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lar, this may be the case if the vehicles are
drivin gatthe edge of their lan enearest your
vehicle. Due to the nature of the system,
warnings may be issued in err or when driving
clos etoc rashb arriers or similar solid lane
borders.
The two sensors for Blind Spot Assis tare
integrate dinto the sides of the rear bumper.
Make sure that the bumpe risfree from dirt,
ice or slus haround th esensors. For example,
the rada rsensors must not be covered by
cycle racks or overhanging loads. Followin ga
severe impac torinthe even tofdamage to
the bumpers, have the function of the radar
sensors checked at aqualified specialist
workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent re.B lind Spot Assist may otherwise not
work properly.
Information and warning display :
Yellow indicator lamp/red warnin glamp
When Blind Spot Assis tisa ctivated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrors lights up in
yellow at speed sofupto30km/ h.At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goe sout
and Blind Spo tAssist is operational.
If av ehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blin dSpot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp :on the corre-
sponding side lights up red. This warning is
always issued when avehicle enter sthe blind
spot monitoring range from behind or from
the side. When you overtak eavehicle, the
warning only occurs if the difference in speed
is less than 12 km/h. The yellow indicator lam
pgoes out after
reverse gear is engaged. In this event, Blind
Spot Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light. G
Risk of accident
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
30 km/h, and the indicator lamps in the exte-
rio rm irror sare yel low.Vehicles in the moni-
toring range are then not indicated.
Alway spay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise ,you may fai lto
recognise dangers in time ,cause an accident
and injure yoursel fand others.
Collisio nwarning If
av ehicle is detected in the mon itoring range
of Blind Spot Assis tand you switch on the turn
signal, adouble warnin gtone sounds. Red
warnin glamp :flashes .Ifthe tur nsignal
remains on, detected vehicles are indicated
by the flashing of red warnin glamp :.T here
ar enof urther warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist X
Make sure that the radar senso rsystem
(Y page 208) and Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 203) are activated in the on-board
computer.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors
ligh tupinr ed for about 1. 5seconds and
then tur nyellow.
Trailer towing When you attach
atrailer, yo umust ensure
that the electrical connection has been estab-
lished correctly. You can check the trailer
lighting to make sure. Blind Spot Assis tis
then deactivated .The indicator lam pint he
exterior mirror lights up yellow and the
Active Blin dSpot Assist currently Drivin
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level. When drivin
ginmountainous areas,
not ethat the power output of the engine,
and consequently the vehi cle's gradient-
climbing capability, decrease with increas-
ing altitude.
If the trailer swing sfrom side to side:
X Do not accelerate.
X Do not cou nter-steer.
X Brake if necessary. Folding in th
eball coupling
i Foldthe ball couplin gback in if you are
not using the trailer tow hitch. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the pivoting rang eofthe ball coupling. Other-
wise, the ycould be injured.
X Place the protective cap on the ball cou-
pling.
The release wheel is located behin dthe lef t-
hand side trim pane linthe boot. X
To ope nthe cover: turnh andle :anti-
cloc kwise and fold down cover ;. X
Pull out release wheel ;.
X Turn release wheel ;anti-clockwise.
The ball couplin gunlock sand lowe rs.Ind i-
cator lamp :flashes. X
Press th eball couplin gint he direction of
th ea rrow until it engage sbehin dthe
bumper.
Indicato rlamp :goes out and the mes-
sage in the multifunction display disap-
pears. Trailer power supply
When it leaves the factory, your vehicle's
trailer socket is equipped wit hapermanent
power supply and apower supply that is
switched on via the ignition lock.
The permanen tpower supply is supplied via
trailer socket pin 9.
The power supply that is switched on via the
ignition lock is supplied via trailer socket pin
10. Trailer towing
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You can connect consumer swithapower
ratin gofupto2 40Wtot he permanent
power supply and up to 18 0Wto the power
supp lythat is switched on via the ignition
lock.
You must not charge atrailer battery using
th ep ower supply.
The trailer's permanen tpower supply is
switched off in the even toflow vehicle supply
voltage and after six hour satthe latest.
You can obtai nfurther information about
installing the trailer electrics from aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
X To switch the connected power supply
on or off: turn the key in the ignitio nlock
to position 2or 0respec tively. Bulb failur
eindicator for LEDs
i If LE Dlamps are fitted in the trailer, an
error message may appear in the multi-
function display –even if there is no fault –
if th ecorrespondin gLED chain's current
draw drops below 50 milliamperes (mA).
To ensure reliabl eoperation of the bulb failure
indic ator,am inimum current of 50 mA must
be guaranteed by the manufacturer of each
LED chain in the trailer lighting. Trailer with 7-pin connector
General information If you
rtrailer ha sa7-pin connector, you can
connect it to the 13-pin socket on the ball
coupling using an adapter or, if necessary, an
adapter cable. Both of thes ecan be obtained
at aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Fittin
gthe adapter X
Open th esocke tcover.
X Insert the connector with lug :into
groove ;on the socket and tur nthe con-
nector clockwi seto the stop.
X Make the cover engage.
X If you are using an adapter cable, secure
the cabl etothe trailer with cable ties.
! Make sur ethat ther eissufficient cable
pla ysot hat the cable cannot become
detached when cornering. 190
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Outsid
etemperature display
The outside temperature display is in the mul-
tifunction display. G
Risk of accident
At temperatures just above freezing point ,the
str eetm ay be icy, especially in woode dareas
or on bridges .Ifyou do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, th evehicle could skid.
For this reason ,adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
Changes in the outside temperatur eare dis-
played afte rashort delay. Speedomete
rwith segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
Cruise control mode:
The segments light up from the stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONI Cmode:
The segments light up from the star tofthe
scal etot he selected limit speed.
DI ST RONIC PLUS mode:
One or two segments around the stored
speed ligh tup. Opera
ting th eon-board computer
The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you tur nthe key to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can con trolthe multifunction display and
the setti ngsint he on-boar dcomputer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
;
~6
Makes/accepts or rejects/ends a
call
WX
Adjusts the volume
8
Mute
=
?
Activates voic
econtrol; see the sep-
arate operatin ginstructions ?
%Press briefly:
Back
Deactivate
svoice con trol
Hide sdispla ymessages %Press and hold:
Selects the standard display
A
=;
Calls up the men
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9:Pres
sbriefly:
Selects the submenu or scrolls
throug hlists
In the Audio menu: selects astored
station, an audi otrack or avideo
scene
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects aname or telephone number 9:
Press and hold:
In the Audio menu: selects the pre-
vious/next station or selects an
audi otrack or avideo scene using
rapid scrolling.
In the Tel(telephone) menu: starts
rapid scrolling through the phone
book a
Confirms selections and hides dis-
play messages
In the
Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling Multifunction display
To activate the multifunction display:
R switch on the ignition.
R switch on the lights.
R open the driver's door.
Values and settings as well as displa ymes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. :
Description field
; Menu bar
= Status indicator
X To show menu bar ;:press the =
or ; button on the steerin gwheel. Statu
sindicator
The status indicator in the multifunction dis-
play shows you values as well as information
about assistanc esystems and the transmis-
sion.
Vehicle swith automatic transmission :
Outside temperatur eordigital speedom-
eter 30
; Transmission mode display
= Gear indicator
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Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hol dthe % button on the
steering whee lunti lthe Trip menuwith
tota ldistance recorder :and trip
meter ;is shown.
Trip computer "Fro mstart" or "From
reset" The val
uesint heFrom start submenu are
calculate dfromt he star tofajourney whilst
the values in the Fromreset submenu are
calculated fro mthe last tim ethe submenu
was reset.
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to selec tthe Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start
or From reset. Tri
pc omputer "After start" (example)
: Distan ce
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fue lconsumption
The From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than 4hours.
R 99 9h our shave been exceeded.
R 999 9kilometres have been exceeded. The
From reset trip computer is reset if the
trip exceeds 999 9hour sor99,999 kilome-
tres.
Yo uc an select kmormiles as the unit of
measurement for distance (Y page 204).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
current fuel consumption and approximate
range. :
Current fuel consumption
; Approximate range
Approximate range ;is calculated accord-
ing to current driving style and the amount of
fuel in the tank .Ifthere is only asmall amount
of fue lleft in the fuel tank ,the display shows
av ehicle being refuelled Cinstead of
range ;.
Digital speedometer X
Press =or; on the steerin gwheel
to selec tthe Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to selec tthe digital
speedometer. :
Shif trecommendation
; Digita lspeedometer Menus and submenus
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X
If only one telep hone number is stored
for aname: press the 6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than on enumbe rfor a
particula rname: press the 6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to mak eacall:press
the ~ button.
Redialling Th
eo n-board compute rsaves the last names
or numbers dialle dinthe redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switc htothe
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to selec tthe
desired nam eornumber.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling. Assistance menu
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
In the
SpeedLim. Asst. function,adetec-
ted speed limi tisdisplayed under certain
conditions. You can set Speed Limit Assist
(Y page 182 )todisplay adetected speed limit
automatically for fiv eseconds. Other mes-
sages in the multifunc tion display will be hid-
den for this lengt hoftime. X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Spee dLim. Asst.
X Press a.
Th em ultifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assis t.
When alimit speed is detected, this is
shown in the multifunction display until:
R the speed limit ceases to apply.
R you pass city limits.
R the type of road changes, e.g. motorway
or country road.
R the speed limit is no longer detected
after acertain distance.
Activating/deactiva ting th eSpeed Limit
Assist message function
X Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Spee dLim. Asst.
X Press a.
Th em ultifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assis t.
X Press :.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activat eordeactivate: pressa.
Ad etected speed limi tappears automati-
cally for fiv eseconds.
When Speed Limit Assist is operational and
the message fun ction is activated, the multi-
function display shows the Äsymbol
when the ignition is switched on.
Showing the distance display This function is only available with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.202
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Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display.
X Press a.
The DI STRONIC PLUS distance display
(Y page 166) appears in the multifunction
display.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®G
Risk of accident
If the ä warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes ,proceed as follows:
R do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circum-
stances.
R onl ydepress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pullin gaway.
R adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicle could skid.
ESP ®
cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP ®
cannot override the
laws of physics.
Further information about ESP ®
(Y page 57).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP.
X Press a.
X To deactivate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on. G
Risk of accident
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running,
ESP ®
is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunction. The risk that your vehicle may
start to skid then increases in certain situa-
tions.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions. X
To activate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Activating/deactivating the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake This function is only availabl
ewith DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select PRE-SAFE
Brake.
X Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deac tivate: press a
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brak e(Ypage 59 )isacti-
vated ,the multifunction displa yshows the
Ä symbol.
Activating/deactiva ting Attention
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attent ionA sst.
X Press a.
Th ec urren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deac tivate: press a
again.
When ATTENTION ASSI ST (Ypage 18 1)is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist You can use the
BlindSpot Asst. function
to activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 184). Menus an
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Activating/deactivating th
esurround
lighting and ex terior lightin gdelayed
switch-off
The Surround lighting: function allows
yo utos et whether th eexterior lighting should
com eonw hen it is dar k:
R for 40 se conds after unlockin gthe ve hicle
with th ekey
The exterior lighting switche soff wh en you
open the driver’s door.
R for 15 seconds after switching off the
engine and closing the doors
If the engine is switched off and then none
of the doors are opened, or if an ope ndoor
is not closed, the exte rior lightin ggoes out
after 60 seconds.
If you activate the Surround lighting:
func tion, the following light up:
R the side lamps
R the foglamps 35
R the dipped-beam headlamps 36
R the daytime drivin glamps 37
R the licence plate lighting
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Deactivating the delayed switch-off tempora-
rily:
X
Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
The delayed switch-off is deactivated.
Delayed switch-off is reactivated the next
time you start the engine.
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
When you activate the Interior lighting
dela ysw. off: function and remov ethe
key from the ignition lock ,the interior lighting
remain sonfor 10 seconds.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to con firm.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Interior lighting dela ysw. off:
function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the func
tion Limi tspeed
(winter tyres): to setpermanen tSPEED-
TRONI C(Ypage 171).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
35 Only for vehicles with front foglamps.
36 Only for vehicles withou tfront foglamps.
37 Onl yvehicles with Intelligent Light System. Menus and submenus
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vating th
eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervise dinthe
vehicle, even if they ar esecur edinac hild
restraint system .The chil dren could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vat ethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
becom etrapp ed.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit feature.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching th ebelta djustmen ton/off
Fur ther information on belt adjust ment
(Y pag e42).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Belt adjustment: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching the fold in mirrors when lock-
ing function on/off
If you switch on the Fold mirrorsinwhen
locking: function, th eexterior mirror sfold
in when you lock the vehicle. When you
unloc kthe vehicle and then open adoor, the
exterior mirror sfold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold the exterior mirror sinusing the button
on the door (Y page 101), they will not fold
out automatically. The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out usin
gthe button on
the door.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Fold mirror sinwhen locking: func-
tion.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all function
sare reset:
the Limit speed (winter tyres): func-
tio ninp ermanen tSPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehiclesubmenu. If you want to
reset the Daytimedriving lamps: in the
Light submenu, yo umust turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 1.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factor ysetting submenu.
X Press the abuttontoc onfirm.
The Rese tall settings? message
appe ars.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select
No orYes.
X Press the abutton to confir mthe selec-
tion.
If you hav eselected Yes,the multifunction
display shows aconfirmation message. Menu
sand submenus
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