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Li gh ts
Fo r reasons of safety, Mercedes -Ben zrec-
om mends that you drive with th elights
sw itchedo neven duringthe daytime.
In some coun tries ,de viati ons inthe opera-
ti on are possible du eto legal requi rements
an d self -imp osed obligati ons.In these
co unt ries , the dipped-beam headlamps
ar es witched on whe nthe engi neisstar t-
ed.
In co un tries in which da ytime drivin g lights
are no ta lega lre quir ement,you can
cha ngethis setting using th eon-boa rd
compute r (
= pa ge 286).
i If you drive in countries in whic htraffic
drives on the opposite side of the road tothe
co untry where theve hicleisr egiste red ,oncom-
ing traffic maybe dazzled bythe asy mmetrical
dipped- beam headlamps. Hav eth ehe adlamps
changed tosymm etrical dipped beam when driv-
ing in these countries. You can ob tain infor ma-
ti on about this from any Mercedes -Benz Service
Cent re. M
Lightsoff/ daylight driving lights
* Automatic he adlamp mo de /
dayt ime dr ivin gm ode
C Sidelamps, li cenc eplat ean din-
st rume ntlighting on
B Dipped-be am headlamp s or main-
beam headlamp son
ˆ Right- hand parki nglamp on
‚ Left-h an d park ing lamp on
C Side lamp indi ca torlamp
† Rearfoglamp indi ca tor la mp
‡ Front fog lamps in dica tor lamp i
Awa rning so un ds ifyou remo vethe key
from the ignit ionloc kand open the driv er’s door
wh ilethe side lamps or dipped- beam headlamps
are swit ched on. The "Swit choff ligh ts"m essa ge
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Dip
ped-bea mheadlam ps
6 Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
B .
The C greenside lamp indic ator
la mp next to the light swi tchlights up. Dayt
imedr iving lights
Make sure that daylig htdrivin g lig htsar e
se t on th eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 286)1
.
6 Turn the light switch to Mor* .
The dipped -beam head lamps, side
la mp sand lice nce pl ate lighting are
sw itchedon wh en the engin eisru n-
ning.
i Ifyo ut urnt he ligh t sw itch to anotherpo si-
ti on apar tfrom M or* ,th e appropriate
ligh tswit ches on. Li
gh ts Light
switch P5
4.25- 5009-31 1T
hisdoe snotapply in coun trie sin wh ich th ereis
a legal require mentto us edayli ghtdr ivi ng lights. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Yo uwi ll fi nd info rm ationab ou tdri ving wi th
the autom atic tr ansmission inthe "Driving
an d parkin g"section (
=pa ge 256).
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission autom atica lly
adap ts to yourind ivid ua ldr iving st yle
thro ugh co ntinuo usshift po int ad justme nt.
Th issh ift po int adjus tment takes into ac-
count the cur rent op eratingand driving
condi tions. If the op erati ng or dri ving con-
dition schang e, the autom atic tr ansmis-
si on rea cts by adjusting the ge arshift
progra m. Th
eselector lever is loca ted on th erig ht-
ha nd side ofthestee ring column.
Gea rshift pattern
P Park po sition
R Rever segear
N Neut ral
D Drivepos ition
i The sel ector le veral ways returns toits ori g-
inal po sition . The cu rrent tr ansm issi on pos ition
P, R,N or Dappears in thetransmiss ionposit ion
display in thespeedometer display
( = page 263). En
gaging neutral N
6 Push thes elec torle ver upordown as
fa ra sthe first point of resist ance. Aut
omatic trans mission G
Risk of accide nt The
movem entof the peda lsmu st no tbe im-
pai redin any way. Do no tkeep any objects
in the driver ’s footwell .Ma kesure that th ere
is sufficie nt clearan cearoun dth epeda ls
when floormats or carpe ts areus ed.
Wh enparkin gyou rve hicle, al ways secure it
with theelectric parking br ak e.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hicle .Th ey cou ldmo vethege ar le ver and
the vehicle coul dro ll away on up hill or
do wnhill grad ients.
Do notch an ge dow nfor additiona lengi ne
br ak ingon a slip pe ry road surfac e. Th is
co uld cause thed rive wheels to lo setheir
gri pand thev ehic le co uld ski d. G
Risk offire Make su
re that the exhaustsystemd oes not
com einto contac twith easily ign itab lema-
te rial such as drygr ass or petrol .Th e ma te-
rial cou ldotherwise igni te and setpa rts of
the vehi cle alig ht. Selecto
rlever
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Aut omatic transmission
Th ecu rrent tra nsmi ssionp ositio n and
th ed rive program ( S/ C /M )ap pear inthe
sp eedom eter display.
1 Tran smissi onpositio ndispl ay
2 Driv epr ogra m(S/ C /M)
Wh en the tra nsmi ssion is inposition D
( = page 266),yo uca ninflue nceth ege ar-
sh ifts made by the autom atic transmi ssio n
usin gth este ering wheel gea rshift buttons
by:
! cha nging ge aryou rself
! restric ting theshift ra nge !
Ifth e gearsh ift display hasf ailed, pull away
ca refully to check whetherth e des ired gear is
en gage d. It is bestto sele cttransmiss ion posi-
ti on Dand driv eprogram Sor C.Do not re strict
th esh iftr an ge. Ge
arshift disp lays
P54.32-3398-31 Tr
an smissi onpositions ì Pa
rking lock
Prevents the vehicle from roll-
ing away wh enparked. Only
select Pwh en the vehicle is
sta tiona ry.
If you switchof fthe en gine
using the key andrem ove it,
th eau tom atic tran sm ission
shif tsautom atica llyt o park po-
sition P.
If you switchof fthe en gine us-
ing the KEYLESS GO button*
an do penthe driver’s do or,th e
au tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
au tom atically to park po sition
P . í Rev
erse gear
On lyshi ftthe autom atic tra ns-
missio nto Rwh en the vehicle
is statio nary. ë Ne
utral
No power is trans mitted from
the engine to th edr ive wh eels.
Re leasing the brakes willal low
yo uto mo ve the ve hiclef reely,
e. g. to push it ortowit
( = page 499).
Do not shift the autom atic
tr an smi ssio nto Nwh iletheve-
hi cle is inmo tion .Th e auto mat-
ic tran smi ssio ncould
oth erwise bedama ged.
If ESP ®
ha s been de activated
or hasma lfun ctione d: only
mo ve the autom atic tran smis-
si on toNifthe vehicle is in
da ng er ofskid ding ,e. g. on icy
ro ads. ê Dri
ve
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission
chang esgear au tomat ical ly.
Al lfive for wardgear sare
avai lable. Vehicles with 7G-
TRONIC: al lse ven forward
gears are availa ble. 216_R
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion Shift ran
ges
Wh en the tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition D,
it is pos sible to restrict or extend the shift
range for the autom atic tr ansmission. Sele
ctingthe most ef fect ive shift range
Steering wheelgearsh ift buttons
6 Press and hold the button on the left of
the steering whe elun tilashi ftrange
ap pears in the display.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission wil lsh ift to
a ra ng ewh icha llows ideal acce ler ation
an d deceleration. To dothis,the auto-
ma tic tra nsmi ssion wi llsh ift down one
or more gears. Steeri
ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon theleft -han dpadd le until a shift
range appears in them ulti-f un ctiondis-
play.
The autom atic tran smissi on willshi ftto
a ra ngew hich allo ws ideal ac celera tion
an ddeceler ation. To do thi s,the auto-
ma tict rans mi ssio n wi ll sh ift down one
or more gears. De
restrict ingthe shiftra nge
Steeri ngwheel gearshift but tons
6 Press and hold the button on the ri ght
of the steerin gwh eel until the digit for
the gear disa pp ears fro mthe multi-
fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD.
Steeri ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon therig ht-han d paddle unt ilthe
digit for the ge ardisa pp ears from the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD. ï Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas far as sixth gear. î Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras fift hge ar. é Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras four th ge ar. è Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts only asfar as th ird ge ar.
The braking effec tof the en-
gi ne canb eut ilised in this po si-
tion. ç Th
eau tom atic tra nsmi ssion
sh ifts only as far as seco nd
gear.
For brak ing on downh illgra di-
ents and for driving:
! onstee p mou ntain ro ads
! inmo untain ous terrain
! inardu ousco nd itio ns æ The
autom atic tra nsmi ssion
work sonly in firs t ge ar.
Fo rbrakin gon extremely steep
do wnh illgradie ntsan dlong
do wnh illstre tches. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Drive program Cha st he following charac-
te rist ics:
! Comfo rtab leengi neand suspensi on
tuning.
! Theve hicle pulls away mo regently in
fo rward and reverse gears, ex cept
whe ndrivi ng atfullthrottle.
! Fuelme teri ngflexibility isincr ease d.
Th ispr ovides th eve hicl ewith improved
dr ivin gsta bility on slippery road surf ac-
es ,fo rex ample.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
so one r.Th is mean sthat the vehicle
dr ives at lowe r en gine speeds an d the
wh eels are less likely to spi n.
Drive program Sha s the following charac-
te rist ics:
! Sporty engi neand suspe nsiont uning.
! Theve hicle pulls away in first gear.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Manu
aldrive prog ram
! Warm upthee ngine quickly. Do not make
use of the engine’ sfull outpu tuntil its normal op-
erating temp erature has been reac hed.
On lysh ift th eau toma tic tr ansm ission toRwhen
th e ve hicle is statio nary.
Wh ere possi ble, avoid allowin ga drive wheelto
spin when pulling away ona slipp ery sur face.
You can cha ngege ars yourse lfwith the
st eering whe elge arshi ftbuttons or the
st eering wh eel ge arsh ift paddles* the
man ualdrive prog ramM. Th eengine,
tr an sm issi onand suspen sion tuning is
then dynami c,as for drive program S.
Wh en the autom atic tr ansmission isin po-
si tion D,yo uca nsh ift up ordown thro ugh
th egear susing the stee ring wh eelgear-
shift bu ttons or thestee ring wh eelgea r-
shift padd les* (
=page 264). The gear
cu rrently selec ted and engaged is sh ownin
the multi-func tion display.
Ac tivating
6 Press program sele ctor button 1re-
pe atedly until th eletter Mfor manual
dr ive pr ogram M appea rsin the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay. Upshifting
6 Pressthe button on the ri ght-hand side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the right-hand paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi onshif tsup to
the ne xtgear.
Downshi fting
6 Pressthe butt onon the le ft-h an d side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the le ft-h an d paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
down to the ne xtgear.
i Ifyo u brake thevehicle or come toaha lt
wi tho utshifti ng dow n,theau toma tic tran sm is-
sion shift sdown tothe gear that will allow the
ve hicle toaccelerat eor pull away again. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br akin gon a slip pe ry ro ad surface .Th iscould
ca use the drive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th ev ehic le co uld ski d. 216_
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion
Kickdown
You can also use kick down for maximum
ac ce ler ation in ma nualdrivep rogram M.
! AMGve hicles :ki ck down is not pos sible in
th e manual gearshift progra m.
6 Depress th eac ce lerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The tran smissi onshiftst oalo we rgear
depending on the engine spee d.
6 Once the desired sp eedh asbeen
re ac hed, shift up again.
i Ifyo uapply fullth rot tle, the automa tictran s-
mi ssion shifts up tothe nextgear at maximum
engine speed. Th isprevent sth e engine from
overre vving.
! AMGve hicles :In them anual gearshift pro-
gram ,the aut oma tictransmis sion does not shift
up on its own eve natthe ma ximum perm issible
speed forth e respec tive gear. Whenthe engine
speed limi tis reac hed,thef uel supply is int er-
rupted toavoid overrevv ingtheengine. Makeab-
solu tely ce rtain that the engine speed does not
cl imb tothe red area in therevcount er.If thi s oc-
curs, the engine could be damaged. Dea
ctivat ing
6 Press prog ram selec torbutton 1re-
pe atedly until th elett erSor Cappea rs
in the multi-func tio ndisplay.
or
6 Resta rttheengine. 216_
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Instrumen tcluster
Yo uwi llfind afu llov erview ofthe in stru-
me ntclu ster in the "Ata glan ce" se ction
( = page 12).
6 To activate the dis play:switch on the
ig ni tion.
i The displa yinth e instrumen tcl ust eris also
sw itch ed on when you open thedoors or swi tch
on the lig hts.
Yo uca ncha nge th ela ng uage setting in the
mu lti-func tio ndisplay usin gCOM AND
(= page 199).
1To se t theinstr umen tlighting and the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay
2 To se t theCOMA ND disp lay
6 Brighter: turnclockwise.
6 Dim mer:tur na nti-clockwise.
i Thei nstrum entligh ting au tomat ical ly ad-
ju sts ac cording tothe ambient lig htconditions.
i On veh icles wit h the Nig htView Ass ist* sys-
te m, cont rolkno bs1 and 2do not have a stop
limit. In
stru mentclus ter G
Risk ofaccide nt No me
ssag es can be di splaye difth er eis a
fa ilure ofthe inst rumen tcl us ter and/ orthe
mu lti-fun ction disp lay. You will no tthe nbe
ab leto see informatio nab ou tthe veh icle
status, such asspeed andoutsi detemp era-
tu re ,w arning andindi ca tor lamp s,malfunc-
tion and warni ngme ssa ges or the failur eof
syst ems.Th e ve hicle’ s han dling cha racteris-
ti cs ma y be af fected.
Im medi ately consul taq ualifi ed spe cial ist
workshop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge and tools tocarry ou tthe
work required. Mercede s-Be nz rec ommends
that youuse a Mercede s-Be nz Servic eCen-
tr e fo rthispu rpose .In particul ar,work rele-
va nt tosafety or on sa fety-r elat ed system s
must be carrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spe cial ist
workshop. Setting
the instr ument lighting and
COMAN Ddis play
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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
Th eon-board com puteris ac tivate das
so on asyou turn th ekey to position 2in
the ignition lock. You can use the on-board
computer to look up info rm ation relating to
yo ur vehicle and to make adjust me nts.
1 Line forba sic me nus
2 Text fiel don themult i-funct ion disp lay Se
ttings, functions ,sub menus anda ny
faul tswh ich occurar edi sp layed in the text
fiel d.
Yo uca nco ntrol th emulti-f un ctiond isplay
an d the settings inthe on-board com puter
with th ebuttons on the multi-fun ction
st ee ring wh eel.
Severalfunctions are grouped the matica lly
in the menus.In the "Setting s"me nu, for
ex ampl e,yo uwi llfind functions for making
se tting sfo ryo ur vehicle. You ca nuse a
fu nction to ca llup in form ation or to chan ge
settings for your vehicle.
You can think of th eorder of the basic
menus as a loop: On-bo
ard computer G
Risk of accide nt Only
use the on -board comp uter when road
an dtraf fic co nditio nspermit .Yo uwo uldot h-
er wise be distract edfrom thetraf fic condi-
tions around you and cou ldcause an
acc iden t. Mu
lti-f un ction di sp lay P5
4.32 -3384-31 Multi-
function stee ring wheel
P46.10-2755-31 1 Multi-
func tio ndisplay 2 s
Acceptsa cal l*
t Endsa ca ll*
æ Increases thevol ume
ç Decrea ses the volu me
o Mute 3 !
Switcheson voi ce contro l* 4 L
Back/switches off voice
con trol* 5 $
Scrolls up
% Scrollsdown
& Moves right
( Moves le ft
# Confirm sa selecti on 216_R
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On-board computer
.
i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
In the "Trip" me nu, youcan show an add i-
tiona ldisplay for the speedometer and call
up or reset st atistica lda ta for your ve hicle. Standard display
Yo
u ca nsee thetri pme ter and the tot al
di sta ncere co rder in the st andard disp lay.
1 Total dista ncerec order
2 Trip meter Co
nsum ption st atistics afte rstart
i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
6 Press (or& to select the "Trip"
menu. 6
Press %or$ tosele ct"After
start" .
1 Distanc edriven sinc estart
2 Time elapsed sinc e sta rt(swi tchi ng on
the ignition)
3 Averag esp eed si ncestart
4 Ave rage fu elcons umption sinc estart
i Allva lues relat ingto th ela st eng inestar tare
re se tif yo u leave the veh icleparked for lo nger
th an four ho urs(k ey in position 0in the ignition
loc kor remov ed).
i Thevalue swill not bereset if you turn the
ig niti onkey ba ck to position 1or 2during this
ti me.
The consum ption statistic ssinc e start
are automat ically reset aft er999 hours or
9,999 kilometres. Con
sump tion stat istic ssin cethe last re
set
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Trip"
menu.
6 Press %or$ toselect "After re-
set" .
1 Dista ncedri ven sinc elast reset
2 Time elap sed si ncelastreset (w itht he
ig ni tio nsw itchedo n)
3 Average speed si ncelast reset
4 Ave rage fuel cons umptionsince lastre-
set Trip
menu
P54.32-3362-31 P5
4.32-3366-31 P54.32
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