Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2003 C-Class Wagon Mercedes-Benz
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Our comp any and s taff congr atula te you on the purchase of your new Merced es-Ben z. Your selection of our product is a demon- stration of your trust i n our company name . Further, it exem plifie s your desi re to own an automobile that will be as eas y as possi ble to oper ate an d provide year s of serv ice.
9 Produc t inf ormat ion Introduc tion Produc t informa tion Plea se obse rve the foll owing in y our own best intere st: We rec ommend usi ng Me rcede s-Be nz or ig- inal par ts as well as convers ion parts and acces sori es ex plic itl y ap prove d by us f or your v ehicle model.
10 Intro ducti on Operator’s Manual Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal o f usef ul infor mati on. We urge yo u to read it caref ully and fa milia rize you rself with the vehicl e befo re dri vin g.
11 Introduc tion Operator’s Manual Import ant n otice fo r Califo rnia ret ail buyers and less ees of Merced es-Benz automob iles Under Ca lifornia law you may be entitled to a replaceme nt of your .
12 Intro ducti on Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Se rvice Boo klet de scribes all the nec - essary maintenance work which shou ld be performed a t regular in tervals. Always have the Service Booklet with you when you take the vehicle to you r autho- rized Merce des-Benz Cente r for serv ice.
13 Introduc tion Operator’s Manual Operating your vehicle outs ide the USA or Canada If you plan to operate your vehic le in for- eign co untr ies, p lea se be a ware t hat: 앫 Serv ice faciliti es.
14 Intro ducti on Where to find it Where to find it This Op erat or’s Manual is design ed to pr o- vide comp rehensive su pport informa tion for yo u, t he vehi cle ope rato r.
15 Introduc tion Symbols Symbols The f ollowi ng symb ols are foun d in this Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal eq uipmen t is identif ied with an aste risk. Since sta ndard equipm ent varies betwee n models , the d escripti ons an d illus trations in this manua l m ay dif fer slightly from the a ctua l equi pment of y our v ehi - cle.
16 Intro ducti on Operating safety Operating safety Proper us e of the vehicle Proper use of th e vehi cle req uires that yo u are fami liar wi th the following in formati on and rul es: 앫 the safet.
17 Introduc tion Proble ms with yo ur vehicle Proble ms wit h your vehic le If you sh ould e xperien ce a prob lem wit h your ve hic le, partic ularly o ne that you bel ieve may affec t its saf e opera tion, we urge yo u to imme diately contac t your auth orized Mercede s-Benz C enter to have the problem d iagnosed a nd correc ted if req uired.
18 Intro ducti on Reporting safety defects Reporting safety defects For th e USA only : The fol lowi ng text is publ ishe d as requ ired o f manuf actu rers un der T itle 49, Code o f U.S. Federa l Regu latio ns, Par t 575 pursuan t t o the “National Traff ic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966”.
19 At a glance Cockpit Instr ument cl uster Multifunction steering wheel Center console Overhead control panel Door control panel S203 MY03_A.book Page 19 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
20 At a glance Cockpit Cockpit S203 MY03_A.book Page 20 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
21 At a glance Cockpit Item Pag e 1 Combina tion switc h 앫 Turn si gnal s 47 앫 Winds hield wi pers 48 앫 High beam 47 2 Cruise c ontrol lev er 190 3 Instru men t clus ter 22, 104 4 Mult ifunc tio.
22 At a glance Instrument cluster Instrument cluster S203 MY03_A.book Page 22 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
23 At a glance Inst rume nt c lust er Item Pag e 1 Left turn signa l indicator lamp 2 Speedo meter 3 Right turn signal indica tor lamp 4 Fuel gauge with: Fue l rese rve w arni ng l amp 258 5 < Seat.
24 At a glance Multifunct ion steering wheel Multifunct ion steering wheel Item Page 1 Multifun ctio n displa y in speed ometer 107 Operating control sys- tem 108 2 Selecti ng the su bmenu or setting .
25 At a glance Cente r cons ole Center console Uppe r part Item Page 1 Seat he ater* , d rive r’s s id e 94 2 Rear wind ow wiper/washer 49 3 ESP control s witch 77 4 Hazard wa rning fl asher switch .
26 At a glance Cente r cons ole Lower Pa rt Item Page 1 Ashtray 207 2 Selecto r leve r for aut omat- ic trans mission * 138 Gear shift lev er for m anual tra nsmis sion 134 3 Storag e comp artment 205 Cup holder 204 Cigarette lighte r 208 4 Armrest 206 5 Program mo de selector for automatic transmi ssion 139 S203 MY03_A.
27 At a glance Over hea d co ntrol pan el Overhea d cont rol panel Item Page 1 Rear interior lighting on/off 102 2 Sliding/p op-up roof* 187 3 Right read ing lamp on/off 102 4 Interior l ighting contr.
28 At a glance Door co ntrol pane l Door co ntrol pane l Item Page 1 Door handle 88 2 Memory function* ( for storing seat, mirror and steerin g wheel se ttings) 95 3 Seat adj ustm ent 32, 90 4 Switche.
29 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking and locking S203 MY03_A.book Page 29 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
30 Getting started Unlocki ng The “G etting st arted” sectio n provid es an overvi ew of th e vehicl e’s mos t basic fun c- tions. Firs t-time Merced es-Benz owners should p ay spe cial at tention to the info r- mation gi ven here .
31 Getti ng sta rted Unlockin g Starte r switch posit ions Star ter switc h 0 For removi ng key The st eering i s locked when th e key is removed from the starter switch. If nece ssar y, mov e steerin g whee l slig ht- ly to al low t he lock ing me chanis m to engage.
32 Getting started Adjusting Adjusting Seats The se ats can be adj usted either manuall y or elec trical ly, depe nding on the ve hicle’s equipm ent.
33 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Manual s eat 1 Seat fore and aft ad justment 2 Seat c ushion tilt 3 Back rest tilt 4 Seat height Seat fo re and aft adj ustment 왘 Lift hand le 1 . 왘 Slide sea t to the desired p osition. 왘 Allow h andle 1 to reengage.
34 Getting started Adjusting 1 Releas e knob 왘 Manually adjust the height of the h ead restrai nt by pulling it u pward. To lower the head restraint, pu sh relea se knob 1 and push down on the hea d restraint. Head rest raint til t 왘 Manually adjust t he angl e of the head restraint.
35 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Seat height 왘 Press the switch up or down i n the di- rect ion o f ar row 2 . Seat cu shion t ilt 왘 Press the switch up or down i n the di- rection of arrow 3 until your up per legs are lig htly supporte d.
36 Getting started Adjusting Foldin g head r estra ints back 1 Lock button 왘 Push lock button 1 . The head restra ints will fold bac kward. Placin g head r estra ints up righ t 왘 Pull the head restr aint forward until it locks into position. Head re straint t ilt Two different head restraint angle posi- tions are ava ilab le.
37 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Steering wheel Steering wheel adjustment , manual 1 Release hand le 2 Steeri ng column , leng then or shor ten 3 Steering column, hei ght 왘 To unlo ck the s teering c olumn, pu ll handle 1 out until i ts sto p limit. 왘 Adjus t th e stee ring whee l to t he d e- sired positi on.
38 Getting started Adjusting Steering wheel adj ustment, ele ctrical* The stalk i s located on the steer ing column (lower lef t). 1 Steering column, lengthen or shorten 2 Steerin g colu mn, heigh t 왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 1 or 2 .
39 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Exte rior re ar vi ew mirr or The buttons a re located above the exte rior lamp s witch. 1 Driver’s si de mirror 2 Adjustment button 3 Pass enger si de mirror 왘 Make sure tha t the ignition is sw itched on. All the li ghts in the in strument c luster ligh t up.
40 Getting started Driving Driving Fastening the seat belt War n i n g G Do not lay any objec ts in the driver’s fo ot- well. Be careful t hat floor m ats or carpets in the driv er’s footw ell hav e sufficie nt clear- ance for t he pedals. During sudden driving or brakin g maneuvers the objects cou ld get caught betwe en the pedals.
41 Getti ng sta rted Driving 1 Latch p late 2 Buckle 3 Releas e button A child’s risk of se rious o r fatal i njuries is signif icantly inc reased if the child re straint s are not pro perly sec ured in th e vehic le and the c hild is n ot prope rly secu red in t he child restrai nt.
42 Getting started Driving 왘 With a smooth motion, pull the belt from the belt outlet. 왘 Place th e belt ove r your sh oulder. 왘 Push latch pl ate 1 into b uckle 2 until it clicks. 왘 If necessary , tighten the la p portion to a snug fit by pull ing shou lder por tion up.
43 Getti ng sta rted Driving Proper use of seat b elts 앫 Do not twist the belt when faste ning. 앫 Adjust seat b elt so that t he s houlder portion is loca ted as clos e as possi ble to the middle of the shoulder (it should not touch the neck or pass under the arm).
44 Getting started Driving Startin g the engin e Manual tr ansmi ssion Gearshift pattern for manua l transmission 왘 Make su re that the ge arshift l ever is in Neutral position. 왘 Do not depress a ccelerator. 왘 Fully de press clutc h pedal. Otherwise the engine cannot be start- ed due to the inte grated safe ty inter- lock.
45 Getti ng sta rted Driving Starti ng 왘 Turn the key in the sta rter switch to posit io n 3 . Relea se only when t he en- gine is firi ng regularl y ( 컄 page 31). 왘 Depress the brake pedal. The se lecto r lever loc k is rel eased. For informati on on turning off the engine with the ke y, se e “ Turn ing of f engin e” ( 컄 page 52).
46 Getting started Driving Parking brake 1 Releas e hand le 2 Parking brake 왘 Release th e parking bra ke by pull ing on handle 1 . The i ndic ator la mp ; (USA only ) or 3 (Canada only) in th e instrume nt cluster goes out. Driving 왘 Depress the brake peda l.
47 Getti ng sta rted Driving More informa tion on driving can be found in the “Ope ration” section ( 컄 pa ge 223). Switchi ng on h eadlamps Exterio r lamp sw itch 1 Off 2 Low beam h eadlamps on 왘 Turn the switch to B . More inf orma tion can be found in the “Controls in detail” section ( 컄 page 98) .
48 Getting started Driving High be am 왘 Push th e comb inatio n swi tch for ward. The hig h beam symb ol A in the inst rumen t c luste r li ghts up. More information can be found in th e “Controls in detail” section ( 컄 pag e 101) . Windshie ld wip ers The c ombina tion s witch is on the le ft of th e steer ing colu mn.
49 Getti ng sta rted Driving Single wipe 왘 Press switch briefl y in the di rection of arrow 1 . The windshield wipers wipe one time without washer flui d. Wipin g wi th wi ndshie ld wa sher flu id 왘 Push swi tch in t he direc tion of arrow 1 past t he r esist ance point .
50 Getting started Driving Interval wiping Swit ching on 왘 Press up per half 1 of the switch. Indi cator l amp 2 com es on. Swit ching of f 왘 Press up per half 1 of the sw itch ag ain . Indi cator l amp 2 goes out. Simultan eous wi ping and washin g 왘 Press and hold lower hal f 3 of the switch.
51 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king Parking and locki ng You have now compl eted your first drive . You ha ve properly s topped and par ked your v ehicle . End your drive as fol lows. Parking brake 1 Releas e han dle 2 Parking brake 왘 Step firmly on pa rking brake 2 .
52 Getting started Parking an d locking Switching o ff headlamps 왘 Turn the exterior la mp switch to M ( 컄 page 47). More informati on can be found in the “Controls in detail” section ( 컄 page 98). Turning off engine 왘 Plac e the g ear se lecto r leve r in position P (manual t ransmissi on: fir st or reverse gear ).
53 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king 왘 After ex iting the v ehicl e press th e lock button ‹ on the remote control ( 컄 page 30). The locking knobs on the doors m ove down . More inf orma tion can be found in the “Controls in detail” section ( 컄 page 84) .
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55 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupant safety Panic alarm* Driving safety systems Anti -th eft syst ems S203 MY03_A.book Page 55 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
56 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Occupan t safety In this se ctio n you wi ll learn the most i m- portant facts about the re straint syst ems of the ve hicle.
57 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Airbags Wa rn i n g ! G In th e event that t he SR S malf unctio n indi ca- tor lamp lights up during driving or does not come on at all, t he SRS may no t be o pera- tion al.
58 Safety and Security Occupan t safety 앫 Adjust the driver seat as far as poss ible rearwa rd, sti ll per mitti ng prop er opera - tion of vehicle contro ls. The distance from th e center of th e driver’s breast- bone to the cent er of th e airb ag cover on the st eering wh eel mu st be at le ast ten inches (25 cm) o r more.
59 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, emergen cy tensioni ng devic e and airb ag result in ser ious injurie s or death should the side airbag be activated.
60 Safety and Security Occupan t safety When you se ll yo ur vehi cle we strong ly urge you to give notice to the su bsequent owner that it is eq uipped with an SRS by alerting them to the appl icable section in the Operator’s Manual.
61 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety The front passe nger airba g will only be de- ploy ed i f: 앫 the f ront passen ger seat i s occu pied 앫 the 7 indicator lamp in th e center console is no.
62 Safety and Security Occupan t safety After starting the e ngine the seat belt non- usage warning l amp blinks for a brief per i- od t o re mind the driv er an d pa sseng ers to fasten th e seat be lts. The use of seat belts and i nfant and child restrai nt system s is require d by l aw in most s tate s and al l Canad ian p rovinc es.
63 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Wa rn i n g ! G Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be repla ced and their anchoring points must al so be checked. Only use s eat be lts whi ch hav e been ap- proved by Mercedes-Benz.
64 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Emergenc y tens ioning d evice (ETD) , seat belt f orce li mite r The seat be lts for the front a nd rear outer seats ar e equi pped with e mergency ten- sioning devic es and belt force limiters.
65 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Children in the vehicle If an in fant or child is trav eling wi th you in the vehicl e: 앫 Secure the chil d using an infant or child restrai nt appropr iate to the age and size of t he c hild an d rec omm ende d fo r use by Mer cede s-Ben z.
66 Safety and Security Occupan t safety A statement by the chi ld restraint ma n- ufacturer of complia nce with this stan- dard can be found on the inst ruction label on the restraint a nd in th e instruc - tion manual provided with the restraint.
67 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety BabySmart TM airba g deactivat ion system Specia l BabyS mart TM com patib le ch ild seats, design ed for use with the Merced es-Ben z system a nd avail able at any au thorized Me rcedes -Benz Cent er are require d for use wi th the BabySm art TM air- bag deactivati on system.
68 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g ! G The BabySmar t TM air bag deact ivation sys - tem wi ll ONLY wor k with a spe cial ch ild seat design ed to opera te wi th it. It wi ll not work with ch ild se ats wh ich are not Baby Smart TM compatibl e.
69 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Instal lation o f infant and ch ild rest raint syst ems Prior to installing a tethe r strap, note the follo wing steps : 왘 Roll up retr actabl e lugg age cove r and partitio n net. 왘 Fold b ackrest forward.
70 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Child se at a nchors – “LATCH ” type This ve hicle is equipp ed with two “LATCH” (L ower A nchors and Tethers f or CH ildren) type anchors (a t each of the outer rear seats) for the i nstall ation of a “ LATCH” child seat with the matching mounting fit- tings.
71 Safe ty and Secu rity Occupa nt saf ety Blocking of r ear do or win dow oper ation 1 Override sw itch 왘 Slide overrid e switch 1 to the right. The rear door windows can no longer be opera ted usin g the switch located i n the rear doors . T h e c h i l d s e a t m u s t b e f i r m l y a t t a c h e d i n t h e right and left side anchor s 1 .
72 Safety and Security Panic alar m* Panic alar m* An audible alarm a nd blinking e xterior lamps wi ll opera te for approxim ately 2 1 / 2 minut es. 1 Â button Activatin g 왘 Press and hold button 1 for at least one secon d. Deactiva ting 왘 Press button 1 again or 왘 Inse rt key in start er swi tch.
73 Safe ty and Secu rity Driving safety systems Driving safety systems In this sectio n you will f ind i nformatio n on the f ollowin g d riving s afe ty sys tems: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B rake S ystem) .
74 Safety and Security Driving safe ty systems Cont inuo us s tea dy br ake peda l pr ess ure yields the advantages provided by ABS, name ly brakin g power a nd abili ty to stee r the ve hicle. On slippe ry road sur faces, the ABS wil l re- spond ev en with lig ht brake pressu re.
75 Safe ty and Secu rity Driving safety systems BAS The B rake Ass ist Sy stem (B AS) opera tes in emerg enc y situ ati ons. I f yo u appl y th e brakes ver y quickly , the BAS a utomatically provides full bra ke boost, thereby pote n- tially reducing the braking dista nce.
76 Safety and Security Driving safe ty systems More informati on can be found in the “Pract ical hi nts” se ction ( 컄 page 254) a nd ( 컄 page 268) . War n i n g ! G Never sw itch off th e ESP wh en you see the ESP w arni ng la mp v flas hing in the speedometer dial.
77 Safe ty and Secu rity Driving safety systems Switc hing off the ESP To improve the vehicle ’s traction, tur n off the ESP in driving s ituatio ns where it w ould be advantageous to have the drive.
78 Safety and Security Driving safe ty systems Four wheel electr onic tr action system (4MAT IC*) w ith E SP Only models w ith all-w heel-dr ive* (4MATIC). The 4MATIC improves ve hicle’s ability to use av ailabl e traction , e.g. dur ing wi nter opera tion in m ountain s under snowy co n- ditions, by appl ying power to all fou r wheels.
79 Safe ty and Secu rity Anti-theft systems Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The imm obilizer pre vents unauthori zed persons from starting your vehicle. Ac tiva tin g 앫 Removing the key from the star ter switch activate s the immobili zer. Deactivati ng 앫 Inserting the key in the starte r switch deactiva tes the immobilizer .
80 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Disarmi ng the alarm syst em The a larm sy ste m is di sar med whe n you unlock your vehicle wi th the rem ote con- trol. The tu rn signal lamp s blink once to i n- dicat e that t he alar m syst em is deactivated.
81 Safe ty and Secu rity Anti-theft systems Disa rmin g tow -away ala rm To prevent triggering the tow-away alarm feature , switch off th e tow-away alarm b e- fore towing th e vehicle, or when parki ng on a surf ace su bject to movem ent , such as a ferry or auto trai n.
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83 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Seats Memory f unction* Lighting Instr ument cl uster Contr ol system Manual transmission Automatic trans mission* Good visibility Climate control Automatic climate control* Audio system Power wi ndows Sliding/pop-up roof* Driving systems Load in g Useful features S203 MY03_A.
84 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking In the “C ontrols in detail” sectio n you will find deta iled info rmation o n how to ope r- ate the e quipment i nstalle d on you r vehi- cle. If you are already fam iliar w ith the basic function s of your vehicle, this sect ion will be of partic ular interest to you .
85 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Factory setting Global u nlocki ng 왘 Press bu tton Œ . All tu rn sign al lamp s blink on ce. The locking knobs in the doors move up.
86 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Checking the batteries 왘 Press button ‹ or Œ . Battery check l amp 4 lights up briefl y to indicate that the key batte ries are in order.
87 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Opening the tail gate The h andle is lo cated above the rear l i- cens e plat e recess . 1 Handle 왘 Lift the tail gate. The tail gate swings op en upwards. Always make su re that there is suffic ient o verhead cleara nce.
88 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Opening the doors from the inside You can open a locked door from the in- side. O pen door only when conditi ons are safe to do so. 1 Locking knob 2 Inside door handle 왘 Pull on door handle 2 . If door was locke d, locking knob 1 will move up.
89 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Locking an d unlocking f rom the in side You can lock or unlock the doors and the tailgate f rom inside usi ng the central lock- ing s witch. This c an b e usef ul, fo r exam ple, if you want to lock the vehicle before start- ing t o dr ive.
90 Controls in detail Seats Seats Informati on on seat adjustme nt can be found in the “Getting sta rted” section ( 컄 page 32). Easy -entry /exit f eat ure* With the easy-entry/ exit feature ac tivated, the steering whe el tilts upward s and the driver’s se at moves to the rea r.
91 Controls in detail Seats Head r estra ints Information on head re straint adjustm ent can be found in the “Getting sta rted” sec- tion ( 컄 page 32). Front seat head rest raints , man ual se at Removing fr ont head restraint s 왘 Pull head restr aint to its highe st posi- tion.
92 Controls in detail Seats Rear seat head re straints (outer seats) Removi ng rear h ead rest rain ts 왘 Pull head restra int to its highest posi- tion. 왘 Push button 1 and pull ou t head re- straint. Instal ling rear hea d restrai nts 왘 Inse rt hea d rest rai nt a nd pu sh it d own until it e ngages.
93 Controls in detail Seats Multicontour seat* Some mo dels ma y be equippe d with dri v- er’s m ulticon tour sea t. This seat has a movabl e se at cush ion a nd inf lat able ai r cushions buil t into the backrest to provide additi onal lumb ar an d side suppo rt.
94 Controls in detail Seats Heat ed s eats* Both switches for the front seats are locat- ed in th e cente r cons ole. 1 Norm al he atin g 2 Rapid heat ing 왘 M a k e su r e t h a t t h e i g n i t i o n i s s w i t c h e d on. All the lamps i n the instrument clus ter ligh t up.
95 Controls in detail Memory functi on* Memory function* The memory button and stored position switch are located on the door. You can store up to three diffe rent settings per key.
96 Controls in detail Memor y function * 1 Memory b utton 2 Stored posi tion button 왘 Make su re that the ignition is s witched on or the relevant door is open and the SmartKey is inserted in the starte r switch.
97 Controls in detail Memory functi on* Storing exterio r rear view mirror parking posi tion For ea sier p arking, you can adjus t the passenger-s ide exterior rear view m irror so that you can see the ri ght rear wheel as soon as you en gage r ev erse g ear R .
98 Controls in detail Lightin g Lightin g For not es on how to switch on the h ead- lamps and us e th e tur n sig nals, see th e “Getting started ” section ( 컄 page 47 ).
99 Controls in detail Lightin g Manual he adlamp m ode The lo w beam he adlamp s and parki ng lamps can be swit ched on an d of f with the exterior la mp switch.
100 Controls in detail Lightin g Daytime r unning la mp mode 왘 Turn exterior lamp switch to position M or U . When th e engine i s running, the low b eam headla mps are au tomati cally swi tched on. In low amb ient light con ditions the parking lamps will al so swi tch on.
101 Controls in detail Lightin g Combinatio n switch The c ombina tion swi tch is lo cated on th e left si de of the ste ering c olumn. 1 High beam 2 High beam fl asher Switching on high beams 왘 Turn exteri or lamp switch to posit io n B or to U ( 컄 p age 98).
102 Controls in detail Lightin g Interi or lighti ng The c ontrol s ar e loca ted i n the o verhead control panel. 1 Rear in terior light s 2 Right front reading la mp 3 Rocker switch: Automatic con t.
103 Controls in detail Lightin g Switchin g right front re ading la mp on and of f 왘 Press bu tton 2 . The righ t reading la mp goes on. 왘 Press bu tton 2 again. The righ t reading la mp goes off. Swit ching left front rea ding lamp on and off 왘 Press bu tton 6 .
104 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Instrument cluster A ful l vie w illu stra tion of t he ins trume nt cluster can be found in the “At a glance” section of this ma nual ( 컄 pag e 22) .
105 Controls in detail Inst rume nt c lust er Turn the SmartK ey in the starter swi tch to posi tio n 1 or 2 . 왘 Call up the trip odometer and m ain odometer by pressing button è or ÿ on the m ultifunc tion s teering wheel ( 컄 page 108). 왘 Press bu tton j or k until the coolant tempe rature di splay appe ars.
106 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Outside temperature indic ator The te mpera ture s enso r is l ocated in t he front bumper are a. Due to its loca tion, the sensor can be af fected by road or engine heat dur ing id ling o r slow d riving .
107 Controls in detail Control system Cont rol sy st em The cont rol sy stem i s activa ted as soon a s the key in the starte r switch is turned to posi tio n 1 .
108 Controls in detail Control system Multifunctio n steering wheel The dis plays in th e multif unctio n displa y and the se ttings in the contro l system are controlled by the buttons on the multifunc- tion steering whe el.
109 Controls in detail Control system It is helpf ul to think of the menus, and the functions within each menu, as being ar- ranged in a circ ular pattern. 앫 If you pr ess button è or ÿ re- peated ly, you wil l pass throug h each menu one after the other .
110 Controls in detail Control system Menus This is what you will s ee when you scroll through the menus. The table on the nex t page provid es an overview of the individual menus.
111 Controls in detail Control system Menus, subme nus an d func tions Menu 1 Menu 2 Men u 3 Menu 4 Menu 5 Menu 6 Menu 7 Standard displ ay AUDIO NAVI* Malfunction memor y Settings Tr ip computer Telep.
112 Controls in detail Control system Standard disp lay men u You can select the functions in the s tan- dard disp lay menu with butt on k or j . The following function s are available: Display digital sp eedometer 왘 Press button j twice. The c urrent vehi cle sp eed i s sho wn in the mul tifunct ion disp lay.
113 Controls in detail Control system Sele ct radi o stati on 왘 Turn on the radio ( 컄 p age 16 2) Vehi - cles with COMAND*: Refe r to separate opera ting i nstruc tions. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repea ted ly unti l you see th e curr entl y tun ed sta- tion in the displ ay.
114 Controls in detail Control system Operate the cas sette play er 왘 Turn on the radio and s elect the cas- sette player ( 컄 page 1 70) Veh icles with COMA ND*: Ref er to sepa ra te op - erat ing instruc tion s. 왘 Press button è or ÿ re peatedly until the settings f or the cassette cur- rently bein g played are sh own in the disp lay.
115 Controls in detail Control system Malfunc tion memo ry me nu Use th e ma lfunc tion memor y men u to sc an malfunct ion an d warn ing mes sages th at may be stored in th e system . What inf or- mation is shown in the display depends on whether malfunctions have actually oc- curred.
116 Controls in detail Control system Settings menu In the SETTI NGS menu ther e are two func- tions: 앫 The f unction RES ET TO FAC TORY SET- TING S , with which you can reset all the settings to the ori ginal factor y settings. 앫 A collection of submenus with which you can make individual settings for your v ehic le.
117 Controls in detail Control system Res etti ng the fu ncti ons of a s ubm enu For eac h submenu you can reset all th e functions to the factory settings. 왘 Move to a function in the submenu. 왘 Press the re set knob i n the instrument cluster f or approxim ately three sec- onds.
118 Controls in detail Control system Instr umen t cl uste r subm enu Access the INST RUMEN T CLUSTE R submen u via the SETT INGS menu. Us e the INST RU- MENT CLU STER submenu to change the in- strument clu ster displ ay settings .
119 Controls in detail Control system Sele cting time dis play mo de 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç button to the IN- STRUM ENT CLU STER submenu . 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you see th is me ssag e in t he di s- play: 12/24 HOU R .
120 Controls in detail Control system Selec ting l anguag e 왘 Move the selection marker with the æ or ç button to the IN- STRU MENT CL USTER submen u. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until y ou see th is mess age in the dis- play: TEXT . The sele ction marke r is on the current setting.
121 Controls in detail Control system Lighting submenu Access th e LIGHT ING submen u via the SET- TING S menu. Use t he LIGH TING submen u to change the lamp a nd lighting se ttings on your ve hic le.
122 Controls in detail Control system Sett ing l ocat or ligh ting Duri ng da rk ness, th e foll owin g lam ps w ill come on when th e exte rior lamp switch is in positi on U , the locator lighting fe.
123 Controls in detail Control system 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç button to the LIGH T- ING submen u. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you see th is me ssag e in t he di s- play: HEADL AMPS DELAYE D SHU T-OF F . The se lectio n marke r is on the curren t setting.
124 Controls in detail Control system Inte rior lighti ng dela yed s hut-of f Use this function to set whether and for how lon g you woul d like the i nterior li ght- ing to remain lit du ring darknes s after the key is rem oved from the start er switch .
125 Controls in detail Control system Sett ing st atio n sele ction m ode Use the PRESS BUT TON IN AUDIO MOD E function to select the manual or memory stat ion sel ect ion mo de fo r th e radi o ( 컄 page 113). 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç button to the VEHI - CLE submen u.
126 Controls in detail Control system Convenienc e submenu Access the CONV ENIE NCE submenu via the SETT INGS menu. U se the CONV ENIE NCE sub- menu to change the settings for a number of convenience features.
127 Controls in detail Control system 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç button to the CONV E- NIENC E submen u. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you see th is me ssag e in t he di s- play: EASY- ENTR Y FEATURE ACTIVA TE . The se lectio n marke r is on the curren t setting.
128 Controls in detail Control system Sett ing pa rking posi tion for e xterior re ar view mirror Use the MIRR OR SETT ING WHEN PA RKING function to select whether the p assen- ger-side ex terior rear view mirror should be turned downward during parki ng maneu- vers, when revers e gear is eng aged.
129 Controls in detail Control system Fuel con sumpt ion st at istic s afte r st art 왘 Press button ÿ or è rep eated ly until you s ee the first function of the Trip c ompute r menu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until you see this messa ge in the multi- functi on disp lay: AFTER STA RT .
130 Controls in detail Control system Resetting f uel consumpt ion stati stics 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedly until yo u see the first function of the Trip comput er menu. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until yo u see the reading that you wa nt to reset in the di splay.
131 Controls in detail Control system TEL menu* You can use the functions in the TEL menu to op erate yo ur tel epho ne, prov ide d it i s connect ed to a hand s-free sy stem and switche d on. 왘 Switch on the telephone and COMAND*. 왘 Press button ÿ or è on the steering wh eel repeate dly until you see the TEL menu in t he disp lay.
132 Controls in detail Control system Answe rin g a ca ll When your tel ephone is read y to receive call s, yo u ca n ans wer a c all at any time . In the disp lay you will then se e the mes sage: 왘 Press button í . You hav e ans wered the c all. In the dis- play yo u see the le ngth of th e call.
133 Controls in detail Control system 왘 Press bu tton í . The sy stem dia ls the se lecte d phone number. 앫 If connection is succ essful , the name of the party y ou called and the dur ation of th e call wi ll appea r in th e disp lay. 앫 If no connection i s made, the con- trol sy stem sto res the d ialed num - ber in the redial memo ry.
134 Controls in detail Manual tra nsmission Manual tra nsmission Inform ation for drivi ng with a manua l transmis sion is found in the “Getting s tart- ed” se ction ( 컄 page 44). Gearshift lever Do not exc eed the max imum spee d in the indi vidu al g ears .
135 Controls in detail Autom atic tr ansmis sion* Autom atic tr ansmis sion* Information f or driving with an au tomatic transmiss ion is found in the “Getting s tart- ed” se ction ( 컄 page 44).
136 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission* One-touch gearshif ting Even with an automatic tran smission you can chan ge the ge ars you rself wh en the selec tor leve r is in pos ition D . Downsh ifting 왘 Brief ly press th e select or lever to th e left i n the D– direction.
137 Controls in detail Autom atic tr ansmis sion* Gear range s With the selector lever i n position D , yo u can limit the transmission’s gea r range by pressi ng the lever to the left ( D- ), and re- verse the ge ar range lim it by press ing the lever to the right ( D+ ).
138 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission* Gear sel ecto r lever p ositio n Effect P Park position Selector position when the vehicle is parke d. Only p lace select or l ever in posit io n P when vehicl e is stoppe d. The park positi on is not intended to ser ve as a b rake when t he vehi cle is park ed.
139 Controls in detail Autom atic tr ansmis sion* Progra m mod e selec tor swi tch 1 Program mode selector switch S Standard For regular dri ving W Winter For winter driving 왘 Press the pr ogra m mode sel ector switch repeatedly until the let ter of the desired shift prog ram appe ars in the multif unctio n disp lay ( 컄 pa ge 107).
140 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission* Accele rator posi tion Your dr iving st yle influ ence s the transm is- sion’s shifting behavior: Less throttle Earlier ups hifting More throttle Later upshif ting Kickdown Use kickdown when you want maximum accele ration.
141 Controls in detail Good visibility Good visibility Inform ation o n the wind shie ld wipe rs ( 컄 page 48) and f or setting the rear view mirror s ( 컄 page 39) is found in the “Ge t- ting started” s ection.
142 Controls in detail Good visibility Activatin g exterior rear view mirror parki ng po sitio n Follow these step s to activate the mi rror parking posi tion so that the passenge r-side exteri or rear view mirr or will be turned downwa rd to the stored position.
143 Controls in detail Good visibility Headlamp cle aning sys tem* The swi tch is loc ated o n the l eft s ide of the dash boa rd. 1 Headlam p washer swit ch 왘 Switch on ignition. 왘 Press s witch 1 . The h eadlam ps ar e cleaned with a high-pres sure wate r jet.
144 Controls in detail Climate c ontrol Climate c ontrol S203 MY03_A.book Page 144 Tuesday, Ja nuary 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
145 Controls in detail Climate control Climate control panel The storage compa rtment between the front seats can be ventilated ( 컄 pa ge 150). Informa tion about “Rea r passenge r com- partment adju stable air vents ” ( 컄 page 151) .
146 Controls in detail Climate c ontrol The cl imate contr ol is ope ration al wh enev- er the engine is running. You can operate the cl imate c ontrol syste m in eith er the a u- tomat ic or manu al mode . The sy stem coo ls or heats the interior depending on the se- lected interi or tempera ture and the cu r- rent o utsid e temper atur e.
147 Controls in detail Climate control Adjustin g air d istri bution an d volum e Use the a ir distrib ution cont rol 4 ( 컄 page 145 ) to adjust the air distributi on. The following symbols are found on the controls: Adjusting manually 왘 Press th e U button.
148 Controls in detail Climate c ontrol Deac tiv ati ng 왘 Press button P ( 컄 page 145) . The indicator lamp on the button goes out. Defrosting is turned off. Air recir culatio n mode Switch to air recir culation mode to preve nt unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from the outside.
149 Controls in detail Climate control Rear wi ndow def rost er The rear window defroste r uses a large amount of power. To keep the battery drain to a minimum, switch off the defrost- er as so on as the rear w indow is clear.
150 Controls in detail Climate c ontrol Air conditio ning The a ir co nditio ning is ope ration al w hile the engine is running and cools the inte rior air to the temperature set by the ope rator. Deac tiv ati ng It is possible to dea ctivate the air condi- tioning (cooling) function of the climate contro l syst em.
151 Controls in detail Climate control Opening the air vent 왘 Rais e lever 1 . Closing the air vent 왘 Lower lever 1 . Rear pa ssenger c ompartm ent adjust able air vents 1 Center air vent, le ft 2 Thumbwh eel for air volu me contr ol for center air ve nts 3 Center air vent, right To open center air vents: 왘 Turn thumbw heel 2 up ward.
152 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Automatic c limate control* S203 MY03_A.book Page 152 Tuesday, Ja nuary 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
153 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Automati c climate control panel Item 1 Air v olu me con trol for le ft ce nter ai r vent 2 Left center air vent, adjustable 3 Thumb whee l for ad di.
154 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* The automati c climate con trol is operation- al whenever the engine is running. You can operat e the clim ate co ntrol s ystem in ei- ther the automatic or ma nual mode.
155 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Adjust ing air d ist ributio n Use air distr ibution controls 2 and 5 ( 컄 page 153) to se paratel y adjust the ai r distribu tion on each side of the passenger compartment. Th e following symb ols are found on the controls: Adjusting manually 왘 Press le ft or right U button.
156 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Maximum cooling MAXCOOL If the left and right air dis tribution controls as we ll as t he ai rflow volu me cont rol ar e set to U and th ere is a high need fo r cooling , the displa y “A UTO M AXCOOL” ap- pear s.
157 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Deactivat ing 왘 Press button O ( 컄 pag e 153). The indicator lamp on the button goes out. The air re circulati on mode is dea ctivated automatica.
158 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Deac tiv ati ng 왘 Press button e ( 컄 page 153) . The indicator lamp on the button goes out. The automatic air recirculation mode do es not function if economy mode AC OFF is se- lected or if the outside temperature has fallen bel ow 41°F (5°C) .
159 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* Air co nditio ning The air condi tioning is operational while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the tem peratur e set by the operator. Deactivati ng It is poss ible to deacti vate the air condi- tioning (cooling ) function of the au tomatic climat e con trol syste m.
160 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control* The re sidu al heat is aut omati cally t urned off: 앫 when the i gnition is switched on 앫 after about 30 m inutes 앫 if the batte ry voltage dro.
161 Controls in detail Audio system Audio system Audio and teleph one, ope ration Thes e instruc tion s are inte nded to he lp you bec ome acqu ainted with your Mercedes -Benz car radi o. They cont ain useful ti ps and a deta iled descri ption of the user f unc tio ns.
162 Controls in detail Audio system Operating and dis play eleme nts S203 MY03_A.book Page 162 Tuesday, Ja nuary 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
163 Controls in detail Audio system Item Page 1 CD mode selector 174 2 Manual tuning (rad io) 168 Fast forwa rd/revers e (cassette, CD) 172, 176 Speed di aling mem ory (tel ephone *) 181 3 Radio mode .
164 Controls in detail Audio system Button a nd soft key operat ion In th ese in struct ions , the alpha -numer ic keypad (righ t side of radio face) a nd the function buttons (lef t side of the radio face) ar e referred to as “buttons” and the four keys u nder the display are re ferred to as “soft k eys” .
165 Controls in detail Audio system Bass 왘 In radio, cas sette and CD mode, pre ss the AUD key repea tedly until BASS ap- pears on t he di spl ay. 왘 Press the + or - key to increase or de- creas e the tone le vel ac cordingl y. or 왘 Press both the + and - keys sim ulta- neously to rese t the bass tones to the center (fla t) le vel.
166 Controls in detail Audio system Balance 왘 In radio, cassette and CD mode, pre ss the AUD key repea tedly until BAL AN CE appear s on the displ ay. 왘 Press t he L or R key to shift the sound accord ingly. or 왘 Press both the L and R keys simulta - neously to reset the ba lance to its cen- ter level.
167 Controls in detail Audio system You can select f rom among the f ollow- ing settings : 앫 DRV : The tone level is set to the “Driver” position, sound i s directe d toward the passenge rs. 앫 SP : The tone level is set for “Speec h”, optimizing the sound for spoken langua ge.
168 Controls in detail Audio system Direct freq uency input (AM a nd FM only) Select the desired fre quency ba nd. 왘 Press t he “ button. 왘 Enter the desired f requency with the buttons 1 to 0 . Manu al tuning 왘 Select the des ired band. 왘 Press a nd hold eith er the d or c button until the de sired frequ ency is reach ed.
169 Controls in detail Audio system Scan tuni ng 앫 Starting scan tuning 왘 Select th e desired fr equency b and. 왘 Press the 2 button. SC will appear on the display. The radio briefly tunes into a ll recei v- able stat ions on the b and select ed.
170 Controls in detail Audio system Weather band 왘 Press t he WB key. The last weather band station is tuned in. 왘 Select the de sired wea ther band sta- tion with buttons 1 to 7 . If a stati on cannot be tuned in, a sc an is automatically s tarted.
171 Controls in detail Audio system Casset te ej ect 왘 Press the eject button Ø . The di splay wil l fold dow n and the c as- sett e will be ej ected . Th e sys tem w ill switch ba ck to radio mode autom atical- ly. 왘 Fold the di splay ba ck up. Track se arch Track sear ch forwar d 왘 Press t he f button.
172 Controls in detail Audio system Scanni ng 왘 Press t he 2 button. SC will appe ar on the display . Each track on the cassette will be played brief ly in ascending order . Stopping scan: 왘 Press t he 2 , d , c , f or e button. The sy stem wi ll switch to Pla y.
173 Controls in detail Audio system Skipping blank sec tions (s kip bl ank) Switch ing on t he sk ip blank fun ction 왘 Press the SB key. SB appea rs on the di spla y in in- versed-color format. If the system does not detect a so und signal, the cassette will automati cally fast forwa rd to the next sound si gnal.
174 Controls in detail Audio system CD cha nger* o per ating mode General not es Should exce ssive ly high te mper atures o c- cur wh ile in CD mod e, CD TE MP HIGH will appear on the di splay and muting will take p l a c e .
175 Controls in detail Audio system 1 CD 2 CD changer 3 CD tray 4 CD maga zine 왘 Remo ve the maga zine an d pull the CD tray fully out. 왘 Place the CD in the recess of the tray, labe l side u p. 왘 Push the tray into the magazine in the direction shown by the arrow.
176 Controls in detail Audio system Skipping tracks forwar d/backward Skipping trac ks forward: 왘 Press t he f button. The next trac k will be playe d. Skippi ng track s backwa rd: 왘 Press t he e button. If the trac k has been pla ying for more than 10 seconds, it will revert to the start of that track.
177 Controls in detail Audio system Random play The rand om play fu nction (RDM) pl ays the tracks on the current CD in random order. Switch ing on rando m play: 왘 Press the RDM key. RDM appe ars on the displ ay in in- versed-color format. Switch ing off random pl ay: 왘 Press the RDM key again.
178 Controls in detail Audio system Telephone * operatio n Various car telephone functions and oper- ating ste ps fo r the c ar t ele phone c an be performed and dis played via the aud io sys- tem.
179 Controls in detail Audio system Telephone book The nu mbers stored i n the tele phone b ook c a n b e c a l l e d u p b y e i t h e r n a m e o r n u m b e r . Calli ng up the telepho ne boo k 왘 Press e ither the d , c , f or e button. Switch ing bet ween nam e search an d number searc h 왘 Press the ABC key.
180 Controls in detail Audio system Searching and selec ting telephone b ook entries by number 왘 Press t he NUM key. The cu rrent n umber is mar ked i n the disp lay. 왘 Press ei ther the d or c button. The s tored en tries a re selec ted acc ord- ing to nume rical order.
181 Controls in detail Audio system Speed dialin g 왘 Input the desired ent ry number using the number keys 1 to 0 . A maxim um of 2 dig its can b e ente red. If ne cess ary, corre ct th e las t num ber entered with the CLR key. 왘 Press the SND key.
182 Controls in detail Audio system Accepti ng an inco ming ca ll Accepti ng an incomi ng call in te lephone mode With an incomi ng call, a ringing tone ca n be heard a nd the caller’s te lephone num- ber, or the name under which this te le- phone nu mber h as been saved in the telephone book, appear on the display.
183 Controls in detail Audio system Call waiti ng If yo u receiv e anoth er call durin g an al- ready active call, you can accep t the sec- ond call and switch betwe en the two. Accepting a second call 왘 Press t he SND key. You are conne cted with the se cond calle r, the firs t call is muted.
184 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Power wi ndows Ope ning an d clo sing the wi ndows The si de windo ws can b e opened a nd closed e lectric ally. Th e switch es for all the side wind ows are on the driver’s door . The switch es for the re spectiv e windo ws are on the front passenger and the rear doors.
185 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Closing the windows 왘 Pull on switc h. The window will move upwards u ntil you re lease th e switch . If you pu ll and hold the switch up when closing the window, and upward move- ment of the window is blocked by some ob- stru ction i ncludin g but not li mited to arms, hands, finger s etc.
186 Controls in detail Power wi ndows Opening and clo sing the windo ws with the SmartKey The s lidin g/po p-u p roof wi ll al so be opene d or clos ed wh en the p ower wind ows are ope rated w ith the Sma rtKey. 왘 Aim transmi tter eye at the front door handle.
187 Controls in detail Sliding/pop-up roo f* Sliding/pop-up roof* Opening and closing the sliding/pop-up roof 1 Push back to slide roof open 2 Push forward to slide roof closed 3 Push up to raise roof.
188 Controls in detail Sliding/pop-u p roof* Stopping the slid ing / pop-up roof 왘 Move t he s witch in any direc tion . If th e moveme nt of t he slidi ng/pop-up roof is blocked during the closing pro- cedure, the roof will stop and reopen slig htly.
189 Controls in detail Sliding/pop-up roo f* Opening 왘 Press a nd hold bu tton Œ af ter un - lock ing t he vehi cle. The windows and sliding/pop-up roof begin to open af ter approxim ately one second . 왘 Release tra nsmit button to interru pt proce dur e.
190 Controls in detail Driving systems Driving systems The driving system of your ve hicle is de- scribed on the following pages: 앫 Cruise control, with which the vehic le can ma intain a pr eset s peed The BA S, ABS an d ESP dr iving systems are descri bed in the “ Safety and S ecurity ” sec- tion ( 컄 page 73) .
191 Controls in detail Driving systems 1 Set curr ent or high er speed 2 Set current or lower s peed 3 Cancel cruise control 4 Resu me at pr eviousl y set sp eed Saving c urrent speed 왘 Accelerate or dec elerate to the de sired speed . 왘 Brief ly lift 1 or depr ess 2 the cruise contr ol lever.
192 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting stored speed (“Resu me” func tion) 왘 Brief ly push the cruise c ontrol l ever to position 4 . The crui se cont rol will resume the last previou sly set sp eed. 왘 Remove your f oot from the accelera tor pedal.
193 Controls in detail Loading Load ing Roof rac k* Attach the roof rack only to the roof rails. Ski sack* Unfolding and loading 왘 Fold armre st down (arrow). 왘 Swing cover 1 down. 왘 Open hook and loop strap 2 . 왘 Pull sk i sack in to pass enger com part- ment and u nfold.
194 Controls in detail Loading 왘 Open fl ap in cargo com partment by pullin g handle 3 . 왘 From cargo compartment, slide ski s into ski sa ck. 왘 Wrap st rap 4 around ski s ack and a rm- rest. 왘 Close clasp 5 (a rrows) and pull s trap tight to immobi lize ski s.
195 Controls in detail Loading 왘 Connect snap hook 6 of front strap to eye 7 located on center tu nnel in front of rear seat be nch. Unloadi ng and fol ding 왘 Loosen s trap, ope n clas p by p ressing tabs 8 together (arr ows). 왘 Unload skis. 왘 Close flap in cargo compartment.
196 Controls in detail Loading Removal of ski sa ck For remova l of the ski s ack we recom mend that you contact an auth orized Merced es-Be nz Cen ter. Parcel ne t in carg o compa rtmen t There is a parcel net loc ated on left side of the cargo compartment.
197 Controls in detail Loading Storage compartmen t under cargo compar tment f loor To op en c argo c ompa rtmen t fl oor 왘 Press h andle 1 on the recess. 왘 Lift com partm ent cover . To clo se carg o comp artmen t flo or 왘 Lower th e cover and l ock by applying light pressur e to the handle 1 .
198 Controls in detail Loading Partit ion net w ith re ar seats fol ded down 1 Tab 2 Eyelets on roof 왘 Pull out uppe r blind (safety ne t) by tabs 1 until it e ngages . 왘 Fold se at forwa rd ( 컄 pag e 199). 왘 Pull out uppe r blind fully . 왘 Engage i t into eyele ts on the ro of 2 .
199 Controls in detail Loading Installing 왘 Fold s plit re ar b ench seat forwar d. 왘 Plac e twin-r eel rol ler blin d 1 into right and le ft guide ra ils 2 . 왘 Slide towards ri ght to the end stop. Split rear bench seat The two sections can be folded down sep- aratel y to enlarg e the car go compa rtment.
200 Controls in detail Loading 왘 Pull r elease hand le 4 on the left or right backrest a s require d. 왘 Fold the rear s eat backres ts 5 forwa rd. Foldi ng the bac krest rearwa rd 왘 Fold th e backr est 5 rearward u ntil it engage s. 왘 Fold the se at cush ions 2 rearward until they lock into position.
201 Controls in detail Loading Loading ins truction s The tota l load wei ght inclu ding veh icle oc- cupants and lu ggage/ca rgo should not ex- ceed the vehi cle capa city weight in dicated on t he c ertif icati on ta g wh ich c an b e fou nd on the left door pillar.
202 Controls in detail Loading Cargo tie-do wn rin gs Four ring s 1 are located in the cargo com- partment. 왘 Carefully secure cargo by apply ing e v e n l o a d o n a l l r i n g s w i t h r o p e o f s u f f i - cien t str engt h to ho ld dow n the ca rgo.
203 Controls in detail Useful features Useful features Int erior stor age spa ces Glov e box 1 Glove box li d rele ase 2 Glove box Openin g the glove box 왘 Pull l id releas e 1 . The glove box lid opens downward. Closing the glove box 왘 Push lid up to cl ose.
204 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Cup holder in front s eat armr est Openin g cup holder 왘 Slide c over 1 r earward. 왘 Push button 2 . The c up hold er op ens aut omati cally. Closin g cup hol der 왘 Push in direction of arrow u ntil cup holder enga ges.
205 Controls in detail Useful features Cup holder in rear seat arm rest Openin g cup holder 왘 Push front of sl iding co mpartm ent 1 . The cup h older s lides out. Closin g cup holder 왘 Push the slidi ng comp artme nt 1 back until it engages. Stor ag e com part men t in fron t of a rm - rest Openin g 왘 Slide c over 1 rearward.
206 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Armrest storage s paces Opening compartm ent in ar mrest 왘 Lift a rmres t by ha ndle 1 . Opening c ompartm ent under ar mrest 왘 Lift a rmres t by ha ndle 2 . Closi ng 왘 Lower ar mrest unti l it engages in lock.
207 Controls in detail Useful features Ashtrays Center console a shtray Opening ash tray 왘 Briefly touc h cover plate 1 . The a shtray op ens autom atica lly. Removing asht ray in sert 왘 Secure vehicle from movement by set- ting the parking brake.
208 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Cig are tte lig hter 1 Cigarette lighter 2 Cover 왘 Turn key in the star ter switch to position 1 or 2 . 왘 Slide c over 2 rearward. 왘 Push in cigarette lighter 1 . The cigarette li ghter will pop out a uto- matica lly when hot.
209 Controls in detail Useful features Telephone* Radio transm itters, such as a portabl e tele- phone or a citizens band unit, s hould only be used ins ide the vehi cle if th ey are con- nected to an antenna that is instal led on the outside of the vehicle.
210 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Tele Aid* The Te le Aid system (Tele mat ic A larm I dentif icatio n on D emand) The Te le Aid sy stem cons ists of thre e types of response: 앫 automatic and .
211 Controls in detail Useful features System self-check Initial ly, aft er turning the ke y in star ter switch to position 2 , malfunctions are de- tected an d indicated (the indicator lam ps in the SOS button, the R oadsi de Assi s- tance button • and the Inf ormat ion button ¡ stay on longer than 10 se conds or do not co me on).
212 Controls in detail Useful feat ures tion disp lay. All info rmation relev ant to the emergency, such a s the location of the ve- hicle (d eter mined by the GPS sa tellit e loca- tion system), vehi cle model, iden tification number and color are generated.
213 Controls in detail Useful features Initia ting a n emerge ncy cal l manua lly 1 Cover 2 SOS bu tton 왘 Briefly pre ss on cover 1 . The c over will o pen. 왘 Press SOS button 2 brie fly. The ind icat or lamp in the SOS butto n 2 will flash unti l the e mer gency call is concluded.
214 Controls in detail Useful feat ures system mutes a nd the me ssa ge TELE AI D – ROAD SIDE AS SISTANC E CALL AC TIVE ap- pear s in the mul tifunc tion disp lay.
215 Controls in detail Useful features lished. When a voice c onnection is estab- lished the aud io system mu tes and the messag e TELE A ID – INFO CALL A CTIVE appear s in the mul tif unct ion displ ay.
216 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Upgrade sign als The Te le Aid syste m proc esses c alls us ing the foll owing pr iority. 앫 Automatic emerge ncy – First priority 앫 Manual emergency – S.
217 Controls in detail Useful features Remote d oor unlo ck In case you ha ve lock ed you r vehicl e unin - tention ally (e .g. key inside vehicle ), and the reserve key is not handy: 왘 Contac t the Merced es-Benz Re sponse Center at 1-800 -756-901 8 (in the U SA) or 1-888 -923- 8367 (in Canada).
218 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Garage d oor opener The b uilt -in re mote contr ol is capa ble of operating up to three se parately control led objects. 1 Indica tor lamp 2, 3, 4 Signal transmi tter key 5 Hand-hel d remote control tr ans- mitter Wa r n i n g ! G When progr amming a garage door ope ner, the door m oves up or down.
219 Controls in detail Useful features Progra mming or rep rogramm ing the in- tegrated re mote contro l 왘 Turn key in the sta rter switch to posit io n 1 or 2 .
220 Controls in detail Useful feat ures Canad ian progr amming During program ming, your hand-hel d transmit ter may autom atically stop tra ns- mitting.
221 Operation The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) Driving instructions At the gas station Engine compartmen t Tires and wheels Winter driving Maintenanc e Vehicle care S203 MY03_A.
222 Operation The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) In the “Operation” secti on you will find de- tailed i nforma tion on op eratin g, maintain - ing and caring for you r vehicle.
223 Operation Driving in structio ns Driving instruc tions Drive sen sibly – s ave fuel Fuel co nsum ptio n, to a great exte nt, d e- pend s on dr ivin g h abits and op erati ng c on- diti ons. To sa ve fue l you sho uld: 앫 Keep tires at the recommended infla- tion press ures.
224 Operation Driving instruc tions Brakes To help preven t brake disk corr osion after driving on wet road surf aces (particula rly salted roa ds), it i s advisab le to brake th e vehicl e with con siderab le force pr ior to parking. The heat gener ated serves to dry the brakes.
225 Operation Driving in structio ns Afte r har d br aking , it is ad visa ble to dr ive on for som e time, ra ther than im mediatel y parking, so tha t the air strea m will cool down the brake s fas ter . Driving off Apply th e brakes t o test th em bri efly aft er driving off.
226 Operation Driving instruc tions Tires Tread wear i ndica tors (T WI) ar e re quire d by law. T hese indi cators ar e loca ted in six place s on the tread circumfere nce and be- com e vis ible at a t read dept h of appr oxi - matel y 1 / 16 in (1. 5 mm), at wh ich point the tire is c onsidered worn an d should be replac ed.
227 Operation Driving in structio ns Tire tracti on The sa fe spee d on a wet, snow c overed o r icy ro ad is a lways lowe r than on a dry roa d. You should pay particular attention to the condi tion of the r oad whenev er the outsid e temper atures are clo se to the f reezing poin t.
228 Operation Driving instruc tions Winter drivin g instruction s The mo st impor tant rul e for s lippery or icy roads is to drive sens ibly and to avoid abrupt accel eration, brak ing and steering maneu vers . Do no t use the c ruise contr ol system under su ch con ditions.
229 Operation Driving in structio ns Standing water Passenger compartment Driving abroad Abro ad, th ere i s a wide ly-spre ad Merced es-Benz servic e networ k at your disposal.
230 Operation Driving instruc tions Cont rol an d op erati on o f radio tran s- mitter COMA ND*, radio and teleph one * Telephon es* an d two-way radios Radio transmitter s, such as a portable tele- p.
231 Operation Driving in structio ns Emissio n con trol Certain system s of the engi ne serve to keep the toxic components of the exhaust gases wi thin pe rmis sible li mits req uire d by law. Thes e system s, of co urse, will func tion prope rly onl y when ma intained strictl y ac- cordin g to f actor y spec ifica tions .
232 Operation At the gas station At the gas station The f uel filler fla p is locat ed on th e right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear . Lock ing /unlo ckin g the vehic le w ith the remote control automatically locks /unlock s the f uel fill er flap.
233 Operation At the ga s station Chec k regula rly an d befo re a long t rip 1 Coolant level More infor matio n on th e c oolan t leve l can be f ound i n the “O perat ion ” sec tion ( 컄 pag e 238).
234 Operation Engine compart ment Engine compart ment Hood Opening 1 Hood release 왘 Pull l ever 1 downwards. The h ood is un locked . 2 Handle for opening the hood 왘 Pull handl e 2 to its stop out of the radi- ator gri ll. 왘 Pull u p on the ho od a nd t hen re lease it.
235 Operation Engine compartment Closing 왘 Let the hood drop fr om a height of ap - p r o x i m a t e l y 1f t ( 3 0c m ) . The hood wil l lock audibly. 왘 Check to make sure that the hood is fully clos ed. If you c an raise th e hood a t a point above the headlamps, then it is not prop erly c losed .
236 Operation Engine compart ment You can c heck the engi ne oil le vel on the multif unctio n disp lay. 왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 2 .
237 Operation Engine compartment 왘 Screw the cap ba ck on the filler neck. Other di splay messages If th ere i s exce ssiv e engi ne oi l with the en- gine at norm al oper atin g temp erat ure, t he follo wing mes sage wi ll appea r: ENGI NE OI L LEVEL – R EDUCE OIL LEVE L 왘 Have excess oil s iphoned.
238 Operation Engine compart ment Coolant le vel The eng ine coolant is a m ixture o f water and ant icorros ion/antifr eeze. T o check the coolant level, the ve hicle must be parked on level gr ound and the engi ne must be cool. The coolant expansion tank is located on the passeng er side of the engine compa rt- ment.
239 Operation Engine compartment Battery Your vehicle’ s bat tery is l ocate d in the en - gine compartment. The batter y should alway s be sufficiently charged in order to ac hieve its rated ser- vice life . If you use yo ur ve hicle mos tly for sh ort di s- tance trips, you wil l need to have the bat- tery charg e checked m ore frequen tly.
240 Operation Engine compart ment Winds hield washer system and headlam p clea ning syst em Fluid for th e wi ndshi eld wa sher system and the he adlamp clea ning sy stem is su pplie d from the windshield washer reservoir. It has a cap acity of 앫 Vehicles without headlamp clea ning system : approx.
241 Operation Tires and wheels Tires and wheels See yo ur aut hori zed M erce des- Benz Cen- ter f or i nfo rmatio n o n te sted a nd re com - mended ri ms and tires f or summe r and winter operation. They can a lso offer ad- vice concerning tire service and purchase.
242 Operation Tires and wheels Life of tir e The servic e life of a tire is de pendent upon varying factors inclu ding but not limited to: 앫 Driv ing style 앫 Tire pre ssure 앫 Distance dri ven Direc tion o f ro tation Unidirectional tires offer a dded advanta g- es, su ch as bette r aqua planing perfor- mance.
243 Operation Tires and wheels Tire pre ssure cha nges by approximat ely 1.5 psi (0.1 bar ) per 18°F (10°C) of air temper ature c hang e. Keep th is in mind when checkin g tire pr ess ure wher e the temper ature i s differ ent from the outside temp erature.
244 Operation Winter driving Winter driving Before the onset of wi nter have your vehi- cle w interi zed a t an aut hori zed Merced es-Be nz Center . This se rvice in- clude s: 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antifre eze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrat e to the water of the windshie ld and headlamp cleaning system.
245 Operation Winter d riving Block heater (Cana da only) The eng ine is eq uipped with a block hea t- er. The el ectrica l cable ma y be ins talle d at your auth orized Mercedes-B enz Center. Snow chains Snow chains sh ould only be driven on snow- covere d ro ads at speed s not to ex - ceed 30 m ph (50 km/h).
246 Operation Mai ntena nce Mai ntena nce We strongly recommen d that you ha ve your vehicl e serviced by your authorize d Merced es-Be nz Cente r, in acc ordan ce with the Service Booklet at the times calle d for by the FS S (Fl exible S ervi ce Syst em).
247 Operation Maint enanc e Calling up the service indicato r 왘 Switch ignition on . The stan dard disp lay of the control sys - tem appe ars ( 컄 page 112). 왘 Press button k or j on the mul- tifunction steering wh eel unti l the FSS indica tor appears in the multif unction dis play.
248 Operation Vehicle care Vehicle care Cleaning and care of the v ehicle While in ope ratio n, even wh ile park ed, your vehicle is subjected to vary ing external in- fluences which, i f gone unchecked, can a t- tack the paintwork as well as the underbody a nd cause lasting da mage.
249 Operation Vehicle care Scratches , corrosive d eposits, corrosio n or damage due to negli gent or incorrect ca re cannot alw ays be removed or re paired with the ca r-care produ cts recom mended h ere. In su ch ca ses i t is be st to see k aid at your authori zed Merce des-Benz Ce nter.
250 Operation Vehicle care Engine clea ning Prior to cleaning the en gine compartment make su re to protec t electrica l compo- nents and connectors from the intrusion of water and cle aning agents. Corrosion protection, such as MB Anticor- rosion Wax shou ld be appl ied to the engine compartment after every engine clea ning.
251 Operation Vehicle care Wiper bl ades Clean the wiper b lade inser ts with a clean cloth and de tergent solution. Windo w cleaning Use a window clea ning solution on all glass surfac es.
252 Operation Vehicle care Hard pla stic tr im item s Pour Merce des-Benz ap proved Interior Care onto soft lint-free cloth and apply with light pre ssure. Headliner Clean with soft bri stle brush , or use a dry-sh ampo o clea ner in ca se of exc essiv e dirt.
253 Practical hints What to do if … Where will I find ...? Unlocking/locking in an emergency Opening/closing in an emerg ency Replacing bulbs Replacing wiper blades Flat ti re Battery Jum p start ing Towing the vehicle Fuse s S203 MY03_A.
254 Practical hints What to do if … What to do if … Lamps in instrume nt clus ter Genera l infor matio n: If a bulb in the ins trume nt cluster f ails to light up d uring the bulb self -che ck when turning the Sm artKey in the starte r switch to position 2 , have i t checke d and re placed if neces sary .
255 Practical hints What to do if … Problem Poss ible cause Suggested so lution - The ye llow ABS m alfunc tion indi - cator lamp comes on while driv- ing. The AB S has det ected a m alfuncti on and h as switche d off. The BA S and t he ESP are als o switch ed off (se e messa ges in di splay).
256 Practical hints What to do if … Problem Possible c ause Suggested solution 1 The red SRS indica tor lamp li ghts up while dri ving. There i s a malfun ction i n the res traint sy s- tems. The airbags or emergency tensioning device (ET Ds) could depl oy unexpecte dly or fail to activate in an accident.
257 Practical hints What to do if … Problem Possible cau se Suggested solution 3 ; (Canada only ) (USA o nly) The r ed br ake w arni ng la mp lights u p while dri ving and you hear a warnin g sou nd. You are drivin g with the parkin g brake set. 왘 R elease th e parking bra ke ( 컄 page 46).
258 Practical hints What to do if … Problem Possible c ause Suggested solution ? The ye llow “CH ECK ENG INE” malfu nction in dicato r lamp comes on while driving.
259 Practical hints What to do if … Lamp in cent er cons ole Problem Poss ible cause Suggested so lution 7 The indi cato r lamp lig hts up . A BabySmart TM c hild seat i s ins talle d on t he front pa ssenge r seat. Th erefo re the front passe nger airbag is switch ed off.
260 Practical hints What to do if … Mess ages in t he disp lay The con trol sy stem sh ows wa rning and malfu nction m essag es in th e mult ifunc tion displa y. Certai n warning and m alfunct ion mess ag- es are accompani ed by an aud ible sign al.
261 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution - ABS SY STEM VISI T WORK SHOP! The ABS has de tecte d a malf unct ion and has sw itched off. The E SP and t he BAS are a lso de acti vate d. The brake system is still functioning norm ally but without the ABS av ailab le.
262 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion BAS BRAK E ASSIS T NOT AVAI LABLE! The char ging vo ltage has fall en belo w 10 v olts a nd th e B AS has s witc hed of f. 왘 When the v oltag e is above thi s val - ue agai n, the BA S is op erational agai n.
263 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution # BATT ERY/ ALTERNA TOR VISI T WORK SHOP! The battery was charged with a battery char ger o r jum p st arted . 왘 Have the battery checked at a service stat ion. The battery is no longer cha rging.
264 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solution 3 (Canada only) ; (USA o nly) BRAK E FLUID VIS IT WO RKSHOP ! There is insuffici ent brake flui d in the rese r- voi r. 왘 Risk of accident! Stop the vehicle and notify an authorized Me rcedes-Benz Center.
265 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution B COOL ANT CHEC K LEVE L! The coolant level is too l ow. 왘 Add cool ant ( 컄 page 2 38). 왘 If you h ave t o add cool ant fre quent- ly, ha ve the coo ling syste m chec ked by an auth oriz ed Merced es-Benz Cen ter.
266 Practical hints What to do if … During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traf fic, the coolant tem- perature may rise cl ose to 120°C. Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion Ï COOL ANT STO P, EN GINE O FF! The coolant is too hot.
267 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution Ï COOL ANT STOP , ENGI NE OFF! The poly- V-b elt co uld b e bro ken . 왘 Stop imme diate ly and c heck t he poly-V-belt. If it is broke n: 왘 Do not continue to drive.
268 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion J DOOR OPEN ! You are attempting to drive with one or more doors open. 왘 Close the doors. ESP ESP NOT AVAI LABLE! The ESP is d eactivated because of a m al- function or interrupte d power supply .
269 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution ESP ESP NOT AV AILA BLE! The charging voltage ha s fallen below 10 volt s and the E SP has sw itche d off. 왘 When the voltage is above this va l- ue ag ain, th e ESP is opera tiona l again.
270 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion : ENGI NE OIL LE VEL STO P, EN GINE O FF! There is no oil in the engin e. The re is a danger of engine da mage. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt as soon as poss ible .
271 Practical hints What to do if … When the ENGI NE OIL LEVEL – C HECK LEV- EL! messa ge appe ars whil e the e ngine is runni ng and at o perat ing te mpera ture, the engine oil le vel has droppe d to approxi- mately the mi nimum mar k on the d ipst ick.
272 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion . LOW BE AM, L CHEC K LAMP! The lef t low be am lamp is malf unctio ning . 왘 Visit an authorized Mer cedes-Benz Center as soon as poss ible. LOW BE AM, R CHEC K LAMP! The righ t low beam lamp is malfu nction- ing.
273 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution . TUR N SIGNAL LF CHEC K LAMP ! The left front turn sig nal l amp is malf unc - tioning. 왘 Replac e th e bulb as soon as poss i- ble. TUR N SIGNAL RF CHEC K LAMP ! The right front turn signal lam p is mal- func tionin g.
274 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion . LIC ENSE PL ATE LAMP, L CHEC K LAMP! The left licens e plate la mp is ma lfunc tion- ing. 왘 Replace the bul b as soon as possi- ble. LIC ENSE PL ATE LAMP, R CHEC K LAMP! The right lic ense plate lamp is malf unc - tioning.
275 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possibl e cause Suggested solution . TAI L LAMP, R CHEC K LAMP ! SUBS TITU TE LAMP ON! The ri ght t ail lam p is malfun ction ing. A backup b ulb is b eing use d. 왘 Visit an au thorized Merced es-Benz Cent er as so on as possib le.
276 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion < DRIV ER’S SE AT BE LT FAST EN SEAT BELT ! The disp lay remi nds you and you r pas- sengers to fasten seat belts . 왘 Fasten the seat b elts. _ STEE RING WH EEL A DJUS T LOCK ! The stee ring column is not prop erly locked.
277 Practical hints What to do if … Disp lay Possible cause Suggested solution L TELE A ID VISI T WORK SHOP! One or more ma in functions of the T ele Aid* system are malfunctioning. 왘 Have th e Tel e Aid* syste m checke d by an auth orized M ercedes -Benz Center.
278 Practical hints What to do if … Dis play Possible cause Suggested solu tion # UND ERVOL TAGE ENGI NE ON! The battery h as insuff icient voltag e and can no lo ng er su pp ly t he c onve ni enc e funct ions such as seat heat er*. 왘 Start the engine ( 컄 pag e 44) .
279 Practical hints Where will I fi nd ...? Where will I fin d ...? First aid k it The first aid kit is stored in the cargo com- part ment behi nd th e lef t t rim pa nel . 왘 Press bu tton 1 . 왘 Fold down the panel 2 . 왘 Remove fi rst aid kit 3 .
280 Practical hints Where will I fin d ...? The f ollo wing is in clud ed in the vehic le t ool kit 3 : 앫 Towing eye bolt 앫 Wheel wren ch 앫 Alignment bolt 앫 Vehi cle j ack 앫 Wheel b olts 앫 Spec ial fuse pu lle r 앫 Spare fuses Vehicle jack The vehic le jack is stored in the cargo com- partment behind the left trim panel.
281 Practical hints Where will I fi nd ...? Spare wheel Your ve hicle i s equippe d with e ither a spare wh eel wi th full size tire or a Mi ni- spare wheel . Full size spare tire has mark- ing “205/5 5 R1 6” on s ide wall. Mini spare has m arking “T 125/90 R 16” on si dewal l.
282 Practical hints Where will I fin d ...? Spare wheel bolts 1 Wheel bol t for light al loy rims 2 Whee l bolt f or Min ispar e whee l or o ther steel rims Wheel bolts 2 must be used when mount- ing stee l whee l rim. Vehicles wit h Minispare wheel The Mi nisp are whee l is locat ed in t he stor - age compartment unde rneath the cargo floor.
283 Practical hints Where will I fi nd ...? 3 Arrow 4 Mini spare w heel 5 Lugga ge bowl 왘 Remove lu ggage bo wl 5 . 왘 Remove Minispare wheel 4 . Storing th e Minispare whe el 왘 Place M inispare wheel 4 in wheel well. 왘 Place lugga ge bowl 5 in Minisp are wheel.
284 Practical hints Where will I fin d ...? Minisp are wh eel b olts 1 Wheel bol t for light al loy rims 2 Whee l bolt f or Min ispar e whee l or o ther steel rims ! Wheel bo lts 2 must be used when moun tin g th e Mini spa re whee l.
285 Practical hints Unlocking/loc king in an emergency Unlocking/l ocking in an emergency Unlo cking the v ehi cle Unl ock ing t he dr ive r’s door If you are u nable to unloc k the driver’s door us ing the Sma rtKey, open the door usin g the m echani cal key .
286 Practical hints Unlocking /locking in an emergency Unlocking the tailgate If you are unable to unlock the tailgate with the key, yo u can us e the eme rgency re- lease on the inside of the tailg ate to unlock it. 1 Release l ever 2 Cover 왘 Remove cover 2 from the trim on the tailgate .
287 Practical hints Unlocking/loc king in an emergency Changing batter ies If the batteries in the SmartKey a re dis- charged, the vehicle c an no longer be locked or unlo cked. It is reco mmended to have the ba tteries repl aced at an autho- rize d Me rced es-B enz Cen ter.
288 Practical hints Unlocking /locking in an emergency 왘 Remove mechani cal key 1 ( 컄 page 28 5). 왘 Inse rt mec hanical key 1 in side open- ing and pu sh gray slide . The battery compartment is unlatched. 왘 Pull battery compa rtment out of the key housing in di rection of arrow.
289 Practical hints Unlocking/loc king in an emergency Manually unlocking th e transmis sion select or lev er In th e cas e of powe r fa ilure the tra nsmis - sion selector lever can be manual ly un- locked, e.g. to tow the vehi cle. 왘 Open the stora ge compartment i n front of the c enter armr est.
290 Practical hints Opening/closing in an emergency Opening/closing in an emergency Sliding/po p-up roof The sl iding/p op-up roo f drive is lo cated behind the lens of the interior overhead light. You can open or close the sliding/pop-up roof manually shoul d an electrical malfunc- tion occur.
291 Practical hints Opening/ closing in an emergenc y 왘 Turn crank 3 cou nterclockwise to: 앫 slide roof ope n 앫 lowe r roof at t he r ear The slid ing/pop-up roof mus t be resyn- chronized a fter being operat ed manually.
292 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Replacing bulbs Safe vehicle operati on depends on proper exterior l ighting and signali ng. It i s there- fore e ssentia l that al l bulb s and la mp as- sembli es are in good work ing orde r at all times. Corre ct headl amp adjus tmen t is extrem ely important.
293 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Rear lamps Notes on bulb replacem ent 앫 Use onl y 12 volt bulb s of the sa me type and with the specifi ed watt rating. 앫 Switch lights off befo re changin g a bulb to prevent short circui ts. 앫 Always use a clean l int-free cloth when ha ndli ng bul bs.
294 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Replac ing bul bs fo r fron t lamps Halogen headl amps 1 Bulb socke t for turn signal lamp 2 Headla mp cover for high beam he ad- lamp and for parki ng and stand in.
295 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Park ing an d stan din g lamp bulb 왘 Switch off the lights. 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 234). 왘 Press the clam p and remo ve head lamp cover 2 . 왘 Pull ou t the bulb s ocket 6 with the bulb. 왘 Pull the bulb out of the bu lb socket.
296 Practical hints Replacing bulbs 왘 Twist b ayonet s ocket 5 counterclock- wise to the stop (do not remove) . 왘 Pull the bulb out of the socket. 왘 Insert the new bulb so that the base lo- cate s in th e reces s in th e bayo net sock et 5 . 왘 Twist bayo net socket clockwise unti l you hear it snap into pl ace.
297 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Side marker lamp bulb 왘 Switch off the lights. 왘 Carefu lly slid e lamp towards rear. 왘 Re move front end first . 왘 Twis t bu lb sock et co unte rclo ckw ise and pull out. 왘 Pull b ulb out of the bulb soc ket.
298 Practical hints Replacing bulbs 4 Brake lamp 5 Turn si gnal l amp 6 Backup l amp 7 Rear fog lamp (driver’s si de)/tail lam p, parking, sta nding and side marker lamp 왘 Twist bulb sock et cou ntercloc kwise and pull out. 왘 Gently push bu lb into socket, tur n countercloc kwise and remo ve.
299 Practical hints Replacing wiper blades Replacing wiper blades Removing 왘 Fold the wiper arm forwa rd. 왘 Press safety ta b 2 dow n. 왘 Push wip er blad e 1 downward and re- move. Replaci ng wiper bl ade inse rt 왘 Place wiper blade on firm supp ort.
300 Practical hints Flat ti re Flat ti re Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park the vehicle a s far as po ssible from moving tr affic on a hard sur face. 왘 Turn on the hazard warning flash ers. 왘 Engage the steer ing whee l lock in th e straight a head position a nd set the parking bra ke.
301 Practical hints Flat tire Wheel co ver on vehicle s with st eel rim s (Canada onl y) 왘 On wheel to be chang ed, remove wheel cover by reaching into two openings of the whee l cover an d pullin g away fro m the wh eel.
302 Practical hints Flat ti re Removing the wheel 1 Alignment bolt 왘 Unscrew upper-m ost wheel bol t and re- move. 왘 Replac e thi s w heel bolt w ith the align - ment bolt 1 supp lied in the too l kit. 왘 Remove t he remai nin g bolt s. 왘 Remove the wh eel.
303 Practical hints Flat tire 왘 Unsc rew t he a lign ment bolt, ins tall last wheel b olt and tigh ten slight ly. Minispare wheel In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo- rari ly us e th e Mi nispa re wh eel when ob- serving the fol lowing rest rictions : 앫 Do not exceed a veh icle speed of 50 mp h ( 80km/ h).
304 Practical hints Flat ti re Lowering the vehicle 왘 Lower vehicl e by turning cran k coun- tercloc kwise u ntil vehi cle is re sting ful- ly on its own weight. 왘 Remove the jack. 1-5 Whee l bolt s 왘 Tighten the five wheel bo lts evenl y, fol- low ing the di ago nal seq uen ce illus tra t- ed ( 1 to 5 ), until a ll bolts are tight.
305 Practical hints Battery Batte ry The batter y is located in the engine com- partment on the right hand sid e. Remo val of filter box : 왘 Rele ase the thre e clam ps 1 . 왘 Remove f ilter b ox. Installation of filter box: 왘 Insert filte r box properl y.
306 Practical hints Battery Disconnec ting the battery 왘 Turn off al l el ectri cal co nsu mers. 왘 Open the ho od ( 컄 page 234). 왘 Remove the filter box. 왘 Disconnect the battery neg ative lead 1 . 왘 Remove the cove r 2 from the positive terminal.
307 Practical hints Battery Reco nnecti ng th e bat teri es 왘 Turn off a ll el ectrica l con sumers . 왘 Connect the positive lead and fa sten its cover 2 . 왘 Connect the negative lead 1 . 왘 Reinsta ll the f ilter box. Batteries contain materials that can harm the envi ronment if disposed of improp erly.
308 Practical hints Jump starting Jump starting If the battery is discharge d, the engine can be starte d with jump er cables a nd the bat- tery of an other vehicle. Observe the fol low- ing: 앫 Jump starting should only be pe rformed when the engine and catalytic conve rt- er are cold.
309 Practical hints Jump start ing The batter y is located in the engine com- partment on th e right ha nd side. The ter mi- nals for jump starting are located in front of the battery. 왘 Make sure tha t the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Turn off a ll el ectrica l con sumers .
310 Practical hints Towing th e vehicle Towing th e vehicle Merced es-Benz recommen ds that the vehicle be tra nsported with all wheels off the ground u sing flatbed or appr opriate wheel lif t/doll y equipme nt. This meth od is preferabl e to other types of towing.
311 Practical hints Towi ng th e ve hicl e ! To be ce rtain t o avoid a pos sibility of damage to the drive train, however, we recommend the drive shaft be dis con- nected at the rear a xle drive flange (vehic les with 4M ATIC* : discon nected at th e front a nd re ar axle driv e fla nges) for any towing beyond a short tow to a nearby gara ge.
312 Practical hints Towing th e vehicle War n i n g ! G With th e engine not runn ing, ther e is no power assistan ce fo r the braki ng an d stee r- ing syste ms. In this case, it is im portan t to keep in m ind that a conside rably hig her degree of effort is necessary to brake and steer the vehicl e.
313 Practical hints Towi ng th e ve hicl e Installing t owing eye bolt 1 Cover on right side of front bumper. 2 Cover on right side of rear bumper. To remove cover: 왘 Press mark on cover in direc tion of ar- row. 왘 Lift cover off to reve al threaded hole for towing eye bolt .
314 Practical hints Fuses Fuses Fuse box in pas seng er compa rtmen t Opening 왘 Pull cov er 1 op en with a screw dri ver or simila r tool. 왘 Remove cover r earward. Closing 왘 Attach the cover in the front. 왘 Fold the cover in until it engages.
315 Practical hints Fuses Opening fuse box 4 Fuse bo x cover 5 Clamps 왘 Release clamps 5 . 왘 Remove cover 4 . Closing fuse box 왘 Ensure that the sealing rubber is pr op- erly p osit ioned .
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317 Technical data Spare part s service Warra nty co vera ge Identification labels Layout of poly-V-belt drive Engine Rims and Tires Electrical system Main Dimensions Weig hts Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc .
318 Technical data Spare parts service The “T echnic al data” secti on provid es the necessar y technica l data for y our vehicle . Spare parts service All auth orized Merc edes-Ben z Center s maintain a stock of original spare parts re- quired fo r maintenance a nd repair work .
319 Technical data Warranty coverage Warranty coverage Your veh icle is covered und er the te rms of the “w arranties” printed in th e Service and Warranty Inf ormation booklet.
320 Technical data Identif ication labels Identif ication labels 1 Certifica tion labe l 2 Vehic le Iden tifica tion N umber (VIN) 3 In format ion la bel, Cal ifornia version Vacuum line rout ing f or.
321 Technical data Layout of po ly-V-belt drive Lay out of poly -V -be lt dr ive C2 4 0 , C3 2 0 1 Idler pu lley 2 Automatic belt tensi oner 3 Power ste ering pump 4 Air conditi oner compre ssor 5 Crankshaft 6 Coolant pump, fan 7 Generator (a lternator) S203 MY03_A.
322 Technical data Engine Engine Model C 240 (20 3.261) 1 1 The quot ed data ap ply only to the standa rd vehicl e. See an au thorized M ercedes -Benz C enter for t he correspo nding da ta of all sp ecial bodi es an d sp ecial equ ipmen t. C 320 (203.
323 Technical data Rims and Ti res Rims and Ti res Use only tire s and rims which have be en specif ical ly d evel oped fo r yo ur v ehicl e and tested a nd approved by M ercedes-Be nz.
324 Technical data Rims and Tires Spare wheel Your ve hicl e is equi pped with either a spare wheel with full size tire or a Min i- spar e whee l. Spare wheel with full size tire Minispare w heel Rim (steel) 7J x16 H2 Wheel offset 1.46 i n (37 mm) All season tire (radi al-ply tire) 205 /55 R16 91 H Rim (steel) 3.
325 Technical data Electrical system Electrical syst em Model C 240 C 320 C 240 4M ATIC C 320 4M ATIC Genera tor ( altern ator) 14 V/120 A 14 V/120 A Star ter mo tor 12 V/1.7 k W 12 V/1.7 kW Battery 12V/ 100 Ah 12V/100 Ah Spark pl ugs Bos ch F 8 DPP332 NGK PFR 5 R-11 Bosc h F 8 DPP 332 NGK PF R 5 R- 11 Electrode ga p 0.
326 Technical data Main Di mensio ns Main Di mensio ns Model C 240 C 240 4MATI C C 320 C 3 20 4MATIC Overall v ehicle len gth 178. 9 in ( 4 543 mm) 178.9 in (4 543 mm) Overall vehicl e width 68.0 in (1 72 8 mm) 68.0 i n (1 728 mm) Overall vehicle height 57.
327 Technical data Weights Weigh ts Roof load max. 220 lb (100 kg) S203 MY03_A.book Page 327 Tuesday, Ja nuary 28, 2003 2:22 PM.
328 Technical data Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Capaciti es Vehicle c omponents a nd their res pective lubricants must match. Therefore us e only brands tes ted and recomm ended by us . Please refer to the F actory Approved Servic e Produc ts pamp hlet, or inquir e at your Merc edes-Ben z Center.
329 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Model Capaci ty Fuels, c oolants, lu bricants e tc. Fuel tank including a reserve of 16.4 U S g al ( 62.
330 Technical data Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Engine oils Engine oils are specif ically tested f or their suitabi lity in our engi nes. Th erefo re, use only engine oils recommended by Merced es-Benz.
331 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Premium u nleaded ga soline Fuel requirements Use on ly Pr emium u nleade d mee ting ASTM sta ndard D 439: 앫 The octane number (posted at the pump) must b e 91 min. It is an ave rage of both the Research (R) octane num- ber and the Motor ( M) octane number: (R+M ) / 2) .
332 Technical data Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Gasoline ad ditives A major concern am ong engine manufac- turers is carbon buil d-up caus ed by gaso- line . Mer cedes- Benz re commend s on ly t he use of quality gasoline containi ng additives that prevent the build up of carbon depos - its.
333 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. 앫 Ignition is off during r efill. 앫 Immedi atel y after refueli ng engi ne is starte d and op erated for at lea st five minute s.
334 Technical data Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Coolants The eng ine coolant is a m ixture o f water and anticor rosion/antif reeze, which pro- vides: 앫 Corrosion protection 앫 Freeze p rotec.
335 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Antico rrosio n/ant ifreeze Your vehicle contains a number of alumi- num parts . The use of alu minum comp o- nents in motor vehicle e ngines necessita tes that an ticorrosion/antif reeze coola nt used in such engines be spe cifical - ly formulate d to protect the aluminu m parts.
336 Technical data Fuels, coo lants, lubri cants etc. Win dshi eld and h eadl amp w ash er system Both th e wind shield and h ead lamp wa sher system s are s upplied f rom the windsh ield washer fl uid reser voir. The wash er fluid re servoir has a capa city of approx.
337 Technical data Consumer inform ation Consumer information The fo llowing text i s publishe d as requi red of all manufacturer s of passenger cars u n- der Ti tle 49, Code of U. S. Fede ral Regu la- tions, Part 575 pursua nt to the “National Traffi c and M otor Ve hicle Sa fety Ac t of 1966”.
338 Technical data Consumer information Temperature The te mperat ure g rades are A (the h igh- est), B , and C, r epresenting the tire’s resis- tance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipa te heat wh en tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wh eel.
339 Technical terms ABS (Antil ock Brak e System ) Prev ents the w heels f rom lock ing up during braking so that the vehicle can continue to be ste ered. Alignment bol t Metal p in with thread. The center ing pin is an aid use d when changi ng a tir e to alig n the whee l with the wheel hub.
340 Technical terms COMAND* (Cockpit Management and Data Sys- tem) Informat ion and op erating center for vehicle so und and communicati ons systems, inc luding the radio a nd navi- gation system, as well as for other op- tion al equi pmen t (CD ch anger *, telephone*, e tc.
341 Technical terms Instrument cluster The di splays and indica tor/warnin g lamps in th e dri ver’s fiel d of v isio n, incl udi ng the tachome ter, spee dometer, engine te mper- atur e displa y and fu el gau ge. Kickdown Depress ing the accele rator past the point of resista nce shif ts the transm ission dow n to the lowest poss ible gea r.
342 Technical terms Power train Collective term des ignating all compo- nents used to generate and transmit motive powe r to the drive a xles, incl ud- ing 앫 engi ne 앫 clutch/torque converter 앫 .
343 Technical terms Tele Aid* System (Telem atic Alar m Ide ntific ation on D e- mand) The Tel e Aid sy stem cons ists of three types of re sponse: autom atic and man- ual em ergenc y, roads ide as sistan ce and inf ormatio n. Tele Aid is init ially a c- tivated by compl eting a subscriber agreem ent and p lacin g an ac quai n- tance call.
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345 Index A ABS 23, 73 , 339 ABS control 74 Malfu nction indicato r lamp 255 Messag es i n dis play 261 Warning lamp 255 Accelerator pos ition, automatic transmi ssion 140 Accident In case of 50 Activ.
346 Index Air volume Adjusting 147, 155 AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp 259 Airbags 57 BabySma rt TM deactivation system 67 Childre n 58 Front 60 Passeng er 60 Safe ty gui delin es 59 Side impa ct 61 Window.
347 Index Gear shif ting m alfun ctions 140 Kickdow n 140 Manual shifting 136 One-touch gearshifting 136 Program mode select or switch 139 Select or le ver posit ion 13 5 Starting with 44 Tra nsmis si.
348 Index Button Audi o syst em 164 C CAC (Customer a ssistance center) 339 California Import ant notic e 11 Calling up Rang e (distan ce to emp ty) 13 0 Service indi cator 247 CAN sy stem 339 Capacitie s Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.
349 Index MB Te x uph olst ery 252 Plas tic and rubber p arts 2 52 Seat b elts 252 Steerin g whee l 251 Windows 251 Wind shield 49 Wiper blad es 251 Clima te control 144 Adjusting 1 47 Defogging winds.
350 Index Drivi ng up hill 191 Fine adjustme nt 192 Saving current speed 191 Setting speed s 192 Cruise control lever 190 Cruising range, fuel 333 Cup holder Cleaning 251 In front seat armrest 204 In .
351 Index Downhi ll drivin g Cruise control 191 Downsh ifting 134, 136 Drink ho lder see Cu p holder 204 Drinking a nd driv ing 223 Driving Genera l instru ctions 40, 223 Hydropl aning 226 In winter 2.
352 Index Checking le vel 235 Consumption 23 5 Display messa ges 27 0 Filler nec k 23 6 Messa ges in display 237, 270 Viscosi ty 340 Engine oil lev el see O il leve l 233 ESP 2 3, 75, 340 Four wheel e.
353 Index Reserve wa rning 23 Switc hing (Flex ible fuel vehi cle) 332 Technical d ata 328 Fuel addi tives 332 Fuel consumption s tatistics After start 1 29 Since last r eset 12 9 Fuel f iller flap 23.
354 Index Headlamp cleaning syst em 240 Headl amp shu t-off de lay see De layed shut-o ff, exterior lamps Headla mps Automatic control 99 Bi-Xenon type* Repla cing bulbs 295 Cleaning 250 Clean ing sys.
355 Index Operati ng 220 Rolling co de programm ing 219 Interior li ghting 102 Activating automatic control 102 Deactivating automatic control 102 Delaye d shut- off 1 24 Manu al o perati on 102 Inter.
356 Index License plat e lamps Messa ges in displ ay 274 Repla cing bulbs 293, 298 Light allo y wheels Cleaning 251 Technica l data 323 Light sens or 271 Lighter see Cig arette lighter 208 Lighti ng 9.
357 Index Manua l se at Adjusting 3 3 Adjusting ba ckrest til t 33 Adjusting head restraint hei ght 33 Adjusting hea d restrain t tilt 34 Adjus ting sea t cushion tilt 3 3 Adjus ting sea t height 33 F.
358 Index Tailg ate 277 Tele Aid * 277 Telep hone* 277 Washer fluid 278 Multifu nctio n steeri ng whee l 24, 10 8, 341 Buttons 108 N Navigati on syste m Operatin g 114 See se para te CO MAND* op erati.
359 Index Overhead control panel 27 P Paintwo rk 249 Pan ic alarm 72 Panic button on Sm artKey 72 Parcel net In cargo comp artment 196 In front passenger footwell 206 Parki ng 51, 225 Parking bra ke 4.
360 Index Vehicle tool kit 279 Premi um unle aded gasoli ne 3 31 Problems While driving 50 With vehic le 17 Product inform ation 9 Program mode selector switch Automatic tran smission 139 Program mode.
361 Index Replaci ng Backup la mp bul bs 297 Brake l amp b ulbs 297 Bulbs 2 92 Front la mp bulbs 294 Front turn signal b ulbs 294, 295 Fuses 31 5 High be am bulb s 294 High be am bulbs (xeno n-t ype h.
362 Index Seats 9 0 Adjusting 32 Easy entr y/exit feature 90 Heater 94 Manual 33 Multicont our seat 93 Power seats 34 Rapid se at heatin g 94 Split rear be nch seat 1 99 Securing ca rgo Cargo tie-down.
363 Index Select ive 85 Settings menu Functi ons in 116 Individu al vehic le settings 116 Submenu s 116 Shift lo ck (Aut omatic tra nsmissi on) 3 42 Shifting Gear selector lever p ositions 138 Gear sh.
364 Index Standing wat er Drivi ng in str uctio ns 229 Star ter swi tch 21, 31 Positions 31 Star ting d iffi culti es 45 Star ting po sition 31 Starting the engine 44 Station (r adio) Search 1 13 Stat.
365 Index Synchroniz ing Power windows 186 Sliding/pop-up roof 189 T Tachomet er 23, 105 Displa ying gea r range 137 Over speed ra nge 1 05 Tail l amps Cleaning 250 Repla cing bulb s 293 , 297 Tailg a.
366 Index Tilt Backrest 3 3 Head res traint 34 Seat c ushion 33 Time Setting hours 11 8 Setting minutes 118 Time d isplay Setting 119 Tire i nflation pre ssure Checking 233, 242 Tire sp eed ra ting 22.
367 Index In an e mergen cy 285 Selective se ttings 85 Tra nsmis sion s elec tor le ver manu ally 289 Vehi cle i n an em ergenc y 21 7 With the SmartKey 30 Upgrade s ignals Tele A id* 216 Uphi ll d ri.
368 Index W Warn ing sound s Drivers seat belt s 61 Parking brake 46 Warran ty cove rage 319 Washer fluid see W indshie ld wa sher fl uid Wash ing the ve hicle 248 Wear p attern (tire s) 2 43 Weights .
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Service and Lit eratu re Your authorize d Merced es-Be nz Cente r has train ed tec hnicians and o rigina l Merced es-Ben z parts to ser vice y our veh icle prop erly. Fo r expert advic e and qual ity service, s ee your author ized Mercede s-Benz Center.
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An important point after buying a device Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Wagon along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
