air condition MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2020 Owner's Manual

manuf
acturerinasui table place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eof themanuf acturer)along with
th ere leva nt data protect ion information .Pe r‐
sonal datama ybe used forth epr ov ision of
onlin eser vice s.Dat ais exch ang edvia asec ure
con nection,e.g .th emanuf acturer'sdesignat ed
IT systems. Personal datais collect ed,pro‐
cessed andused viathepr ov ision ofser vice s
exc lusiv elyon thebasis ofleg alper missions or
wit hpr ior con sent .
The services andfunc tions(some times subject
to afe e) can usually beactiv ated ordeactiv ated.
In some cases, this also applies totheent ire
ve hicle's dataconn ection. Thisexcludes, inpar‐
tic ular ,leg allypr escr ibed functionsand service s.
Th ird pa rty ser vice s
If it is possibl eto use onlineser vices from other
pr ov ider s,these services areth ere sponsibili ty
of thepr ov ider inqu estion andsubject tothat
pr ov ider's datapr otect ion conditions andterm s
of use. Themanuf acturerhas noinfluence on
th econ tent exc hang ed.
Fo rth is reason ,please asktheser vice prov ider
fo rinf ormation aboutthetype, extent and pur‐ po
se ofthecollect ionand useofper sonal data
when services arepr ov ided bythird par ties . Mult
imed iasystem/M ercedes meconnect If
th eve hicle iseq uipped withth emultimedia
sy stem orMer cedes meconnect ,additional data
about theve hicle's operation, theuse ofthe
ve hicle incer tain situat ions,and thelocation of
th eve hicle maybe com piled bythemultimedia
sy stem orMer cedes meconnect .
Fo radd itional information pleasereferto the
ch ap ter"Mu ltimed iasystem" and/or the
Mer cedes meconn ectTerm sand Conditions. Ev
ent data recor der s US
Aonl y:
This vehicle iseq uipped withan event data
re cor der (EDR ).The mainpu rpose ofan EDRis
to recor d,incer tain crash ornear crash-lik esit‐
uation s,suc has an airbag deployment orhitt ing
a ro ad obs tacle ,da ta that will assis tin unde r‐
st andi nghowave hicle's systems perform ed.
The EDRis designed torecor dda ta relat ed to ve
hicle dynamics andsafetysy stems fora shor t
per iod oftime, typica lly 30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicle isdesigned torecor d
su ch dat aas:
R Howvarious systems inyour vehicle were
oper ating
R Whe ther or notth edr iver and front
passeng erseat belts werebuc kled/f astened
R Howfar(if at all)th edr iver wa sdepr essing
th eaccelera torand/or brak epeda land
R Howfast theve hicle wastrav eling
This datacan help prov ide abe tter under stand‐
ing ofthecir cums tances inwh ich acci dents and
inju ries occur .NO TE: EDRdat ais recor ded by
yo ur vehicle onlyif anon- trivial crash situation
occur s;no dat ais recor ded bytheED Runder
nor mal driving conditions andnoper sonal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag eand acciden tloc atio n)is
re cor ded .Ho wever,ot her parties, suchas law
enf orcement ,could combine EDRdatawit hth e
typ eof personall yidentifying dataro utin ely
acq uired dur ing acrash inve stigation . Gener
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The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger airba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erairb agcan onlybe depl oyed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 47). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term br
eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. 36
Occupant safety

Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson optimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryre qu iremen tsand activation con‐
dition sar efulf illed, thebes tpossible accelera‐
tion canbeachie vedfrom ast ands till.
Do notuse theop timiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyou
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle. Thereis an
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident. Be
sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page17 4). Pu
lling away wit hop timi zed accel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse optim izedacc eler ation,ind i‐
vidual wheelsco uld spin andyouco uld lose
co ntro lof theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page14 6).
R Theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay.
R The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page15 8). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page15 5). #
Dea ctivateESP ®
(/ page 177). #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. Dr
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NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. *
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . #
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. #
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson driving onsalt- treat edroads
The braking effect islimit edon salt-tr eated
ro ads. Ther
efor e, obse rveth efo llo wing notes:
R due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distan cecan increase
consi derablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R brak eoccasionall ywhile paying attention to
th etra ffic con dition s
R carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney
No teson hydropl aning
Hyd roplaning cantake place onceacer tain
am ount ofwa terhas accumu lated on thero ad
sur face.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhy droplaning
ma yocc ur:
R reduce speed
R avoid tireru ts R
avoidsudden steer ing movements
R brak ecar eful ly
% Alsoob ser vetheno teson regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page39 7).
No teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission .
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R thewa ter,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body
R drive at wa lkin gpace atmos t,other wise
wa tercan entertheve hicle interior orengine
com partment
R vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewav eswhic hma yexc eed the
maximu mper missi bleheig htofthewa ter
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to 15
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Driving and parking

Canceli
ngabr ak eap plica tionofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision.
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle.
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis t(onl yve hicl eswith
Dr ivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e)
Ev asi ve Steer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect statio naryor mo ving
pedes trians .
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
it de tects asw erving mane uver. R
Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
12 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely43 mph(70 km/h).
Yo ucan preve nttheassis tance atanytime by
act ivel yst eer ing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asive St eer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysclear ly
identify objectsandcomplextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In addition, thesteer ing suppor tof Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis tis ge ner ally no tsu fficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis tcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning orprov ide
assis tance R
notgi ve awa rning ornotpr ov ide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve nttheassis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifpedes‐
tr ians areclose tothepat hof your vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero adw ay.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveralunc lear,lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inacon stru ction areaoratinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w. R
The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin gint ersect ions.
R Attraf fic cir cle sor tollst atio ns.
R When activel ych ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal indicat or.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow.
Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Obser vethest atus displa yof ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tin themultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page19 7). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
A ma lfunctio nin thede tection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin gAc tiv eSte ering Assis t
Re quirement s 19
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Driving and parking

Disp
layin theIns trum ent Displa y In
stru ment Displa yin theWi descr eenCockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speedwhenther eis are striction
3 Addition alsign withre striction
% Ve
hicl eswith ast andar dIns trument Dis‐
pla y:a+ symbo lne xt to atraf fic sig nin the
Ins trument Displayindicat esthat addit ional
traf fic sig ns have been detected. Thesecan
al so be displ ayed inthemedia displayand
op tion ally inthehead-up display. Tr
af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Re quirement s:
R Foraut omat icado ption ofspeed limits:
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. Dr
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ded
byacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ba ck intoyo ur lane .
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Yo uwill also beguided backint oyo ur lane by
means ofacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects lane
mar kings onboth edg esofthelane.
R Afront wheel drives over asolid lanemark‐
ing.
Yo ucan activat eor deac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistwa rning.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed,
forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag eor
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistcan bring theve hicle backint o
th elane withalane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion.
In thecase ofabr ok en lane marking being
de tected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly bemad eif
a ve hicle hasbeen detected intheadjacen tlane.
Onc oming vehicles, overtakin gve hicles andvehi‐
cles inadjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(200 km/h). If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e Dr
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highly
variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag eor Drivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistuses radar sensor s
to monit orseveralar eas around theve hicle. If th
era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor
co veredwit hsno w,thesy stem maybe impair ed
or ma yno tfunc tion.If an obs tacle inthelane in
whic hyo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, no
la ne-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare case
s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐
at ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning
R notgiv eawa rning #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis taler tsyou. 228
Drivin gand parking

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page359). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 360
Maintenanc eand care