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Hill start assist
Hill start assist help
syou when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It hold sthe vehicl efor as hort time after you
have removed yourf oot from the brake pedal.
This gives you time to move yourf oot from
the brake peda ltothe accelerator peda land
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll. G
Risk of accident
Never leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hil lstart assist wil lnolonger brake yourv ehi-
cle and it coul droll away.
X Take yourf oot off the brake pedal.
i Once you have taken yourf oot off the
brake pedal, the vehicl eisheld for around
one second.
X Pulla way.
Hill start assist willn ot function if:
R you are pulling away on aleve lroad or a
downhill gradient.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission is in position N.
R the vehicl eissecure dwith the parking
brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. Parking
G
Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignitio nlock
when the vehicl eisstationary, as you cannot
steer the vehicl ewhen the key is removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They coul drelease the parking brake. This
coul dleadtoas erious or fatal accident. G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances come into contact
with easily ignitable material such as dry grass or petrol
.Otherwise, the flammable material
may ignite and set the vehicl eonfire.
To ensure that the vehicl eissecure dagainst
rolling away unintentionally:
R the parking brake must be applied
R on vehicles with manua ltransmission,
engag efirst gearorr everse gear
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission must be in position Pand
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock
R on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels toward sthe kerb
Parking brake X
To apply: depress parking brake 0047firmly.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster lights up if the engine is running.
X To release: depress the brake peda land
keep it depressed.
On vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the selector leve rlock is released.
X Pullr elease handle 0046.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster goes out. 100
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Switching off the engine
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Risk of accident
If the engine is not running, there is no power
assistance for the steering and brakes. Steer-
ing and braking will then require significantly
greater effort.
As aresult, you might lose control of the vehi-
cle, cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
Therefore, do not switch off the engine while
you are driving.
Vehicles with manualt ransmission X
Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
Vehicles with automatic transmission* X
Shift the transmission to position P.
Using the key
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
i The key can only be removed when the
selector lever is in position P.
Using KEYLESS GO*
X Press the Start/Stop button (Y page 66).
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrumen tcluster go out
(Y page 25).
i The engine can be turned off while the
vehicle is in motion by pressing and holding
the Start/Stop button for three seconds. Transmission
Notes on the transmission
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Risk of accident
The movement of the pedals must not be
impaired in any way. Do not keep any objects
in the driver's footwell. Make sure that floor-
mats or carpets are correctly secured and
that there is sufficient clearance for the ped-
als.
Do not place several floormats on top of one
another. G
Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid. This could cause you
to lose control of your vehicle and cause an
accident. Manual transmission
Gear lever
!
When shifting between 5thand 6thgear,
you should always push the gear lever all
the way to the right. Otherwise, you could
shift unintentionally into 3rdor4th gear
and damage the transmission.
Do not exceed the maximum speed for the
individual gears. Transmission
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Shifting dow
nattoo high aspeed (trans-
missio nbraking) can cause the engine to
overrev ,leadin gtoe ngine damage.
Shift recommendation The gearshift recommendations assis
tyou in
adopting an economica ldriving style .The rec-
ommended gea risshown in the multifunction
display. X
Shift gea raccording to the gearshift rec-
ommendation 0046shown in the multifunc-
tion display of the instrument cluster.
Engagin greverse gear !
Only engage reverse gea rwhent he vehi-
cle is stationary ,otherwise the transmis-
sio nc ould be damaged.
X Mov ethe gea rlev er firmly to the left
beyond the point of resistance and then
forwards. Automatic transmission*
Selector lever
0046
Gear indicator
0047 Drive progra mdisplay (C/S) or
(C/S/M)*
Transmission positions 0045
Park position
Prevents the vehicl
efrom rolling
away when stopped. Do not shift
the transmissio ninto position P
unless the vehicl eisstationary.
i The key can onl yberemoved if
the transmissio nisinp osition P.
If the key is removed from the
ignition lock, the selector lever is
locked. 0046
Revers
egear
Do not shift the transmissio ninto
position Runless the vehicl eissta-
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lamps, display messages or system failures.
The vehicle's handlin gcharacteristics may be
affected. Adjust your drivin gstyle and speed
accordingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tools to carr yout the work
required. Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that
you use aMercedes-Ben zService Centre for
this purpose .Inparticular, work relevant to
safet yoro nsafety-related systems must be
carried out at aqualified specialist workshop. Coolant temperatur
egauge
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in the
instrumen tcluster on the right-han dside.
Under normal operating condition sand with
the specified coolan tlevel, the coolan ttem-
perature may rise to 120 †. The coolan ttem-
perature may rise to the top end of the scale
at high outside temperatures and on long
uphill stretches. Speedometer with segments
The segment sinthe speedometer indicate
which speed rang eisavailable.
Cruise control mode:
The segment slight up fro mthe stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable Speedtronic mode:
The segment slight up fro mthe star tofthe
scale to the selected limit speed.
Distronic Plus* mode:
One or two segment saround the stored
speed light up. Rev counter
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range. The fuel supply is
interrupted to protect the engin ewhen the
red band is reached. !
Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine. Outside temperatur
edisplay G
Risk of accident
At temperatures just above freezin gpoint ,the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas
or on bridges .Ifyou do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle could skid.
For this reason ,adapt your drivin gstyle and
speed to the weathe rconditions.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashor tdelay. On-board computer
Points to remember
The on-board computer is activate dassoon
as you turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock. G
Risk of accident
Only use the on-board computer when road
and traffic condition spermit. You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and could cause an
accident. Multifunction steering wheel
You can control the multi-function display and
the settings in the on-board computer using On-board computer
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the buttons on the multi-functio
nsteering
wheel. 0046
Multi-functio
ndisplay 0047
006A007FMakes/accept
sor
rejects/ends acall
005A005BIncreases/reduces the
volume
006C Mute 008A
0062
Activates voice control*; see
separate operating instructions. 0088
0041
Press briefly:
back, deactivates voice control* and
fades out display messages
0041 Press and hold:
selects the standard display 0086
0040003ECalls up th
emenub ar and
select smenus 003C003DPress briefly:
selects
asubmenu or scrolls through
lists
In the Audio menu: selects astored
station, an audiot rack oravideo
scene*
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book and
selects aname or telephone number 003C003DPress and hold:
in the
Audio menu: selects the pre-
vious/next station or selects an
audiot rack or video scene* using the
rapid scrolling feature
In the Tel(telephone) menu, starts
rapid scrolling through the telephone
book 0064
Confirms selections and hides
display messages
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling Multifunction display
To activate the multi-function display:
R switch on the ignition.
R switch on the lights.
R open the driver's door.
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the description field in the
multi-function display. 0046
Description field
0047 Menu bar
008A Status indicator
X To show menu bar 0047:press the 0040
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for five seconds. Other messages in the multi-
function displayw
illbef adedout for this
length of time.
When Speed Limi tAssist is operational and
the message function is activated, the multi-
function displays howsthe 00BA symbol
whe nthe ignition is switched on.
Displaying Spee dLimi tAssist
X Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 003Cor003D to select Speed Lim.
Asst.
X Press the 0064button.
Speed Limi tAssist appears in the multi-
function display.
When aspee dlimi tisd etected, this
appears in the multi-function displayu ntil:
R the spee dlimi tcease stoa pply.
R you pas scity limits.
R the type of road changes ,e.g. motorway
or country road.
R the spee dlimi tisn ot detected anymore
after acertain distance.
Activating/deactivating the Spee dLimit
Assist messag efunction
X Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 003Cor003D to select Speed Lim.
Asst.
X Press the 0064button.
Speed Limi tAssist appears in the multi-
function display.
X Press the 003Dbutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: press0064.
Ad etected spee dlimi tappears automati-
call yfor five seconds.
Showing the distanc edisplay* This function is only available with Distronic
Plus*. X
Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 003Cor003D button to select
Distance display.
X Press the 0064button.
The Distronic Plus* distance display
appears in the multi-function display.
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* This function is only available with Distronic
Plus*.
X
Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 003Cor003D to select PRE-SAFE
Brake.
X Press 0064.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: press0064
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is activated, the
multi-function displays howsthe 00C7 sym-
bol.
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 003Cor003D to select the Atten‐
tion Asst. menu.
X Press 0064.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: press0064
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is activated, the
00AF symbol appears in the multi-function
displayw hent he ignition is on. 116
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Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist*
on/off
X
Press the 0040or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the 0064button to confirm.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Adaptive Main-beam Assist: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the 0064button to save the setting.
Activating or deactivating the surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
The Surround lighting: function allows
you to set whether the exterior lighting should
come on when it is dark:
R for 40 seconds after unlocking the vehicle
with the key
The exterior lighting switches off when 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 open door
is not closed, the exterior lighting goes out
after 60 seconds.
If you activate the Surround lighting:
function, the following light up:
R side lamps
R dipped-beam headlamps 31
R daytime driving lights
R licence plate lighting
X Press the 0040or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the 0064button to confirm. X
Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Surround lighting: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the 0064button to save the setting.
Deactivating the delayed switch-of ftempora-
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-of fisdeactivated.
Delayed switch-of fisreactivated the next
time you start the engine.
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
When you activate the Interior lighting
delay sw. off: function and remove the
key from the ignition lock, the interior lighting
remains on for around 20 seconds if it is dark.
X Press the 0040or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the 0064button to confirm.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Interior lighting delay sw. off:
function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the 0064button to save the setting.
Vehicle Set permanent SPEEDTRONIC with
Limit
speed (winter tyres): (Ypage 135).
Activating/deactivating automatic door
locking
If you select the Automatic door locks:
function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
as peed of around 15 km/h.
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Switching the fold in mirrors when lock-
ing* function on/off
If you switch on the Fold mirrors in when
locking: function, the exterior mirrors fold
in when you lock the vehicle. When you
unlock the vehicle and then open the driver's
or front-passenger door, the exterior mirrors
fold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold the exterior mirrors in using the button
on the door (Y page 74), they will not fold out
automatically. The exterior mirrors can then
only be folded out using the button on the
door.
X Press the 0040or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the 0064button to confirm.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Fold in mirrors when locking: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the 0064button to save the setting.
Restoring the factory settings For safety reasons, not all functions are reset:
the
Limit speed (winter tyres): func-
tion in permanent SPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehiclesubmenu. If you want to
reset the Daytime driving lamps: in the
Light submenu, you must turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 1.
X Press the 0040or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 003Dor003C button to select the
Factory setting submenu.
X Press the 0064button to confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appears. X
Press the 003Dor003C button to select
Yes orNo.
X Press the 0064button to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes,the multifunction
display shows aconfirmation message. Driving systems
Overview of driving systems
The vehicle's driving systems are described
on the following pages:
R cruise control, Distronic Plus* and Speed-
tronic, which are used to control the speed
of the vehicle
R HOLD function, which makes pulling away
easier, particularly on steep uphill gradi-
ents
R dynamic handling package with sports
mode*, which is used to adjust the vehi-
cle's suspension system
R PARKTRONIC* and Parking Guidance*,
which assist you in finding aparking space,
as well as when manoeuvring and parking
R reversing camera*, which assists you when
parking and manoeuvring
R ATTENTION ASSIST, which helps you
detect tiredness or increasing lapses in
concentration
R Speed Limit Assist*, which shows you
speed limits that are detected in the multi-
function display
The ABS,B AS,BAS PLUS* ,adaptive brake
lights, ESP ®
,E BV and ADAPTIVE BRAKE driv-
ing safety systems and the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* are described in the "Driving safety
systems" section (Y page 52). Cruise control
Cruise control maintains aconstant road
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The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while Dis-
tronic Plus is still activated. The sound
becomes louder if you attempt to lock the
vehicle. The vehicle is not locked until Dis-
tronic Plus is deactivated.
i If the ignition has been switched off, the
engine cannot be started again until Dis-
tronic Plus has been deactivated.
If Distronic Plus is activated and afault occurs
in the system or there is adisruption in the
power supply while the vehicle is stationary,
the Brake immediately message is shown
in the multi-function display .Immediately
depress the brake firmly until the warning
message in the multi-function display goes
out or move the selector lever to P.Distronic
Plus is deactivated.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever to the pres-
sure point, up 0046for ahigher speed or
down 0086for alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. Distronic Plus is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the new speed stored.
Making adjustments in 1km/h incre-
ments X
Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
pressure point, up 0046for ahigher speed or
down 0086for alower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced. Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments X
Briefly press the cruise control lever
beyond the pressure point, up 0046for a
higher speed or down 0086for alower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed G
Risk of accident
Only select astored speed if you knoww hat
that speed is and whether it is suitable for the
curren tsituation. Otherwise, sudden acceler-
ation or braking could endanger you or others.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you 0088.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Distronic Plus is activated. The first time it
is activated, the curren tspeed is stored.
Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed
to the previously stored value.
Setting the specified minimu mdis-
tance for Distronic Plus You can set the specified minimum distance
for Distronic Plus by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func-
tion, you can set the minimum distanc
ethat
Distronic Plus keeps to the vehicle in front,
dependent on vehicle speed. You can see this
distanc einthe multi-function display
(Y page 130). Driving systems
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You will see
awarnin gmessage in the multi-
function display if the HOL Dfunction is acti-
vated and:
R the driver's door is opened and you release
the seat belt.
R the engin eisswitched off.
R the bonnet is opened.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
Brak eimmediately
X Immediately depres sthe brak epedal firmly
until the warnin gmessage in the multi-
function display goes out. This deactivates
the HOL Dfunction.
On vehicles with automatic transmission*:
Select Park (P)
X Move the selector lever to Pto prevent the
vehicle fro mrollin gaway.
The HOL Dfunction is deactivated. The
warnin gmessage in the multi-function dis-
play disappears.
Ah orn will also sound at regular intervals if
the HOL Dfunction is activate dand you:
R switc hoff the engine, open the driver's
door and remove your seat belt.
R open the bonnet.
The sounding of the horn alert syou to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOL Dfunction is still activated. The tone
becomes louder if you attempt to lock the
vehicle. The vehicle is not locked until the
HOL Dfunction is deactivated.
i If the ignition has been switched off ,the
engin ecannot be started again until the
HOL Dfunction has been deactivated.
If there is afault in the system or power supply
while the HOL Dfunction is activated, the
Brak eimmediately message is shown in
the multi-function display. Immediately
depres sthe brak efirmly until the warning
message in the multi-function display goes
out. On vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion*, you can also select P.This deactivates
the HOL Dfunction. Dynamic handling package with
sports mode*
The most importan tpart of the dynamic han-
dling package with sport smode is the adjust-
able suspension system. This automatically
controls and adapts the suspension to the
respectiv edrivin gsituation.
The calibration of the suspension depends
on:
R your drivin gstyle
R the road surfac econditions
R your individual selection ;see also the fol-
lowing description.
If your vehicle is equipped with automatic
transmission*, the dynamic handlin gpack-
age with sport smode also includes steering
wheel gearshift paddles* with amanual gear-
shift program* (Y page 105). X
Start the engine.
Sports tuning The firmer settin
gofthe suspension tuning in
sport smode ensures even better contact
with the road. Selec tthis mode when employ-
ing asport ydrivin gstyle, e. g. on winding
countr yroads.
Your selection remain sstored until you
switc hoff the engine.
X Press button 0047.
Indicator lamp 0046light sup. Sports suspen-
sion tuning is selected. Dependin gonthe
engin eoutput ,the accelerator pedal is Driving systems
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