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more responsive. On vehicles with auto-
matic transmission*, drive program
Sis
selected.
Comfort tuning In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of yourv
ehicleare more comfortable. Select
this mode if you prefer amore comfortable
driving style ,but alsow hen driving fast on
straigh troads, e.g. motorways.
X Press button 0047.
Indicator lamp 0046goes out. Comfortable
suspension tuning is selected. On vehicles
with automatic transmission*, drive pro-
gram Cis selected. PARKTRONIC*
G
Risk of accident
PARKTRONIC is only an aid and may not
detect all obstacles. This system does not
relieve you of the need to pay attention.
You are alwaysr esponsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to youri mme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. You could otherwise endanger
yourself and others. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasound. It indicates visuallya nd audibly
the distance between yourv ehicleand an
object.
PARKTRONIC is automatically activated when
you switch on the ignitio nand release the
handbrake.
PARKTRONIC is deactivated at speeds above
18 km/h. It is reactivated at lower speeds.
PARKTRONIC monitors the area around your
vehicl eusing six sensors in the front bumper
and four sensors in the rear bumper. 0046
Example: sensors in the front bumper,
left-hand side
Range of the sensors The sensors must be free of dirt, ice and
slush; otherwise, they may not function cor-
rectly. Clean the sensors regularly, taking
care not to scratch or damage them. Side view
:Coupé shown as an example Top view138
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Fron
tsensors Centre Approximately 10
0cm Corners Approximately 60 cm
Rea
rsensors Centre Approximately 12
0cm Corners Approximately 80 cm
!
When parking ,pay particular attentio nto
object sabov eorb elow th esensors, such
as flower pot sortrailer towbars .PAR K-
TRONIC does no tdetect suc hobject swhen
they are in th eimmediat evicinity of the
vehicle .You could damag ethe vehicle or
th eo bjects.
Ultrasonic sources suc hasanautomatic
car wash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumatic dril lcou ld caus ePARK-
TRONIC to malfunction.
Minimu mdistance Centre Approximately 20 cm
Corners Approximately 15 cm
If there is an obstacle within this range, all
warning displays light up and
atones ounds.
If th edistanc efalls below th eminimum clear-
ance, it may no longer be shown.
Warning displays The warning displays sho
wthe distance
between th esensor sand th eobstacle .The
warning display for th efront area is located
on th edashboard abov ethe centr eair vents.
The warning display for th erear area in the
Coupé is locate dontheroo flining in th erear
compartment; in th eCabriolet ,itisbetween
th er ear seats. Warning display for fron
tarea
0046 Left-han dside of th evehicle
0047 Right-hand side of th evehicle
008A Indicato rsegments
The warning display for each side of th evehi-
cle is divided int ofivey ellow and two red seg-
ments .PAR KTRONIC is operational if yellow
indicator segments 008Alight up.
The gear leve rpositio nor, in th ecaseofa uto-
matic transmission*, th eselector leve rposi-
tio nd etermine swhichw arning display is
active when th eengineisr unning:
Manual transmission: Selector lever
position Warning display
Forward
sgear
or
Neutral Fron
tarea activated Revers
egear Rear and fron
tareas
activated Automatic transmission*:
Selector lever
position Warning display
D
Fron
tarea activated R
or N Rear and fron
tareas
activated P
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One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance to the obstacle.
From the:
R
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. You have reached the minimum dis-
tance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC 0046
Indicator lamp
0047 To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp 0046lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i PARKTRONIC is automaticallya ctivated
when you turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock.
Trailer towing* PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
! Fold in the ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required.P ARKTRONIC meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling. Parking Guidance*
Parking Guidance is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to meas-
ure the road on both sides of the vehicle. A
suitablep arking space is indicated by the
parking symbol. You receive steering instruc-
tions when parking. You may also use PARK-
TRONIC (Y page 138). G
Risk of accident
Parking Guidance is merely an aid and may
recommend parking spaces that are not suit-
able for parking. For example, these might be
spaces where parking is prohibited, drive-
ways, unsuitables urfaces, etc.
Parking Guidance measures the parking
space as you drive past it. Any later changes
to the parking space are not taken into
account. For instance, this may be the case
when the vehicle parked in front of or behind
the space changes its position or when an
obstacle is moved into the parking space.
Parking Guidance does not relieve you of the
responsibility for paying attention. If you rely
solely on Parking Guidance, you could cause
an accident and injure yourselfa nd others.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. G
Risk of accident
Objects located above the height range of
Parking Guidance will not be detected when
the parking space is measured. These are not
taken into account when the parking proce-
dure is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads, tail
sections or loading ramps of goods vehicles.
In some circumstances, Parking Guidance
might therefore issue steering instructions
too soon. This may lead to acollision. For this
reason, you should avoid using Parking Guid-
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Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animal sare in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
Whe nPARKTRONIC is deactivated, Parking
Guidance is also unavailable.
Use Parking Guidance for parking spaces:
R that are paralle ltothe direction of travel
R that are on straigh troads, not bends
R that are on the same level as the road, i.e.
not on the pavement
Parking tips:
R On narro wroads, drive as clos etothe park-
ing space as possible.
R Parking spaces which are littered ,over-
grow norp artiall yoccupied by traile rdraw-
bars might be identified incorrectl yornot
at all.
R Snowfal lorheavy rai nmay lead to aparking
space being measured inaccurately.
R Pa ya ttention to the PARKTRONIC warning
messages during the parking procedure
(Y page 138).
R Whe ntransporting aloa dw hich protrudes
from your vehicle ,you mus tnot us eParking
Guidance.
R Neve ruse Parking Guidance with snow
chains or an emergency spare wheel *fit-
ted.
R The wa yyourv ehicle is positioned in the
parking space afte rparking is dependent
on variou sfactors. These includ ethe posi-
tion and shape of the vehicle sparked in
front and behind it and the conditions of the
location. In some cases, Parking Guidance
may guid eyou too far or not far enough into
ap arking space. In some cases, it may also
lead yo uacross or onto the kerb. If neces-
sary, cance lthe parking procedure with
Parking Guidance. !
If unavoidable, yo ushoul ddrive over
obstacles such as kerbs slowl yand not at
as harp angle. Otherwise, yo umay damage
the wheel sortyres.
Detecting parkin gspaces Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
0046
Detected parking space on the left
0047 Parking symbol
008A Detected parking space on the right
Parking Guidance is automaticall yactivated
whe nyou drive forwards. The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately
35 km/h .While in operation, the system inde-
pendently locates and measures parking
spaces on both sides of the vehicle .Ata
speed below 30 km/h ,you will see parking
symbol 0047as the statu sindicator in the
instrument cluster. If aparking space has
bee ndetected, an arrow pointing to the right
008A or left 0046is also displayed. Parking Guid-
ance only display sparking spaces on the
front-passenger sid easstandard .Parking
spaces on the driver' ssidea re displayed as
soo nasthe turn signal on the driver' ssideis
activated. To park on the driver' sside, you
mus tlea ve the driver' ssidet urn signal
switched on unti lyou have engaged reverse
gear.
Parking Guidance will only detect parking
spaces:
R that are paralle ltothe direction of travel
R that are at leas t1.5mw ide
R that are at leas t1.3ml onger than your
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arking space is displaye dwhile youa re
driving past it, and unti lyou area pprox-
imatel y15m away from it.
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PARKTRONI Cand Parking Guidance are
merel yparking aids and ma ynot detect all
obstacles. The ydonot relieve yo uofthe
responsibility of paying attention.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety and
must continue to pa yattentio ntoyourimme-
diate surrounding swhenp arking and
manoeuvring .You could otherwis eendanger
yoursel fand others.
X Stop the vehicl ewhent he parking space
symbo lshows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles with manua ltransmission: shift to
revers egear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
mov ethe selecto rlev er to R.
The multi-functio ndisplay shows the
Check vehicl esurroundings Con‐
fir mwithOK message.
X Press 0064on the multi-functio nsteering
whee ltoconfirm.
The multi-functio ndisplay switches to
Parking Guidance.
Depending on your distance fro mthe park-
ing space ,the Please drive backwards
message will appear in the multi-function
display. Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example) X
If necessary ,revers etowards the parking
space .Thisisi ndicated by an arrow point-
ing backwards.
Continu ereversing unti lyou hear an acous-
tic signal. Stop –the parking positio nhas
been reached. The arrow is white.
The Please steer to the right or
Please steer to the left message
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay. Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
X
Whil ethe vehicl eisstationary, tur nthe
steering whee linthe specifie ddirection
unti lthe arrow is white and awarning tone
sounds.
X To revers eintot he parking space: keep
the steering whee lturned in tha tdirection
and revers ecarefully.
X Stop as soo nasyou hear asigna l–
The vehicl ehasreache dthe positio nin
which yo uneedtoc ountersteer.
The Please steer to the left or
Please steer to the right message
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay.
X To countersteer: whilethe vehicl eissta-
tionary, tur nthe steering whee linthe
specifie ddirection unti lthe arrow is white
and awarning tone sounds.
X To revers eintot he parking space: keep
the steering whee lturned in tha tdirection
and revers ecarefully.
X Stop as soo nasyou hear asigna l–att he
latest when PARKTRONI Csounds the con-
tinuou swarning tone.
The Parkin gGuidance finished mes-
sage appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
and atone sounds .You maybea sked to
stee rinad ifferent direction and then
change gear .Inthisc ase, furthe rdisplays 142
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in the multi-function display will direc
tyou
to the final position.
X Manoeuvre, if necessary.
X Always observe the warnin gmessages dis-
played by PARKTRONI C(Ypage 138).
Cancelling Parking Guidance X
Press the PARKTRONI Cbutton on the
centr econsole (Y page 138).
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled immediately
and PARKTRONI Cisdeactivated.
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled automatically
if it is no longer possible to guide you int othe
parking space, or if amalfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol disappears and the
Parking Guidance cancelled message
appears in the multi-function display.
Trailer towing* For vehicles with
atrailer coupling, the mini-
mum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Parking Guidance. When
the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Parking
Guidanc ecease stobea vailable. PARK-
TRONI Cisdeactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera*
The reversin gcamera is an optical aid. It
shows the area behin dyour vehicle in the
COMAND APS display. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvrin grange. Otherwise, they
could be injured. The reversin
gcamera is located in the handle
strip of the boot lid. Example: Coupé
0046
Reversing camera
View through th ecamera The area behin
dthe vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror. G
Risk of accident
The reversin gcamera is only an aid and may
display obstacles in adistorted or incorrect
manner, or may not even display the matall.
The reversin gcamera does not reliev eyou of
the responsibility to pay attention. The cam-
era cannot show objects:
R very near to the rear bumper
R below the rear bumper
R in the area immediately above the boot lid
handle
You are always responsible for safet yand
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. This applies to the areas
behind, in front of and nex ttothe vehicle. You
could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers. G
Risk of accident
Under the followin gcircumstances, the
reversin gcamera will not function ,orfunction
in alimited manner:
R if the boot lid is open
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at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecamera is exposed to ver ybright light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent light (th edis-
play may flicker)
R if there is asudden chang eintemperature,
e.g .when driving int oaheated garag ein
winter
R if th ecamera len sisdirtyoro bstructed
R if th erear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
even thave th ecamera position and setting
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou use
aM ercedes-Ben zServic eCentre for this
purpose.
Do no tuse th ereversing camera in these
type sofs ituation. You could, otherwise,
injure other sordamage object sand your
vehicle while you are parking.
Activating th ereversing camera X
Mak esure that th ekeyis in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X Mak esure that th e"Reversin gcamera"
function is selecte dinCOMAND AP S(see
th es eparate operatin ginstruction sfor
COMAND APS).
X Engage revers egear.
The area behin dthe vehicle is show ninthe
COMAND AP Sdisplay.
You can selec tnotto show th earea behind
th ev ehicle in th eCOMAND AP Sdisplay (see
th es eparate operatin ginstruction sfor
COMAND APS). ATTENTION ASSIST
ATTENTION ASSIST helps you on long, monot-
onous journeys suc hasonmotorways and
trunk roads .Itisactive at speed sbetween 80
and 18 0km/ h. If ATTENTION ASSIST detects
tiredness or increasing lapses in concentra-
tio nont hepart of th edriver, it suggest sa
break. G
Ris
kofa ccident
ATTENTION ASSIST is only an aid and may
detect your tiredness or lapses in concentra-
tio nt oo late or no tatall. It is no tasubstitute
for aw ell reste dand attentive driver.
Fatigue may caus eyou to recognise hazard-
ous situations to olate ,misjudge asituation
or reac tslower. For this reason ,makes ure
you feel reste dbefore you begin driving and
durin gyour journey. Always tak ebreak sin
good tim eand regularly, especially during
lon gjou rneys. Otherwise, you may fail to rec-
ognise dangers in time, caus eanacciden tand
injure yourself and others.
ATTENTION ASSIST assesses your leve lof
fatigue or increasing inattentiveness taking
int oc onsideratio nthe followin gcriteria:
R personal driving style, e.g .steering charac-
teristics
R driving conditions, e. g. time, driving time
ATTENTION ASSIST' sfunctionality is restric-
te da nd warning sare delayed or do not
appear at all:
R if th eroad condition is poor ,e.g.large
bumps or potholes
R there is astron gs ide wind
R you have adopted averys porty driving style
with high cornering speed sordriving with
ah igh rat eofacceleration
R if you are predominantly driving slower
than 80 km/h or faster than 18 0km/h
R if you are currently operatin gormaking a
call usin gCOMAND APS*
R in active driving situations ,for example, if
you are changing lane sorchanging the
vehicle speed 144
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Warning and display messages in the
multi-function display Example
:vehicles with automatic transmission*
X Activate ATTENTION ASSIST with the on-
board computer (Y page116).
Symbol 0046appears in the multi-function
display.
If ATTENTION ASSIST is active, it wil lnot warn
you until at least 20 minutes after you rjour-
ney has begun. You then hea ranintermittent
warning tone and the Attention Assist:
Time for abreak? message appears in the
multi-function display.
X If necessary, take abreak.
X Press 0064to confirm the message.
On long journeys, take regularb reaks in good
time to allow yourself to rest properly .Ifyou
do not take abrea kand ATTENTION ASSIST
still detects fatigu eorincreasing inattentive-
ness, you wil lsee aw arning again after
15 minutes at the earliest.
ATTENTION ASSIST is reset whe nyou con-
tinue you rjourney and starts judging your
tirednes sanew if:
R you switch off the engine.
R you take off you rseatb elta nd open the
driver's door, e.g. for achange of drivers or
to take abreak. Spee
dLimi tAssist*
i Speed Limit Assist is not operational in all
countries.
Speed Limit Assist, in conjunction with your
navigation system*, show syou spee dlimits
it has detected in the multi-function display. The displaya
ppears whentraffic signs stating
the spee dlimi thave been detected. Example
0046
Traffi csign symbol showing the speed
limit
0047 End of spee dlimi tzone
i Sign 0047indicating the end of aspee dlimit
zone is detected, but is not show ninthe
multi-function display.
Speed Limi tAssist detects these signs with a
camera at the top of the windscreen. 0046
Speed Limit Assist camera G
Risk of accident
Speed Limit Assist is only an aid and may
detect spee dlimi tsigns incorrectly or not at
all.
The syste mmay be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray.
R there is glare, e.g. from the sun or from
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the windscree nisd irty ,m iste duporc ov-
ered, for instance by asticker ,inthe vicinity
of the camera.
R the traffi csigns ar ecovered ,for instance
by dirt, sno wortrees.
R the traffi csigns ar epoorlyi llumin ated.
R there ar eambiguous trafficsigns ,for
instance nea rroadworks or on multi-lane
roads.
Traffi csigns always have priority ove rthe
Speed Limi tAssist display. Speed Limit Assist
cannot detect roa dand traffi cconditions .Itis
not asubst itute for attentiv edriving.
Alway spayattentio ntotrafficconditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, yo umayfail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
Informatio ninthe multi-function dis-
play Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
0046
Traffi csigns ym bolshowing the speed
limit
0047 Speed Limi tAssist is availabl eand the
warning functio niss witched on in the on-
boar dcomputer
008A Units used in the traffi csignd isplayed X
Activate the Speed Limi tAssist warning
functio nusing the on-board computer
(Y page 116).
Symbol 0047appears. When spee dlimit
sign 0046is detected, the spee dlimit appears
in the multi-functio ndisplay for approx-
imately fiv eseconds. Any othe rinformation
in the multi-functio ndisplay is hidden for
thi sp eriod.
or
X Display Speed Limi tAssist using the on-
boar dcompute r(Ypage 116).
When spee dlimit sign 0046is detected, the
spee dlimit appear sinthe multi-function
display.
Speed limi tsign 0046is generall ydisplayed
until:
R the traffi csigni ndicating the end of the
spee dlimit zone is detected.
R yo um akeat urn.
R yo ul eave or ente racity or town.
R the roa dtypec hange s(e.g. motorway,
secondar yroad).
R yo uh avet ravelle dacertain minimum
distance withou tthe roa dsignb eing
repeated or detecte dagain. 146
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Air conditioning
Overview of air-conditionin
gsystems
Th ev ehicle is equipped wit hone of th efollowing air-conditionin gsystems: 2-zone THERMATIC automatic air conditioning
Fron
tcontro lunit THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climat
econ-
trol combines an automatic heating and ven-
tilation system wit hacoolings ystem. You
can control th etem perature separately for
th ed river' sand front-passenger sides. THERMOTRONIC 3-zone luxur
yautomatic climat econtrol* Fron
tcontro lunit Rear control panel THERMOTRONI
C3-zon eluxury automatic
climat econtro lcom bines an automatic heat-
ing and ventilation system wit hacoolings ys-
tem. You can control th etem perature sepa-
rately for th edriver' sand front-passenger
side sand th erear compartment. Genera
lnotes
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climat econ-
trol/THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone auto-
matic climat econtrol* controlsthe tempera-
tur ea nd th ehumidit yofthevehicl einterior
and filters out undesirable substance sfrom
th ea ir.
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climat econ-
trol/THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone auto- matic climat
econtrol* is only operational
when th eengineisr unning. 32
i Ventilat ethe vehicl efor ab riefp eriod
during warm weather ,e.g.u sin gthe con-
venience opening feature (Y page 96). This
will spee dupthecoolin gprocess and the
desired vehicl einterior temperature will be
reached mor equickly.
32 THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone automati cclimat econtrol* :the "residual heat "function can only be switched
on/off if th eignition is switched off. Air conditioning
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