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Steer ing wheel gearshiT paddle s →
143
2 Combi nation switc h →
113
3 Instrumen tdispl ay →
206
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
140
5 ü Start/ stop but ton →
129
00D6 ECOstar t/s topfun ction →
137
6 Media display →
212
7 Climat econtr olsystems →
124
8 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
114
9 PASSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s →
47
A Glovebox →
103
B Storag ecom partment →
103
C Cup holder
D 0063 Controllerforvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/o. →
212
00D0 SwitchestheMBUX multimedia system
on/ o. →
212 E
z Callsupnavig ation →
214
F | Callsupradio ormedia →
214
G 002B Callsupthete lephone →
214
H ß Callsupfavo rite s →
214
I y Callsupvehicle funct ions →
214
J c ActivePa rking Assist →
200
K DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch →
138
L Touc hpad →
214
M Contr olpanel forth eMBUX multimedia system →
207
N Adjusts thesteer ing wheel →
97
O ý Switchesthesteer ing wheel heater
on/ o. →
98
P Contr olpanel:
On-boar dcom puter →
207
Cr uise contr ol →
164
H ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C →
167
Q Diagno sticsconnec tion →
27 At
aglan ce–Coc kpit
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Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leavingth eSmar t-
Ke yin theve hicle, theaut omatic transmission
re mains inneut ral005C.
Eng Eng
aging par aging
parkposition P k
position P #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page147). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle
comes toast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but-
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplaysho ws
005D ,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno trans-
mission position display005D appear s,secur e
th eve hicle toprev ent itfrom rolling away.
% Depending onthesituation, itma yta ke a
shor ttime until005D iseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ent ion tothetransmission posi-
tion displa y.
Pa rk position
005Diseng aged aut omaticall yif one
of thefo llo wing conditions isme t:
R Youswitc hth estationar yve hicle o.intrans-
mission position005Bor005E. R
Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
at ast ands tillor when drivi ng atave ry low
speed andthetransmission positionis005B or
005E.
% Tomaneuv erwit han open driver's door ,open
th edr iver's door while atast andstill and
eng agetransmission position005Bor005E again.
% Atvery low outside temp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4°F (-20° C),youma yno tbe able to
shiT thetransmission from 005Dtoano ther
tr ansmission positionwhentheve hicle is
switc hedo..Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheve hicle
switc hedon.
Eng Eng
agin gdr agin
gdr iv iv
e posit ionD e
posit ionD #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rdo wn past the/r st point of
re sis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmission isin transmis-
sion position 005B,itshiTs thege arsaut omati cally.
This depends ,am ong other things, onthefo llo w-
ing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr og ram R
The positionof theacceler ator pedal
R The driving speed PrPr
oblems wit oblems
witht h
the tr he
transmission ansmission
The
tr The
transmission hasaf ansmission
hasafaulty g aulty
gear ear
shiT shiT
Po ssible cause:
R The transmissi onislosin goil. #
Have thetransmission checkedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately.
The accel er The
accel erati on c ati
on cha r ha
rac t ac
ter er
is istics
ge tics
getw t
w or or
se, and se,
and
t t
he tr he
transm ission nolong ansm
ission nolong er er
shi Ts. shi
Ts.
Po ssible cause:
R The transmissi onisin emer gency operation
mode . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c
conditions. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Waitat least tensec onds . #
Startth eve hicle again. 142142
Dr
iving and parking

Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page269). Thesensor sand camer asmust
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es around
th em must bekept free. Donotat ta ch addit ional
licen seplat ebr ac ket,adv ertisem ents, stickers,
fo ils orfoils toprotect against stone chippings in
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, oraTer animpact, have thefunction ofthe
senso rscheckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer ason thefront and rear wind ows
re pair edataqua li/ed specialist workshop. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof dr w
of drivi ng syst ivi
ng systems anddr ems
anddrivi ng safe ivi
ng safety ty
sy st sy
stems ems
R
ABS(A An
ti-loc kB Bra
king S Sys
tem) (/ page157 )
R BAS (B Bra
keA A
ssis tS Sys
tem) (/ page157)
R ESP ®
(E Electr
onicS Sta
bility P Pro
gram)
(/ page157) R
ESP ®
Cr osswin dAssis t(/ page158)
R EBD (E Elect
ronic B Bra
keforc eD Distr
ibution)
(/ page159 )
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page159 )
R HOL Dfunct ion (/ page159 )
R HillSt artAssis t(/ page160 )
R Start-o. assis t(/ page161 )
R ATTEN TIONASSIS T(/ page161)
R Cruis econt rol(/ page163)
R Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ page180)
R Suspen sionwith adap tivedam pingadju stmen t
(/ page189)
Dr Dr
iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance pack ance
packag e ag
e
The follo wing functions arepar tof theDr iving
Assist ancePackag e. Cer tain functions areonl y
av ailabl ein some countries. Som efu nct ionsar e
also availabl ewit hout theDr iving Assist ance
Pa ckag e, albei twit hre str icte dfun ctionality .
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page165) R
ActiveSpeed LimitAssist(countr y-dependent )
(/ page169)
R Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page170)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page175)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page171)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page173 )
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page174)
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page184)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page187)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page189)
R Surround viewcamer a(/ page191 )
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page194)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page198) 156156
Dr
iving andparking

%
The turnsigna lindic ator issw itched onauto-
ma tica lly wh en thepar king procedur ebegins.
Yo uar ere sponsi bleforselecting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etra1c condi-
tions. Ifnecessar y,select thetur nsignal indicat or
accor dingly. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tovehicle
swing ingout while parking orpull ing out
of apar king space
While parking orexiting apar king space ,th e
ve hicle swing sout and candrive ont oar eas of
th eoncoming lane.
This could cause youto collid ewit hobje ctsor
ot her road user s. #
Payatt entio nto objects andother road
user s. #
Wher enece ssary,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlea seEngage Reverse
Gea rmessag eappear sin themedia display: select
thecor respond ingtransmissi onposi-
tion .
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmissi on: ansmissi
on:The
ve hicle drives intoth eselect edpar king space.
% Duringthepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, thelane markings aredis-
pla yedin gre eninthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle display mess ageappe ars. Fu rther mane u-
ve ring maystill benece ssary. #
ATe rcomple tion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ irements orlocal
conditions: turnth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ansm ission position during thepar king pro-
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa-
ble, thesy stem can chang eth etransmission
position again orcancel thepar king proce-
dur e. Exiting
apar Exiting
apar king space wit king
space withA h
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tivePa rk-
ing Assist.
% Depending ontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,th e
butt onmayalso belocat edatadi.er entposi-
tion inthecent erconsole.
Please note that youar ere sponsi bleforth eve hi-
cle and surroundings during theentir epar king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. Dr
iving and parking
201 201

NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the dashc am he
dashc am *
N NO O
TE TE
Bef oreusing thedashc am Yo
uar eleg allyre sponsi bleforoper ation and
use ofthedashc amfunction s.The legal
re qu irements relating tooper ation anduseof
th edashc amcan vary depending onthecoun-
tr y in whic hth edashc amisoper ated. Ther e-
fo re ,obser vetheleg alrequ irements, inpar tic-
ular thedat apr otection regula tions ,in your
countr y.
Fo rth is reason, beforeusin gth edashc am
inf orm yourself about there gula tion details for
th ere specti vecount ry.
This functi onisno tper mitt edinall cou ntries. #
Obs erve thecount ry-sp eci/c regula -
tions . Selec
tingaUSB de Selec
tingaUSB device f vice
for avideo r or
avideo reco r eco
rding with ding
with
t t
he das hcam he
das hcam RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R Atleast oneUSB device isconnect edwithth e
multimed iasystem . Mult
imedia system:
4 © 5
Merced esme &Apps
5 Dashca m #
Sele cttheUSB device.
% When USBdevices containmultiple partitions,
re cor ded video/les areno talw aysdispla yed
in there cor ding list.
Mer cedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youuse
USB devices withone partition. SS
t t
ar ar
ting orst ting
orstopping videor opping
videorecor ecor
ding wit ding
witht h
the he
dash cam dash
cam RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R AUSB device isconnect edwithth emultime-
dia system .
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Mer cedesme &Apps
5 Dash cam #
Ifse veralUSB devices areconnect edwithth e
multimed iasystem, select aUSB device
(/ page234). #
Sele cttheIndividu alRecordi ngorLoop
Recordi ngrecor ding mode.
If Indi vidualRe cordi ngisselect edand the
memor yis full there cor ding stops.
If Loop Recordi nghas been select ed,several
shor tvid eo /les arere cor ded. When themem-
or ylimit isreac hed, theoldest video/leis
dele tedand recor ding iscont inued aut omati-
call y. #
T T
o st o
star t ar
t: :
select StartRecord ing.
The lengt hof there cor ding issho wn. The
Ple ase donot remo vethe stora gemed ium.
messag eappear s.The video/le isstor ed on
th eUSB device. #
T T
o end: o
end: select EndRecordi ng. 234234
MBUX
multimedia system

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. Do
no tcont inuedr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances . #
Cons ultaqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
û
Befo reStarti ngthe Engine ,
Tu rn Steer ingWhe el *T
heelect ric steer ing lockcould notunl ockth esteer ing. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Tounloc kth esteer ing, movethesteer ing wheel slightlyto theleT and right. #
Switc hon theve hicle again.
0051 *A
tleast onedoor isopen. #
Clos eall door s.
0083 *T
hehood isopen . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue todriving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. 348348
Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps

TT
r r
ansmi ssion ansmi
ssion Displ
a Displ
ay messag y
messag es P es
Possibl ecauses/ conseq ossibl
ecauses/ consequen ces and uen
ces and 0050 0050
Sol utions Sol
utions
Only Shiftto 'P' when Veh i-
cle isStati onary *I
tis pos sibleto select thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstation ary. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Engine *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutr al005C and intoano ther transmission posi-
tion. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Chang eth etransmission position.
Apply Brake toShift toDor
R *Y
ouhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005Bor005E.
Apply Brake toShift to'R'
*Youhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
353 353

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetoinsu1c ienttirepr essur e
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexcessiv elyand/ orune venly.
R The driving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo ucould then lose contr olof theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commen dedtirepr essur es. #
Adjust thetir epr essur eif necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page293) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page298).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndicator *C
anada only:
The tirepr ess urelos swa rning system gener ated adis pla ymes sage and hasnotbeen restar tedsince. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page298).
Run FlatIndicator Inopera-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr ess urelos swa rning system ismalfunctioning. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
383 383

Decr
ease Speed ........ ............................ 382
De vice Detected atDiagn ostics Con-
nect ionSee Oper ator's Manu al... ........... 377
Dr iver's Door Open &Transmi ssion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away...... 354
Fr ont Passeng erAir bag Disabl edSee
Oper ator's Manual................................. 339
Fr ont Passeng erAir bag Enabl edSee
Oper ator's Manual...... ........................... 339
Haz ardWa rning Flasher sMalfunction-
ing........ .................................................345
Head-up DisplayCur rentl yUna vaila-
ble See Oper ator's Manual .....................346
Head-up DisplayInoper ative...... .............346
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRisk ofRo lling
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Onl ySh iTto 'P' when Vehicle isSta-
tio nar y.... ............................................... 353
Pa rking Assist andPARK TRON ICInop -
er ativ eSee Operator's Manual ........... .... 371 Pa
rking LockInoper ativeAppl yPa rk-
ing Brak e...... ......................................... 355
Place theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual .......................... 343
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual.. ................................................ 340
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired....... ........................ ................. 354
Ru nFla tInd icatorInoper ative....... .......... 383
Ser vice Required Do NotShiT Gears
Vi sit Deale r... ......................................... 354
Te ac hing inTransmi ssionComplete........ 356
Te ac hing inTransmi ssionOperate
Se lect orLeverAppl yBr ak efo rXX s
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Ti re Press .Monit orCur rentl yUna vail-
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Ti re Press .Monit orIno per ative............... 379
Ti re Press ureMonit orIno per ative No
Wh eelSens ors.... ........................ ........... 380 Ti
re sOv erheat ed.................................... 382
To Deselect Por N, Depr essBrak e
and StartEng ine......... ........................... 353
To switc heng ineo., press and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat least 3sec-
onds orpress 3times. ........................... 350
Tr a1c Sign Assis tCur rentl yUna vaila-
ble See Oper ator's Manual .....................366
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Tr ansmi ssionMalfunct ion....................... 355
Tr ansmi ssionMalfunct ionService
Re quired....... ............ ............................. 356
Tr ansmi ssionMalfunct ionStop.... ........... 354
Wi per Malfun ctioning............................. 349
Dist Dist
ance contr ance
control ol
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONI C ONI
C
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
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Loc king/unloc king(emerge ncy key).........7 2 410410
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Openin
g(fr om inside) ...............................7 0
Unlo cking (from inside) ............................ 70
Door contr Door
controlpanel ol
panel.. ....................................... 16
DO T DO
T, T ,
Tir ir
e e
Iden ti/cat ion Iden
ti/cat ion Number (TIN) Number
(TIN)............305
Dr a Dr
awbar wbar
see Tow- bar system
Dr Dr
inking anddr inking
anddriving iving...
.................................. 132
Dr Dr
iv iv
e Aw a e
Aw ayAssi st y
Assi st.... .....................................2 03
Dr Dr
iv iv
e position e
position
Inser ting... .............................................142
Dr Dr
iv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram displa y am
displa y....... ........................... 138
Dr Dr
iv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams ams
see DYNAMI CSEL ECT
Dr Dr
iv iv
er 's seat er
's seat
se eSea t
Dr Dr
iving safe iving
safety syst ty
system em
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System).......... ....157
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BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem) .....................1 57
Camer as................................................155
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... ...................................................1 59
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssist .......................... 158 Ov
ervie w... ....... ......................................156
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 155
Re sponsi bility... ...................................... 155
ST EER CONTR OL................................... 159
Dr Dr
ivin g sy st iv
in g sy stem em
Su spen sionwithadap tivedam ping
adj ustme nt............ ................................ 189
Dr Dr
ivin g sy st iv
in g sy stem em
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assist
see ActiveLane ChangeAssi st
see ActiveLane Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpeed LimitAssist
see ActiveSt eer ing Assist
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
see Blind SpotAss ist
see Cruis econt rol
see Driving safetysy stem
se eHO LD function
se ePa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
see Rear vie wcamer a
see Start-o. assis t see
Tra1c Sign Assis t
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Dr ow Dr
ow sine ssdet sine
ssdetecti on ecti
on
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
Dy nam icha ndling contr Dy
nam icha ndling control syst ol
system em
see ESP®
(Elec tronic Stabili tyProg ram)
D D
YN YNA
MIC SELEC T AMIC
SELEC T
Ad aptivedam pingadju stmen t................ 189
Calling upthefuel consum ption indi-
cat or....... ............................................... 140
Con/ guring drive pr og ram I.... ................1 39
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Dr ive pr og rams. .....................................1 38
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 138
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Selecting thedr ive pr og ram.. .................1 38 EE
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