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multi-function display while Distronic Plusis
activated: 0046
Distronic Plusa ctivated
0047 Own vehicle
008A Specifie dminimu mdistance to the vehi-
cle in front, adjustable
0088 Vehicl einfront, if detected
Deactivatin gDistronic Plus There are severa
lwaystod eactivate Dis-
tronic Plus:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards 0046.
or
X Brake, unles sthe vehicl eisstationary.
or
X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
directio nofarrow008A.
VariableS peedtronic is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp 0047in the cruise control lever
lights up. i
The lasts peedstored remains stored until
you switch off the engine.
i Distronic Plusisn ot deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you accel-
erate briefl ytoovertake, Distronic Plus
adjusts the vehicle's spee dtothe last
spee dstored after you have finishe dover-
taking.
Distronic Plusisa utomatically deactivated if:
R you depress the parking brake.
R you are driving slower than 25 km/h and
there is no vehicl einfront, or the vehicl ein
front is no longer detected.
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
.
R you shift the automatic transmission* to
N, Por R.
R the vehicl eisneararadiot elescop efacility
(Y page3 04).
R you switch off the rada rsensor system
(Y page1 21).
R you pullt he cruise control lever towards
you in order to pulla waya nd the front-
passenger door is open.
If Distronic Plusisd eactivated, you willh ear
aw arning tone. You wills ee theDISTRONIC
PLUS off message in the multi-function dis-
playf or approximatel yfive seconds.
If the vehicl ehas been stopped by Distronic
Plusa ndafault occurs in the system, the
Brake immediately message appears in the
multi-function display.D epress the brake
peda limmediatel ysothat the vehicl edoes
not roll away. Distronic Plusisd eactivated
and the message disappears.
Tips for driving with Distronic Plus The following contains descriptions of certain
road and traffic conditions in which you must
be particularl
yattentive. In such situations,
brake if necessary .Distronic Plusist hen
deactivated. Driving systems
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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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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
DISTRONIC PLUS* is deactivated and is temporarily not
operational if:
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine. DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* is faulty. BA
SPLUS* and
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have failed. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed th
eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC
PLUS* is no longer controlling th espee doft hevehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Run Flat
Indicator inopera‐
tive The tyr
epressur elossw arnin gsystem is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Check
tyr
ep res‐
sures then
restart
Run Flat
Indicator Ad
isplay message fo rthe tyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
was shown.
X Se tthe correc ttyrep ressur efor all tyres (Y page 186).
X Restart th etyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
(Y page 187). PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tiv
eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occu-
pan tsafet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE Functions
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *istemporarily inoperative if
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eisinsufficient.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isoperational again and th edisplay
message disappear swhen
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine.
X Wait until th ebattery is charged sufficiently. 214
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions PRE-SAFE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isfaulty. BA SPLUS* or th edistanc ewarn-
in gs ignal may also hav efailed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual
Vehicles wit
hDISTR ONIC PLUS* :the rada rsensor system is
deactivated.
X Chec kwhether th erada rsensor system may be activated
(Y page 304).
X Switc hont herada rsensor system (Y page 121). Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system* :the vehicl eisclose to a
radi otelescope facilit yand therefore may no ttransmit any
rada rsignals. The rada rsensor system has switched of fauto-
matically.
The following function sare unavailable:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BA SP LUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Drive on.
These function sare available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). Child seat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles wit hautomati cchild seat recognition *onthe front-
passenger seat: the child seat is incorrectly positioned.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition* on the front-
passenger seat: the child seat recognition sensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
control
and SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Awarn-
ing tonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0055 Lef
tc or‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light The left- or right-hand cornering lamp
*isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left- or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X
Halogen headlamp: replacethe bulb ( Ypage 260).
X Bi-xenon headlamp*: consultaqualified specialist work-
shop. 0055 Active
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative
The active ligh
tfunction *isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Trailer
lef
ti ndi‐
cator
or
Trailer
right
indic. The left- or right-hand trailer tur
nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
brake lamp The trailer brak
elamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
lef
tt ail
lamp
or
Trailer
right
tai ll amp The left- or right-hand trailer tai
llamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The ligh
tsensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 222
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the vehicle
is moving. A
warning tone
also sounds. You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases. 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the engine
is running. A
warning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
Do not top up the brake fluid. This will not rectify the fault. 00AE
The red coolant
warning lamp
lights up while
the engine is
running and the
coolant temper-
ature gauge is at
the start of the
scale. The temperature sensor for the coolant temperature gauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperature is no longer being monitored. There is a
risk of engine damage if the coolant temperature is too high.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue
driving under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 234
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Trailer loads
Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, unbraked 750 kg Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, braked 71 1800 kg
Maximum drawbar
noseweight
72 75 kg
Permissibl
erear axl eloa dw hent owin gatrailer Coupé Cabriolet
Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission E2
00 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1130 kg 1135 kg 1190 kg 1205 kg
E2
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1140 kg – 1210 kg
E3
5073 – 1150 kg – 1230 kg
E3
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
E5
00 – 1170 kg – 1240 kg
E2
20 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1155 kg 1160 kg 1225 kg 1235 kg
E2
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1165 kg 1165 kg 1235 kg 1240 kg
E3
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
24-GHz radar sensor system (country
overview)
The 24 GHz rada rsensor system requires
separate approva lfor each country .When
yo ua redriving in acountry in which the radar
sensor system is not approved ,you must
deactivate the system using the on-board
compute r(Ypage 120) .The current country
overview can be obtained fro maMercedes-
Benz Service Centre. The rada
rsensor system is automatically
deactivated nea rradio telescop efacilities .If
Distroni cPlus* or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* are
activated at thi spoint, acorresponding warn-
ing will appear in the multi-functio ndisplay to
tel lyou tha tthe rada rsen sor system is being
switched off .BAS PLUS* is also no longer
available. If the deactivatio ndoesn ot occur
automatically, yo umustd eactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-board computer
(Y page 120). 304
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