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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Ap plying the electri cpar king brak ema n-
ually
6 Press handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp inthein-
st ru me ntclus ter comes on.
i Onsteep slopes, turn thef ront whee lsto-
wa rds the kerb.
i Youcan apply thee lect ric parking brake
even when there is no key in the ignition lock.
Ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra keau-
tomatically
Yo ur ve hicle’s electri cparki ngbrake is ap-
pl ied automa tically if HOL D (
=pa ge 311)
or Distron icPlus * (
=page 300) brings
you rveh icle to aha ltand at least one of
th ef ollo wing cond itio ns isfulfilled:
! The en gine issw itch ed off.
! The driver ’sdo or isop ened and the
seat belt is notinserted in the buckle.
! The bonn et isreleased.
! The bo otlid is op ened while the auto-
mat ic tr ansmissi onis in position R.
! Theve hicle is sta tiona ry for along
pe riod. The
red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
ment cluster com eson.
i Inadditio ntoth e el ectric parkin gbr ak e,
park position Pcan als obe engaged auto mati-
ca lly.
Em ergenc ybrak ingus ing th e elec tric
par king brake
In an emergency ,you can also brak eyour
ve hicle while it is in mo tion using theelec-
tri cpark ing br ake.
6 Pres sthe hand lefor the electri cpark-
in g br akewh iletheve hicle isin mo tion
( = page 258).
i Yourveh icle will be braked for as long as you
keep the elec tric parking brake handle press ed.
The long er you press theelec tric parking brake,
th em ore firmly thevehicle will be bra ked.
The red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
me ntclus ter flas he sdur ing the braki ng
pr oc edur e,the"R elea se parking br ak e"
message appear s inthemu lti-funct ion dis-
play an dyou wi llhe ar awa rning tone.
If yo uhave br ought yo urvehicle to a co m-
plete halt, th eele ctric parki ngbrake is
then applied. 6
Movetheau tomatic tr ansmi ssion se-
le ct or leve r to P. With the key
6
Turn the key to position 0in the igniti on
lo ck (
=page 229) an drem ove it.
Th eim mo biliser is ac tivated. With KEYLESS GO*
6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button next to
the steerin gcolum n.
The engine is sw itch ed off an dallthe
lights in the ins trum ent clu ster go out.
The status oftheon-bo arde lect ro nics
corre spon ds to key po sition 1
( = page 229). Stopping the engine
G
Risk of acc ident Do
not remove the keyfrom the ig nition lock
until thev ehicle isstat iona ry.Th ereis no
po we rassistance for the stee ring and the
br ak es when theen gine isnot running.
Yo uw illthen need to use considerab lymo re
forc etos teer and to bra ke.
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Instrum entclust er
Th eco olan t tem peratu regauge is inthe in-
strum entcl us ter on the le ft-h an d side.
Th eco olan t te mperatur emay riseto
12 0° C und ernormal operati ngconditions
an difth eco nc entr ation of antifr ee ze /
co rros ion inh ibitor is correct.
Th ered band inthe re vco unt erind icat es
the engi ne’s ove rrev ving rang e.Th e speed
is restr icte dto prote cttheengine when
the red band is rea ched.
! Donot dri veintheov errev ving range. Doing
so will dam ageth e engine. Th
eou tside temper ature disp lay is lo cated
in the lower left-h an dco rner of the instru-
me ntclus ter. There isashort del aybefore
a ch an ge inthe outsid etem per atur e is dis-
played.
Th e fuel gaug eisinth einst ru me ntclus ter
on th eleft-h an d side. Theye llow res erve
fu el segment displ aylights upif th efuel
level drops into the reserve range. Coolant temperat
ure ga uge Rev counter Outside tem
perature dis play G
Risk of accident When
thetem perature display ed isjust
ab ovefreezin gpo int, the roa dsu rface may
be icy, espe cially in wooded areas or on
br idge s.The vehicle cou ldskid if you fail
to ad apty ourd rivi ng styl e. You should
therefo realwa ysada ptyou r driving style
and spe edto suit the weather condi tions. Fuel ga
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On-board computer
P54.32-3963- 00Commands /basic menus Assist
ance*( =pa ge 284) Service (
=page 285) Set
ting s (=page 286) AMG
* (=page 287) Dista
ncedispl ay*for
Di stroni c* /
Distroni cPlu s* Call
upmessag es Dayti
medriving lights Ge
ardisp lay
En gine oi lte mp erature
Ve hicle elect ricalsyst emvolt-
age Di
stan ce warningsyst em* for
Distroni c* Tyre
pres sure Intelligent
Ligh tSy stem RA
CETIMER PRE
-SAFE ®
Brake for
Distroni cPlu s* AS
SYST PL US Speedtronic
Rever
sing came ra* En
gin eoil le vel* Add
itiona lsp eedom eter Ra
darse nsor syste m* 216_R
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On-board computer Checkin
gthe ty repres sures
Yo u wil lfi nd info rm ation about the tyre
pres sure monitor in th e"Ch ecking the tyre
pressur e electronically* "se ction
( = page 384).
Rest artin gthe tyre pres su re loss warn- ing syst
em
Yo uwi llfind info rm ation in the "Tyre pres-
su re loss warning syste m"section
( = page 383). Callin
gupASSYST PLUS
Yo uwi llfind info rmati on on ASSYST PLUS
in the"Ser vice"se ction(
=page 393). Checkin
gthe engine oil level
Yo uwi llfind information abo utche cking
the engine oi l levelu sing the on-board
co mpute rin the "Eng ine oil" se ction
( = page 377).
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
In the "Settings" menu, youc an:
! switcht he dayti medriving lights on or
off !
switch the Intel ligent Light System on
or off
! set the li mit speed forw inter tyres
! activate or de activ atet he additional
speedo meter
! activate or deactiva tethe radar sens or
syste m*
Switc hing the daytime driving lights on or off
If
yo uha ve set"Daytime driving lamp s"and
the light sw itch isat 0,the follo wing light
up automatically while the engin eis ru n-
ning:
! Side lamps and dipp ed-be am head-
la mps
! Lice nc e plate lighting
6 Press ( or& to select the
"S ettin gs"menu.
6 Press % or$ to select
"Daytime driving lights" .
6 Press # .
6 Press # againif yo uw ishtocha nge
the current statu s. Th
eda ytime dri vinglights aresw itched
on or off accord ing to th eirp revious
sta te.
i If you turn the lig htswit ch to another posi-
ti on apart from 0,th e appropriate ligh tswi tches
on.
i Make su retha tthe ligh tsw itch is at B or
* when you switch off thed aytime driving
ligh tsin darknes swhile theve hicle is in motion.
Switc hing the Intelligent Light Sy stem on or off
Yo
uca nuse the "Intelligent Light System"
to set whether motorw ay mo de, theAc tive
Ligh t Syste m,corne ring light or the ex-
tende drange fogl ampsareactivated.
6 Press ( or& to sele ctthe
"Settings" menu.
6 Use % or$ tosele ct the
"Intellig entLigh t System".
6 Press # .
6 Press # again if you wis hto cha nge
the current statu s.
The Intel ligent Light Syst em is activ at-
ed ordeac tiva teddepe ndingon its pr e-
viou s sta te. Settings
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Driving systems
Cr uise co ntrol displa yin the multi-f
unction display
Wh en yo u haveact ivat ed cruise con trol:
! the store dspee dis disp layed for5 se c-
ond sin the multi-fu nc tio ndispl ay
! the stor ed speed is displayed by a tri-
an gle in the speedo meter. Thespeed-
omete rran ge lights up between th eset
sp ee dand themaximum spee d. Selecti
ngast or ed speed
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4. 6
Remov e yourfoot from the acce lerator
pedal.
Cr uise co ntro lad justs theve hicle’s
speed to the last speedst or ed. Setting
thespeed
6 Push the cruise contro l le verup 1 for
ah ighe rspee d or down 2foral ower
speed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
unt ilthe desired speed is set.
6 Release thecr uise contro llev er.
i Donotdeacti vate cr uise contr olifyo ua ccel-
erate. Assoon as you release theaccelerator
pedal, cruise control adj usts the vehicle’s speed
to thelast speed stored. Adj
ustment in1km /hincreme nts
6 Press the cruise contro lle ve rbriefly up
or down in th edirec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
The mostrece ntly stor ed spee din-
cr ea sesor decreases. Adj
ustm entin 10 km /hincr ements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed. Deactivati
ngcruise cont rol
Th erear ean um bero fwa ysofdea ctivat ing
cruise contro l:
6 Pullthe cruise control le ver brief lyto-
wards 3.
or
6 Apply th ebrake s.
or 6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve rin thedi-
re ction of arrow 5.
Th eLIM indi cator lamp inthecr uise
co ntrol le veris lit.
Th elast speed st ored re mains st ored
until yo usw itch off th eengine. G
Risk of acc ident On
ly select astoredsp ee dif you know what
th at sp eedis and whe ther itis sui tablef or
the current situatio n.Otherwis e,sudde nac-
cel eratio n or br aking could enda nger yo uor
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The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic.
If Distr onicde tectsa ve hicle infront, the
sp eedom eter range ligh ts up betwe enthe
sp eed ofthe vehicle in front 1and st ored
sp eed 2.
The l dist an ce warning syst em lampin
the instr umen t cluster lights up if thedis-
tance to the vehi cle in front is toosm all.
Di stro nicP lusin the on-board comp
uter
Yo uca nse lect the dista ncedispl ayand
swi tch the Distr onicdist anc ewar ning on
or off inthe "Assistan ce"menu
( = page 284)of the on-board compu ter. Displa
ywi th Distro nic activat ed
6 Select the"Distanc edisp lay" func tion
usin gth eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 284).
If Di stro nicis ac tiva ted, yo uwi ll see thefo l-
lo wi ng display inthe multi-fu nc tio ndisplay.
When activating Di stroni c,yo uwi ll see the
se t speed fo rapp roximat elyfive seco nd s.
Vehi cles with Distr onic
1 Distr onicac tiv ated
2 Own vehicle
3 Specified min imum dist an ce to th eve-
hicle infront
4 Vehicle in front ,if detec ted Di
sp lay wi thDist ronic deactivated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Distron ic isdeacti vated, yo uwil lsee the
fo llo wing displayin the multi-fu nc tio ndis-
play.
1 Symb olforac tiv ated
dista ncewarning function
2 Vehi cle in front, if det ected
3 Actualdi st an ce to the ve hicle infront
4 Specifie dmi nimum distance to theve-
hicle infront
5 Own vehicle G
Risk of accide nt If
Di stro nicid en tifies arisk of col lision, anin-
term ittentwarnin gtone sounds in addition
to the l dist an ce warning lamp .Bra keto
avoi daco llisi on. P54.32-3388-31 P54.32-4268-31216_R
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6 Remo veyour foot from th eacc elerator
pe dal.
Di stronic Plus is activat ed and adjusts
the vehicle ’sspeed to the last speed
st or ed.
Dis troni cPlusdisp laysin the sp
eedo meter
1 Speedof the vehicle in front
2 Stored speed
Wh en you activa te Distronic Plus, triang le
2 indi cates the stored speed.
i The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic Plus. If
Distroni cPl us detects aveh icle in front,
the spee dometer range lig htsup betwe en
the spee dof the vehicl e in front 1and
st or ed speed 2.
The l distance warningsyst em la mpin
the instru ment clu ster lights up ifthe di s-
tanc eto th evehicle in front is too small. Dis
tron ic in theon-board co mputer
You can select thedistance disp lay and
switc hth eDistroni cPlus dista ncewarning
si gnal on or off inthe "Assistance" menu
( = page 284) of the on-board compu ter.
Di sp lay wi thDist ronic Plus activated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Di stroni cPl us is activated, youwi ll
see thef ollowing disp lay inthem ulti-
fu nction display. Whenactivating
Di stro nicPlus ,yo uwi ll see theset
sp ee dfo rap pro ximat elyfive seco nds.
P54.32-3685-31 G
Risk ofaccide nt If
Di stro nicPl us iden tifies arisk ofcollis ion,
an intermittent warning ton esound sin ad di-
tion to the ldistance warning lamp.
Br ak eto avoid a collisi on.
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Driving sys tems
Cross traffic
Dis tron icPlu sm ay inco rrec tly evaluate a
si gnal from avehi cle cros singy ouro wn
pa th. Ifyo uac tivate Distronic Plus while
st opped attra ffic lights wi thtra ffic cross-
in g, forex am ple, you r vehicle ma yina d-
vertently pull away. Sp
eedtro nicis used toma kesure that you
do not exceed a set spee d.You can set a
variabl eor permane ntlim itspe ed:
Va riab le for speed limits, e.g. in built-
up areas
Pe rm anent for long -term speed restric-
tions, e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyres i
The sp eed displa yed in thespeedometer
may dif fer sligh tlyf rom thel im it speed stored
wi th Speedtronic. Va
riable Spee dtro nic
The cruise contro l le veris used tooperat e:
! Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! Variab leSp eedtro nic
Th eLIM ind icatorlamp on the cru isecon-
tro llev er indi cates which syste myoucan
sele ct:
! LIMi ndicat or la mpoff:
Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! LIMi ndicat or la mplit:
Variab leSp eedtro nic
Yo uca nset an ylim itspeed above
30 km/h usin g thecr uise control lever
wh en the engine isrunning.
The cruise contro l le veris the upperm ost
le ve ron the left of the steerin gwheel.
P54.70-2339-31 Speedtronic
G
Risk ofaccide nt Sp
eedtro nicis on lyan ai d design edtoassist
dr ivin g. You arere spon sible forth e ve hicle’ s
speed and for br akingin good time. 216_R
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Driving systems
Ul trason icsou rces such as a lorry ’scom-
pres sed-air brake s,apneu matic drill oran aut o-
mat iccar was hco uld cau sePar ktronic to
malfun ction.
i The se nsors mustbe freefrom dirt ,ice and
slu sh,ot he rwise they are not abl eto work prop-
erly .Clean thesenso rs regularl y,taking care not
to sc ratch or da mage them.
Mi nimum dist an ce
Al lwa rnin g displays light upandawa rning
tone sound sif th erei san obsta clew ithin
this ra nge.Ifyo ur vehicle’ sdis tanc ef alls
below the minim umdista nce, it sco nti nued
ap proa chwillno longer beshown. Warning
displays
The warnin g displays sh owthedist an ce
between the bump erand the obsta cle. Th e
wa rning display fo rthe fr ontarea is inthe
ins trumen tcl us ter. The warni ngdisplay for
th e rea rareais at the re arin the roof trim. Fr
ont area warni ng display
1 Left-h an dside of the ve hicle
2 Righ t-ha ndside of th evehicle
3 Oper ationa lre adin ess sy mbol
Th ewarn ingdi sp layfo r ea chside of the ve-
hicl eisdivided into five yellow and two red
segments. Parktro nicis op era tion alif yel-
lo w info rm ation displ ays3 under the seg-
ments li ghtu p.
Th etra nsmi ssion pos itio n de termines
whic hwarning displ ayisac tive: One
ormo resegm ents ligh tupas thev ehi-
cl ea pproaches an obstacle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdista nc efrom the obstacle.
Wh en the firs tre dse gm entlight sup,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twa rnin gsignal
fo ra pproxi mately two se conds. After the
se co nd red segm ent lights up, you wil lhear
a co ntinuo us warning sig nal.Yo uha ve
rea che d th eminim um dista nce. Centre ap
prox. 20 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 15 cm P54.32-3397-31 Autom
atic
tr an sm is-
si on in Wa
rnin gdi splay D Fr
ont area activated R Fr
ont and rear areas act i-
va ted N Wi
th the el ectric parki ng
brake applied: no areas
ac tiv ated.
Wi th the el ectric parki ng
brake released: front and
re ar ar easact ivat ed P No
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Driving sys tems
Th e war ning disp layforea ch sideof th eve-
hicl e is divid ed into five yell ow and two red
se gm ents. Park Assis tis op era tiona lif ye l-
lo w info rmationdi sp lays 3underth ese g-
men tslight up.
Th e tra nsmi ssio npositio ndeter mines
wh ich wa rning display is activ e:One or
moresegm ents light upasthe veh i-
cl e ap proa chesan obst acle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdis tanc efro mthe obsta cle.
Wh en the first red seg ment lights up,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twarning sign al
fo rap proxim atelytwo seconds .After the
se co nd red segment lights up, you will hear
a co ntinuous warning sign al.Yo uha ve
re ac hed the minimum di stanc e.
i The warning display sand warningto nes may
be triggered as a result of heavy rain, e.g .by wa-
ter running of fin the area around thesenso rs. Collision
warning
Par kAs sist ca ndetect object sfrom aco n-
si derable dista nce. If you reverse towards
an obsta cle, youwi llhe ar awa rning. You
mu stthen brake to avoid acollision .The
co llisio nwarning does notso und if yo uare
ver yclo seto the ob stac le.Yo u will th en
hear the relevant warning tone fort he
wa rning display inther earar ea.
i Aco llision war ning ma ybetriggered as a re-
sult of heavyrain, e.g. by water running off in the
area arou ndthes ensors. De
acti vatin g/activa ting
1 Todeactiv ate/ activ ate Park Ass ist
2 Indicat orlamp
6 Pressbutton 1.
Park Ass isti sde activated if ind icat or
la mp 2islit. Aut
omatic
tran smis-
sion in Warning
display D Fr
ont area activ ated R Fr
ont and re arareas acti-
vated N Wi
th the electri cparking
brake appli ed:no areas
ac tivated.
Wi th the electri cparking
brake rel eased:front and
rear area sa ctivat ed P No
area sa ctivat ed P5
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