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#Toactivate: pullsteering wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The cur rent gear is displa yed in the
multifunction displa y.
#Toshift up: pullsteering wheel paddle
shif ter2.
#To shift down: pullsteering wheel paddle
shif ter1.
#To deactivate: pullsteering wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position
h appears in the multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo u select theManual drive setting in
drive prog ram I, manual gearshifting is per‐
manent lyactivated.
Gears hiftrecommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist youin
adopting an economical drivingst yle.
#If ge arshift recommendation message 1is
shown in the multifunction displa y,shift to
th ere commended gear.
Using kickdow n
#Maximum acceleration: depressthe accel‐
erator pedal be yond the pressure point.
During kickdown, you cannot shift gears using
th esteering wheel paddle shif ters. The au to‐
matic transmission shifts up tothe next gear
when the maximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect the engine from overrev ving.
#Ease off the accelera tor pedal once the
desired speed is reached.
Glide mode function
Wi th an anticipatory driving style, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterized bythefo llowing:
RThe combustion engine is disconnected from
th e driv etra in and theve hicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
RThe transmission position his displa yed in
green in the multifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thefo llowing condi‐
tions are me t:
RDrive program Eis selected.
RThe speed is wi thin a suitable range.
RThe cours e ofthero ad is suitable, e.g. no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
RYo u are no longe r depressingthe accelera tor
or brake pedal.
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%Glide mode can also be activated if you ha ve
selected the "Eco" setting forth e drive
(engine management) when in drive program
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package,
Di stance Pilot DISTRONIC or Active Brake
Assi st:Glide mode is also deacti vated depend‐
ing on the traf fic situation and theve hicle then
switches toove rrun mode. This fur ther reduces
fuel consum ption.
Glide mode can also be pr evented bythefo llow‐
ing parame ters:
RUp hill gradient
RDownhill gradient
RTemp erature
RHeight
RSpeed
RObs tacle de tection
ROpe rating condition of the engine
Re fueling
Refueling theve hicle
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els are highly inflammable.
#You must avoidfire , open flames, creat‐
ing spar ksand smoking.
#Before refueling, switch off the engine
and, if ins talled in your vehicle, thest a‐
tionary heater.
& WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els are poisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do not sw allow fuel or let it come into
contact with skin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do not inhale fuel vapors.
#Ke ep children away from fuel.
If yo u or other people come into contact with
fuel, obser vethefo llowing:
#Immediately rinse fuel off your skin with
soap and water.
#If fuel comes into contact with your
ey es, immediately rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water.Seek medical
attention immediately.
#If yo u sw allow fuel, seek medical atten‐
tion immediatel y.Do not induce vomit‐
ing.
#Change immediately out of clo thing that
has come into con tact wi thfuel.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion or fire due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spark s and
th ereby ignite fuel vapors.
#Alw aysto uch the me talve hicle body
before opening the fuel filler cap or
to uching the pump nozzle.
This dischar ges any electros tatic charge that
may ha vebuilt up.
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*NO
TEDama gecaused bythe wrong fuel
Fu elthat does not con form totherequ ired
qu ality can lead toinc reased wear as well as
damage tothe engine and exhaust sy stem.
#Only use the fuel recommended.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythe wrong fuel
Ve hicles with a gasoline engine:
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and the emission control sy stem.
#Only refuel with lo w-sulfur premium
grade fuel.
This fuel may contain up to10 %ethanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable for use with E10 fuel.
Do not refuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thanol (M15, M30,
M85, M100)
RGasoline with additives con taining me tal
If yo u accidenta llyrefuel with the wrong fuel:
#Do not switch the ignition on.
#Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
* NO
TEDo not use diesel torefuel vehi‐
cles with a gasoline engine.
#Do not switch on the ignition if you
accidenta llyrefuel with the wrong fuel.
Otherwise, fuel can enter the fuel sys‐
te m. Even small amounts of the wrong
fuel could result in damage tothe fuel
sy stem and the engine. Notify a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop and ha vethe
fuel tank and fuel lines drained com‐
pl et ely.
* NO
TEDo not overfill the fuel tank as this
may damage the fuel sy stem.
#Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump
nozzle switches off.
* NO
TEDo not overfill the fuel tank as oth‐
erwise fuel could spr ayout when the
pump nozzle is remo ved.
#Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump
nozzle switches off.
Prerequisite
The vehicle must be unloc ked.
% Do not get into theve hicle again during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could build up again.
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(
→page 376).
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Refueling
1Fuelfiller flap
2Brac ketfo rth e fuel filler cap
3Ti re pressure table
4QR code forre scue card
5Fu el type
#Press fuel filler flap 1.
#Turn the fuel filler cap coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit.
#Insert the fuel filler cap into holder 2.
#Completely inse rtthefiller neck of the fuel
pump nozzle into theta nk, hook in place and
re fuel.
#Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
Pa rking
Switching off theve hicle with thest art/s top
button
& WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem or
ex haust gasflow .
#Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components.
#In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unatte nded inthe
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
RRe leasing the parking brake.
RShifting the transmission out of park
position j.
RStarting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
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*NO
TEDama getotheve hicle or the driv‐
et ra in caused bytheve hicle rolling away
#Alw ays proper lysecure theve hicle
against rolling away.
#On uphill or downhill inclines, turn the front
wheels towa rdsth e curb.
#Select transmission position j.
#Applythe electric parking brake.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
% When youswit choff theve hicle, you can still
opera tethe side windo wsand the panoramic
sliding sunroof forfive minutes.
Garage door opener
Prog ramming the buttons of the garage door
opener
& WARNING Risk ofexhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases causes poisoning.
#Ne ver lea vethe engine running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when opening thega rage door using the
ga rage door opener
When you operate or program thega rage
door with the integrated garage door opener,
persons in thera nge of mo vement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by thega rage door.
#When using the integrated garage door
opener, alw ays make sure that nobody
is within the sweep of thega rage door.
Only operate thega rage door opener on thefo l‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarage doors with a saf etyst op and reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarage doors which con form tothe cur rent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Prior toprogramming a garage door opener, park
th eve hicle outside thega rage and switch offthe
engine.
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#Checkifth e transmit ter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol has the frequency range of
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment appr oval number:
RNZLMUA HL5 (USA)
R4112 A-MUAHL5 (Canada)
#Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds before the indi‐
cator lamp flashes yello w.
#Re lease the pr eviously pressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5at a dist ance of 1 in
(1 cm) to3 in (8 cm) towa rds buttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until:
RIndicator la mp4lights up greencontin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
RIndicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gr amming was successful. Additionally,
synchronization of thero lling code with
th ega rage door sy stem must also take
place.
#If indicator lamp 4does not light up or flash
green: repeat the procedure.
#Re lease all of the buttons. %
The remo tecontrol forth ega rage door drive
is not included in the scope of delivery of the
ga rage door opener.
Synchronizing thero lling code
Re quirements
RThe garage door sy stem uses a rolling code.
RThe vehicle must be within range of the
ga rage door or exterior gate drive.
RThevehicle as well as persons and objects,
are located outside the sweep of thega rage
door.
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#Pressthe programming button on the door
drive unit.
Initiate the next step within appr oximately
30 seconds.
#Press pr eviously prog rammed button 1,2
or 3 repeatedl y,unt ilth e door closes.
When the door closes, programming is com‐
ple ted. %
Please also read the operating instructions
fo rth ega rage door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog ramming the
re mo tecontro l
#Checkifth e transmit ter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted.
#Re place the batteries in remo tecontrol 5.
#Holdremo tecontrol 5atvarious angles at
a dis tance between 1 in (1 cm) to3 in (8 cm)
in front of the inside rearview mir ror.Yo u
should test eve ryposition for at least 25 sec‐
onds before trying ano ther position.
#Hold remo tecontrol 5atthe same angles
at various dis tances in front of the inside
re arview mir ror.Yo u should test eve ryposi‐
tion for at least 25 seconds before trying
ano ther position.
#No tethat some remo tecontrols transmit
only for a limite d period, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5again before transmission
ends.
#Align the antenna line of thega rage door
opener unit with there mo tecontrol.
% Support and additional information on pro‐
gramming:
ROntheto ll free HomeLink®Hotline on
1-800-355-35 15.
ROn the Internet at http://
www.homelink. com/mercedes.
Opening/closing thega rage door
Requ irement:
RThe cor responding button is programmed to
operate thega rage door.
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#Press and hold buttons1,2or3 until
th ega rage door opens or closes.
#If indicator lamp 4flashes yellow af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds: press and hold
th e pr eviously pressed button again until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
thega rage door opener memory#Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3. Ra
dio equipment appr oval numbers for the
ga rage door opener
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers
Countr yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Egyp tT AC.25 111 51293.WIR
Andor ra CE
Au stra lia R-NZ
Barbados MED1 578
Chile 2488/DFRS205 76/F-74
European
Union CE
Gibral tarC E
Iceland CE
Jordan TRC/LPD/20 15/299
Canad aI C:4112 A-MUAHL5
Ku wa it CE
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CountryRadio equipment appr oval
number
Liechten‐
st ein CE
Mexico RCPGEMU15-0 448
Monaco CE
New Zea‐
land R-
NZ
Nor wayC E
Ru ssian
Fe dera‐
tion not
requ ired
Saudi Ara‐
bia TA
10525
Switzer‐
land CECountr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
South
Africa
TA -20 15/1386
Tu rkey notrequ ired
Uni ted
Arab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/15
Dealer No: DA35176/14
United
St ates FCC ID: NZLMUA
HL5
Brazil
Este equipamento opera em caráter secundário,
is to é, não tem direito à pr oteção contra inter fer‐
ência prejudicial, mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo, e não pode causar inter ferê ncia a sist emas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio res informações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on the declaration of con‐
fo rm ity for wireless vehicle components
(
→page 23).
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Electric parking brake
Au tomatically applying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unatte nded inthe
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
RRe leasing the parking brake.
RShifting the transmission out of park
position j.
RStarting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
The electric parking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position jand one of thefo llow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake.
In thefo llowing situations, the electric parking
brake is also engaged:
RDis tance‑Pil otDISTRONIC brings theve hicle
to ast andstill.
RThe HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta‐
tionar y.
RParking Pilot is keeping theve hicle station‐
ar y.
This is only the case if one of thefo llowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
RThere is a sy stem malfunction.
RThe po wer supply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationary for a lengt hyperiod.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument clus ter.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off bythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Re leasing the electric pa rking brake auto‐
matically
The elect ric park ing brake is released when the
fo llowing condit
ions are fulfilled:
RThe engine is
running.
RThe seat belt tongue is inser ted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelera tor pedal or you
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