Installed Options and Equipment

• Split Folding Rear Seats
• Sunroof Package - Includes: Glass Sunroof; Power Rear Sunshade; Garage door opener; Autodimming left-side and inside rearview mirrors; Rain sensor
• Sirius Satellite Radio - Includes 14-month subscription. VPC installed.

Audio and Communications Standard Features

• AM/FM stereo/weatherband radio with in-dash single CD player
• 6-speaker audio system, with automatic speed-sensitive volume adjustment

Chassis Standard Equipment

• Front Suspension - Independent 3-link with antidive geometry. Stabilizer bar
• Rear Suspension - Independent 5-arm multilink with geometry for antisquat and alignment control. Stabilizer bar
• Springs and shock absorbers - Front coil springs over gas-pressurized shock absorbers. Separate rear coil springs and gas-pressurized shock absorbers
• Steering type - Rack-and-pinion with power assist and integral hydraulic damper. 2.8 steering wheel turns lock-to-lock
• Turning circle - 35.3 ft/10.76 m curb-to-curb
• Wheels, aluminum-alloy - 7-spoke design. 7.0J x 16
• Tires, steel-belted radial - 205/55R 16 all-season performance
• Brake system - Dual-circuit power-assisted 4-wheel disc
• Brake discs and calipers, front - Internally ventilated with single-piston floating calipers
• Brake discs and calipers, rear - Solid with single-piston floating calipers

Climate Control Standard Features

• Dual-zone CFC-free automatic climate control with dual rotary temperature controls, automatic control of blower speed and airflow distribution (with manual override)
• Improved automatic interior temperature control, second climate control temperature sensor has been added to the overhead control panel
• Dash-top diffuser vent. Rear-cabin air vents at rear of front console
• Electrostatic dust and pollen filter
• Tunnel mode offers one-touch closing of all windows, the sunroof or Panorama roof (if equipped) and cabin air intake by pressing and holding the air-recirculation button. Pressing button again restores previous window and sunroof positions

Engine and Drivetrain Standard Features

• Engine - 2,597-cc SOHC 18-valve 90 V-6 High-pressure die-cast alloy cylinder block, alloy heads
• Induction - Magnesium 2-stage resonance intake manifold increases intake runner length at lower rpm for improved response
• Driver-adaptive control - Electronically controlled shifting. Driver-adaptive programming adjusts shift points to the driver's current driving style
• Touch Shift - Allows driver to manually downshift and allow upshifts by nudging the shift lever or right from the Drive position
• Shift into Optimum Gear - Shift into Optimum Gear programming allows one-touch selection of the best gear for maximum acceleration or engine braking by holding the shift lever to the left of Drive for one second
• Comfort mode - Driver-selectable Comfort mode starts vehicle moving in 2nd gear or a second Reverse gear, and upshifts at lower rpm, to help improve control on slippery surfaces
• Display - Instrument-cluster readout of selected gear range and Standard/Comfort mode
• Rear axle ratio - 3.46 1

Exterior Standard Equipment

• 7-spoke 16" alloy wheels
• Atlas Grey grille with three chrome ribs and chrome surround
• Color-keyed door handles
• Chrome trim on bumpers, rub strips and side window sills
• Neutral-tinited glass
• Dual power mirrors, linked to seat memory and automatically heated
• Electronically heated rear window with auto-shutoff based on time and outside temperature
• Dual aero-blade windshield wipers. Heated windshield washer nozzles
• Intermittent rear-window wiper, with washer. When the front wipers are on, shifting to Reverse activates the rear-window wiper
• Protective-coated roof rails
• Variable-focus halogen headlamps with projector low beams and clear high-impact polycarbonate lenses
• Halogen front foglamps, in front apron. Single red rear foglamp, integrated in left taillamp cluster
• Driver-selectable light-sensing headlamps can be set via the Auto position of the headlamp switch to automatically illuminate in darkness, and when entering dark tunnels or parking garages
• Driver-programmable Daytime Running Lamps illuminate low-beam headlamps at reduced intensity (full intensity for optional Bi-Xenon lamps) in daylight, with auto-on override in darkness
• Automatic lamp substitution uses a nearby lamp if a critical bulb fails
• Touch Turn Signals flash three times with one touch of turn-signal lever, for lane-changing. Auxiliary LED turn signal indicators are integrated with side mirror housings

Instrumentation Standard Features

• Electronic analog speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauges for fuel and coolant temperature, with hooded chrome rings, black faces, white markings and white nighttime backlighting
• Digital display for clock and Touch Shift gear/mode selection
• Mercedes-Benz Maintenance System displays distance remaining to next basic maintenance service, indicates type of service due, and provides automatic reminder features when service interval draws near
• Audible reminders to fasten seat belts, release parking brake, switch off headlamps, close sunroof and remove key from ignition

Interior Standard Equipment

• 4-spoke multifunction steering wheel provides convenient, additional controls for basic functions of audio system and optional phone, plus operation of multifunction display
• Power front and rear side windows, all with one-touch express-up/down.
• 4-way (tilt/telescoping) steering column, manually adjustable
• Electronic cruise control
• Delayed-shutoff front courtesy lamps. Entrance lamps in front doors
• Dual front reading lamps. Dual sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors
• Height-adjustable front center armrest with dual enclosed storage compartments and 3-way lid (upper tray opens from left or right, lower compartment from front). Illuminated 2-tier glovebox
• Retractable large-capacity dual front cupholder. Pockets in all doors. Parcel net in right front footwell
• Magazine pockets on both front seatbacks
• Folding rear center armrest with slide-out dual cupholder
• Illuminated, carpeted cargo area
• Retractable/removable vertical partition net and horizontal luggage cover. Luggage cover features one-touch retraction for more convenient loading of cargo area
• Parcel net and 12-volt power outlet in cargo-area side panel
• Concealed underfloor storage, with collapsible/removable carry-crate

Locking and Security Standard Features

• SmartKey uses an electronic code to unlock the steering column and ignition. Removing SmartKey from ignition disables engine computer to help prevent unauthorized starting
• SmartKey remote central locking system uses redundant infrared and radio-frequency signals for improved range, and rolling-code signal for protection from transmitter cloning
• Smartkey offers infrared-remote opening/closing of windows (and optional sunroof, if equipped) from outside the car.
• Driver-programmable driveaway locking can automatically lock all the doors when the car reaches 9 mph
• Night security illumination uses the car's exterior lights to help illuminate a path after parking. Driver-programmable intervals allows lights to stay on for 60, 45, 30 or 15 seconds, or not at all
• Locator lighting uses the car's lights to help light a return path when the car is remote-unlocked in darkness. Unlocking car activates illuminated entry system
• Automatic antitheft alarm system with towaway protection, remote panic feature

Restraint Systems Standard Features

• Head Protection Curtains In a side impact exceeding a preset threshold, a multi-chamber air bag deploys along the front and rear side windows on the affected side of the car
• Adaptive dual-stage front air bags are deployed in response to frontal impact severity exceeding the system's deployment threshold
• BabySmart system automatically deactivates the front passenger's front air bag when an accessory Baby-Smart-compatible child seat is properly installed
• Occupant Classification System (OCS) automatically turns the front passenger's front air bag on or off based on the weight category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat
• ETD's are deployed in a front or rear impact exceeding a preset threshold of severity, or certain rollovers. A front ETD will not deploy if seat belt is unfastened
• Universal LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) at outboard rear seating positions. Selectable passenger seat-belt retractors help secure child seats
• Height-adjustable front shoulder belts
• 3-point front seat belts are attached to seat frames at both lower points
• Manually height-adjustable rear shoulder belts
• 4-way adjustable front head restraints. On models equipped with 10-way power front seats, the front head restraints also power-adjust for height, manually adjust fore-aft, and automatically height-adjust as seat is moved fore-aft
• Three individually retractable rear head restraints. All three rear head restraints can be remotely retracted by the driver to help improve rearward vision when the rear seats are unoccupied
• Active front head restraints

Seating and Trim Standard Features

• 10-way adjustable front seats, with power adjustment for height and recline
• 60/40-split folding rear seatbacks and flip-forward seat cushions
• M-B Tex upholstery with leather front seating inserts
• Leather-trimmed 4-spoke steering wheel and shift knob
• Hand-polished Laurel wood trim on doors, dash and console, with polished chrome highlights

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