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WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid
designed to assist driving. It is not a substitute
for attentive driving. In some cases, the
course-correcting brake application is not
sufficient to avoid a collision. In such a case,
you must steer, brake or accelerate.
In very rare cases, the system may
erroneously detect a dange rofcollision in the
area of crash barriers or similar lane borders
and apply the brakes. Active Blind Spot Assist
does not detect all traffic situations and road
users. Always make sure that there is
sufficient distance on the side for other traffic
or obstacles. An inappropriate brake
application may be interrupted at any time if
you steer slightly in the opposite direction or
accelerate.
You are responsible for driving at appropriate
speeds, braking in good time, and steering
correctly. Always adapt your driving style to
suit the prevailing road and weather
conditions. Always pay attention to traffic
conditions and your surroundings. Otherwise,
you may fail to recognize dangers in time,
cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
Either a very slight course-correcting brake
application, or none at all, may occur if:
R there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
barriers, located on both sides of your
vehicle.
R a vehicle approaches you too closely at the
side.
R you have adopted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R you clearly brake or accelerate. R
a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake.
R ESP ®
is switched off.
R a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
detected.
Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist
X Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist is
activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 348)
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately
1.5 seconds and then turn yellow.
Active Lane Keeping Assist Important safety notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of a camera
behind the top of the windshield. Active Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your
lane unintentionally. If you do not react to the
warning, a lane-correcting application of the
brakes can bring the vehicle back into the
original lane. :
Active Lane Keeping Assist camera
If you have selected the Display Unit Speed-/Odometer (Y
page 350) function in
the on-board computer and select km as the
unit of measurement, Active Lane Keeping
Assist is active from speeds of 60 km/h. If 330
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mph display uni
tis selected, the
assistance range begins at 40 mph. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not keep
your vehicle in its lane. It is only an aid and
may detect the lane markings on the road
incorrectly or not at all.
The system may be impaired or may not
function if:
R several or no lane markings for a single lane
are present.
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to
insufficient illumination of the road, or due
to snow, rain, fog or spray.
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun, or reflection from other vehicles.
R the windshield is dirty, fogged up or
covered, for instance by a sticker, in the
vicinity of the camera.
R the lane markings are worn away, dark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow.
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected.
R the lane markings on the road are unclear,
e.g. near roadworks.
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge.
R the road is narrow and winding.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot detect
road and traffic conditions. It is not a
substitute for attentive driving. You are
responsible for the vehicle's speed, braking in
good time, and steering correctly. Always
adapty our driving style to suit the prevailing
road and weather conditions. Always pay
attention to traffic conditions and your
surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognize dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others. Warning vibration in the steering wheel
A warning may be given if a front wheel
passes over a lane marking. It will warn you
by means of intermittent vibration in the
steering wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
In order that you are warned only when
necessary and in good time if you cross the
lane marking, the system recognizes certain
conditions and warns you accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
R
you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
R the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a
freeway.
R the system recognizes solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes.
R you cut the corner on a bend.
No warning vibration occurs if:
R you clearly and actively steer, brake or
accelerate.
R you cut the corner on a sharp bend.
R a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R you switch on the turn signals. In this event,
the warnings are suppressed for a certain
period of time.
Lane-correcting brake application
If you leave your lane under certain
circumstances the vehicle will brake briefly
on one side. This is meant to assist you in
bringing the vehicle back to the original lane.
This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and
200 km/h).
A lane-correcting brake application can only
be made after driving over a solid,
recognizable lane marking. Before this, a
warning must be given by means of
intermittentv ibration in the steering wheel.
In addition, a lane with lane markings on both
sides must be recognized. The brake Driving systems
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applicatio
nalso slightly reduces vehicle
speed.
If a lane-correcting brake application occurs,
the following, for example, appears in the
multifunction display: i
A further lane-correcting brake
application can only occur after your
vehicle has returned to the original lane. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not keep
your vehicle in its lane. It is only an aid
designed to assist driving. It is not a substitute
for attentive driving. In some cases, the lane-
correcting brake application is not sufficient
to bring your vehicle back to the original lane.
In such cases, you must steer the vehicle
yourself to ensure that it does not leave the
lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
road and traffic conditions. Always make sure
that there is sufficien tdistance to the side for
other traffic or obstacles. In rare cases,
unclear markings or particular structures on
the roadway can be recognized as solid lane
markings .Aninappropriate brake application,
e.g .after intentionally driving over a solid lane
marking, may be interrupted at any time by
steering slightly in the opposite direction.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot take
weather conditions into account.
You are responsible for the driving at
appropriate speeds, braking in good time, and
steering correctly .Always adapt your driving
style to suit the prevailing road and weather
conditions. Always pay attention to traffic
conditions and your surroundings. Otherwise,
you may fail to recognize dangers in time, cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
No lane-correcting brak eapplication occurs
if:
R you clearly and actively steer, brake or
accelerate.
R you cut the corner on a sharp bend.
R you switch on the turn signals.
R a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
, PRE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R you have adopted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration.
R ESP ®
is switched off.
R the transmission is not in position D.
R a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire has
been detected and displayed.
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
traffic situations or road users. An
inappropriate brake application may be
interrupted at any time if you:
R steer slightly in the opposite direction.
R use a turn signal.
R clearly brake or accelerate.
Al ane-correcting brake applicatio nis
interrupted automatically if:
R a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
, PRE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognized.
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Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related systems and functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 29).Important safety notes
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At a glance" section
(Y page 35). G
WARNING
The driver's concentration must always be
directed primarily at road traffic.
For your safety and the safety of others,
selecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions permit
it to be done safely.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), the vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) per
second. G
WARNING
No messages will be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction
display is inoperative.
As a result, you will not be able to see
information about your driving conditions,
such as
R speed
R outside temperature
R warning/indicato rlamps R
malfunction/warning messages
R failure of any systems
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
If you must continue to drive, do so with added
caution .Contactana uthorized Mercedes-
Ben zCenter as soon as possible. G
WARNING
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are
intentionally not very detailed. The
malfunction and warning messages are
simply a reminder with respect to the
operation of certain systems. They do not
replace the owner's and/or driver's
responsibility to maintain the vehicle's
operating safety. Have all required
maintenance and safety checks performed on
the vehicle. Bring the vehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center to address the
malfunction and warning messages. Displays and operation
Coolant temperature display
G
WARNING
Driving when your engine is overheated can
cause some fluids which may have leaked into
the engine compartment to catch fire. You
could be seriously burned.
Steam from an overheated engine can cause
serious burns which can occur just by opening
the engine hood. Stay away from the engine
if you see or hear steam coming from it.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location away from
other traffic. Turn off the engine, get out of the
vehicle and do not stand near the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the left-hand side.
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant
temperature may rise to 248 ‡ (120 †). 336
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Adisplay message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over
248 ‡(120 †), do not continue driving. The
engine will otherwise be damaged. Tachometer
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
! Do not drive in the overrevving range, as
this could damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
The outside temperature display is in the
multifunction display (Y page 338).G
WARNING
The outside temperature indicator is not
designed to serve as an ice-warning device
and is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the
freezing point do not guarantee that the road
surface is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.
Changes in the outside temperature are
displayed after a shor tdelay. Operating the on-board computer
The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
;
~
Rejects or ends a call
Exits phone book/redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial memory
WX
Adjusts the volume or operates the
RACETIMER in AMG vehicles
8
Mute
=
?
Switches on the Voice Control
System; see the separate operating
instructions
?
%Press briefly:
Back
Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate operating
instructions
Hides display messages or calls up
the last
Trip menu function used
%Press and hold:
Calls up the standard display in the
Trip
menuDisplays and operation
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Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
odometer :and trip odometer ;is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" The values in the
From Start submenu are
calculated fro mthe start of a journey, while
the values in the From Reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 341).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
After start or
After reset .
Example: trip computer "From start"
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The From Start trip computer is reset
automatically when: R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999 miles have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles have been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset .
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Range .
You can see the current fuel consumption
(except for AMG vehicles) and the
approximate range. The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refueled
Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select the digital
speedometer. 340
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Digital speedometer
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R trip odometer
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
functio nthat you wish to reset.
X Press a. Resetting the trip odometer (example)
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navi menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. Further
information (Y page 138).
X Activate COMAND (Y page 126).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active
:
Direction of travel
; Current street
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Symbol "follow the road's course"
= Distance to the next change of direction
? Current street
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance Menus and submenus
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display
=nex tto the symbol for the change
of direction ;.This decreases in size as you
approach the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map. :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
? Lane recommendation
On multiple-lane roads, COMAND can provide
lane recommendation ?for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. :
Uninterrupted lane
; New lane during a change of direction
= Lane recommended for the change of
direction Other status indicators of the
navigation system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route ... :C
OMAND is calculating the
new route.
R Direction of Dest. Off map or
Direction of Dest. Off mapped road :
the vehicle position is outside the area of
the digital map (off-map position).
R Direction of Dest. No Route : no route
could be calculated to the selected
destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station i
SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on COMAND and select Radio
(Y page 199).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Memory slot (only if the statio nis stored)
; Station
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To select astore dstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the :or
9 button.
X To select astation using station
search 15
:press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
X Press ato stop the statio nsearch
function at the desired station.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on COMAND and select audio
device or audio medium (Y page 209).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
CD player display (example)
:
Current title
; Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
button, the rapid scrollin gspeed is increased.
Not all audio drives or data carriers support
this function. If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and name of the track.
The curren
ttrack does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on COMAND and select video DVD
(Y page 229).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Current scene
; Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To selectt he nextorprevious scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: buttonuntil the desired
scene has been reached. AM
Gm enu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to selec tthe AMG menu.
15 Only if no station list is received. Menus and submenus
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Gear indicator
; Upshif tindicator
= Engine oil temperature
? Coolant temperature
Upshift indicator up ;
indicates tha tthe
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator up ;
fades out other
messages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue.
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
i CL 63 AMG: the status of the ECO start/
stop function (Y page 276) is also shown.
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
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WARNING
The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on publicr oads is
prohibited under all circumstances. The driver
is and must always remain responsible for
following posted speed limits.
You can use the RACETIMER to store lap
times.
With RACETIMER, you cannot use the W
and X buttons on the steering wheel to
adjust the volume.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. :
Gear indicator
; Seconds indicator
= RACETIMER
? Lap
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X To start: press the Wbutton to start the
RACETIMER.
X To display the intermediate time: press
the X button to show the intermediate
time.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X To stop: press the Wbutton to stop the
RACETIMER.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and turn the SmartKey to
position 1in the ignition lock. When you turn
the SmartKey to position 2or 3and then
press the Wbutton, timing is continued.
Storing the lap time and starting anew lap
It is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press the Xbutton on the steering
wheel to show the intermediate time during
timing.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X Press the Xbutton again within five
seconds.
The displayed intermediate tim eis stored
as a lap time. 344
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