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EngagingselectorleverpositionN1.Switchondrive-readystatewhilepressingthebrake.2.Ifnecessary,releasetheparkingbrake.3.Ifnecessary,switchoffAutomaticHold.
AutomaticHold,seepage 153.4.Pressthebrake.5.Touchtheselectorleverlockandengagesej
lectorleverpositionN.6.Switchoffdrive-readystate.
Standbystatethenremainsswitchedonand
aCheckControlmessageisshown.
Thevehiclecannowroll.
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
switchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedafterapproximately35minutes.
Ifthereisafault,itmaynotbepossibleto
changetheselectorleverposition.
Unlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallyif necessary.
Kick-down
Kick-downisusedtoachievemaximumperformj ance.
Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe regularfull-throttleposition;someresistancewill
befelt.
SportprogramM/S
Principle Inthesportprogramme,thegearshiftpointsandgearshifttimesareconfiguredformoresporty
driving.Forexample,thetransmissionshiftsup laterandthegearshifttimesareshorter.
Activatingthesportprogramme
Presstheselectorleveroutofselectorleverpoj
sitionDtotheleft.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleS1.
Thesportprogrammeofthegearboxisactivaj
ted.
Exitingsportprogramme Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
ManualmodeM/S Principle
Thegearscanbechangedmanuallyinmanual
operation.
Activatingmanualoperation
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Manualoperationbecomesactiveandthegearis
shifted.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleM1.
Shiftinggears'xToshiftdown:presstheselectorleverforj wards.'xToshiftup:pulltheselectorleverbackwards.
Incertainsituations,thetransmissioncontinues
toshiftautomatically,forexamplewhenengine speedlimitsarereached.
Steptronicsporttransmission:
preventingautomaticupshiftin
manualmodeM/S
Dependingonthemotorisation:whenSPORT
drivingmodeisselected,theSteptronicSport transmissiondoesnotautomaticallyshiftupin
M/Smanualmodewhencertainenginespeed
limitsarereached.
Inaddition,thereisnodownshiftforkick-down.
Forfurtherinformation:
SPORT,seepage 151.
Exitingmanualoperation
Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
Shiftpaddles
Principle
Shiftpaddlesonsteeringwheelenablefastgearj
shiftingwithouttakinghandsoffsteeringwheel.
General Gearshift
Gearshiftingisonlycarriedoutattheappropriate engineRPMandvehiclespeed.
Short-termmanualoperation
InselectorleverpositionD,operatingashiftpadj dlecausesthesystemtoswitchtomanualoperj
ationtemporarily.
Thegearboxrevertstoautomaticoperationfrom
manualoperationafteracertainperiodoftimeof
moderatedrivingwithoutaccelerationorgear
shiftsusingtheshiftpaddles.
Itispossibletochangetoautomaticmode:'xPullandholdtherightshiftpaddleuntilDis
shownintheinstrumentcluster.'xInadditiontopullingtherightshiftpaddle,
pulltheleftshiftpaddle.
Permanentmanualmode
InselectorleverpositionS,operatingashiftpadj
dlecausesthesystemtoswitchpermanentlyto
manualmode.
Dependingonthetransmissionvariant,itisposj
sibletochangetoautomaticmode:
'xPullandholdtherightshiftpaddleuntilSis
shownintheinstrumentcluster.'xInadditiontopullingtherightshiftpaddle,
pulltheleftshiftpaddle.
Steptronicsporttransmission
Inthecorrespondinggearboxversion,operating
thekick-downandtheleftshiftpaddleatthe
sametimeallowsyoutochangedowntothe
lowestpossiblegear.Thisisnotpossiblein
short-termmanualmode.
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Shiftinggears'xTochangeup:pulltherightshiftpaddle.'xTochangedown:pulltheleftshiftpaddle.'xTochangedowntothelowestpossiblegear:pullandholdtheleftshiftpaddle.
Thegearselectedappearsbrieflyontheinstruj
mentcluster,followedbythegearcurrentlyin
use.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Theselectorleverpositionisdisj
played,forexampleP.
Unlockingthetransmission
lockoutelectronically
GeneralUnlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallytomanoeuvrethevehicleoutofdanger.
Beforereleasingthetransmissionlockout,applytheparkingbraketopreventthevehiclefromrolljingaway.
Theactionsrequiredtounlockthetransmission aredifferentinvehicleswithmildhybridtechnolj
ogyandacorrespondingvehiclebattery.
Forfurtherinformation:
Vehiclebattery,seepage 380.
Withoutmildhybridtechnology:
engagingselectorleverpositionN
Unlockingispossibleifthestarterisableturnthe
engine.1.Applythebrakesandkeepthemapplied.2.Pressthestart/stopbutton.Thestartermust beheardtostartturning.KeeptheStart/Stopbuttonpressed.3.Withyourfreehand,pressthebuttonontheselectorlever,arrow1,pushtheselectorlevertoselectorleverpositionNandholdit
there,arrowN,untilselectorleverpositionN
isdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
ACheckControlmessageisshown.4.ReleasetheStart/Stopbuttonandselector
lever.5.Releasethebrakeassoonasthestarter
stops.6.Manoeuvrethevehicleoutofdangerand thensecureitagainstrollingaway.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tow-starting/towing,seepage 391.
Withmildhybridtechnology:
engageselectorleverpositionN
1.Applythebrakesandkeepthemapplied.2.Pressandholdthestart/stopbutton.3.Withyourfreehand,pressthebuttononthe selectorlever,arrow1,pushtheselectorlevertoselectorleverpositionNandholdit
there,arrowN,untilselectorleverpositionN
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ACheckControlmessageisshown.4.ReleasetheStart/Stopbuttonandselector
lever.5.Releasethebrake.6.Manoeuvrethevehicleoutofdangerand thensecureitagainstrollingaway.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tow-starting/towing,seepage 391.
LaunchControl
Principle
Whentheambientconditionsaredry,Launch
Controlpermitsoptimisedaccelerationonaroad surfacethatoffersplentyofgrip.
General UseofLaunchControlcausesprematurecomjponentwear,asthefunctionsubjectsthevehicletoveryhighstressesandloads.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin.
WhenstartingwithLaunchControl,donotturn
thesteeringwheel.
Forfurtherinformation:
Runningin,seepage 322.
Operatingrequirements LaunchControlisavailablewhentheengineisatoperatingtemperature.Theengineisatoperatj
ingtemperatureafteranuninterruptedjourneyof atleast10km,6miles.
StartingwithLaunchControl1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrument clusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampisilj
luminated.3.EngageselectorleverpositionS.4.Pressthebrakefirmlywiththeleftfoot.5.Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe resistanceatthefull-throttlepositionandhold,kick-down.
Aflagsymbolisshownintheinstrument
cluster.6.Thestartingenginespeedisadjusted.Wait
brieflyuntiltheenginespeedisconstant.
Keeptheacceleratorpedalinthisposition.7.Releasethebrakewithin3secondsofthe
flagsymbolilluminating.
Thevehicleaccelerates.
Upshiftsareautomaticaslongastheflag
symbolisdisplayedandtheacceleratorpedal
isnotreleased.
Usingagainduringajourney
OnceLaunchControlhasbeenused,thetransjmissionrequiresapproximately5minutestocooldownbeforeLaunchControlcanbeusedagain.LaunchControladaptstotheambientconditions
whenusedagain.
AfterusingLaunchControl Toassistdrivingstability,re-activateDynamicStabilityControl,DSCassoonaspossible.
Systemlimits AnexperienceddrivermaybeabletoachievebetteraccelerationvaluesinDSCOFFmode.
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DisplaysVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Instrumentcluster
Principle
Theinstrumentclusterisavariabledisplay.
WhentheDrivingExperienceControlisusedto
changeprogrammes,thedisplaysintheinstruj
mentclusterareadaptedtothedrivingmodein
question.
General
Dependingontheequipment,changestothe
displaysintheinstrumentclustercanbedeactij
vatedviaiDrive.
Thedisplaysintheinstrumentclustercansomej timesdifferfromtheillustrationsintheOwner's Handbook.
Overview1Fuelgauge\_ 174
Range\_ 1762Speedometer3Centraldisplayarea\_ 166
Navigationdisplay4Dependingonthevehicleequipment:Driver
AttentionCamera5Revolutioncounter\_ 174
Selectionlists\_ 181
Widgets\_ 167
Tripdistancerecorder,seeJourney
data\_ 181
ECOPROdisplays\_ 328
Performancedisplay\_ 174
StatusofDrivingExperienceControl\_ 150
Gearindicator\_ 1596Enginetemperature\_ 1767Outsidetemperature\_ 1768CheckControl\_1689SpeedLimitAssist\_ 255
SpeedLimitInfo\_ 178
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Centraldisplayarea
Dependingontheequipmentandsetting,the
followingisdisplayedinthecentraldisplayarea
oftheinstrumentcluster:'xNavigationdisplayssuchasthemapviewor,
ifrouteguidanceisactive,aroutepreview
withrouteguidanceinformation.'xDisplaysshowingservicerequirements.'xAssistedDrivingView.Informationaboutthe
DriverAssistanceSystemsappearsinananij matedvehicleenvironment.
Somedisplaysinthecentraldisplayareacanbeconfiguredindividually.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingontheequipj mentandcountryspecifications.
Drivingmodeview Principle
Dependingontheequipmentandifthedriving modeviewisactivated,thedisplaysintheinstruj
mentclusterareadaptedtothedrivingmodein
questionwhentheDrivingExperienceControlis
usedtochangeprograms.
Activating/deactivating
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Drivingmodeview
Settings Individualdisplaysintheinstrumentclustercan
beconfiguredindividually.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.Selectthedesiredsetting.AssistedDrivingView
Principle
Dependingontheequipmentandifdriverassisj tanceisactive,informationaboutthedriverasjsistancesystemsappearsinananimatedvehicle
environment.
General
Dependingonthesetting,AssistedDrivingView
canbedisplayedpermanentlyortemporarilyif driverassistanceisactiveintheinstrumentclusjter.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconjditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisariskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Settings
Permanentdisplay
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.Centraldisplayarea6.AssistedDrivingView
Temporarydisplay
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4.Instrumentcluster5.DisplayAssistedDrivingViewwhendriver
assistanceisactive
Display
Anexample:theindicatorandwarninglampsfor ActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction
ACCandthelanechangeassistantindicatea
moveintotheadjacentlane.Atthesametime, themoveintotheadjacentlaneisshownasananimationintheAssistedDrivingView.
Systemlimits
Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Onlyobjectsdetectedbythesystemaretaken
intoaccount.
Widgets
Principle
Displaysforparticularfunctionscanbeshownin
theinstrumentcluster.
Thefollowingdisplayscanbeselected:
'xCurrententertainmentsource,forexample
radio.'xTorqueandpower.'xGmeter.'xJourneydata.'xEfficiencydisplay.Selecting
Pressthebuttonontheturnindicatorleverrej
peatedlyuntilthedesiredwidgetisselected.
Display
Gmeter
TheGmetershowstheforceswhichactonthe
passengersinthelongitudinalandtransversedij rectionduringthejourney.
Efficiencydisplay Principle
Informationonthedrivingstyleandconsumption
canbeshownasawidgetintheinstrumentclusj ter,takingtheformofaconsumptiondisplay,for
example.
General Variousinformationisdisplayed,dependingontheactivateddrivingmode:
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Drive
modeDisplayCOMFORT
SPORTAverageconsumption.
Currentconsumption.
Energyrecuperation.ECOPROECOPRObonusrange.
Theroutecoveredinthecoastj
ingdrivestate.
Currentconsumption.
Averageconsumption
Averageconsumptionindicatesthefuelconj
sumptionoveraspecificroute.
CurrentconsumptionThecurrentconsumptionindicateshowmuch
fueliscurrentlybeingused.Itispossibleto
checktheeconomyandenvironmentalcompatij
bilityofyourdrivingstyle.
Energyrecuperation
Energyrecuperationinvolvesconvertingthekij neticenergyofthevehicleintoelectricalenergyinoverrunmode.Thevehiclebatteryispartially
chargedandfuelconsumptioncanbelowered.
ECOPRObonusrange
InECOPROdrivingmode,theECOPRObonus
rangeshowshowtherangeisincreasedby
adoptingafuel-efficientdrivingstyle.
CheckControl
Principle
TheCheckControlmonitorsvehiclefunctions
andalertsyoutoanyfaultsinthemonitoredsysj
tems.
General
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedasacomj
binationofindicatororwarninglampsandtext messagesintheinstrumentclusterand,ifapplijcable,intheHead-UpDisplay.
Ifrequired,anacousticsignalisalsooutputanda
textmessageshownontheControlDisplay.
HidingCheckControlmessages
Pressthebuttonontheturnindicatorlever.
Continuousdisplay
SomeCheckControlmessagesaredisplayed
permanentlyandremainuntilthefaulthasbeen repaired.Ifanumberofmalfunctionshaveoccurj
redatthesametime,themessagesaredisj
playedinsuccession.
Themessagescanbehiddenforapproximately
8seconds.Afterwardstheyaredisplayedagain automatically.
Temporarydisplay
SomeCheckControlmessagesareautomatij
callyhiddenafterapproximately20seconds.The
CheckControlmessagesremainsavedandcan
bedisplayedagain.
DisplayingsavedCheckControl
messages
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DisplayCheckControl AtleastoneCheckControlmessageis
displayedorsaved.
Textmessages Textmessagesandsymbolsintheinstrument
clusterexplainwhataCheckControlmessage
meansandwhattheindicatorandwarninglamps
signify.
Supplementarytextmessages
Additionalinformation,forexamplethecauseof thefaultandanyactionrequired,canbecalled
upviaCheckControl.
Ifthemessageisurgent,thesupplementarytext
isshownintheControlDisplayautomatically.
Itispossibletoselectadditionalassistancedej
pendingontheCheckControlmessage.1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.CheckControlmessages4.Selecttherequiredtextmessage.5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Messagesdisplayedattheendof
ajourney
Certainmessagesdisplayedwhendrivingare
displayedagainwhendrive-readystateis
switchedoff.
Indicatorandwarninglamps
Principle
Indicatorandwarninglampsintheinstrument clustershowthestatusofsomefunctionsinthevehicleandindicateanymalfunctionsinmonijtoredsystems.
General
Indicatorandwarninglampscanilluminateina
varietyofcombinationsandcolours.
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,thefuncj
tionalityofsomelightsischeckedandtheyilluj
minatebriefly.
Redlights Seatbeltreminder Thedriver'ssideseatbeltisnotfasj
tened.Onsomenational-marketverj
sions:thefrontpassengerseatbeltisnot
fastenedorobjectsaredetectedonthefront passengerseat.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeenfastened
correctly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats Seatbeltonthecorrespondingrearseat
isnotfastened.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingonthe
equipmentandcountryspecifications.
Airbagsystem Airbagsystemandbelttensionermaybefaulty.
Immediatelyhavethevehiclecheckedby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Parkingbrake Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
Forfurtherinformation:
Releasetheparkingbrake,see
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BrakesystemBrakesystemmalfunctioning.Continuedrivingatmoderatespeed.
Immediatelyhavethevehiclecheckedby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Collisionwarningwithbraking
function
Indicatorlampisilluminated:advancewarning.Brakeandincreasethedisj
tance.
Indicatorlampflashesandanacousticsignal sounds:acutewarning.Brakeandtakeevasive
actionifnecessary.
Forfurtherinformation:
Front-endcollisionwarningwithlightbraking
function,seepage 202.
JunctionwarningwithCitybraking
function
Indicatorlampilluminates:riskofcollision
withacrossingvehicle.
Indicatorlampilluminates:riskofacollij
sionwithavehiclewithunidentifiabledij
rectionoftraveloradvancewarningin
thecaseofvehiclescrossingyourowndirection oftravel.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonally,forexamj
plebybraking.
Indicatorlampflashesandanacousticsignal sounds:acutewarninginthecaseofvehicles
crossingyourowndirectionoftravel.
Brakeandtakeevasiveactionifnecessary.
Forfurtherinformation:
JunctionwarningwithCitybrakingfunction,see
page 207.Personwarningwithlightbraking
function
Indicatorlampisilluminatedandan
acousticsignalsounds:imminentcollij
sionwithadetectedpedestrianoracyj
clist.
Takeactionyourselfimmediatelybybrakingor
swerving.
Forfurtherinformation:
Personwarningwithlightbrakingfunction,see
page 210.
NightVisionwithpersonandanimal recognition
Aninfraredcamerascanstheareain
frontofthevehicleandwarnsofpeople andanimalsontheroad.
Indicatorlampisilluminated:advance warning.Brakeandtakeevasiveactionif
necessary.
Indicatorlampflashesandanacousticsignal
sounds:acutewarning.Immediatelybrakeor
takeevasiveaction.
Forfurtherinformation:
NightVisionwithpersonandanimalrecognition,
seepage 213.
ActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Go
function
Indicatorlampflashesandanacoustic
signalsounds:brakeandtakeevasiveacj
tion,ifnecessary.
Forfurtherinformation:
ActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction, seepage 246.
Steeringandlanecontrolassistant Indicatorlampflashesandanacoustic
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