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Completely insert the pump nozzle into the

tank ller neck, hook in place and refuel.

Fill the fuel tank only until the pump nozzle

switches o.

Replace the cap on the ller neck and turn

clockwise until it engages audibly.

Close fuel ller ap 1.

Parking

Parking the vehicle

WARNING Risk of accident and injury

caused by an insuciently secured vehi-

cle rolling away

If the vehicle is not securely parked su-

ciently, it can roll away in an uncontrolled way

even at a slight downhill gradient.

On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the

front wheels so that the vehicle rolls

towards the curb if it starts moving.

Apply the parking brake.

Switch the transmission to position j.

WARNING Risk of re caused by hot

exhaust system parts

Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or

twigs may ignite.

Park the vehicle so that no ammable

material can come into contact with hot

vehicle components.

In particular, do not park on dry grass-

land or harvested grain elds.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due

to children le unattended in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they could, in particular:

open doors, thereby endangering other

persons or road users.

get out and be struck by oncoming trac.

operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, for example.

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion by, for example:

releasing the parking brake.

changing the gearbox position.

starting the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

key with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to it roll-

ing away

Always secure the vehicle against rolling

away.

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Bring the vehicle to a standstill by depressing

the brake pedal.

On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the front

wheels so that the vehicle rolls towards the

curb if it starts moving.

Apply the electric parking brake.

Engage transmission position j in a station-

ary vehicle with the brake pedal depressed

(/ page 142).

Switch o the vehicle by pressing button 1.

Release the service brake slowly.

Get out of the vehicle and lock it.

When you park the vehicle with the transfer

case in the LOW RANGE position, the electric

parking brake (/ page 156) will automati-

cally be applied if you engage transmission

position j.

When you park the vehicle, you can still oper-

ate the side windows and the sliding sunroof

for approximately four minutes if the driver's

door is closed.

Garage door opener

▌Programming buttons for the garage door

opener

DANGER Risk of death caused by exhaust

gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and leads to poisoning.

Never leave the engine or, if present, the

auxiliary heating running in an enclosed

space without sucient ventilation.

WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

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Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Only operate the following doors using the garage

door opener:

Doors with a safety stop and reversing func-

tion

Doors which conform to the current U.S.

safety standards

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

Requirements

The vehicle has been parked outside the

garage or outside the range of movement of

the door.

The vehicle is switched on.

The vehicle has not been started.

The garage door opener function is always

available when the vehicle is switched on.

Check if the transmitter frequency of the

remote control has the frequency range of

280 to 868 MHz.

Radio equipment approval number:

NZLMUAHL5 (USA)

4112A-MUAHL5 (Canada)

Press and hold button 1, 2 or 3 that you

wish to program.

Indicator lamp

4 ashes yellow.

It can take up to 20 seconds before the indi-

cator lamp ashes yellow.

Release the previously pressed button.

Indicator lamp 4 continues to ash yellow.

Point remote control 5 from a distance of

0.4 in (1 cm) to 3 in (8 cm) towards button

1, 2 or 3.

Press and hold button 6 of remote control

5 until one of the following signals appears:

Indicator lamp

4 lights up green continu-

ously. Programming is complete.

Indicator lamp

4 ashes green. Program-

ming was successful. Additionally, syn-

chronization of the rolling code with the

door system must be carried out.

If indicator lamp 4 does not light up or ash

green: repeat the procedure.

Release all of the buttons.

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The remote control for the door drive is not

included in the scope of delivery of the garage

door opener.

▌Synchronizing the rolling code

Requirements

The door system uses a rolling code.

The vehicle must be within range of the garage

or door drive.

The vehicle as well as persons and objects are

located outside the range of movement of the

door.

Press the programming button on the door

drive unit.

Initiate the next step within approximately

30 seconds.

Press previously programmed button 1, 2

or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.

When the door closes, programming is com-

pleted.

Please also read the operating instructions for

the door drive.

▌Troubleshooting when programming the remote

control

Check if the transmitter frequency of remote

control 5 is supported.

Replace the batteries in remote control 5.

Hold remote control 5 at various angles from

a distance of 0.4 in (1 cm) to 3 in (8 cm) in

front of the inside rearview mirror. You should

test every position for at least 25 seconds

before trying another position.

Hold remote control 5 at the same angles at

various distances in front of the inside rear-

view mirror. You should test every position for

at least 25 seconds before trying another

position.

On remote controls that transmit only for a

limited period, press button 6 on remote

control

5 again before transmission ends.

Angle the antenna line of the garage door

opener unit towards the remote control.

It is possible that older garage doors cannot

be operated using the remote control in the

inside rearview mirror even aer you have

successfully performed the measures descri-

bed above. If this is the case, contact the

HomeLink

Hotline.

Support and additional information on pro-

gramming:

on the toll free HomeLink

Hotline on

1-800-355-3515

online at the

www.

▌Opening or closing a garage door

Requirements

The corresponding button is programmed to

operate the door.

Press and hold buttons 1, 2 or 3 until the

door opens or closes.

If indicator lamp 4 ashes yellow aer

approx. 20 seconds: Press the previously

pressed button again and keep it pressed until

the door opens or closes.

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▌Clearing the garage door opener memory

Press and hold buttons 1 and 3.

Indicator lamp

4 lights up yellow.

If indicator lamp 4 ashes green: release

buttons

1 and 3.

The entire memory has been deleted.

Electric parking brake

▌Function of the electric parking brake (applying

automatically)

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due

to children le unattended in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they could, in particular:

open doors, thereby endangering other

persons or road users.

get out and be struck by oncoming trac.

operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, for example.

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion by, for example:

releasing the parking brake.

changing the gearbox position.

starting the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

key with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

The electric parking brake is applied if the trans-

mission is in position j and one of the following

conditions is fullled:

The vehicle is switched o.

The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the seat

belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's

door is opened.

The transfer case is in the LOW RANGE posi-

tion.

To prevent application: pull the handle of the

electric parking brake (/ page 157).

In the following situations, the electric parking

brake is also applied:

The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-

tionary.

Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle

stationary.

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing

the vehicle to a standstill.

In addition, one of the following conditions

must be fullled:

The vehicle is switched o.

The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the

seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and

the driver's door is opened.

There is a system malfunction.

The power supply is insucient.

The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy

period.

When the electric parking brake is applied, the

red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp

lights up in the Instrument Display.

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The electric parking brake is not automatically

applied if the vehicle is switched o by the

ECO start/stop function.

▌Function of the electric parking brake (releas-

ing automatically)

The electric parking brake is released when the

following conditions are fullled:

The driver's door is closed.

The vehicle has been started.

The transmission is in position h or k and

you depress the accelerator pedal or you shi

from transmission position j to h or k

when on level ground.

If the transmission is in position k, the rear-

end door must be closed.

The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat

belt buckle of the driver's seat.

If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the

seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the

following conditions must be fullled:

You shi from transmission position j.

You have previously driven at speeds

greater than 2 mph (3 km/h).

When the electric parking brake is released, the

red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp

in the Instrument Display goes out.

▌Applying/releasing the electric parking brake

manually

Applying

Push handle 1.

The red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indica-

tor lamp lights up in the Instrument Display.

The electric parking brake is only securely

applied if the red F (USA) or ! (Can-

ada) indicator lamp is lit continuously.

Releasing

Switch on the vehicle.

Pull handle 1.

The red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indica-

tor lamp in the Instrument Display goes out.

▌Emergency braking

Press and hold handle 1.

As long as the vehicle is in motion, the

Please

Release Parking Brake

message is displayed

and the red F (USA) or ! (Canada)

indicator lamp ashes.

When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-

still, the electric parking brake is applied. The

red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator

lamp lights up in the Instrument Display.

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Information on collision detection on a parked

vehicle

If a collision is detected on the locked vehicle

when towing protection is switched on and colli-

sion detection is switched on, you will receive a

message in the multimedia system when the vehi-

cle is switched on.

You will receive information about the following

points:

The area of the vehicle that may have been

damaged.

The force of the impact.

The following situation can lead to inadvertent

activation:

The parked vehicle is moved, forexample, in a

two-storey garage.

Deactivate the tow-away alarm in order to

prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti-

vate the tow-away alarm, collision detection

will also be deactivated.

If the battery is severely discharged, the func-

tion for detecting a collision on a parked vehi-

cle is automatically deactivated to facilitate

the next engine start.

System limits

Detection may be restricted in the following situa-

tions:

the vehicle is damaged without impact,

forexample, if an outside mirror is torn o or

the paint is damaged by a key

an impact occurs at low speed

the electric parking brake is not applied

You are responsible for your vehicle. Convince

yourself that your vehicle is free of damage

and roadworthy.

Notes on parking the vehicle for an extended

period

If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six

weeks, it may suer damage through disuse.

The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-

aged by heavy discharging.

Further information can be obtained at a

qualied specialist workshop.

Standby mode (extension of the starter battery's

period out of use)

▌Standby mode function

This function is not available for all models.

If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be

minimized during extended periods of non-opera-

tion.

Standby mode is characterized by the following:

The starter battery is preserved.

The maximum non-operational time appears

on the media display.

The connection to online services is interrup-

ted.

The ATA (anti-the alarm system) is not availa-

ble.

The interior protection and tow-away alarm

functions are not available.

The function for detecting collisions for a

parked vehicle is not available.

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