore ”. Option 3 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ FM/AM Radio ”...

104 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Submenu overview Warning! G Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in. Before your journey, please familiarize your- self with the radio functions. Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you t...

105 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Introduction to satellite radio SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides over 130 channels of digital-quality radio, in-cluding 100% commercial-free music, sports, news and entertainment. SIRIUS Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-orbit satellites to broadcast 24 h...

106 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Satellite radio service is not activated The telephone number of the SIRIUS Ser-vice Center and the twelve-digit electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular receiver are displayed. This information is required when calling the SIRIUS Service Cent...

107 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Main satellite radio menu 1 Main area with channel display 2 Preset position of selected channel 3 Selected channel 4 Selected program category 5 Sound settings 6 To select program category 7 Artist and song title 8 Other channel information 9 Preset option...

108 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Tuning in channels You have the following selection options: 앫 The channel search function 앫 The channel presets 앫 The manual channel number entry 앫 The channel list Tuning in channels using channel search function 왘 Slide o m p or rotate y m z when the mai...

109 Control systems COMAND satellite radio If the channel is no longer available or only the preview channel is activated, you will see the message “ Invalid Channel ”. 왘 Closing message: Press n . Tuning in channels using manual chan-nel number entry Entering the channel number using the COMAND con...

110 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Tuning in channels using the channel list 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ Sat Ra- dio ” “ Sat Radio ” “ Channel List ”. The channel list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the cur-rently selected channel. 왘 Select channel by rotating y m z...

111 Control systems COMAND satellite radio Show program info 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ Sat Ra- dio ” “ Info ”. You will see a screen that may contain the following information: 앫 Selected program category 앫 Selected channel 앫 Artist of the track currently being played 앫 Name of current track 왘 ...

112 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Safety precautions Notes about MP3 mode Permissible media for MP3 files 앫 CD-R and CD-RW 앫 DVD-R and DVD-RW 앫 PCMCIA card ( 컄 page 117) Permissible file systems 앫 ISO9660/Joliet for CDs 앫 UDF for DVDs 앫 FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA cards with storage me...

113 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Multisession CDs For multisession CDs, the first session type of the CD determines how COMAND will process the CD. For example, if the first session type is ac-cording to the audio CD standard and the second session type is according to the data CD s...

114 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Permissible MP3 formats COMAND supports the MPEG1 Audio Lay-er 3 format. Permissible bit and sampling rates 앫 Fixed and variable bit rates up to 320 kbit/s 앫 Sampling rates of 24 kHz – 48 kHz Notes on copyright The music tracks that you create for MP...

115 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Data on audio DVDs are stored either in uncompressed format or in lossless com-pressed format. The sound quality on au-dio DVDs is therefore better than on recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data because the MP3 format uses a lossy type of compression....

116 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Notes about handling CDs/DVDs 앫 Only hold discs by the edge. 앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent play-back problems. 앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints and dust on discs. 앫 Clean discs from time to time with a commercially-available cleaning clo...

117 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Loading an individual magazine tray 왘 Press desired magazine tray button 3 . If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected. 왘 Take disc out of slot 1 . 왘 Wait until LED for magazine tray button 3 which you pressed flashes quickly. 왘 Insert disc into slot 1...

118 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Ejecting CDs and DVDs Ejecting from the DVD changer 1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6 3 Eject button (all discs) 왘 Ejecting one disc: Press desired mag- azine tray button 2 . 왘 Take disc out of slot 1 . If you do not take the disc out of slot...

119 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Submenu overview i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on ( 컄 page 83). CD or DVD-A or MP3 Pause/Stop/Play (audio DVD mode only) Tracks/Track List/Tracks A-Z Folders (MP3 mode only) Changer Sound Normal Track Sequence Pause...

120 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or MP3 mode 왘 Load CD/DVD ( 컄 page 116) or PCMCIA card ( 컄 page 117). or 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ”, then “ CD ”, “ DVD-Audio ” or “ MP3 ”. or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or twice. Example display in audio CD...

121 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Example display in MP3 mode 1 Current playback option 2 Medium type 3 Disc number (not on PCMCIA card) 4 Track name 5 Current folder path 6 Current folder 7 Track time 8 Graphic time and track display 9 Sound settings a Medium selection b Folder list...

122 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ”. 왘 Select “ CD ”, “ DVD-Audio ” or “ MP3 ”. COMAND begins playback. 왘 In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode: Select “ Changer ”. or 왘 In audio CD and audio DVD mode only: Press n when the main are...

123 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Selecting a track using the telephone keypad 왘 Press > on the telephone keypad ( 컄 page 86). 왘 Enter track number using the A - 9 buttons. Fast forward/rewind 왘 Select main area. 왘 Slide and hold o m p until desired place is reached. Selecting a f...

124 Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 Setting the audio format This function lets you choose the audio for-mat that you would like COMAND to play and is only available in DVD-Audio mode. 왘 Select “ Audio ” “ Audio ” “ DVD-Au- dio ” “ Group ”. The list of available audio formats appears. ...

125 Control systems COMAND AUX 왔 COMAND AUX You can connect an external audio or video source (AUX) to COMAND. Audio and Video AUX jacks The Audio and Video AUX jacks to which external audio/video sources can be con-nected are located in the glove box. 1 Video AUX jack 2 Audio AUX jack, left channel...

126 Control systems COMAND AUX Video AUX Automatic picture fade-out If a video is playing when the vehicle is shifted from park position P into neutral position N , drive position D or reverse gear R the picture is faded out automati- cally and the following message appears in the display: “ In orde...

127 Control systems COMAND AUX 왘 Changing settings: Slide q m r or turn y m z until you reach the desired set- ting. 왘 Saving settings: Press n . Changing the picture format 왘 Show the menu system, if necessary ( 컄 page 131). 왘 Select “Video” “ AUX ” “ AUX ”. The DVD-V menu appears. The dot R in fro...

128 Control systems COMAND video DVD Automatic picture fade-out If a video DVD is playing when the vehicle is shifted from park position P into neutral position N , drive position D or reverse gear R the picture is faded out automati- cally and the following message appears in the display: “ In orde...

129 Control systems COMAND video DVD Notes about handling DVDs 앫 Only hold discs by the edge. 앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent play-back problems. 앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints and dust on discs. 앫 Clean discs from time to time with a commercially-available cleaning cloth. Do not wipe t...

130 Control systems COMAND video DVD Submenu overview of video DVD Switching to video DVD mode 왘 Insert a DVD ( 컄 page 116). or 왘 Select “ Video ” “ Video ” “ Video DVD ”. or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or twice. DVD-V Pause/Play Stop Changer Sound DVD Functions Pause playback Pause Playback ...

131 Control systems COMAND video DVD Hiding/showing the DVD control menu 왘 Hiding the menu: Slide q m r . 왘 Showing the menu: Slide q m r . or 왘 Wait for approximately 8 seconds. Control menu 1 Disc type 2 Current track 3 Current scene 4 Elapsed track time 5 Show the menu system Hiding/showing the m...

132 Control systems COMAND video DVD Stop playback 왘 Select “ Video ” “ Video ” “ Video DVD ”. 왘 Show the menu system, if necessary ( 컄 page 131). 왘 Stop play: Select “ Stop ”. In the display, “ Pause ” changes to “ Play ”. 왘 Continue playback: Select “ Play ”. Play is continued from the point at wh...

133 Control systems COMAND video DVD Selecting film/track 왘 Select “ Video ” “ Video ” “ Video DVD ”. 왘 Show the menu system, if necessary ( 컄 page 131). 왘 Select “ DVD-V ” “ DVD Functions ” “ Title selection ”. A selection list appears. 왘 Select a film/track. Screen settings Setting brightness, con...

134 Control systems COMAND video DVD DVD menu The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD itself. It is structured in various ways according to the individual DVD and per-mits certain actions and settings. Calling up the DVD menu 왘 Select “ Video ” “ Video ” “ Video DVD ”. 왘 Show the menu system, if ...

135 Control systems COMAND video DVD Switching to the next highest DVD menu level 왘 Press the L back button in the cen- ter console. or 왘 Select the corresponding menu item in the DVD menu. or 왘 Select a menu item of your choice from the DVD menu. 왘 Select the menu item “ Go up ” in the se- lection ...

136 Control systems COMAND video DVD 왘 Changing the setting: Slide q m r or turn y m z , until you reach the desired setting. 왘 Saving a setting: Press n . 왘 Exiting the menu : Slide o m p . Subtitles and camera angles 왘 Select “ Video ” “ Video ” “ Video DVD ”. 왘 Show the menu system, if necessary ...

137 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왔 COMAND telephone* Safety precautions General notes Calls disconnected while the vehicle is in motion A call may be disconnected if: 앫 there is insufficient network coverage 앫 you move from one transmitter/receiv-er area (cell) into another and no chan-nels are...

138 Control systems COMAND telephone* Operating options When the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle, you can operate the telephone us-ing the following devices: 앫 mobile phone keypad 앫 COMAND telephone keypad 앫 buttons s and t on the multi- function steering wheel ( 컄 page 283) 앫 Voice Control (...

139 Control systems COMAND telephone* Functional restrictions You will not be able to use the telephone, or you may have to wait a while, in the fol-lowing situations: 앫 If the telephone has not yet logged into the network. The telephone automatically tries to log into a network. If no network is av...

140 Control systems COMAND telephone* Activating telephone mode 왘 Select “ Telephone ” “ Telephone ”. or 왘 Press s on telephone keypad. Telephone keypad 1 Telephone keypad 2 Folding cover With the telephone keypad you can: 앫 Enter and clear numbers and special characters. 앫 Reject, accept, connect a...

141 Control systems COMAND telephone* “911” emergency call The following conditions must be fulfilled in order to make a “911” emergency call: 앫 The phone is switched on. 앫 A mobile network is available. 앫 There is a valid SIM card in the phone (not necessary in all mobile networks). If you cannot m...

142 Control systems COMAND telephone* Confirming the emergency call After the digits have been entered, you will see the question “ Do you want to dial the 911 emergency number? ”. 왘 Use COMAND controller to select “ Yes ”. The telephone makes the connection. 왘 Wait until the emergency call center a...

143 Control systems COMAND telephone* Entering the PIN2 The phone may request the PIN2 in order to use certain functions. A corresponding message appears in the display. 왘 Enter PIN2 digits into mobile phone. Entering the PUK/PUK2 If you enter the PIN or PIN2 incorrectly three times, the SIM card wi...

144 Control systems COMAND telephone* Telephone submenu overview i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on ( 컄 page 83). Name (only when the mo-bile phone is insert-ed in the cradle) Data/Connections Call lists (not during a call) Text message (not during a call) DTMF (only...

145 Control systems COMAND telephone* Main telephone menu 왘 Calling up main menu: Select “ Tele- phone ”. or 왘 Press s on the telephone keypad ( 컄 page 140). Mailbox The symbol in the example illustration above indicates that your mailbox contains new voice messages. You will have to call the mailbo...

146 Control systems COMAND telephone* Call lists COMAND can display the following calls in separate lists: 앫 Calls received 앫 Calls dialed Calling up a list 왘 Select “ Call List s” from main telephone menu. 왘 Select “ Calls Received ” or “ Calls Di- aled ”. The corresponding list appears. Illustrati...

147 Control systems COMAND telephone* Displaying details of a list entry COMAND can also show a shortened list entry in its entirety. 왘 Select list entry ( 컄 page 146). 왘 Slide o m p and select “ Options ” “ Details ”. The detailed view appears. 왘 Closing detailed view: Slide q m r or o m p or press...

148 Control systems COMAND telephone* Adding to an existing entry in the COMAND address book 왘 Slide o m p or rotate y m z and select list entry ( 컄 page 146). 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Save ” “ Add ”. 왘 Select a number category to add, e.g. “ Home ”. 왘 Select a telephone category to add, e.g. “ Land L...

149 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Use the Bluetooth ® headset (see headset operating instructions). If you have accepted the call using COMAND, the telephone keypad, the mul-tifunction steering wheel or the mobile phone, the call will be conducted via the hands-free system. The volume of the c...

150 Control systems COMAND telephone* Redial 왘 Switching screen to telephone mode: Call up main telephone menu ( 컄 page 145). 왘 Use COMAND controller to select “ S ”. or 왘 Press s on the telephone keypad ( 컄 page 86). The list of dialed numbers appears. The most recently dialed number is at the top....

151 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Entering number of a speed-dial pre-set: Select all the digits in sequence. 왘 Deleting individual digits: Select ) and briefly press n . 왘 Deleting entire number: Select ) and press n until the number is deleted. 왘 Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-sets 1 -99)...

152 Control systems COMAND telephone* Switching the hands-free microphone on or off 왘 Switching screen to telephone mode: Call up main telephone menu ( 컄 page 145). 왘 Switching off microphone: Select “ Mic OFF ” and press n . or 왘 Press F shortcut button. If the microphone is switched off, the > ...

153 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Sending a phone book entry as a character string: Select “ Name ”. 왘 Select desired phone book entry. The entry is immediately sent as a char-acter string. 왘 Switching back to the call display: Select “ Y ”. Sending character strings via the tele-phone keypad ...

154 Control systems COMAND telephone* From the Bluetooth ® headset to the hands-free system On most Bluetooth ® headsets, you press the PTT button on the headset twice quick-ly to transfer the call (see headset operat-ing instructions). From the hands-free system to the mo-bile phone 왘 If the mobile...

155 Control systems COMAND telephone* If any of the telephone numbers of a phone book entry in the mobile phone are the same as an address book entry, COMAND will only display the address book entry. If the entries are not the same, the CO-MAND phone book will show the phone book entry in the mobile...

156 Control systems COMAND telephone* Switching between the smart speller and the list 왘 Switching from the smart speller to the list: Slide m q repeatedly or press n until the smart speller is hidden. or 왘 Rotate y m z or slide o m p and select ? . The smart speller is hidden. Illustration: list of...

157 Control systems COMAND telephone* Closing the COMAND phone book 왘 In the smart speller, select “ Back ”. or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). Selecting an entry in the COMAND phone book Selecting entries using the smart speller 왘 Switch from the list to the smart speller ...

158 Control systems COMAND telephone* Displaying details of an entry COMAND can also show a shortened entry in its entirety. For entries featuring suben-tries, the detailed view is only available for the subentries and not for the main entry. 왘 Select entry ( 컄 page 157). 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Deta...

159 Control systems COMAND telephone* 1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters 왘 Changing data field: Slide q m r re- peatedly until desired data field is high-lighted. or 왘 Select [ or ] repeatedly until de- sired data field is highlighted. 왘 Entering data into a field: Select all char...

160 Control systems COMAND telephone* Deleting an entry The deletion rules may vary, depending on the entry selected: 앫 Upper entry selected from the address book:the entry is deleted from the COMAND phone book and also from the address book, if the address book entry only contains telephone numbers...

162 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Select number to be overwritten. COMAND overwrites the selected num-ber with the new data. Adding a telephone number to an address book entry 왘 Select address book entry ( 컄 page 157). 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Add Number ”. 왘 Selecting a number category: Select ...

163 Control systems COMAND telephone* COMAND address book General notes The address book contains the entries that are saved in the COMAND address book memory. The entries are permanently available even if the phone is not inserted in the cradle*. When you insert the mobile phone into the cradle*, C...

164 Control systems COMAND telephone* Calling up the address book 왘 Select “ Telephone ” “ Data/Connec- tions ” “ Address Book ”. The main address book display ap-pears. Illustration: address book entries Selecting an entry in the main address book display 왘 Slide q m to select the main area. 왘 Slid...

165 Control systems COMAND telephone* Illustration: input menu for private data 1 To switch between work and home data ( or symbol) 2 Selected data field with input mark (cursor) 3 Display of set data type – in example display, home data is set ( symbol and “ Home ” display) 4 Input characters 왘 Swi...

166 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Canceling an entry: Select “ Back ”. If one of the data fields contains new data, a prompt will appear asking whether you want to save the entry. 왘 Select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. The entry will either be saved or not, depending on your selection. Searching for an a...

168 Control systems COMAND telephone* Displaying a complete address book entry Searching for the desired entry 왘 Search for an address book entry ( 컄 page 166). or 왘 Select an address book entry in the main address book menu ( 컄 page 164). 왘 Press n . The detailed view appears. Illustration: detaile...

169 Control systems COMAND telephone* Switching between private or business data 왘 Select symbol 2 . The display switches to private or busi-ness data, depending on the previous status. Selecting a different data field 왘 Rotate y m z or slide q m r . Displaying abbreviated content in full 왘 Select “...

170 Control systems COMAND telephone* Closing the detailed view 왘 Select “ Back ”. Changing an entry Changing an address book entry 왘 Search for an address book entry ( 컄 page 166). or 왘 Display the details of an address book entry ( 컄 page 168). The input menu appears with the data fields. 왘 Select...

171 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. If you select “ Yes ”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers. 왘 Select number to be overwritten. COMAND overwrites the selected num-ber with the new data. Adding to a telephone number data field 왘 Display t...

172 Control systems COMAND telephone* Calling a number saved in an entry 왘 Display the details of an entry and high-light the telephone number data field ( 컄 page 168). 왘 Press n and select “ Call ”. or 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Call ”. In both cases, the telephone* connects the call. The COMAND displa...

173 Control systems COMAND telephone* If “ Navigate ” is selected, a message ap- pears indicating that the address is incom-plete. 왘 Closing message: Select “ OK ”. Depending on which data is missing or cannot be found on the digital map, you must now either: 앫 select a state (province) 앫 select a c...

174 Control systems COMAND telephone* Deleting a voice entry 왘 Search for the address book entry with a voice entry ( 컄 page 166). 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Voice Name ” “ Delete ”. A deletion prompt appears. 왘 Select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. COMAND deletes the voice entry de-pending on your selection. Liste...

175 Control systems COMAND telephone* Saving a phone book entry from the mo-bile phone in an existing address book entry 왘 Search for a phone book entry in the mobile phone ( 컄 page 166). or 왘 Display details of a phone book entry in the mobile phone ( 컄 page 168). 왘 Select “ Options ” “ Save ” “ Ad...

176 Control systems COMAND telephone* 왘 Importing: Start data transfer on the external device (see operating instruc-tions of the device concerned). If there is no address book entry with the same first name and last name, COMAND imports the data. If there is already an address book en-try with the ...

177 Control systems COMAND telephone* Calling up the Bluetooth ® device list and searching for devices 왘 Calling up the list: Select “ Telephone ” “ Data/Connections ” “ Bluetooth ” “ Search for Bluetooth devices ”. When you call up the list for the first time after switching on COMAND, the search f...

178 Control systems COMAND telephone* Authorizing a Bluetooth ® device 왘 Call up Bluetooth ® device list ( 컄 page 177). 왘 Select unauthorized device. 왘 Select “ Authorize ”. The input menu for the passkey ap-pears. 왘 Entering passkey into COMAND: Select the digits one by one. 왘 Deleting digits: Sele...

179 Control systems COMAND telephone* 앫 Mobile phone book must be download-ed and available in COMAND. Inbox Calling up the SMS inbox 왘 Select “ Telephone ”. The main telephone menu appears. 1 Symbol for unread messages in the SMS inbox 왘 Select “ Text Message ”. The SMS inbox appears. 1 Date and ti...

180 Control systems COMAND telephone* Calling an SMS sender 왘 Select SMS message “ Options ” “ Call ”. The telephone connects the call. Saving SMS sender as new COMAND address book entry 왘 Selecting an SMS message: In the SMS inbox, select a message “ Op- tions ” “ Save Number ” “ New En- try ”. 왘 S...

181 Control systems COMAND telephone* Using data in a text message 왘 Selecting data from the text: Rotate y m z or slide q m r . 왘 Using data: Press n “ Use ”. If you have selected a telephone num-ber, the telephone connects the call.If you have selected a navigable ad-dress, it is transferred to th...

182 Control systems COMAND navigation Safety precautions Warning! G For safety reasons, only enter a destination when the vehicle is stationary. When the ve- hicle is in motion, a passenger should enter the destination. Study manual and select route before driving. Bear in mind that at a speed of ju...

183 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) 왔 COMAND navigation (introduction) Map software The digital maps generated by the map software become outdated in the same way as conventional road maps. Optimum route guidance can only be provided by the navigation system in conjunction with the ...

184 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Loading a DVD into the DVD changer 1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6 왘 Switch on COMAND ( 컄 page 83). 왘 Press one of the magazine tray buttons 2 . If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected. 왘 Take disc out of slot 1 . 왘 Wait until LED for ma...

185 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Updating After you have loaded the DVD, you will see a message to the effect that the disc does not contain a recognizable audio for-mat. 왘 Confirming message: Press n . COMAND checks whether the map software on the DVD is compatible with the vehi...

186 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) 왘 To allow the update to run to the end without canceling: Take no fur- ther action. If the update is successfully complet-ed, you will see a message to this ef-fect. 왘 Confirming message: Press n . COMAND ejects the DVD. 왘 Take DVD out of slot. T...

187 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) General notes Operational readiness of the navigation system following a system software update by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center After a system software update by an au-thorized Mercedes-Benz Center, the in-stalled map software may no longer ...

188 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) When positioning is complete, route guid-ance is once again possible using naviga-tion announcements and route guidance displays. Interrupting the journey during route guidance The following applies if you interrupt the journey during route guidan...

189 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Navigation system menu overview i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on ( 컄 page 83). Info (only with route guidance active) Traffic (TMC) Route (only with route guidance active) Position RPT (only with route guidance a...

190 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Calling up the map display and switching to navigation mode 왘 Press the N shortcut button once or twice. or 왘 In the main function line, select “ Navi ”. Both of these will call up the map display. You will see the map with the menu system either ...

191 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Hiding or showing the menu system 왘 Hiding: Slide q m . The “ Full Screen ” menu item appears in the main area of the display; it is auto-matically selected. 왘 Press n . The menu system is hidden. The map can be seen in the full screen. 왘 Showing:...

192 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) 1 Crosshair 2 Details of the crosshair position 3 Map scale Adjusting the map scale 왘 Rotate y m z . Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating counterclockwise zooms out. Saving crosshair position as destination in last destinations list 왘 Showing men...

193 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Basic settings Map perspective COMAND can display the map from a bird's eye view or in the normal map view. 왘 Select map perspective: Select “ Navi ” “ Navi ” “ Map Dis- play ”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting. ...

194 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Setting POI symbols You can set which points of interest (POIs) should be displayed as symbols in the map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie the-aters or restaurants, for example. The following settings are possible: 앫 “ Standard symbols ” (symbol d...

195 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Current street You can set whether the current street you are driving on should be displayed in the map. 왘 Displaying: Select “ Navi ” “ Navi ” “ Map Display ”. The map display list appears. A dot R indicates the current setting. 왘 Select “ Curren...

196 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) Switching the geo-coordinate display on or off 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Navi ” “ Map Dis- play ”. The map display list appears. 왘 Select “ Coordinates ”. The geo-coordinate display is switched on or off, depending on the previous status. A checkmark in...

197 Control systems COMAND navigation (introduction) 왘 Exiting menu: Slide o m p or press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). COMAND will verify whether it can in-corporate the modes if you select them with route guidance active. If it can, COMAND calculates a new route while incorpora...

198 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) The following destination entry options are available: 앫 Entering a destination by address 앫 Entering a destination from the desti-nation memory 앫 Entering a destination from the list of last destinations 앫 Entering a destination ...

199 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Menu items in the address input menu Some menu items will not or not yet be available, depending on the sequence in which you enter the address and the data version.Example: If you have not made any entries, menu items “ House No....

200 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 왘 Canceling an entry: Select “ Back ” in the bottom line and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a state, the input characters 7 ...

201 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering a province (Canada) 왘 In the address input menu, select “ State/Prov ” “ Provinces (Canada) ”. A list of provinces appears. 왘 Select desired province. The address input menu appears again. It shows the abbreviation for th...

202 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering the zip code 왘 In the address input menu, select “ Zip Code ”. A list of zip codes appears with input characters; the input characters 4 are automatically acti- vated. List of zip codes with input characters 1 Top list en...

203 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 왘 Deleting individual numbers: Select ) in the bottom line and press n . 왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted. 왘 Canceling an entry: Select “ Back ” in the bottom li...

204 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) It shows one of the following items of infor-mation: 앫 Street and if necessary, house number, city, state (USA) or province (CDN) 앫 City, state (USA) or province (CDN) and zip code 앫 State (USA) or province (CDN) and zip code Whic...

205 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) List of cities with input characters When this list appears, the input charac-ters 4 are automatically activated. 1 Top list entry based on the input data up to that point 2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automaticall...

206 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a city, the input characters 4 disappear automatically. You see the list of cities without the input characters. Here you can confirm the cur-rent entry or make ano...

207 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 앫 “ Street ”: entering the street ( 컄 page 207) 앫 “ House No. ”: entering the house num- ber ( 컄 page 212) 앫 “ Center ”: entering the center ( 컄 page 210) 앫 “ Intersection ”: entering the intersec- tion ( 컄 page 215) 앫 “ POI ”: en...

209 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 왘 Canceling selection: Select “ Back ” and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . Streets with symbol 1 run through several suburbs. Confirming one of these streets...

210 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering a center 왘 In the address input menu, select “ Cen- ter ”. The list of centers appears either with or without the input characters ( 컄 page 211). Whether or not the input characters appear depends on how many centers are ...

211 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 왘 Canceling an entry: Select “ Back ” in the bottom line and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). As soon as COMAND can clearly attribute the characters entered to a center, the in-put characters ...

212 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering a house number How the house number is entered depends on whether you have already entered just the street or both the street and the city ( 컄 page 213). With only the street entered previously When COMAND can clearly all...

215 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) List of house numbers without input characters 왘 Selecting house numbers: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . 왘 Canceling selection: Select “ Back ” and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). 왘 Confirming...

217 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) List of intersections without input characters 왘 Selecting an intersection: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . Either the address input menu appears again, or the city input menu. 왘 Canceling selection...

218 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Starting the route calculation 왘 After entering the destination, select “ Start ”. The route calculation will start if route guidance has not already been activat-ed. If route guidance has already been ac-tivated, a prompt will ap...

219 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering a destination from the desti-nation memory 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Destination ” “ From Memory ”. The destination memory list appears ei-ther with or without the input charac-ters ( 컄 page 220). Whether the input characters a...

220 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) 왘 Deleting individual characters: Select ) in the bottom line and press n . 왘 Deleting an entire entry: Select ) in the bottom line and press n until the entire entry is deleted. 왘 Canceling an entry: Select “ Back ” in the bottom...

221 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering a destination from the list of last destinations 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Destination ” “ From Last Destinations ”. The list of last destinations appears. The most recent destination is at the top of the list. 왘 Select desired...

222 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Moving the map and selecting the des-tination 왘 Moving map: Slide q m r , o m p or w m x . 왘 Adjusting map scale: Rotate y m z . Rotating clockwise enlarges the map, rotating counterclockwise reduces it. 왘 Selecting a destination:...

223 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Entering predefined destinations 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Destination ” “ Stopover ”. If a stopover has already been entered, you can change it. 왘 Changing: Select “ Change Stop- over ”. You can now select a category. 왘 Selecting a cat...

224 Control systems COMAND navigation system (entering a destination) Subsequent destination entries may differ, depending on your selection: 앫 “ Address Entry ” selection: 왘 Enter a destination by address ( 컄 page 198). 앫 “ From Memory ” selection: 왘 Enter a destination from the desti-nation memory...

225 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) 왔 COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) Entering a POI in the surrounding area 왘 In the map view while the menu system is displayed, select ( 컄 page 191) “ Des- tination ” “ From POIs ” “ Current Position ”. 왘 Contin...

226 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) 왘 Selecting another state (USA) or province (CDN): Select the first list entry. A list of states/provinces appears. 왘 Select desired state (USA) or province (CDN). If there are no POIs for the selected state (USA) or province (CD...

227 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) Main category list with input characters When this list appears, the input charac-ters 5 are automatically activated. 1 Top list entry based on the input data up to that point 2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automat...

228 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) Main category list without input characters Example illustration: main category list for POIs in the surrounding area 1 Category 2 Symbol for available POIs or other available subcategories 왘 Selecting a main category: Slide q m ...

229 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) 왘 Canceling selection: Select “ Back ” and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . After selecting a subcategory, a list of POIs appears. It contains the POIs avail...

230 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) POI list with input characters 1 Top list entry based on the input data up to that point 2 Characters entered by the user 3 Characters automatically added by the system 4 Input characters 5 Currently selectable character 6 Curren...

231 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) POI list without input characters 왘 Selecting a destination: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . 왘 Canceling selection: Select “ Back ” and press n . or 왘 Press back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84). 왘 Confirming selection: ...

232 Control systems COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry) Entering a POI from the map 왘 Select “ Guide ” in the map view with the menu system displayed ( 컄 page 191). You will see POI symbols on the map, depending on whether POIs are avail-able and which map scale is set. The scale at w...

233 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) 왔 COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Route guidance COMAND guides you to the destination us-ing navigation commands in the form of audible navigation announcements and route guidance displays. If, for any reason, you do not follow ...

234 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Preparation phase COMAND prepares you for the upcoming driving maneuver. Based on the example display below, the driving maneuver is an-nounced with the “ Prepare to turn left ” message. The display is not split and shows the map over the...

235 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Maneuver phase COMAND announces the next driving ma-neuver. Based on the example display be-low, the driving maneuver is announced 150 feet in advance with the “ Now turn left ” message. The display is also split into two halves, as for t...

236 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Partially digitized areas If the destination is within a partially digitized area COMAND guides you through fully digitized areas for as long as possible. Route guid-ance is conducted in the usual manner, i.e. with navigation announcement...

238 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) 1 Current vehicle position; the triangle in-dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel 2 Off-road section of the route 3 Off-road destination 4 Direction arrow, shows compass head-ing to destination On the off-road section of the route, di...

239 Control systems COMAND navigation system (route guidance) Navigation announcements Route guidance is already active. 왘 Calling up a current announcement: Select “ Navi ” “ RPT ”. or 왘 Press P favorite button if the button has been programmed with this func-tion ( 컄 page 259). 왘 Switching off nav...

240 Control systems COMAND navigation system (during route guidance) Cancel route guidance 왘 Select “ Destination ” “ Cancel Route Guidance ” in map view with the menu system displayed ( 컄 page 191). Continuing cancelled route guidance 왘 Select “ Destination ” “ Continue Route Guidance ” in map view...

241 Control systems COMAND navigation system (during route guidance) Displaying info 왘 Select “ Info ” in map view with the menu system displayed ( 컄 page 191). The route information appears. Example display with main destination and stopover 1 Symbol = for stopover 2 Distance to the destination 3 S...

242 Control systems COMAND navigation system (during route guidance) Displaying route information 왘 Select “ Route ” “ Route Info ” in map view with the menu system displayed ( 컄 page 191). The route information appears. Example display route information 1 Highlighted portion of route 2 Info for hig...

243 Control systems COMAND navigation system (during route guidance) 1 Blocked route section 2 Current vehicle position; the triangle in-dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel 3 Information about the blocked route section 왘 Starting route calculation: Select “ Start ”, see also ( 컄 page 218). 왘 D...

244 Control systems COMAND navigation system (real-time traffic) A RDS-TMC (Radio Data System-Traffic Message Channel) radio transmitter broadcasts traffic reports COMAND can receive and incorporate into the navigation system. Traffic report messages and map symbols can then be viewed in the COMAND ...

245 Control systems COMAND navigation system (real-time traffic) The following shows the possible symbol displays. 1 Traffic jam on the route (symbol with red border) 2 Traffic jam away from the route (sym-bol with gray border) 3 Stop and go traffic on the route (sym-bol with red border) 4 Stop and ...

246 Control systems COMAND navigation system (real-time traffic) List for active route guidance When route guidance is active, the list dis-plays only the streets which are part of the route and for which messages are present. 1 Show all messages (including those which do not affect the route) 2 Aff...

247 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) 왔 COMAND navigation system (destination memory) Saving a destination in the destination memory Saving after the address has been entered 왘 Select “ Save ” after entering the ad- dress ( 컄 page 198). You can now select save options. Sa...

248 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) 1 Selected data field with input mark (cursor) 2 Input characters 왘 Entering data: Proceed as described in the “Changing the data field” operat-ing step in the “Creating a new address book entry” section ( 컄 page 164). Assigning a des...

249 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) Deleting a destination from the destina-tion memory 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Destination ” “ From Memory ”. Depending on the number of entries in the destination memory, you will see the destination memory list with or without input charac...

250 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) Own address Assigning your address for the first time or changing your own address Assigning and/or changing your own address 왘 Select “ Navi ” “ Destination ” “ From Memory ”. Depending on the number of entries in the destination mem...

251 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) 왘 Destination memory list without in-put characters: Press n immediately. or 왘 Destination memory list with input characters: Slide q m repeatedly until the input characters disappear. The list entry “ My Address ” is automat- ically ...

252 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) 왘 Closing message: Select “ OK ”. Depending on which data is missing or cannot be found on the digital map, you must now either: 앫 select a state (USA) or province (CDN) 앫 or enter a city 앫 or enter a street 앫 or enter a house number ...

253 Control systems COMAND navigation system (destination memory) Destination memory list without input characters In the destination memory list without in-put characters, the “ My Address ” entry is automatically highlighted. 왘 Press n . If your own address has already been assigned, you will see ...

254 Control systems COMAND navigation system (last destinations) Saving a destination permanently in the destination memory 왘 Proceed as described in the “Saving a destination from the list of last destina-tions” section ( 컄 page 247). Saving the vehicle position in the list of last destinations 왘 C...

255 Control systems COMAND system settings 왔 COMAND system settings Systems settings menu overview Display settings Switching the display on or off 왘 Switching off: Select “ Vehicle ” “ Display OFF ”. 왘 Switching back on: Rotate y m z or slide q m r . Setting the display design 왘 Select “ Vehicle ” ...

256 Control systems COMAND system settings 왘 Setting value: Rotate y m z or slide q m r . 왘 Saving setting: Press n . Setting the time zone and switching be-tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-dard time 왘 Setting time zone: Select “ Vehicle ” “ System Settings ” “ Time ” “ Time Zone ”. The country l...

257 Control systems COMAND system settings Setting the date 왘 Select “ Vehicle ” “ System Settings ” “ Time ” “ Date ”. 왘 Selecting month, day or year: Slide o m p . 왘 Setting value: Rotate y m z or slide q m r . 왘 Saving setting: Press n . Setting the time/date format 왘 Select “ Vehicle ” “ System ...

258 Control systems COMAND system settings At the end of the first part, you will see a prompt asking whether you want to begin the second part. 왘 Select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. If you select “ No ”, individualization will be canceled. The data from the first part is saved automatically. If you select “ ...

259 Control systems COMAND system settings Assigning the favorite button 1 Favorite button You can assign the following predefined functions to the favorite button P : 앫 “ Rear Window Sunshade ” ( 컄 page 267) You can use the favorite button to ex-tend or retract the rear window sun-shade. This is th...

260 Control systems COMAND vehicle menu In this menu, you can program the follow-ing vehicle functions: Setting night security illumination (Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off) Use this function to set whether and how long you would like the exterior lighting to illuminate during darkness after ex...

263 Control systems COMAND vehicle menu 왘 Selecting a function: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . A checkmark appears in the corre-sponding box when the option has been selected. 왘 Confirming selection: Press n . 왘 Slide o m p to exit. Automatic locking on/off Use this function to activate or deactivate...

264 Control systems COMAND vehicle menu Activating easy-entry/exit feature Use this function to activate and deacti-vate the easy-entry/exit feature ( 컄 page 373). The following settings are available for the easy-entry/exit feature: 왘 Select “ Vehicle ”. The main area is active. 왘 Selecting “ Easy ...

268 Control systems COMAND vehicle menu Trunk opening-height restriction* on/off You can select whether the trunk lid should open fully or only to the height of the roof. 왘 Select “ Vehicle ”. The main area is active. 왘 Selecting “ Trunk Opening-height Re- striction ” function: Slide o m p or rotate...

269 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control 왔 COMAND automatic climate control You can operate the automatic climate control via COMAND or via the buttons on the automatic climate control panel ( 컄 page 491). Some of the special climate control func-tions can only be set via COMAND. The fol...

270 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control The automatic climate control menu is called up via the climate control settings. Climate control settings with functions (submenus) 1 Temperature, left 2 Air distribution, left 3 Air volume, left 4 Central menu, climate control 5 Air volume, righ...

271 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control Adjusting air distribution You can adjust the air distribution sepa-rately for the driver’s and front passenger’s side. 왘 Select climate control settings Air distribution, left or right. 왘 Changing air distribution: Rotate y m z . The symbol for a...

272 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control 왘 Changing air volume: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . or 왘 Switching back to automatic mode: Rotate y m z and select “ AUTO ”. 왘 Exiting menu: Press n , back button L in the center console ( 컄 page 84) or slide o m p . The setting is saved. Central...

273 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control The “ AC OFF ” function is used to permanent- ly switch off the cooling function of the au-tomatic climate control system. 왘 Select climate control settings Cen- tral climate control menu. 왘 Selecting “ AC OFF ”: Slide q m r or rotate y m z . 왘 Co...

274 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control The “ Mono ” function is automatically switched off when you: 앫 change an automatic climate control setting for the front passenger’s side using COMAND 앫 operate a button from the automatic climate control for the front passen-ger’s side 앫 operate...

275 Control systems COMAND automatic climate control Adjusting air flow from air vents The “ Airflow ” setting defines air distribu- tion and air volume in automatic mode: 앫 “ Focused ” (default setting, increased air flow) 앫 “ Medium ” (reduced air flow) 앫 “ Diffuse ” (minimal air flow) 왘 Select cl...

276 Control systems COMAND seats When adjusting the seats, observe the safety notes in the section “Seats” ( 컄 page 368). Operating seats via COMAND The following seat adjustments can be made via COMAND: Selecting a seat You must first select the seat for which you would like to make adjustments. 1 ...

277 Control systems COMAND seats Exiting menu There are several ways to exit the seat menu. 왘 Press O again. or 왘 Press any shortcut button. or 왘 Select another main function from the main menu line. Lumbar support (CL 550) To support the spine, you can adjust the curvature of the front seat backres...

278 Control systems COMAND seats Drive-dynamic multicontour seats* Drive-dynamic multicontour seats allow several individual support adjustments and can automatically adjust lateral support to your driving style ( 컄 page 281). Multicontour adjustments To support the spine, you can individually adjus...

279 Control systems COMAND seats 1 Scale 2 Cursor 3 Current setting 왘 Slide q m r or rotate y m z until desired setting is reached. 왘 Saving setting: Press n . Adjusting backrest sides This function is used to adjust the air chambers in the backrest sides. 왘 Select seat ( 컄 page 276). 왘 Selecting “ ...

280 Control systems COMAND seats 왘 Slide q m r or o m p until desired setting is reached. 왘 Saving setting: Press n . Adjusting backrest curvature in shoul-der area This function is used to adjust the air chambers in the shoulder area of the back-rest. 왘 Select seat ( 컄 page 276). 왘 Selecting “ Shou...

281 Control systems COMAND seats Drive-dynamic function The Drive-dynamic multicontour seat elec-tronically controls the air pressure in the air chambers of the backrest side bolsters. This function improves driving comfort and pleasure. 왘 Select seat ( 컄 page 276). 왘 Selecting “ Driv. dyn. seat ”: ...

282 Control systems Instrument cluster control system The control system is activated as soon as the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned to position 2 or as soon as the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button ( 컄 page 366) is in position 2 . The control system enables you to: 앫 call up information about ...

283 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Multifunction steering wheel The displays in the multifunction display and the settings in the control system are controlled using the buttons on the multi-function steering wheel. The information available in the multifunc-tion display is arrang...

284 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Menus Trip ( 컄 page 286) Navi ( 컄 page 287) Audio ( 컄 page 289) AMG 1 ( 컄 page 291) 1 CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG only. Co mm and s / s ub me nu s Standard display Showing route guidance in-structions, current direction traveled Selecting radio stati...

285 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Telephone* ( 컄 page 294) Assistance* ( 컄 page 298) Service ( 컄 page 299) Settings ( 컄 page 301) Com m an ds /s u b me nu s Dialing a number from the phone book Displaying the distance graphic*, DISTRONIC Plus* Calling up vehicle malfunction, warn...

286 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Trip menu In the “ Trip ” menu, you can show an addi- tional display for the speedometer and call up or reset your vehicle’s statistical data. Standard display In the standard display, the trip odometer and main odometer are shown in the multifun...

287 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Resetting fuel consumption statistics 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ Trip ” menu. 왘 Press % or $ to select the func- tion you wish to reset. 왘 Press # . Illustration: Reset trip odometer 왘 Press % to select “ Yes ” and confirm with # . Distan...

288 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Route guidance active The image on the multifunction display de-pends on whether you are being notified of a driving maneuver. No notification of driving maneuver Example illustration 1 Distance to destination 2 Symbol for “follow the course of t...

289 Control systems Instrument cluster control system 앫 “ Calculating Route ” COMAND is calculating a route. After-ward, COMAND starts route guidance. 앫 “ Off Map ” The vehicle’s location is outside of the digital map’s range. The vehicle is in an off-map position ( 컄 page 238). 앫 “ Off Mapped Road ...

290 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Selecting satellite radio channel The satellite radio is treated as a radio ap-plication. 왘 Turn on COMAND and select “ Sat Radio ” ( 컄 page 104). 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ Audio ” menu. 왘 Press % or $ to select a station. 1 Channel numb...

291 Control systems Instrument cluster control system AMG menu The main screen of the AMG menu shows you 앫 the gear currently engaged 앫 the engine oil temperature 앫 the vehicle supply voltage 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ AMG ” menu. 1 Gear indicator 2 Upshift indicator “ up ” 3 Engine oil temp...

292 Control systems Instrument cluster control system 1 Gear indicator 2 RACETIMER 3 Seconds display 4 Lap 왘 Starting RACETIMER: Press æ . 왘 Displaying intermediate time: Press ç . The intermediate time is shown for 5 seconds. 왘 Stopping RACETIMER: Press æ . 왘 To select a different display, press $ ...

293 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Resetting current lap 왘 Press button æ while the timer is running. The timer stops. 왘 Press button ç . The lap time is reset to “ 0 ”. Deleting all laps 왘 Press button æ while the timer is running. The timer stops. 왘 Press button ç for at least 3...

294 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Lap analysis 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ AMG ” menu. 왘 Press $ repeatedly until the lap analysis appears in the multifunction display. 1 Lap number 2 Lap time 3 Maximum speed 4 Lap length 5 Average speed during lap 왘 Press $ or % to see ot...

295 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Logging-on to a network 왘 Switch on the telephone and COMAND ( 컄 page 83). 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ Tele- phone ” menu. Which messages appear in the multifunc-tion display depends on whether your tele-phone is switched on or off. 앫 If t...

296 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Entering the PIN or unlock code 왘 Enter the PIN or unlock code using the telephone keypad, Voice Control or telephone*. The telephone will then search for a network. You may carry out the following functions: Dialing a number from the mobile phon...

297 Control systems Instrument cluster control system 왘 Press s or # to start dialing. If several entries are present for the same name, they are all shown. 왘 Select the desired entry. 왘 Press s or # to start dialing. The message “ Connecting call… ” ap- pears on the multifunction display, as well a...

298 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Assistance menu* In the “ Assistance ” menu, you can change the settings of your driving systems. Displaying distance graphic*, DISTRONIC Plus* For information about displaying distance graphic ( 컄 page 448). Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ® Br...

299 Control systems Instrument cluster control system The following settings are available: Switching on or off Blind Spot Assist* 왘 Press ( or & to select the “ Assistance ” menu. 왘 Press % or $ to select the “ Blind Spot Assist ” function. 왘 Press # . 왘 Press # again if you would like to chang...

300 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Calling up vehicle malfunction, warning and system status messages stored in memory Use the vehicle status message memory menu to scan malfunction and warning messages that may be stored in the sys-tem. Such messages appear in the multi-function ...

301 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Settings menu In the “ Settings ” menu, you can: 앫 switch the daytime running lamps on or off (USA only) 앫 switch the additional speedometer on or off 앫 switch the radar sensors* on or off (USA only) Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA only) 왘...

302 Control systems Instrument cluster control system Switching on or off radar sensors* If your vehicle is equipped with DISTRONIC Plus*, BAS Plus*, or Park Assist* it is equipped with a radar sensor systemwhich you can switch on and off. When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Can...

303 Control systems Voice Control 왔 Voice Control Operating safety Warning! G Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in. While the system permits hands-free phone oper- ation, attention to traffic may be diverted not only by physical operation of a phone, ...

304 Control systems Voice Control introduction The Voice Control System gives you the ca-pability to control the following systems on your vehicle using spoken commands: 앫 Telephone* ( 컄 page 308) 앫 Navigation ( 컄 page 315) 앫 Address book ( 컄 page 325) 앫 Audio ( 컄 page 329) (AM/FM radio, CD/DVD chan...

305 Control systems Voice Control introduction Spelling You may not need to spell the entire name (street, intersection, city or point of inter-est) especially if the name is lengthy. Spell-ing the first three to five characters of the name should be sufficient for the system to recognize the name p...

306 Control systems Voice Control introduction Controls Operation via the multifunction steering wheel Activating Voice Control 왘 Switch on COMAND ( 컄 page 83). 왘 Press ! . An audible tone (beep) confirms the activation of the system. 왘 Speak a command. Cancelling Voice Control 왘 Press L . or 왘 Spea...

307 Control systems Voice Control introduction Setting volume level 왘 Activate Voice Control. 왘 Speak a command, for example “Help”. 왘 Press æ or ç . The volume is in- creased or decreased during voice out-put. or 왘 Set volume for voice output using the COMAND volume thumbwheel on the lower part of ...

308 Control systems Voice Control telephone Telephone operation The Voice Control System gives you the following capabilities: 앫 Enter a telephone unlock code 앫 Dial a phone number by speaking the telephone number 앫 Store names and numbers in the COMAND address book 앫 Dial a phone number by speaking...

309 Control systems Voice Control telephone The Voice Control System detects whether 앫 your telephone is switched on 앫 the corresponding mobile network is logged in 앫 it is possible to dial If dialing is not possible, the Voice Control System will advise you accordingly. Before you can operate the t...

310 Control systems Voice Control telephone “Dial number” You can dial a phone number using the command “Dial number”. Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” may be used. The phone number must be spoken 앫 as a continuously spoken string of digits, or 앫 in digit blocks (three to five digits in each block). Aft...

311 Control systems Voice Control telephone “Correction” Using the command “Correction” will cor-rect the last entered digit block. After speaking the command, the last digit block is deleted and all previously entered digits are repeated. The system then prompts you to continue your input. Sample d...

312 Control systems Voice Control telephone After the command “OK”, you will be prompted up to two times to input the name. When repeating the name, make sure that you pronounce it in the same manner as during the first input. Otherwise the name cannot be saved and the Voice Control System cancels t...

314 Control systems Voice Control telephone “List phone book” and dialing a phone number Use the command “List phone book” to lis-ten to all voice entries in the phone book with a phone number stored, and select an entry and dial that number. Sample dialog: s List phone book The system reads out the...

315 Control systems Voice Control navigation 왔 Voice Control navigation Important notes Warning! G For safety reasons, you should only select a destination when the vehicle is stationary. While the navigation system provides direc- tional assistance, the driver must remain fo- cused on safe driving ...

316 Control systems Voice Control navigation Navigation operation The Voice Control System allows you to 앫 enter a state or province 앫 enter a city 앫 spell the name of a city 앫 spell the name of district or center 앫 spell the name of a street 앫 spell the name of an intersection 앫 enter a house numbe...

317 Control systems Voice Control navigation Sample dialog: s Enter state t Please say the name of the state s New York u The system shows a numbered list of states recognized by the system t Please select a line number s Number two or accept, say s Yes t State accepted The selected entry is adopted...

318 Control systems Voice Control navigation t Number one accepted t Do you want to start route guid-ance? s Yes t Starting route guidance The system calculates the route and, upon completing route calculation, starts route guidance. “Points of interest” Use the command “Points of interest” to selec...

319 Control systems Voice Control navigation “Next POI” With the commands 앫 “Next gas station” 앫 “Next parking lot” 앫 “Next Mercedes-Benz service” 앫 “Next restaurant” 앫 “Next hospital” you can select POIs in your vicinity. Sample dialog: s Next gas station u The system shows a numbered list of gas s...

320 Control systems Voice Control navigation “Navigate to <voice entry>” (Address book) Use the command “Navigate to <voice en-try>” to start route guidance by selecting voice entry with a saved destination ad-dress from the COMAND address book. A voice entry may have two different desti...

321 Control systems Voice Control navigation “Cancel route guidance” Use the command “Cancel route guid-ance” to cancel route guidance. Sample dialog: s Cancel route guidance t Are you sure you want to cancel route guidance? s Yes Route guidance is canceled. or s No t Cancel The dialog with the Voic...

322 Control systems Voice Control navigation Commands for entering parts of an address “Enter town” The “Enter town” command is used to en-ter any larger city in the USA or Canada. Sample dialog: s Enter town t Please spell the name of the town s E-A-S-T-O-N u The system displays a numbered list of ...

323 Control systems Voice Control navigation “District” or “Center” Use the command “District” or “Center” to to spell a city location in the city previously selected. Speak the characters as a continuous string (five to seven characters). The sys-tem then displays a list of available city dis-trict...

324 Control systems Voice Control navigation “Intersection”, “Cross street” Use the command “Intersection” or “Cross street” to spell and select an intersection. Speak the characters as a continuous string (five to seven characters). The sys-tem then displays a list of available inter-sections on th...

325 Control systems Voice Control address book 왔 Voice Control address book COMAND address book overview The Voice Control System Address book function gives you the capability to store names and associated phone numbers and address information. You can store up to 80 speaker-dependent voice entries...

326 Control systems Voice Control address book Opening address book 왘 Press ! . 왘 Speak the command “Address book”. 왘 Press ! . 왘 Speak one of the address book com-mands described below. Operation with address book open (local) In addition to the capabilities listed when the address book is not open...

328 Control systems Voice Control address book Available commands with the address book open “Help address book” Use the command “Help address book” to have the Voice Control System read out an option list of all available commands for the address book. “Open <voice name>” Use the command “Ope...

329 Control systems Voice Control radio 왔 Voice Control radio Radio operation The Voice Control System gives you the ca-pability to: 앫 Select a station 앫 Seek a station 앫 Select a specific frequency 앫 Save up to 20 stations in your station list 앫 Select frequency band (FM or AM) 앫 Select weatherband...

330 Control systems Voice Control radio “Sat Radio” Use this command for switching on the satellite radio. “Next station” or “Previous station” The following commands are used to start the station search and to tune in the next station: 앫 “Next station” 앫 “Previous station” Selecting frequency (FM, ...

331 Control systems Voice Control radio “Station Smooth Jazz” (List saved sta-tions) Use this command (AM and FM only) to di-rectly select a saved station name from your station list. Sample dialog: s Station Smooth Jazz The Voice Control System tunes to the cor-responding station. “List station lis...

332 Control systems Voice Control radio “Delete station list” Use this command to delete the complete station list or one or more stations from the station list. Sample dialog: s Delete station list t Do you want to delete all voice names from the station list? s Yes t Are you sure? s Yes t All voic...

333 Control systems Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3 왔 Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3 Operation The Voice Control System gives you the ability to: 앫 Select a CD/DVD/medium 앫 Select a track 앫 Select a folder in MP3 mode 앫 Select a group in audio-DVD mode To operate the DVD changer using the Voice C...

334 Control systems Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3 Commands For a complete list of commands ( 컄 page 335). “Help CD”, “Help DVD” or “Help MP3” Use the commands 앫 “Help CD” 앫 “Help DVD” 앫 “Help MP3” and the Voice Control System will read out a complete list of available commands for the CD, DVD or ...

335 Control systems Voice Control command list 왔 Voice Control command list Command list Chapter “Command list” gives you on over-view of all commands available for use to control the Voice Control System. Which commands are available for use is dependent on the equipment level in your vehicle. Gene...

338 Control systems Voice Control command list Navigation commands 앫 incorrect phone number 앫 incorrect telephone number 앫 incorrect unlock code 앫 delete 앫 delete PIN 앫 delete number 앫 delete PIN number 앫 delete PIN code 앫 delete phone number 앫 delete telephone number 앫 delete unlock code 앫 navigati...

340 Control systems Voice Control command list Address book commands 앫 cancel nav 앫 cancel routing 앫 cancel destination guidance 앫 exit route guidance 앫 exit navigation 앫 exit nav 앫 exit routing 앫 exit destination guidance 앫 terminate route guidance 앫 terminate navigation 앫 terminate nav 앫 terminate...

342 Control systems Voice Control command list Audio commands 앫 home car phone 앫 car home 앫 car phone home 앫 home land line 앫 home land line phone 앫 land line home 앫 land line phone home 앫 home cell phone 앫 home mobile 앫 cell home 앫 cell phone home 앫 mobile home 앫 mobile phone home 앫 cellular home 앫...

345 Control systems Voice Control command list DVD 앫 next folder 앫 other folder 앫 previous directory 앫 previous folder 앫 last directory 앫 last folder 앫 repeat directory 앫 repeat folder 앫 next track 앫 other track 앫 previous track 앫 last track 앫 repeat track 앫 replay track 앫 track 1-39 앫 load track 1-...

347 Control systems Voice Control troubleshooting 왔 Voice Control troubleshooting Help function To support the user, the Voice Control Sys-tem contains an extensive help function. The help function gives you: 앫 General hints on how to best use the Voice Control System 앫 A listing of all available co...

348 Control systems Voice Control troubleshooting What to do if ... Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution Voice Control System does not recognize a station list entry. The voice entries for the station names sound too similar. 왘 When you create your address book en-tries, select name...

349 Control systems Voice Control troubleshooting Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution Voice Control System does not recognize commands. You have not operated the system from the driver’s seat. 왘 Operate the Voice Control System only by the driver as the microphone is geared to the ...

350 Control systems Voice Control individualization The individualization is used to adapt the Voice Control System to your own voice and to therefore improve speech recogni-tion. This does not affect the speech rec-ognition of other users. Individualization consists of two stages: 앫 Digits 앫 Comman...

352 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking SmartKey Your vehicle comes supplied with two SmartKeys, each with remote control and a removable mechanical key. The SmartKey provides an extended oper-ating range. To prevent theft, however, it is advisable to only unlock the vehicle when you are in clo...

354 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Factory setting 왘 Global unlocking: Press button Œ . 앫 All turn signal lamps flash once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once. 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move up. 앫 The anti-theft alarm system is dis-armed. The vehicle will lock again automatically and ...

355 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Selective setting If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogram the SmartKey so that press-ing button Œ only unlocks the driver’s door and the fuel filler flap. 왘 Press and hold buttons Œ and ‹ simultaneously for about 5 seconds un-til battery...

356 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Vehicles equipped with KEYLESS-GO come with two SmartKeys with KEYLESS-GO, each with remote control and a removable mechanical key. The KEYLESS-GO function is integrated into the SmartKey. On these vehicles, the validity of the S...

358 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Important notes on using KEYLESS-GO 앫 You can also use the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO like a normal SmartKey ( 컄 page 352). The starter switch is located under the KEYLESS-GO button. Pull the KEYLESS-GO button out in order to ac-cess the starter switch. 앫 Y...

359 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO or change its present location immediate-ly (e.g. place it on the front passenger seat or insert it in shirt pocket). 앫 If you have started the engine with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, you can turn it off again with:...

360 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking 왘 Global unlocking: Grasp an outside door handle. 앫 All turn signal lamps flash once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once. 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move up. 앫 The anti-theft alarm system is dis-armed. The vehicle will lock again automatically and rea...

361 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking 왘 Global unlocking: Grasp the passen- ger outside door handle. 앫 All turn signal lamps flash once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once. 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move up. 앫 The anti-theft alarm system is dis-armed. 왘 Global locking: Close both doors a...

362 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Opening doors from the inside You can open a locked door from the in-side. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. 1 Locking knob 2 Inside door handle 왘 Pull on door handle 2 on the respec- tive door to open door. If the door was locked, locking...

363 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Power closing assist for doors and trunk lid It is not necessary to slam the door or trunk lid closed. An electrical power-assist-ed mechanism draws doors and trunk lid closed quietly and automatically once door and trunk lid has been latched. When the el...

364 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Locking and unlocking from the inside You can lock or unlock the doors and the trunk from the inside using the central locking or unlocking switch. This can be useful, for example, if you want to lock the vehicle before starting to drive. The central lock...

365 Controls in detail Starter switch positions 왔 Starter switch positions SmartKey Starter switch 0 For removing SmartKey 1 Power supply for some electrical con-sumers 2 Ignition (power supply for all electrical consumers) and driving position. All lamps (except high beam headlamp indicator lamp an...

366 Controls in detail Starter switch positions SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Vehicles equipped with the KEYLESS-GO feature are supplied with a SmartKey with integrated KEYLESS-GO function and a re-movable KEYLESS-GO start/stop button. With the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button inserted and the SmartKey with...

367 Controls in detail Starter switch positions Position 0 Before you press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, the vehicle’s on-board electronics have status 0 (as with SmartKey removed). Position 1 왘 Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but-ton once. This supplies power for some electrical consumers. Ign...

368 Controls in detail Seats Seat adjustment Warning! G All seat, head restraint adjustments, as well as fastening of seat belts, must be done be- fore the vehicle is put into motion. Warning! G Do not adjust the driver’s seat while driving. Adjusting the seat while driving could cause the driver to...

369 Controls in detail Seats You can adjust the lumbar support (CL 550) for driver and front passenger, or operate the drive-dynamic multicontour front seats* using COMAND ( 컄 page 276). Front power seat adjustment Example driver’s door 1 Head restraint height ( 컄 page 377) 2 Seat height 3 Seat cush...

370 Controls in detail Seats 왘 Seat fore and aft: Press the switch for- ward or backward in the direction of arrow 5 . 왘 Seat backrest tilt: Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow 6 . Adjusting front passenger seat from driver’s seat You can adjust the front passenger seat us...

371 Controls in detail Seats When the indicator lamp on button 1 is on, you can operate the following features of the front passenger seat: 앫 seat adjustment 앫 seat heating/ventilation* 앫 memory function Folding front seat backrest forward 1 Release lever Folding backrest forward 왘 Lift release leve...

372 Controls in detail Seats For information on additional convenience features permitting easy entry and exit, see “Easy-entry/exit feature” ( 컄 page 373). Warning! G The seat belts provide protection only with the backrest locked in place. Therefore, the backrest must be locked in place with the v...

373 Controls in detail Seats Easy-entry/exit feature This feature allows for easier entry into and exit from the vehicle. When entering and exiting the vehicle, the driver’s seat is in its maximum rearward position and the steer-ing wheel is in its uppermost position. The easy-entry/exit feature can...

374 Controls in detail Seats With the easy-entry/exit feature activated the steering wheel tilts upwards and the driver’s seat moves a few inches to the rear when you: 앫 remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, or 앫 open the driver’s door with the SmartKey in starter switch position 0 or 1 or th...

375 Controls in detail Seats Seat heating* The buttons for seat heating are located on the respective door. The red indicator lamps on the button come on to show the heating level selected. 1 Seat heating button 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Switching on: Press button 1 repeat- edly unti...

376 Controls in detail Seats Seat ventilation* The buttons for seat ventilation are located on the respective door. The blue indicator lamps on the button come on show the ventilation level selected. 1 Seat ventilation button 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Switching on: Press button 1 rep...

377 Controls in detail Seats Front power head restraints Head restraint height 1 Head restraint height 왘 Press the switch up or down in the di-rection of arrow 1 . Head restraint tilt Manually adjust the angle of the head re-straint. 왘 Push or pull on the upper edge of the head restraint cushion. Re...

378 Controls in detail Seats Folding head restraints back The rear seat head restraints can be folded backward for increased visibility. 1 Switch in the front center console 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Press switch 1 in the front center con- sole briefly. The rear seat head restraints ...

379 Controls in detail Steering wheel 왔 Steering wheel Make sure that 앫 you can reach the steering wheel with your arms slightly bent at the elbows 앫 you can move your legs freely 앫 all displays (including malfunction and indicator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible Steering wheel ...

380 Controls in detail Steering wheel Heated steering wheel* The steering wheel heating warms up the leather area of the steering wheel. 1 Switching on 2 Switching off 3 Indicator lamp 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Switching on: Turn switch at the tip of stalk in the direction of arrow 1...

381 Controls in detail Mirrors 왔 Mirrors Adjust the interior and exterior rear view mirrors before driving so that you have a good view of the road and traffic condi-tions. Interior rear view mirror 왘 Manually adjust the interior rear view mirror. For more information, see “Auto-dimming rear view mi...

382 Controls in detail Mirrors Power folding exterior rear view mirrors Folding exterior rear view mirrors in and out automatically When the corresponding function in the COMAND system is activated ( 컄 page 262): 앫 The exterior rear view mirrors automat-ically fold in as soon as the vehicle is locke...

383 Controls in detail Mirrors Auto-dimming rear view mirrors The reflection brightness of the exterior rear view mirror on the driver’s side and the interior rear view mirror will respond automatically to glare when 앫 the ignition is switched on ( 컄 page 365) and 앫 incoming light from headlamps fal...

384 Controls in detail Mirrors Activating exterior rear view mirror parking position Follow these steps to activate the mirror parking position so that the passen-ger-side exterior rear view mirror will be turned downward to the stored position. 왘 Make sure you have stored a parking position for the...

385 Controls in detail Memory function 왔 Memory function Prior to operating the vehicle, the driver should check and adjust the seat height, seat position fore and aft, and seat back-rest angle if necessary, to ensure adequate control, reach, and comfort. The head restraint should also be adjusted f...

386 Controls in detail Memory function The following settings are stored when us-ing the buttons on the passenger door: 앫 Front passenger seat, head restraint high and backrest position 앫 Lumbar support (CL 550) 앫 Drive-dynamic multicontour seat*: activation/deactivation M Memory button 1 2 3 Memory...

387 Controls in detail Memory function Storing exterior rear view mirror park-ing position For easier parking, you can adjust the pas-senger-side exterior rear view mirror so that you can see the right rear wheel as soon as you engage reverse gear R . For information on activating the parking positi...

388 Controls in detail Fastening the seat belts Warning! G Always fasten your seat belt before driving off. Always make sure all of your passengers are properly restrained. Failure to wear and properly fasten and position your seat belt greatly increases your risk of injuries and their likely severi...

389 Controls in detail Fastening the seat belts 1 Belt outlet 2 Latch plate 3 Buckle 4 Release button 왘 Pull the seat belt smoothly from the seat belt outlet 1 . 왘 Place the shoulder portion of the belt across the top of your shoulder and the lap portion across your hips. 왘 Push latch plate 2 into b...

390 Controls in detail Fastening the seat belts Proper use of seat belts 앫 Do not twist the belt when fastening. 앫 Adjust seat belt so that the shoulder portion is located as close as possible to the middle of the shoulder (it should not touch the neck). Never pass the shoulder portion of the belt u...

391 Controls in detail Lighting 왔 Lighting Exterior lamp switch The exterior lamp switch is located on the dashboard to the left of the steering wheel. i If you drive in countries where vehicles drive on the other side of the road than the country in which the vehicle is registered, you must have th...

392 Controls in detail Lighting Low beam headlamps The low beam headlamps can be switched on and off with the exterior lamp switch us-ing the manual headlamp mode. 왘 Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position B . The following lamps switch on: 앫 Low beam headlamps 앫 Tail and parking lam...

393 Controls in detail Lighting Daytime running lamp mode In Canada the daytime running lamp mode is mandatory and therefore in a constant mode. In the USA the daytime running lamp mode is deactivated by default. Activate the day-time running lamp mode using the control system, see “Setting daytime ...

394 Controls in detail Lighting Locator lighting and night security illu-mination The locator lighting and night security illu-mination are described in the COMAND ve-hicle section under “Setting locator lighting” ( 컄 page 261) and “Setting night security illumination” ( 컄 page 260). Fog lamps Front...

395 Controls in detail Lighting High beam Combination switch 1 High beam 2 High beam flasher 왘 High beam headlamps: Turn the exte- rior lamp switch to position B ( 컄 page 391). 왘 Push the combination switch in the di-rection of arrow 1 . The high beam indicator A in the in- strument cluster comes on...

396 Controls in detail Lighting Switching on corner-illuminating lamps 왘 Switch on the left or right turn signal ( 컄 page 391), depending on whether you are turning left or right. or 왘 Turn steering wheel in desired direc-tion. The corner-illuminating lamp on the side of your steering direction come...

397 Controls in detail Lighting Hazard warning flasher The hazard warning flasher can be switched on at all times, even with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* removed from the vehicle. The hazard warning flasher is automatical-ly switched on if 앫 an a...

398 Controls in detail Lighting Interior lighting The controls are located in the overhead control panel. 1 Left reading lamp on/off 2 Rear interior lamps on/off 3 Front interior lighting on/off 4 Interior lighting control 5 Right reading lamp on/off Automatic control 왘 Deactivating: Press button 4 ...

399 Controls in detail Lighting The interior lighting switches off auto-matically following an adjustable time delay ( 컄 page 266). Manual control 왘 Switching on/off front interior light-ing: Press button 3 . 왘 Switching on/off rear interior light-ing: Press button 2 . 왘 Switching on/off front readi...

400 Controls in detail Windshield wipers Combination switch 1 Switching on windshield wipers 2 Single wipeWiping with windshield washer fluid 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). Switching on/off windshield wipers 왘 Turn the combination switch to the de-sired position depending on the inten-sity ...

401 Controls in detail Windshield wipers Intermittent wiping Only switch on intermittent wiping under wet weather conditions or in the presence of precipitation. 왘 Turn the combination switch to posi-tion U or V . The wipers move across the wind-shield. Afterward, the wiping intervals are determined...

402 Controls in detail Power windows Opening and closing power windows The side windows are opened and closed electrically. The switches 앫 for all side windows are on the driver’s door 앫 for the passenger door window are on the passenger door 앫 for each rear side window are on the re-spective rear s...

404 Controls in detail Power windows 왘 Stopping during Express-operation: Briefly press the respective power win-dow switch again. Summer opening feature If the weather is warm, you can ventilate the vehicle before driving off by simulta-neously: 앫 opening the side windows 앫 opening the tilt/sliding...

405 Controls in detail Power windows Vehicles with SmartKey 왘 Aim transmitter eye of the SmartKey towards the sensor in the driver’s door handle. The SmartKey must be in close proximity to the driver’s door handle. 왘 Press and hold button ‹ until the side windows and the tilt/sliding sun-roof are co...

406 Controls in detail Driving and parking Starting the engine Automatic transmission Gearshift pattern for automatic transmission P Park position R Reverse gear N Neutral D Drive position For more information on how to operate the gear selector lever, see “Automatic transmission” ( 컄 page 417). War...

407 Controls in detail Driving and parking Starting with the SmartKey 왘 Make sure the automatic transmission is set to park position P . The gear position indicator in the multi-function display should be on park position P . 왘 Do not depress accelerator. 왘 Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to...

408 Controls in detail Driving and parking 왘 Do not depress accelerator. 왘 Press KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once. The engine starts if the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is in the vehicle. For information on turning off the engine with KEYLESS-GO, see “Turning off the en-gine” ( 컄 page 415). Starting di...

409 Controls in detail Driving and parking The engine does not start. You cannot hear the starter. The battery may not be sufficiently charged. 왘 Have the vehicle jump-started ( 컄 page 707). If the engine will not start despite a jump start: 왘 Call Roadside Assistance. 왘 Contact an authorized Merced...

410 Controls in detail Driving and parking For more information, see “Driving instruc-tions” ( 컄 page 539). Turn signals Combination switch 1 Turn signals, right 2 Turn signals, left 왘 Press the combination switch in the direction of arrow 1 or 2 . The corresponding turn signal indicator lamp L or K...

411 Controls in detail Driving and parking Problems while driving The engine runs erratically and misfires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine electronics may not be op-erating properly. 앫 Unburned gasoline may have entered the catalytic converter and damaged it. 왘 Give very little gas....

412 Controls in detail Driving and parking Parking Electronic parking brake Warning! G With the engine not running, there is no power assistance for the brake and the steering systems. In this case, it is impor- tant to keep in mind that a considerably higher degree of effort is necessary to brake a...

413 Controls in detail Driving and parking 1 Handle for electronic parking brake Manually releasing electronic parking brake 왘 Pull handle 1 . The red indicator lamp 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instru- ment cluster goes out. You cannot release the electronic parking brake until the igniti...

414 Controls in detail Driving and parking Manually engaging electronic parking brake 왘 Press handle 1 . The red indicator lamp 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instru- ment cluster comes on. Automatically engaging electronic park-ing brake* Your vehicle’s electronic parking brake is automatic...

415 Controls in detail Driving and parking Turning off the engine 왘 Shift the automatic transmission to park position P ( 컄 page 421). Turning off with SmartKey 왘 Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 0 ( 컄 page 365) and remove it. The immobilizer is activated. Turning off with KEYLESS...

416 Controls in detail Driving and parking If you have started the engine with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button and can-not turn it off as described above: 왘 Remove the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button from the starter switch. 왘 Insert the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO into the starter switch. The engine tur...

417 Controls in detail Automatic transmission 왔 Automatic transmission For more information on driving with an automatic transmission, see “Driving and parking” ( 컄 page 406). Your vehicle’s transmission adapts its gear shifting process to your individual driving style by continually adjusting the s...

418 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Shifting from P to N Moving the gear selector lever up or down shifts the automatic transmission out of park position P : 왘 With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. 왘 Move gear selector lever up or down to resistance...

419 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Shifting from P to R 왘 With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. 왘 Move gear selector lever up past the resistance point to select reverse gear R . 왘 Release the brake pedal. 왘 Carefully depress the accelerator pedal ...

420 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Shifting from D or R to N If you want to select neutral position N with the transmission being in drive position D or reverse gear R : 왘 With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. 왘 Press the handle for electronic park...

421 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Transmission positions The current transmission position appears in the multifunction display. 1 Current transmission position ! If the current transmission position does not appear in the multifunction display due to a malfunction, for example, make sur...

423 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Vehicles with SmartKey: 왘 With the vehicle at a standstill and the ignition switched on shift the automatic transmission to neutral position N . 왘 If engaged, manually release the electronic parking brake ( 컄 page 413). 왘 Switch off the ignition and leav...

424 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Driving tips Accelerator position Your driving style influences the transmission’s shifting behavior: Less throttle Earlier upshifting More throttle Later upshifting Kickdown Use kickdown when you want maximum acceleration. 왘 Press the accelerator past t...

425 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Rocking the vehicle Rocking the vehicle by shifting between drive position D and reverse gear R can help free a vehicle stuck in mud or snow. The engine control system of this vehicle electronically limits shifting between drive position D and reverse ge...

426 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Gear ranges With the automatic transmission in drive position D and driving in program mode C or S ( 컄 page 427), you can select a gear range for the automatic transmission to operate within. You can limit the gear range by pressing the left gearshift bu...

427 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Automatic shift program The program mode selector switch is used to adjust 앫 shift program 앫 suspension tuning of ABC ( 컄 page 461) 앫 engine control Program mode selector switch C Comfort For comfort driving S Sport For standard driving Program mode sele...

428 Controls in detail Automatic transmission 왘 Press the program mode selector switch repeatedly until the letter of the desired program mode appears in the multifunction display. Select C for comfort driving (CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG: standard driving): 앫 The vehicle starts out in second gear (both...

429 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Gearshift control buttons 1 Left shift button: limiting gear range 2 Right shift button: extending gear range Gearshift control paddles (CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG only) 1 Left shift paddle: limiting gear range or downshift (in program mode M ) 2 Right shif...

430 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Extending gear range 왘 Briefly press right shift button 2 or pull right shift paddle 2 . The transmission will shift to the next higher gear as permitted by the shift program. This action simultaneously extends the gear range of the transmis-sion. Cancel...

431 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Program mode selector switch M Manual For manual gear shifting C Comfort For standard driving S Sport For sporty driving The selected program mode appears in the multifunction display ( 컄 page 427). Activating manual shift program 왘 Press the program mod...

432 Controls in detail Automatic transmission If you are driving in the manual program mode M , upshift indicator 2 in the multi- function display advises you to upshift be-fore the engine reaches the overspeed range. Thus you can drive at the maximum engine speed for each gear without over-revving ...

433 Controls in detail Automatic transmission Emergency operation (Limp-Home Mode) If vehicle acceleration becomes less re-sponsive or sluggish or the transmission no longer shifts, the transmission is most likely operating in limp-home (emergency operation) mode. In this mode only second gear and r...

434 Controls in detail Instrument cluster A full view illustration of the instrument cluster can be found in the “At a glance” section of this manual ( 컄 page 30). The instrument cluster is activated when you: 앫 open a door 앫 switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365) 앫 switch on the exterior lamps The la...

435 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Coolant temperature gauge The coolant temperature gauge is on the left side in the instrument cluster ( 컄 page 30). Tachometer The red marking on the tachometer de-notes excessive engine speed. To help protect the engine, the fuel supply is interrupted if th...

436 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Outside temperature indicator The outside temperature indicator is on the bottom left-hand side of the instru-ment cluster ( 컄 page 30). The temperature sensor is located in the front bumper area. Due to its location, the sensor can be affected by road or en...

437 Controls in detail Driving systems 왔 Driving systems The driving systems of your vehicle are de-scribed on the following pages: 앫 Cruise control ( 컄 page 437) and DISTRONIC Plus*( 컄 page 443), with which the vehicle can maintain a preset speed. 앫 ABC ( 컄 page 461) adjusts the vehicle suspension ...

438 Controls in detail Driving systems 1 Setting current or higher speedAdjustment in 1 mph increments (to the resistance point) or 5 mph increments (past the resistance point) (Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h) 2 Setting current or lower speedAdjustment in 1 mph increments (to the resistance point) or 5 m...

439 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting current speed 왘 Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. 왘 Briefly lift the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 or depress in direction of arrow 2 . The current speed is set. 왘 Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. The cruise contr...

440 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a higher speed You can increase the set speed in two ways. Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments 왘 Briefly lift the cruise control lever up to the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 438). 왘 Release the cruise control lever. The ...

441 Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments 왘 Briefly lift the cruise control lever up past the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 438). 왘 Release the cruise control lever. The vehicle speed increases in incre-ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h...

442 Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments 왘 Briefly press the cruise control lever down past the resistance point in direction of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 438). 왘 Release the cruise control lever. The vehicle speed decreases in incre-ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 k...

445 Controls in detail Driving systems Warning! G The “Resume” function should only be oper- ated if the driver is fully aware of the previ- ously set speed and wishes to resume this particular preset speed. Warning! G Close attention to road and traffic condi- tions is imperative at all times, rega...

446 Controls in detail Driving systems DISTRONIC Plus displays in multifunc-tion display 1 Speed of the vehicle ahead 2 Set speed 3 Distance warning lamp If DISTRONIC Plus is activated, the marker 2 indicates the set speed. When DISTRONIC Plus detects a vehicle driving ahead of you, the ring on the ...

448 Controls in detail Driving systems Displaying the distance graphic In the “ Assistance ” menu under “ Distance Display ” you see the current settings for DISTRONIC Plus. The information shown in the multifunction display depends on whether DISTRONIC Plus is activated or deactivated. 왘 Press ( or...

449 Controls in detail Driving systems DISTRONIC Plus lever The DISTRONIC Plus system is operated by means of the DISTRONIC Plus lever. 1 Setting current or higher speedAdjustment in 1 mph increments (to the resistance point) or 5 mph increments (past the resistance point) (Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h...

450 Controls in detail Driving systems In the following cases you cannot activate DISTRONIC Plus: 앫 up to 2 minutes after starting the en-gine 앫 if the engine is switched off 앫 if you step on the brake pedal while driving 앫 the vehicle is secured with the elec-tronic parking brake 앫 if the gear sele...

451 Controls in detail Driving systems Switching on when approaching a stationary vehicle If the vehicle in front of you is stationary, you can only switch on DISTRONIC Plus if your vehicle is also at a standstill. 왘 Tap DISTRONIC Plus lever up 1 or down 2 until desired speed is set. DISTRONIC Plus ...

452 Controls in detail Driving systems Stopping When DISTRONIC Plus detects that the ve-hicle in front of you is stopping, the vehicle brakes until it also stops. Once DISTRONIC Plus has stopped your vehicle and it is at a standstill, it remains stationary; the brake pedal does not need to be depres...

453 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting the current speed 왘 Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. 왘 Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever in the direction of arrow 1 or depress in the direction of arrow 2 . DISTRONIC Plus is activated and the current speed is set. 왘 Remove your foot ...

454 Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments 왘 Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever up past the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 449). 왘 Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever. The vehicle speed increases in incre-ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h...

455 Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments 왘 Briefly press the DISTRONIC Plus lever down to the resistance point in direc-tion of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 449). 왘 Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever. The vehicle speed decreases in incre-ments of 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h...

456 Controls in detail Driving systems Deactivating DISTRONIC Plus There are several ways to deactivate the DISTRONIC Plus system: 왘 Briefly tip the DISTRONIC Plus lever in the direction of arrow 3 ( 컄 page 449). or 왘 Step on the brake pedal. DISTRONIC Plus will be deactivated. The last speed set wi...

457 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting the following distance in DISTRONIC Plus You can set the specified following dis-tance for DISTRONIC Plus by varying the time setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time setting and the current speed of your vehicle, DISTRONIC Plus cal-culates ...

458 Controls in detail Driving systems Increasing distance Increasing the distance setting causes DISTRONIC Plus to maintain a greater fol-lowing distance to the preceding vehicle. 왘 Move distance setting switch 1 in di- rection 2 . Decreasing distance Decreasing the distance setting causes DISTRONI...

459 Controls in detail Driving systems “DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently UnavailableSee Oper. Manual” appears in the multifunction display. For cleaning and care of the DISTRONIC Plus sensor, see “Cleaning the DISTRONIC Plus*/ PRE-SAFE ® Brake* sys- tem sensors (USA only)”( 컄 page 599). Another cause might b...

460 Controls in detail Driving systems Lane changing DISTRONIC Plus has not yet detected the vehicle changing lanes. There will be insuf-ficient distance to the lane-changing vehicle. Narrow vehicles Because of their narrow profile, the vehi-cles traveling near the outer edge of the lane have not ye...

461 Controls in detail Driving systems Cross-traffic DISTRONIC Plus may inadvertently detect crossing vehicles. If you switch on DIS-TRONIC Plus, for example, at a traffic light with cross-traffic, the vehicle may sudden-ly start to drive off. Active Body Control (ABC) The ABC system is an active, c...

462 Controls in detail Driving systems Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride height to: 앫 increase vehicle safety 앫 reduce fuel consumption The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or lowered according to the selected level setting and to the vehicle speed: 앫 With increasing speed, ride heigh...

463 Controls in detail Driving systems Selecting a normal level 왘 Start the engine. If indicator lamp 2 is on: 왘 Press switch 1 . Indicator lamp 2 goes out. The vehicle is adjusted to a normal level. Suspension tuning The suspension tuning is set according to: 앫 your driving style 앫 road surface con...

464 Controls in detail Driving systems The Parktronic system is an electronic parking aid with ultrasonic sensors that helps you while parking.It visually and audibly indicates the relative distance between the vehicle and an ob-stacle. The Parktronic system is automatically ac-tivated when you swit...

465 Controls in detail Driving systems Front sensors Rear sensors Minimum distance If the system detects an obstacle in this range, all the distance warning segments illuminate and you hear a warning signal. If the obstacle is closer than the minimum distance, the actual distance may no long-er be i...

466 Controls in detail Driving systems The position of the gear selector lever de-termines which warning indicators will be activated. As your vehicle approaches an object, one or more distance segments will illuminate, depending on the distance. When the sev-enth distance segment illuminates, you h...

467 Controls in detail Driving systems 왘 Switching off the Parktronic sys-tem: Press button 1 . Indicator lamp 2 comes on. 왘 Switching on the Parktronic system: Press button 1 again. Indicator lamp 2 goes out. Parktronic system malfunction If only the red distance segments illumi-nate and an acousti...

468 Controls in detail Driving systems Park Assist is an electronic parking aid with radar sensors that helps you while parking. When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system* ( 컄 page 302). Canadian law does not permit the use of the ra...

469 Controls in detail Driving systems The Park Assist system deactivates at speeds over approximately 10 mph (16 km/h). At lower speeds the Parktronic system turns on again. Park Assist is also switched off when you set the automatic transmission to park position P or switch off the engine. While t...

470 Controls in detail Driving systems Warning indicators Visual signals indicate to the driver the rel-ative distance between the sensors and an obstacle. The warning indicator for the front area is in the instrument cluster. The warning indi-cator for the rear area is on the roof liner in the rear...

471 Controls in detail Driving systems Collision warning Park Assist can detect obstacles from a considerable distance. If you drive in re-verse towards an obstacle, you will hear a warning tone. You must then brake in or-der to avoid a collision. The warning tone for a collision will not sound when...

473 Controls in detail Driving systems Use Advanced Parking Guidance for park-ing spaces that are 앫 parallel to the direction of travel 앫 located on straight streets, i.e. not in curves 앫 on the same level as the street, i.e. not on sidewalks, for example. Flat curbs may possibly not be detected by ...

474 Controls in detail Driving systems Detected parking space 1 Detected parking spaces on the left 2 Parking space symbol 3 Detected parking spaces on the right In order to be detected by Advanced Park-ing Guidance, a parking space must be: 앫 closed-in at the rear 앫 parallel to the direction of tra...

475 Controls in detail Driving systems 왘 Bring the vehicle to a standstill as long as the desired parking space is dis-played by the blue parking space sym-bol in the instrument cluster. 왘 Shift the automatic transmission to position R . The message “ Check Surroundings Press 'OK' to Confirm ” appea...

476 Controls in detail Driving systems The lane 4 then turns green. If the parking space is located within the dis-play range, a white bracket with an ar-row for the target position is shown at the end of the green lane. Driving into the parking space 1 Green lane indicates the correct steer-ing whe...

477 Controls in detail Driving systems End position Depending on the size of the parking space, the vehicle may be positioned at an angle in the parking space. Advanced Park-ing Guidance guides you close to the rear limit of the parking space where possible. 왘 Adjust the end position by maneuver-ing...

478 Controls in detail Driving systems The Rear View Camera is in the handle strip of the trunk lid. 1 Rear View Camera View through the camera i The image from the Rear View Camera is shown mirror-inverted on the COMAND display ( 컄 page 33). Warning! G Please note that objects which do not touch th...

480 Controls in detail Driving systems Switching on Rear View Camera 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Switch on COMAND ( 컄 page 83). 왘 Move gear selector lever to reverse gear R . The COMAND display will show the area behind the vehicle with guide lines. 1 Blue guide lines for vehicle width...

481 Controls in detail Driving systems Night View Assist* Night View Assist illuminates the road with infrared light in addition to the normal headlamps. A camera at the top of the windshield mea-sures the infrared light and shows a black-and-white image on the multifunc-tion display. The image on t...

482 Controls in detail Driving systems The camera is at the top of the windshield. 1 Night View Assist camera Switching on or off You can only switch on the Night View As-sist if 앫 the SmartKey in the starter switch is set to position 2 앫 it is dark 앫 the light switch is set to * or B or if the dayt...

483 Controls in detail Driving systems Adjusting instrument cluster illumination 1 Knob 왘 Make sure the Night View Assist is switched on. 왘 Brightening illumination: Turn knob 1 clockwise. 왘 Dimming illumination: Turn knob 1 counterclockwise. Dirty or fogged-up windshield If the windshield in front ...

484 Controls in detail Driving systems Night View Assist* malfunction Problem Possible cause Suggested solution The quality of the Night View Assist image has diminished. The windshield wipers are leaving streaks on the windshield. 왘 Replace windshield wiper blades ( 컄 page 694). The area of the win...

486 Controls in detail Driving systems Sensor monitoring range Blind Spot Assist is able to monitor a range up to three meters to the rear and both sides of the vehicle. The Blind Spot Assist sensors are built into the front and rear bumpers. Make sure that the area of the bumpers around the sen-sor...

487 Controls in detail Driving systems Indicator and warning lamps 1 Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp 왘 Switching on: Make sure that the ra- dar sensors ( 컄 page 302) and the Blind Spot Assist ( 컄 page 299) are switched on. With the ignition switched on, the warn-ing lamp 1 in the exterior mir...

490 Controls in detail Air vents Opening and closing air vents Center air vents 왘 Opening: Turn thumbwheels 4 and 5 upward ( 컄 page 488). 왘 Closing: Turn thumbwheels 4 and 5 downward. Side air vents 왘 Opening: Turn thumbwheels next to side air vents 2 and 7 upward ( 컄 page 488). 왘 Closing: Turn thum...

491 Controls in detail Automatic climate control 왔 Automatic climate control Automatic climate control panel Item 1 AUTO mode for air distribution and volume, left 2 Temperature control, left 3 Manual fan speed adjustment, left 4 Front defroster Item 5 Air recirculation 6 Automatic climate control o...

492 Controls in detail Automatic climate control The automatic climate control is operation-al whenever the engine is running. You can operate the climate control system in ei-ther the automatic or manual mode. The system cools or heats the interior depend-ing on the selected interior temperature an...

493 Controls in detail Automatic climate control The following automatic climate control functions can be operated via COMAND: Deactivating climate control system 왘 Deactivating: Press button ´ ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the button comes on. You will see “ Climate Con- trol OFF ...

494 Controls in detail Automatic climate control Deactivating 왘 Press button U ( 컄 page 491) up or down. or 왘 Adjust air distribution ( 컄 page 271). or 왘 Adjust air volume ( 컄 page 494). The indicator lamp on button U goes out. The automatic function is switched off. You can adjust the air distribut...

495 Controls in detail Automatic climate control Activating 왘 Press button ; ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the button comes on. The air conditioning switches to the follow-ing functions automatically: 앫 most efficient blower speed and heat-ing power, depending on outside tem-peratu...

496 Controls in detail Automatic climate control Rear window defroster Activating 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Press button < ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the button comes on. Deactivating 왘 Press button < ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the butt...

498 Controls in detail Automatic climate control 왘 Convenience closing: Press button , for approximately 2 seconds. The side windows and/or tilt/sliding sunroof will close. You can release button , once the closing proce- dure has begun. The windows and tilt/sliding sunroof continue closing until th...

499 Controls in detail Automatic climate control Activating 왘 Switch off the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Press button T ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the button comes on. Deactivating 왘 Press button T ( 컄 page 491) up or down. The indicator lamp on the button goes out. i The residual...

500 Controls in detail Trunk Opening trunk You can open the trunk if the vehicle is sta-tionary. A minimum height clearance of 6.0 ft (1.8 m) is required to open the trunk lid. Opening trunk from outside 1 Trunk lid handle 왘 Press and hold button Š on the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* until ...

501 Controls in detail Trunk Trunk opening-height restriction The trunk lid opening height can be limited when transporting goods on a roof rack (e.g. presence of an optional MB sport lug-gage container). When activated, the trunk opens to approximately the height of the roof edge. 왘 Activate the li...

502 Controls in detail Trunk Closing trunk from inside automatically 1 Remote trunk opening/closing switch 왘 Press and hold switch 1 until the trunk is closed. The indicator lamp in the switch goes out when the trunk is closed. To interrupt the closing procedure: 왘 Release switch 1 . Closing trunk f...

503 Controls in detail Trunk Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO* 1 Trunk closing switch Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO* 1 Trunk closing switch 왘 Press trunk closing switch 1 briefly. The trunk closes. Closing trunk and locking vehicle from outside (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*) You can close the trunk and lock the ...

504 Controls in detail Trunk With both doors closed: 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move down. 앫 The trunk starts to close automati-cally. 앫 All turn signal lamps flash three times to confirm locking once the trunk has closed completely. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds three times. 앫 The anti-theft al...

505 Controls in detail Trunk Valet locking 1 Neutral position 2 Locked 왘 Close the trunk ( 컄 page 501). 왘 Remove the mechanical key from the SmartKey ( 컄 page 684). 왘 Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid lock. 왘 Turn the mechanical key clockwise to position 2 to lock the trunk. The trunk remai...

506 Controls in detail Power tilt/sliding sunroof Opening and closing power tilt/sliding sunroof Warning! G When closing the tilt/sliding sunroof, make sure that there is no danger of anyone being harmed by the closing procedure. If the tilt/sliding sunroof encounters an ob- struction that blocks it...

508 Controls in detail Power tilt/sliding sunroof Synchronizing The tilt/sliding sunroof must be synchro-nized 앫 if the tilt/sliding sunroof can only be opened with a jerking motion 앫 after a malfunction 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Press and hold the sunroof switch in the direction of ...

509 Controls in detail Loading and storing 왔 Loading and storing Loading instructions The total load weight including vehicle oc-cupants and luggage/cargo should not exceed the load limit as indicated on the corresponding placard located on the driv-er’s door B-pillar ( 컄 page 564). Storage compartm...

510 Controls in detail Loading and storing Storage compartments in the front passenger compartment Glove box The glove box can be unlocked and locked with the mechanical key ( 컄 page 684). 왘 Opening: Press glove box lid release 1 . 왘 Closing: Push the lid up. 왘 Locking: Insert the mechanical key int...

511 Controls in detail Loading and storing Storage compartments below the front seats 1 Tab 2 Compartment cover 왘 Opening: Pull tab 1 upward and fold cover 2 forward. Eyeglasses compartment 1 Eyeglasses compartment mark 왘 Opening: Press mark 1 . 왘 Closing: Swing eyeglasses compart- ment upward until...

512 Controls in detail Loading and storing A small convenience parcel net is located in the front passenger footwell. It is for small and light items, such as road maps, mail, etc. Storage compartments in rear passenger compartment Armrest with integrated storage compartment 1 Release catch 왘 Openin...

513 Controls in detail Loading and storing Rear storage box 1 Handle 2 Cover 왘 Fold down rear center armrest. 왘 Pull handle 1 upward in the direction of arrow. 왘 Swing down cover 2 . Cup holders Cup holder in front center console 1 Mark 2 Handle 왘 Opening: Press mark 1 on the front. 왘 Closing: Fold ...

514 Controls in detail Loading and storing 왘 Removing: Pull cup holder out by pull- ing silver handle 2 upward in direction of arrow. 왘 Inserting: Press downward until it en- gages. While doing so, make sure that the word “Front” is in the proper instal-lation position. Cup holder in rear 1 Compartm...

515 Controls in detail Loading and storing Retaining hooks A hook is located on the upper edge of the trunk and can be used to attach cargo items such as bags. 1 Tab 2 Retaining hook 왘 Pull tab 1 of retaining hook 2 down. Parcel net in trunk There is a parcel net on the right trunk side wall to secu...

516 Controls in detail Useful features Sun visors 1 Sun visor 2 Vanity mirror cover 3 Vanity mirror lamp 4 Document holder Glare from front 왘 Swing sun visor 1 down. Glare from front and sides 왘 Disengage sun visor 1 from the mounting. 왘 Pivot sun visor 1 to the side. Vanity mirror in sun visor 왘 To...

517 Controls in detail Useful features Opening ashtray 왘 Press mark on cover plate 2 forward. Removing ashtray insert 왘 Push sliding button 1 to the left. The ashtray is disengaged and slides out a short way. 왘 Remove the insert from the ashtray frame. Reinstalling ashtray insert 왘 Install the inser...

518 Controls in detail Useful features Floormats* 1 Retainer pin 2 Eyelet Removing 왘 Pull floormat off of retainer pins 1 . 왘 Remove the floormat. Installing 왘 Lay down the floormat in the respective footwell. 왘 Press the floormat eyelets 2 onto re- tainer pins 1 . ! The lighter socket can be used t...

520 Controls in detail Useful features When the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle, you can operate the telephone us-ing the following devices: 앫 mobile phone keypad 앫 COMAND telephone keypad ( 컄 page 140) 앫 buttons s and t on the multi- function steering wheel ( 컄 page 283) 앫 Voice Control ( 컄 ...

521 Controls in detail Useful features The mobile phone is linked to the hands-free device and the multifunc-tion steering wheel. The battery is charged depending on its charge status and the position of the SmartKey in the starter switch. The charge procedure will be indicated in the mobile phone’s...

522 Controls in detail Useful features Installing a different mobile phone cradle Example illustration 1 Contact plate 2 Recesses 3 Mobile phone cradle 왘 Insert mobile phone cradle 3 into recesses 2 of contact plate 1 . 왘 Push mobile phone cradle 3 forward until it engages. Tele Aid The Tele Aid sys...

523 Controls in detail Useful features Shortly after the completion of your Tele Aid acquaintance call, you will receive a user ID and password. By visiting www.mbusa.com and selecting “Tele Aid” (USA only), you will have access to account information, remote door unlock and more. System self-check ...

524 Controls in detail Useful features All information relevant to the emergency, such as the location of the vehicle (deter-mined by the GPS satellite location sys-tem), vehicle model, identification number and color are generated. A voice connection between the Response Center and the occupants of...

525 Controls in detail Useful features Initiating an emergency call manually 1 SOS button 2 Cover 왘 Briefly press button on cover 2 to open. Cover 2 will open. 왘 Press SOS button 1 (for longer than 2 seconds). The indicator lamp in SOS button 1 will flash until the emergency call is concluded. 왘 Wai...

526 Controls in detail Useful features Roadside Assistance button • 왘 Press and hold Roadside Assistance button • (for longer than 2 seconds). A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside As-sistance dispatcher will be initiated. The button will flash while the call is in progress. The message: 앫 “ Connecting...

527 Controls in detail Useful features Information button ¡ 왘 Press and hold Information button ¡ (for longer than 2 seconds). A call to the Customer Assistance Cen-ter will be initiated. The button will flash while the call is in progress. The message: “Connecting Call ” appears in the multi- funct...

528 Controls in detail Useful features Destination Download to the COMAND System Destination Download allows you access to a database of over 10,000,000 points of interest (POIs) that can be downloaded to your vehicle’s navigation system. If you know the destination the address can be downloaded. Or...

529 Controls in detail Useful features Remote door unlock In case you have locked your vehicle unin-tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle), and the reserve SmartKey is not handy: 왘 Contact the Mercedes-Benz Response Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada). You will be...

530 Controls in detail Useful features Automatic Maintenance Call The 2007 CL-Class is equipped with a fea-ture which considerably enhances the care of your vehicle. Just prior to your vehicle reaching a maintenance milestone Tele Aid will initiate a message informing the ser-vice center, important ...

531 Controls in detail Useful features Interior rear view mirror with integrated remote control 1 Indicator lamp 2 3 4 Signal transmitter button Needed for programming (not part of vehi-cle equipment): 5 Hand-held remote control of ga-rage door opener, gate operator or other device 6 Hand-held remot...

533 Controls in detail Useful features Step 7: 왘 To program the remaining two signal transmitter buttons, repeat the steps above starting with step 3. Rolling code programming To train a garage door opener (or other rolling code devices) with the rolling code feature, follow these instructions after...

534 Controls in detail Useful features If you live in Canada or if you are having difficulties programming a gate operator (regardless of where you live) by using the programming procedures, replace step 4 with the following: Step 4: 왘 Press and hold the signal transmitter button ( 2 , 3 or 4 ). Do ...

535 Controls in detail Useful features Programming tips If you are having difficulty programming the integrated remote control, here are some helpful tips: 앫 Check the frequency of hand-held re-mote control 5 (typically located on the reverse side of the remote). The in-tegrated remote control is co...

536 Controls in detail Useful features Infrared reflecting windshield Infrared reflecting glass reduces the amount of radiated heat entering the vehi-cle interior through the windows. The infrared reflecting glass also prevents the transmission of signals through the glass by in-vehicle electronic d...

538 Operation In the “Operation” section you will find de-tailed information on operating, maintain-ing and caring for your vehicle. The first 1000 miles (1500 km) The more cautiously you treat your vehicle during the break-in period, the more satis-fied you will be with its performance later on. 앫 ...

539 Operation Driving instructions 왔 Driving instructions Drive sensibly – save fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, depends on driving habits and operating conditions. To save fuel you should: 앫 Keep tires at the recommended tire inflation pressures. 앫 Remove unnecessary loads. 앫 Remove roof r...

540 Operation Driving instructions Brakes To help prevent brake disk corrosion after driving on wet road surfaces (particularly salted roads), it is advisable to brake the vehicle with considerable force prior to parking. The heat generated serves to dry the brakes. If your brake system is normally ...

541 Operation Driving instructions All checks and service work on the brake system should be carried out by qualified technicians only. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Only install brake pads and brake fluid recommended by Mercedes-Benz. After hard braking, it is advisable to drive on fo...

542 Operation Driving instructions Driving off Apply the brakes to test them briefly after driving off. Perform this procedure only when the road is clear of other traffic. Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not place full load on the engine until the oper-ating temperature has been reached. Parking Wa...

543 Operation Driving instructions Tires Treadwear indicators (TWI) are required by law. These indicators are located in six places on the tread circumference and be-come visible at a tread depth of approxi-mately 1 / 16 in (1.6 mm), at which point the tire is considered worn and should be re-placed...

544 Operation Driving instructions Tire traction The safe speed on a wet, snow covered or icy road is always lower than on a dry road. You should pay particular attention to the condition of the road whenever the outside temperatures are close to the freezing point. Mercedes-Benz recommends winter t...

545 Operation Driving instructions An electronic speed limiter prevents your vehicle from exceeding a speed of 앫 All models except AMG vehicles:130 mph (210 km/h) 앫 CL 63 AMG:CL 65 AMG:155 mph (250 km/h) 앫 CL 63 AMG with increased top speed*:CL 63 AMG (Performance Package*):CL 65 AMG with increased ...

546 Operation Driving instructions Road salts and chemicals can adversely af-fect braking efficiency. Increased pedal force may become necessary to produce the normal braking effect. Depressing the brake pedal periodically when traveling at length on salt-strewn roads can bring road-salt impaired br...

547 Operation Driving instructions Passenger compartment Driving abroad Abroad, there is an extensive Mercedes-Benz service network at your disposal. If you plan to drive into areas which are not listed in the index of your Mercedes-Benz Center directory, you should request pertinent information fro...

548 Operation Driving instructions Catalytic converter Your Mercedes-Benz is equipped with monolithic-type catalytic converters, an important element in conjunction with the oxygen sensors to achieve substantial con-trol of the pollutants in the exhaust emis-sions. Keep your vehicle in proper operat...

549 Operation Driving instructions Coolant temperature During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the coolant tem-perature may rise close to approximately 248°F (120°C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant temperature over 248°F (120°C). Doing so may cause serious e...

550 Operation At the gas station Refueling The fuel filler flap is located on the right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear. Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the SmartKey or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* automatically locks and un-locks the fuel filler flap. 1 To open fuel filler flap 2 ...

551 Operation At the gas station 왘 Take off the fuel filler cap and set it in the direction of arrow 2 and place it into holder 3 located on the inside of the fuel filler flap. To prevent fuel vapors from escaping into open air, fully insert filler nozzle unit. 왘 Only fill your tank until the filler...

552 Operation At the gas station Check regularly and before a long trip Example illustration from CL 550 1 Coolant level 2 Brake fluid 3 Windshield washer and headlamp cleaning system Windshield washer system and head-lamp cleaning system For more information on refilling the wash-er reservoir, see ...

553 Operation Engine compartment 왔 Engine compartment Hood Opening 1 Release lever 왘 Pull release lever 1 . The hood is unlocked. 2 Lever for opening the hood 왘 Push lever 2 on the hood upwards. 왘 Pull up on the hood and then release it. The hood will be automatically held open at shoulder height by...

554 Operation Engine compartment Closing 왘 Let the hood drop from a height of ap-proximately 1 ft (30 cm). The hood will lock audibly. 왘 Check to make sure the hood is fully closed. If you can raise the hood at a point above the headlamps, then it is not properly closed. Open it again and let it dro...

555 Operation Engine compartment Notes about checking engine oil level When checking the oil level 앫 the vehicle must be parked on level ground 앫 with the engine at operating tempera-ture, the vehicle must have been stationary for at least 5 minutes with the engine turned off 앫 with the engine not a...

556 Operation Engine compartment Other display messages If the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO* start/ stop button is not in position 2 , the follow- ing message will appear: “For Engine Oil LevelIgnition Must be On” 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). If you see the message “Need More Timeto CheckEngine...

557 Operation Engine compartment Checking engine oil level with the oil dipstick (CL 550 and CL 63 AMG) To check the engine oil level with the oil dipstick, do the following: 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 553). Example illustration from CL 550 1 Oil dipstick 2 Upper mark 3 Lower mark 왘 Pull out oil dipst...

558 Operation Engine compartment Example illustration from CL 550 CL 63 AMG 1 Filler cap 왘 Unscrew filler cap 1 from filler neck. 왘 Add engine oil as required. Be careful not to overfill with oil. Be careful not to spill any oil when adding. Avoid environmental damage caused by oil entering the grou...

559 Operation Engine compartment Coolant level The engine coolant is a mixture of water and anticorrosion/antifreeze. When checking the coolant level, 앫 the vehicle must be parked on level ground 앫 the coolant temperature must be below 158°F (70°C) The coolant expansion tank is located on the passen...

560 Operation Engine compartment Windshield washer system and headlamp cleaning system The washer fluid reservoir is located on the left-hand side of the engine compartment when looking in the direction of travel. It supplies the windshield washer system and headlamp cleaning system with wash-er flu...

561 Operation Tires and wheels 왔 Tires and wheels Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for information on tested and recommended rims and tires for summer and winter operation. They can also offer advice concerning tire service and purchase. Important guidelines 앫 Only use sets of tires and ri...

562 Operation Tires and wheels Tire care and maintenance Regularly check the tire inflation pressure at least once a month. For more informa-tion on checking tire inflation pressure, see “Recommended tire inflation pres-sure” ( 컄 page 569). Tire inspection Every time you check the tire inflation pre...

563 Operation Tires and wheels Tread depth Do not allow your tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are sharply reduced at tread depths of less than 1 / 8 in (3 mm). Treadwear indicators (TWI) are required by law. These indicators are located in six places on the tread circumfe...

564 Operation Tires and wheels Direction of rotation Unidirectional tires offer added advan-tages, such as better hydroplaning perfor-mance. To benefit, however, you must make sure the tires rotate in the direction specified. An arrow on the sidewall indicates the intended direction of rotation (spi...

565 Operation Tires and wheels Tire and Loading Information Tire and Loading Information placard 1 Load limit information on the Tire and Loading Information placard The Tire and Loading Information placard showing the load limit information is located on the driver’s door B-pillar ( 컄 page 564). 왘 ...

566 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Seating capacity information on the Tire and Loading Information placard Steps for determining correct load limit The following steps have been developed as required of all manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “Nati...

567 Operation Tires and wheels The higher the weight of all occupants, the less cargo and luggage load capacity is available. For more information, see “Trailer tongue load” ( 컄 page 568). Example Combined weight limit of occupants and cargo from Tire and Loading Information placard Number of occupa...

568 Operation Tires and wheels Certification label Even after careful determination of the combined weight of all occupants, cargo and the trailer tongue load (if applicable) ( 컄 page 568) as to not exceed the permis- sible load limit, you must make sure that your vehicle never exceeds the Gross Veh...

569 Operation Tires and wheels Recommended tire inflation pressure Your vehicle is equipped with the Tire and Loading Information placard located on the driver’s door B-pillar ( 컄 page 564). The tire inflation pressure should be checked regularly and should only be ad-justed on cold tires. The tires...

572 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Install the valve cap. 왘 Repeat this procedure for each tire. Checking tire pressure electronically with the Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced TPMS) The Advanced TPMS only functions on wheels that are equipped with the proper electronic sensors. It m...

573 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 365). 왘 Press ( or & to select the menu “ Service ”. 왘 Press $ or % to select “ Tire Pressure ”. 왘 Press # . i When the message “Tire Pressures Dis- played After Driving a Few Minutes” appears in the display, the individual inflati...

574 Operation Tires and wheels Warning! G Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recom- mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the Tire and Loading Information placard on the driver’s door B-pillar or, if available, the...

575 Operation Tires and wheels Reactivating Advanced TPMS The Advanced TPMS must be reactivated when you have adjusted the tire inflation pressure to a new level (e.g. because of dif-ferent load or driving conditions). The Ad-vanced TPMS is then recalibrated to the current tire inflation pressures. ...

576 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Press # . The message “Tire Pressure MonitorReactivated” appears in the multifunction display. After a few minutes driving, the current tire inflation pressure values are ac-cepted as reference values and then monitored. If you wish to cancel activation: 왘 Press L . ...

577 Operation Tires and wheels Tire labeling Besides tire name (sales designation) and manufacturer name, a number of markings can be found on a tire. Following are some explanations for the markings on your vehicle’s tires: 1 Uniform Quality Grading Standards ( 컄 page 583) 2 DOT, Tire Identificatio...

578 Operation Tires and wheels General: Depending on the design standards used, the tire size molded into the sidewall may have no letter or a letter preceding the tire size designation. No letter preceding the size designation (as illustrated above): Passenger car tire based on European design stan...

579 Operation Tires and wheels For additional information on tire load rating, see “Load identification” ( 컄 page 581). Tire speed rating The tire speed rating 6 ( 컄 page 577) indicates the approved maximum speed for the tire. Summer tires Warning! G The tire load rating must always be at least half...

580 Operation Tires and wheels 앫 At the tire manufacturer’s option, any tire with a speed capability above 149 mph (240 km/h) can include a “ZR” in the size designation (for exam-ple: 245/40 ZR18). To determine the maximum speed capability of the tire, the service description for the tire must be re...

581 Operation Tires and wheels Load identification 1 Load identification In addition to tire load rating, special load identification 1 may be molded into the tire sidewall following the letter designat-ing the tire speed rating 6 ( 컄 page 577). No specification given: absence of any text (like in a...

582 Operation Tires and wheels Manufacturer’s identification mark The manufacturer’s identification mark 2 ( 컄 page 581) denotes the tire manufacturer. New tires have a mark with two symbols. Retreaded tires have a mark with four sym-bols. For more information on retreaded tires ( 컄 page 561). Tire ...

583 Operation Tires and wheels Maximum tire inflation pressure 1 Maximum permissible tire inflation pressure This is the maximum permissible tire inflation pressure for the tire. Always follow the recommended tire inflation pressure ( 컄 page 569) for proper tire inflation. Uniform Tire Quality Gradi...

584 Operation Tires and wheels Quality grades can be found, where appli-cable, on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum section width. For example: All passenger car tires must conform to federal safety requirements in addition to these grades. Treadwear The treadwear grade is a compa...

585 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ply material 1 Plies in sidewall 2 Plies under tread This marking tells you about the type of cord and number of plies in the sidewall and under the tread. Tire and loading terminology Accessory weight The combined weight (in excess of those standard items which m...

589 Operation Tires and wheels Rotating tires Tire rotation can be performed on vehicles with tires of the same dimension all around. If your vehicle is equipped with tires of the same dimension all around, tires can be rotated, observing a front-to-rear rotation pattern that will maintain the inten...

590 Operation Winter driving Before the onset of winter, have your vehicle winterized at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This service includes: 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water of the windshield and headlamp cleaning system. A...

591 Operation Winter driving Snow chains Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to exceed 30 mph (50 km/h). Remove chains as soon as possible when driving on roads without snow. Please observe the following guidelines when using snow chains: 앫 Use of snow chains is not...

592 Operation Maintenance We strongly recommend that you have your vehicle serviced by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, in accordance with the Maintenance Booklet at the times called for by the maintenance service indi-cator. Maintenance service indicator message The maintenance service indicator...

593 Operation Maintenance 왘 To clear the maintenance service indicator message: Press L ( 컄 page 283). The maintenance service indicator message is cleared and the standard display appears in the multifunction display ( 컄 page 286). Maintenance service term exceeded If you have exceeded the suggeste...

594 Operation Maintenance Resetting the maintenance service indicator In the event that the maintenance service on your vehicle is not carried out by an au-thorized Mercedes-Benz Center, you can have the maintenance service indicator re-set. The automotive maintenance facility carrying out the maint...

595 Operation Vehicle care 왔 Vehicle care Cleaning and care of vehicle Regular and proper care will help to main-tain the value of your vehicle. The best way to protect your vehicle from harmful envi-ronmental influences is to wash it and use protective treatments regularly. While in operation, even...

596 Operation Vehicle care More frequent washings are necessary to deal with unfavorable conditions: 앫 near the ocean 앫 in industrial areas (smoke, exhaust emissions) 앫 during winter operation You should check your vehicle from time to time for stone chipping or other damage. Any damage should be re...

597 Operation Vehicle care Paintwork, painted body components Mercedes-Benz approved Paint Care should be applied when water drops on the paint surface do not “bead up”. This should normally be done every 3 to 5 months, de-pending on the climate and washing deter-gent used. Mercedes-Benz approved Pa...

598 Operation Vehicle care Automatic car wash You can have your car washed in an auto-matic car wash from the start. 왘 To protect the filter system, switch the automatic climate control to air recir-culation mode ( 컄 page 496). If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it be-fore running it through the ...

599 Operation Vehicle care Ornamental moldings For regular cleaning and care of ornamen-tal moldings, use a damp cloth. Headlamps, tail lamps, side markers, turn signal lenses 왘 Use a mild car wash detergent, such as Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo, with plenty of water. Cleaning the DISTRONIC Pl...

600 Operation Vehicle care 왘 Clean a wide area of the bumpers surrounding the sensors 2 . 왘 Restart the engine after cleaning sen-sors. Cleaning the Parktronic* system sensors 1 Parktronic system* sensors in front bumper 왘 Use a mild car wash detergent, such as Mercedes-Benz approved Car Sham-poo, w...

601 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the driving systems sensors The sensors are integrated in the front and rear bumpers and cannot be seen from the outside. They work with the following sys-tems: 앫 BAS Plus* 앫 PRE-SAFE ® Brake* 앫 Blind Spot Assist* 앫 Park Assist* 앫 Advanced Parking Guidance* 1 Bump...

602 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the Rear View Camera* lens 1 Camera lens 왘 Only use clean water and a soft, non-scratching cloth to clean the cam-era lens 1 . Be careful not to apply wax to the camera lens 1 when waxing the vehicle. If neces- sary, remove the wax using the Mercedes-Benz approved...

603 Operation Vehicle care 2 Camera 왘 Clean inside of windshield in front of camera 2 with a soft, non-scratching cloth. 왘 Use recessed handles 1 to swing camera cover up. Cleaning the windows and the wiper blades 왘 Make sure the hood is fully closed. Placing wiper arms in vertical position Vehicles...

604 Operation Vehicle care 왘 Clean the wiper blade inserts with a clean cloth and detergent solution. 왘 Use a soft, clean cloth and a mild win-dow cleaning solution on all outside and inside glass surfaces. An automotive glass cleaner is recom-mended. Light alloy wheels If possible, clean wheels onc...

605 Operation Vehicle care Hard plastic trim items 왘 Use Mercedes-Benz approved Interior Care, a soft, lint-free cloth and apply with light pressure. Steering wheel 왘 Wipe with a damp cloth and dry thor-oughly or clean with Mercedes-Benz approved Leather Care. Carpets 왘 Use Mercedes-Benz approved Ca...

606 Operation Vehicle care Upholstery Using aftermarket seat covers or wearing clothing that have the tendency to give off coloring (e.g. when wet, etc.) may cause the upholstery to become permanently dis-colored. By lining the seats with a proper intermediate cover, contact-discoloration will be pr...

608 Practical hints What to do if …? Lamps in instrument cluster General information:If any of the following lamps in the instru-ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb self-check when switching on the igni-tion, have the respective bulb checked and replaced if necessary. Problem Possible caus...

609 Practical hints What to do if …? Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution - The yellow Antilock Brake System (ABS) indicator lamp comes on while the engine is run-ning. The charging voltage has fallen below 10 volts. The ABS has switched off. The battery may not be charged sufficien...

610 Practical hints What to do if …? Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution -v The yellow ABS malfunc-tion indicator lamp and the yellow ESP ® warning lamp come on while the engine is running and an acoustic warning sounds. ABS and ESP ® are switched off due to a malfunction. The BAS,...

612 Practical hints What to do if …? Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution ± The yellow engine malfunc-tion indicator lamp comes on while driving. There is a malfunction in: 앫 The fuel management system 앫 The ignition system 앫 The emission control system 앫 Systems which affect emissi...

613 Practical hints What to do if …? Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution ± The yellow engine malfunc-tion indicator lamp comes on while driving. A loss of pressure has been detected in the fuel system. The fuel cap may not be closed properly or the fuel system may be leaky. 왘 Check...

616 Practical hints What to do if …? Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution < You hear a warning chime for a maximum of 6 seconds after starting the engine. You have forgotten to fasten your seat belt. 왘 Fasten your seat belt. The warning chime stops sounding. < The red seat bel...

620 Practical hints What to do if …? Air bag off indicator lamp Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggested solution 59 The front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp illuminates and remains il-luminated with the weight of a typical adult or some-one larger than a small in-dividual on the fro...

623 Practical hints What to do if …? On the pages that follow, you will find a compilation of the most important warning and malfunction messages that may ap-pear in the malfunction display. For your convenience the messages are di-vided into two sections: 앫 Text messages ( 컄 page 624) 앫 Symbol mess...

624 Practical hints What to do if …? Text messages Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Apply Braketo Shiftfrom 'P' You have tried to Shift the automatic trans-mission to drive position D , reverse gear R or neutral position N without stepping on the brake. 왘 Step on brake. Cruise Co...

627 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Door OpenVehicle Not in Park You have opened the driver’s door and the automatic trans-mission is still in drive position D , reverse gear R or neutral position N . 왘 Before you leave the vehicle, make sure tha...

629 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Front PassengerAirbag DisabledSee Oper. Manual With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on ( 컄 page 365), 앫 the 59 indicator lamp right of the instrument cluster should illuminate and remain illuminat...

630 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Front PassengerAirbag EnabledSee Oper. Manual Front passenger front air bag is activated while driving even though a child, small individual, or object below the system’s weight threshold is on the front passen...

633 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Blind Spot AssistCurrently UnavailableSee Oper. Manual Blind Spot Assist* is deactivated because the area around the sensors* in the front or the rear bumper ( 컄 page 601) is dirty. 왘 Clean the front and rear b...

635 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Parking GuidanceFinished Advanced Parking Guidance* The vehicle is in the end position. The display message disappears automatically. PRE-SAFEInoperativeSee Oper. Manual PRE-SAFE ® itself has failed. All other ...

636 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Shift to P or Nto Start Engine You have attempted to start the engine while the automatic transmission was set to reverse gear R or drive position D . 왘 Shift the automatic transmission to park position P or ne...

637 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Tire Pressure MonitorCurrently Unavailable The Advanced TPMS is unable to monitor the tire inflation pressure due to: 앫 a nearby radio interference source 앫 the on-board voltage is too low 앫 excessive wheel sen...

639 Practical hints What to do if …? Symbol messages Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution MalfunctionStop Vehicle! You have started driving although the vehi-cle level is still too low. The vehicle is raised. The ABC message goes out after a few seconds. 왘 Stop your vehicle as soon a...

640 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution MalfunctionStop Vehicle! ABC is malfunctioning. The ABC message is continuously shown. 왘 Do not turn steering wheel too far to avoid damaging the front fenders. 왘 Listen for scraping noises. 왘 Do not exceed a s...

641 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Malfunction The capability of the ABC system is restrict-ed. This can impair the handling. 왘 Do not exceed a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Vehicle ...

642 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution ABS and ESPCurrently UnavailableSee Oper. Manual ABS, ESP ® as well as PRE-SAFE ® are not available due to a malfunction. BAS is also switched off. It is possible that the self-diag-nostics have not yet been co...

643 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckBrake Fluid Level There is insufficient brake fluid in the reser-voir. Risk of accident! 왘 Carefully stop the vehicle in a safe location or as soon as it is safe to do so. 왘 Engage the electronic parking b...

644 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Brake Immediately A malfunction has occurred while DISTRONIC Plus* was switched on. 왘 While observing surrounding traffic condi-tions and when it is safe, immediately de-press the brake pedal firmly until the w...

645 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution ServiceSee Oper. Manual CL 600 and CL 65 AMG only: The brake system sensors are malfunction-ing. The brake system continues to function normally with full brake force boost. 왘 Continue driving with added cautio...

648 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Parking BrakeSee Oper. Manual When you engage or release the electronic parking brake, the red indicator lamp for the electronic parking brake flashes for approx.10 seconds. Afterward, it goes out or comes on c...

651 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Please ReleaseParking Brake The red indicator lamp for the electronic parking brake flashes and you also hear a warning signal. You are driving with the electronic parking brake activated, or you are carrying o...

653 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution InoperativeSee Oper. Manual CL 600 and CL 65 AMG only: ESP ® as well as PRE-SAFE ® are switched off due to a malfunction. In addition, the v and ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) warning lamps come on in the inst...

655 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution The battery is no longer charging.Possible causes: 앫 alternator malfunctioning 앫 broken poly-V-belt 왘 Stop the vehicle immediately in a safe loca-tion and check the poly-V-belt. If it is broken: 왘 Do not contin...

656 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckCoolant LevelSee Oper. Manual The coolant level is too low. 왘 Add coolant ( 컄 page 559). 왘 If you have to add coolant frequently, have the cooling system checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Warn...

657 Practical hints What to do if …? During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the coolant tem-perature may rise close to 248°F (120°C). Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Coolant LowStop VehicleTurn Engine Off The coolant is too hot. 왘 Stop the vehicle in a saf...

658 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Coolant LowStop VehicleTurn Engine Off The poly-V-belt could be broken. 왘 Stop the vehicle in a safe location or as soon as it is safe to do so and immediately turn off the engine. 왘 Engage the electronic parki...

659 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Coolant LowStop VehicleTurn Engine Off 왘 Restart the engine. If this message disappears from the multi-function display: 왘 Drive immediately to the nearest autho-rized Mercedes-Benz Center. If this message does...

660 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Gas Cap Loose A loss of pressure has been detected in the fuel system. The fuel cap may not be closed properly or the fuel system may be leaky. 왘 Check the fuel cap ( 컄 page 550). If it is not closed properly: ...

661 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Key NotDetected The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is not recognized while the engine is running be-cause the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is not in the vehicle. 왘 Stop the vehicle in a safe location or as soon as it i...

662 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Close Doorsto Lock Vehicle You wanted to lock the vehicle but the doors were not closed. 왘 Close doors and lock vehicle again. Don’t ForgetYour Key This display appears (for a maximum of 60 seconds) if the driv...

664 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckCenter Brake Lamp The high mounted brake lamp is malfunc-tioning. This message will only appear if all light emitting diodes have stopped working. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as po...

665 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckRear LeftTurn Signal The left rear turn signal lamp is malfunction-ing. A substitute bulb is being used. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. CheckRear RightTurn Signal The rig...

667 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckFront LeftParking Lamp The left front parking lamp is malfunction-ing. A substitute bulb is being used. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. CheckFront RightParking Lamp The ri...

669 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Night View AssistInoperative Night View Assist* is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Night View AssistCurrently Unavailable The temperature of the camera* is too ...

671 Practical hints What to do if …? When the message “ Check Engine Oil Level at Next Refueling ” (CL 550 and CL 63 AMG) or “ Check Engine Oil Level (Add 1 quart). (Canada: 1 Liter )” (CL 600 and CL 65 AMG) appears while the engine is running and at operating temperature, the engine oil level has d...

672 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Engine Oil LevelCannot BeMeasured CL 600 and CL 65 AMG only: The measuring system is malfunctioning. 왘 Have the measuring system checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Engine OilLevel Too High CL 600 an...

675 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Tele AidInoperative One or more main functions of the Tele Aid system are malfunctioning. 왘 Have the Tele Aid system checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Tire Press. WarningCautionTire Malfunction Adv...

677 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution CheckTire Pressure Advanced TPMS: The pressure is too low in one or more tires. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. 왘 Engage the electronic parking brake ( 컄...

678 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Check Tires Advanced TPMS: The pressure is too low in one or more tires. The respective tire is shown in the multi-function display. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking...

680 Practical hints What to do if …? Display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Shift to P You have attempted to turn off the engine with the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button and opened the driver’s door with the auto-matic transmission not shift to park position P . 왘 Shift the automatic tra...

681 Practical hints Where will I find ...? 왔 Where will I find ...? First aid kit The first aid kit is located in the storage compartment under the front passenger seat. 1 Tab 2 Cover 왘 Pull tab 1 upward. 왘 Fold the covering forward in the direc-tion of arrow. 왘 Remove the first aid kit. Vehicle jac...

682 Practical hints Where will I find ...? Vehicle jack Storage position 왘 Remove vehicle jack from its compartment. 왘 Turn crank handle in direction of arrow as far as it will go. Operational position 왘 Turn crank handle clockwise. Before storing the vehicle jack in its compartment: 앫 It should be ...

683 Practical hints Where will I find ...? Minispare wheel The Minispare wheel is stored in the com-partment underneath the trunk floor. 1 Minispare wheel with spare wheel bolts in container on wheel rim 2 Luggage bowl 3 Vehicle tool kit, jack and collapsible wheel chock Removing the Minispare wheel...

684 Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency Unlocking the vehicle If you cannot unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO*, unlock the driver’s door and the trunk using the me-chanical key. Removing the mechanical key 1 Mechanical key locking tab 2 Mechanical key 왘 Move locking ta...

685 Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency Unlocking the trunk A minimum height clearance of 6.0 ft (1.8 m) is required to open the trunk lid. 왘 Insert the mechanical key 2 into the trunk lid lock until it stops. 왘 Turn mechanical key 2 all the way counterclockwise to position 1 . The tru...

686 Practical hints Replacing SmartKey batteries If the batteries in the SmartKey/SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* are discharged, the ve-hicle can no longer be locked or unlocked. It is recommended to have the batteries re-placed at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Batteries contain materials that can ...

688 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Safe vehicle operation depends on proper exterior lighting and signaling. It is there-fore essential that all bulbs and lamp as-semblies are in good working order at all times. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely important. Have headlamps checked and readjust...

690 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Notes on bulb replacement 앫 Only use 12-volt-bulbs of the same type and with the specified watt rating. 앫 Switch lights off before changing a bulb to prevent short circuits. 앫 Always use a clean lint-free cloth when handling bulbs. 앫 Your hands should be dry and f...

691 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Replacing bulbs for front lamps You can only change the halogen bulbs for, high-beam flasher lamp, corner-illuminat-ing lamp, and IR emitter* lamp. Before you start to replace a bulb for a front lamp, do the following first: 왘 Turn the exterior lamp switch to M ( ...

692 Practical hints Replacing bulbs 1 Installation device 2 Bulb 왘 Pull bulb 2 out of the socket. 왘 Insert new bulb 2 into the socket. 왘 Insert installation device 1 into the headlamp so that the handle of the in-stallation device points up (left head-lamp) or down (right headlamp). 왘 Pull installat...

693 Practical hints Replacing bulbs IR emitter* 1 Bulb holder 2 Wire position 왘 Turn bulb holder 1 counterclockwise until it disengages. 왘 Take out bulb holder 1 . 왘 Press both catches on left and right sides of bulb holder 1 and take bulb out of holder. 왘 Insert new bulb into holder until it en-gag...

694 Practical hints Replacing wiper blades Placing wiper arms in vertical position Wiper blades in vertical position 왘 Make sure the hood is fully closed. Vehicles with SmartKey 왘 Turn SmartKey in starter switch position 1 . 왘 Turn combination switch to wiper setting u ( 컄 page 400). 왘 With wiper ar...

695 Practical hints Replacing wiper blades Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO* 왘 Make sure the vehicle’s on-board elec-tronics have status 1 ( 컄 page 366). 왘 Turn combination switch to wiper setting u ( 컄 page 400). 왘 Press KEYLESS-GO start/stop button repeatedly until windshield wipers start. 왘 Press KEYLESS...

696 Practical hints Flat tire Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park the vehicle in a safe distance from moving traffic on a hard, flat surface when possible. 왘 Turn on the hazard warning flasher ( 컄 page 397). 왘 Turn the steering wheel so that the front wheels are in a straight ahead position. 왘 Shift the au...

697 Practical hints Flat tire Preparing the vehicle 왘 Prepare the vehicle as described ( 컄 page 696). 왘 Take vehicle tool kit and vehicle jack out of trunk ( 컄 page 681). 왘 Take the spare wheel and wheel bolts out of the trunk ( 컄 page 683). Lifting the vehicle 왘 Prevent the vehicle from rolling awa...

699 Practical hints Flat tire Removing the wheel 1 Alignment bolt 왘 Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and re-move. 왘 Replace this wheel bolt with alignment bolt 1 supplied in the tool kit. 왘 Remove the remaining bolts. 왘 Remove the wheel. Attaching the Minispare wheel Warning! G Position the jack only o...

700 Practical hints Flat tire 1 Wheel bolt for light alloy rims 2 Wheel bolt for Minispare wheel (located in trunk with spare wheel) 왘 Clean contact surfaces of wheel and wheel hub. 왘 Guide the Minispare wheel onto the alignment bolt and push it on. 왘 Insert wheel bolts and tighten them slightly. 왘 ...

701 Practical hints Flat tire Lowering the vehicle 왘 Lower vehicle by turning crank coun-terclockwise until vehicle is resting ful-ly on its own weight. 왘 Remove the jack. 1 - 5 Wheel bolts 6 Wheel wrench 왘 Tighten the five wheel bolts evenly, following the diagonal sequence illustrated ( 1 to 5 ), ...

702 Practical hints Batteries Your vehicle is equipped with two batter-ies: 앫 The starter battery, located in the en-gine compartment 앫 The battery for electrical consumers (consumer battery), located in the trunk The batteries should always be sufficiently charged in order to achieve its rated ser-...

703 Practical hints Batteries ! The consumer battery located in the trunk is a valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery, also referred to as “fleece” battery. Such batteries do not require topping-up of the electrolyte level. VRLA batteries therefore do not have cell caps and the battery cover is no...

704 Practical hints Batteries Starter battery (example illustration from CL 550) 1 Negative terminal 2 Positive terminal Disconnecting starter battery 왘 Secure vehicle in place with electronic parking brake ( 컄 page 412). 왘 Shift the automatic transmission to park position P ( 컄 page 417). Do not ru...

705 Practical hints Batteries Switching off vehicle’s internal electrical functions 왘 Turn off all electrical consumers. 왘 Turn SmartKey in starter switch to po-sition 0 . 왘 Turn SmartKey in starter switch to po-sition 1 . 왘 Wait for 30 seconds. The vehicle’s internal electrical func-tions are switc...

706 Practical hints Batteries Starter battery 왘 Connect the switched-off charging de-vice to the terminals of the starter bat-tery. Observe the operating instructions in the manual for the charging device while doing so. Reinstalling starter battery 왘 Install starter battery in engine com-partment. ...

707 Practical hints Jump starting 왔 Jump starting If the starter battery is discharged, the en-gine can be started with jumper cables and the battery of another vehicle. Observe the following: 앫 Jump starting should only be performed when the engine and catalytic convert-er are cold. 앫 Do not start ...

708 Practical hints Jump starting Jump starting should only be performed on the starter battery. The starter battery is located in the engine compartment on the passenger side ( 컄 page 704). 왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Secure vehicle in place with electronic parking brake ( 컄 page 4...

709 Practical hints Jump starting 왘 Remove red cover from positive terminal 4 . 왘 Connect positive terminal 3 of the charged battery with positive terminal 4 of the discharged battery with the jumper cable. Clamp cable to charged battery 3 first. 왘 Connect negative terminal 2 of charged battery to j...

710 Practical hints Towing the vehicle Mercedes-Benz recommends that the vehicle be transported with all wheels off the ground using flatbed or appropriate wheel lift/dolly equipment. This method is preferable to other types of towing. When circumstances do not permit the recommended towing methods,...

711 Practical hints Towing the vehicle Towing with front wheels raised 왘 Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*: Remove the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button from the starter switch ( 컄 page 366). 왘 Insert the SmartKey into the starter switch. 왘 Switch on the ignition. 왘 Switch off the automatic central lock-ing ( 컄 ...

712 Practical hints Towing the vehicle Towing with all wheels on the ground 왘 Switch on the ignition. 왘 Shift the automatic transmission to neutral position N . 왘 If engaged, manually release the electronic parking brake. Warning! G If circumstances require towing the vehicle with all wheels on the ...

713 Practical hints Towing the vehicle Installing towing eye bolt 1 Cover on right side of front bumper 1 Cover on right side of rear bumper Removing cover 왘 Press mark on cover 1 in the direction of arrow. 왘 Lift cover off to reveal the threaded hole for towing eye bolt. Installing towing eye bolt ...

714 Practical hints Fuses The electrical fuses in your vehicle serve to switch off malfunctioning power circuits. If a fuse is blown, the component(s) and systems secured by that fuse will stop op-erating. If a newly inserted fuse blows again, have the cause determined and rectified by an authorized...

715 Practical hints Fuses Before replacing fuses: 왘 Engage the electronic parking brake ( 컄 page 412). 왘 Make sure the automatic transmission is set to park position P ( 컄 page 417). The gear position indicator in the multi-function display should be on park position P . 왘 Turn off all electrical co...

716 Practical hints Fuses Box on the front passenger side Example illustration from CL 550 1 Retaining lugs 2 Cover Opening 왘 Press retaining lugs 1 . 왘 Remove cover 2 . Closing 왘 Attach cover 2 . 왘 Press cover 2 down manually. Fuse boxes in passenger compartment Fuse boxes in dashboard 1 Cover 1 Co...

717 Practical hints Fuses Fuse box in the rear passenger compartment 1 Cover Opening 왘 Swing down center armrest. 왘 Open cover behind center armrest. 왘 Pull cover 1 forward in direction of ar- row. Closing 왘 Press cover 1 backward and engage. Emergency engine shut-down If the engine cannot be turned...

720 Technical data The “Technical data” section provides the necessary technical data for your vehicle. Parts service All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain a stock of Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts required for mainte-nance and repair work. In addition, strate-gically located parts distribution...

721 Technical data Warranty coverage 왔 Warranty coverage Your vehicle is covered under the terms of the warranties printed in the Service and Warranty Information booklet. Your autho-rized Mercedes-Benz Center will exchange or repair any defective parts originally in-stalled on the vehicle in accord...

722 Technical data Identification labels 1 Certification label (on driver’s B-pillar) The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) can be found in the following locations: 앫 on the certification label 앫 embossed underneath a cover in the rear center armrest 앫 on the lower edge of the windshield Example c...

723 Technical data Identification labels 4 VIN 왘 Fold down rear center armrest. VIN 4 is underneath a cover in the center armrest. Example illustration (all models except CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG) 5 Engine number (engraved on engine) 6 VIN (lower edge of windshield) 7 Emission control information lab...

725 Technical data Engine 왔 Engine Model CL 550 (216.371) 1 1 The quoted data apply only to the standard vehicle. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for the corresponding data of all special bodies and special equip-ment. CL 600 (216.376) 1 Engine 273 275 Mode of operation 4-stroke engine, g...

727 Technical data Rims and tires 왔 Rims and tires ! Only use tires which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Tires approved by Mercedes-Benz are developed to provide best possible performance in conjunction with the driving safety systems on your vehicle such as ABS or ESP ® . Tires spe...

728 Technical data Rims and tires Same size tires Model CL 550 CL 600CL 550 (Sport Package*)CL 600 (Sport Package*) CL 63 AMGCL 63 AMG (Performance Package*)CL 65 AMG Rims (light alloy) 8.5 J x18 H2 8.5 J x18 H2 8.5 J x19 H2 Wheel offset 1.69 in (43 mm) 1.69 in (43 mm) 1.69 in (43 mm) All-season tir...

730 Technical data Rims and tires Spare wheel Model All models Rim 4.5 B x 19 H2 Wheel offset 1.38 in (35 mm) Minispare tire 1 1 Must not be used with snow chains. T 155/70 R19 113M Recommended tire inflation pressure 61 psi (4.2 bar) ! Please compare the recommended tire in- flation pressure for yo...

731 Technical data Electrical system 왔 Electrical system Model CL 550 CL 600, CL 65 AMG CL 63 AMG Generator (alternator) 14 V/220 A 14 V/220 A 14 V/220 A Starter motor 12 V/1.7 kW 12 V/1.7 kW 12 V/2.1 kW Starter battery 12 V/35 Ah 12 V/35 Ah 12 V/35 Ah Electrical consumer battery 12 V/95 Ah 12 V/95 ...

732 Technical data Main dimensions and weights Main dimensions Weights Model CL 550 (216.371) CL 600 (216.376) CL 63 AMG, CL 65 AMG Overall vehicle length 199.6 in (5 071 mm) 199.6 in (5 071 mm) 200.4 in (5 090 mm) Overall vehicle width (exterior rear view mirrors folded out) 84.2 in (2 139 mm) 84.2...

733 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. 왔 Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Capacities Vehicle components and their respective lubricants must match. Therefore only use products tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Please refer to the Factory Approved Service Products pamphlet (USA onl...

734 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Model Capacity Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Rear axle CL 550 1.27 US qt. (1.2 l) Hypoid gear oil SAE 85 W 90 CL 600 1.69 US qt. (1.6 l) CL 63 AMG 1.27 US qt. (1.2 l) Fuchs Titan EG 5010 D CL 65 AMG 1.69 US qt. (1.6 l) Fuchs Titan EG 5010 D AB...

736 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Engine oils Engine oils are specifically tested for their suitability in our engines and durability for our service intervals. Therefore, only use approved engine oils and oil filters required for vehicles with Maintenance System. For a listing of...

737 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Premium unleaded gasoline Fuel requirements Only use premium unleaded fuel: 앫 The octane number (posted at the pump) must be 91 min. It is an average of both the Research Octane Number (RON) and the Motor Octane Number (MON): (RON+MON)/2. This is ...

738 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Gasoline additives A major concern among engine manufac-turers is carbon build-up caused by gaso-line. Mercedes-Benz recommends only the use of quality gasoline containing additives that prevent the build-up of carbon depos-its. After an extended ...

739 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. The coolant solution must be used year round to provide the necessary corrosion protection and increase boil-over protec-tion. Refer to Maintenance Booklet for re-placement interval. Coolant system design and coolant used determine the replacement...

740 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. Anticorrosion/antifreeze quantity Model Approximate freeze protection -35°F (-37°C) -49°F (-45°C) CL 550 6.08 US qt. (5.75 l) 6.71 US qt. (6.35 l) CL 600 (main cooling system) 6.5 US qt. (6.15 l) 7.14 US qt. (6.76 l) CL 600 (low temperature coolin...

Service and Literature Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center has trained technicians and Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts to service your vehicle properly. For expert advice and quality service, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. If you are interested in obtaining service literature for your vehi...