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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Contents
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1, 2, 3 ...
911 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
A
ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 59
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 209
Emergency calls (Telephone) . . . . . 176
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
see Headlamps
Additives
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency call upon deployment . 209
Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head-thorax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Knee bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 48, 306
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Air conditioning refrigerant and
lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Air pressure
see Tire inflation pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . 318, 326
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 197
AIRSCARF neck-level heating . . . . . . . 75
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 324
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 357
Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . . 79
Antilock Brake System
see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tow-away alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Audio and telephone operation . . . 128
Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bluetooth
®
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 80
Automatic central locking . . . . . 69, 124
Automatic climate control
see Climate control system
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic interior lighting control . . 86
Automatic locking when driving . . . 124
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 102
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Index
4
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 106
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Kickdown (manual shift program) . 106
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 104
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 103
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 103
Program mode selector switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 105
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 103
Transmission position indicator . . . 100
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 100
AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
B
Back button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Backrest
see Seats
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 60
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Beverage holders
see Cup holders
Bluetooth
®
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 312
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
High-performance brake system . . 255
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 21
California retail buyers and les-
sees, important notice for . . . . . . . . . 18
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 169
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 124
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 69
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 69
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Indicator lamp, passenger front
air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Infant and child restraint systems . . 56
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip, clean-
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
5
Climate control
see Climate control system
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 193
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 355
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 197
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 197
Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 197
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 121
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 248
Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 348
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 268
COMAND system
see separate COMAND system
operating instructions
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 108
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 119
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 111
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle status message memory . . 118
Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 111
Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Convenience submenu
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 124
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 357
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284, 285, 287
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps . 85
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Customer Assistance Center
see CAC
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Daytime running lamp mode . . . 83, 122
Deep water
see Standing water
Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Delayed shut-off
Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Delete button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Digital clock
see Clock
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 231
Displays
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 258
Index
6
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 110, 121
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 125
Vehicle status message memory . . 118
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 118
Disturbance in reception . . . . . . . . . 163
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Doors
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 66
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 66
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 213
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 308
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 253
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 256
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ESP
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Driving systems
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driving tips, automatic transmis-
sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
E
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . 77, 124
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 20
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP
®
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 330
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . 85
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Emergency operations
Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 309
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 308
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Retractable hardtop . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 70
Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 220
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Malfunction indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 304
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 343
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index
7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine coolant
see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program) . 60
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . 61
Express operation
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 79
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 51
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 322
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 348
TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 318
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fluids
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 352
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Hydraulic fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Manual transmission oil . . . . . . . . . 352
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292, 293
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Front air bags
see Air bags
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 253
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Capacities, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 125
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 303
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 353, 355
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 36, 214
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 248
Index
8
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 99
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transmission position indicator . . . 100
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 100
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 309
Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 248
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
H
Halogen headlamps
see Headlamps
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 264
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . 85
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 81
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 82
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 312
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Headliner, cleaning and care of . . . . 264
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Head-thorax air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Height adjustment
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 84, 312
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 312
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
High-performance brake system . . . 255
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 92
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 68
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 107
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
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This is a comprehensive car owner's manual for the 2009-2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK. It covers a wide range of topics including:
- Introduction
- Instrument Cluster
- Entertainment Systems
- Climate Controls
- Lights
- Driver Controls
- Locks and Security
- Seating and Safety Restraints
- Driving
- Customer Assistance
- Reporting safety defects (U.S. only)
- Cleaning
- Maintenance and Specifications
- Engine compartment
- Engine oil
- Battery
- Fuel information
- Airfilter(s)
- Part numbers
- Refill capacities
- Lubricant specifications
- Accessories
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