Under the Hood

Adapted from the engine in the S-Class sedan and SL-Class roadster, the all-aluminum, 5.0-liter V-8 produces 300 horsepower and 330 pounds-feet of torque. Each engine cylinder uses a three-valve, twin-spark setup. An electronically controlled five-speed-automatic transmission sends the power to a full-time four-wheel-drive system with Low range, which is fully synchronized for “shift on the fly” operation at up to 15 mph. Mercedes-Benz’s lateral-skid control system, called Electronic Stability Program (ESP), also is installed.

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    Climate control main menu
    COMAND allows you to set additional functions which cannot be selected using the control panel in the center console. Call up these functions using the climate control main menu. To open the ...

    Belt height adjustment
    You can adjust the seat belt height on the driver's seat and the front-passenger seat. Wagon: you can also adjust the belt height on the outer rear seats. Adjust the height so that the upper p ...

    All clear: instruments and COMAND screen
    The state-of-the-art instrument cluster with its two clear and extremely legible round dials and a large, 11.4 cm monochrome display between them, impresses with the high quality of its design. Do ...