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Extending
the ball neck fully electrically #
Toextend: pull button 2.
Indicator lamp 1willflash and the mes‐
sage Trailer coupling extending… will appear
on the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck will extend fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place.
When indicator lamp 1is continuously lit,
th e ball neck is securely loc ked in place.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in
place, indicator lamp 1willflash and the
messa geCheck trailer hitch lock will appear
on the multifunction displa y. Re
tracting the ball ne ckfully electrical ly #
Pull button 2.
Indicator lamp 1willflash and the mes‐
sage Trailer coupling extending… will appear
on the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck will retract fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place.
When indicator lamp 1goes out, the ball
neck is securely loc ked in place.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in
place, indicator lamp 1willflash and the
messa geCheck trailer hitch lock will appear
on the multifunction displa y.
Obser vethe information about the displa yson
th e instrument clus ter:
R Indicator and warning lamps (/ page 436)
R Display messages (/ page379) 250
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Fo
lding the ball neck in/out fully electrically
(multimedia sy stem) &
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
ball neck not being engaged
If th e ball neck is not engaged, the trailer
may come loose. #
Alw ays engage the ball neck as descri‐
bed. *
NO
TEDama getothe all-electric trailer
hitch due toadditional pressure The all-electric trailer hit
chcould be mechan‐
ically damaged byapplying additional pres‐
sure when the ball neck is being extended or
re tracted. #
Do not ma kethe ball neck extend/
re tract faster by applying additional
pressure. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
R The swivel range is clear. R
The trailer cables or adap ter plugs ha vebeen
re mo ved.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
Extending the ball neck fully electrically #
Select Ü.
The Trailer coupling extending… display mes‐
sage will appear on the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck will extend fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eCheck trailer hitch lock message will appear
on the multifunction displa y.
Re tracting the ball ne ckfully electrical ly #
Select Ü.
The Trailer coupling extending… displaymes‐
sage will appear on the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck will retract fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place. If
th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eCheck trailer hitch lock message will appear
on the multifunction displa y. Coupling/uncoupling a trailer
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve l being changed
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: the
ve hicle le vel may be changed unin tentional ly,
e.g. by ot her persons. You may become trap‐
ped if you couple up or uncouple a trailer
while theve hicle le vel is changing. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs are between theve hicle body and
th e tyres or underneath theve hicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling a trailer,
make sure that: #
The doors or tailgate are not opened or
closed. #
You do not initiate the le vel control sys‐
te m and do not operate theDY NA MIC
SELECT switch. Driving and parking
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Und
erthefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the multifunction display even if the
trailer has been connected cor rectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer light‐
ing sy stem
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma‐
nent po wer supp lyup to180 W and tothe
po we r supp lythat is swit ched on via the igni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling a trailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncoupling in a
st ate of overrun Uncou
pling in a state of overru n can dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when disconnecting the trailer cable
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: The
ve hicle may lo wer when the trailer cable is
disconnected.
This could result in you or other people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is unde rneath
th eve hicle or in the immediate vicinity
of the wheel ar ches when you discon‐
nect the trailer cable. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar bumper from
ins talling adap ter cables or adapte r plugs The
following parts could be damaged when
swiveling the ball neck fully electrically:
R Bumper
R Adapter cable
R Adapter plug #
Alw aysre mo vethe adap ter cable or
adapte r plug before swive lingthe ball
neck fully electrically. #
Secure the trailer against rolling away. #
Disconnect the electrical connection
between theve hicle and the trailer. #
Uncouple the trailer. #
Place the co ver cap on the ball head. Driving and parking
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Note
s onthe instrument display and on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, the function restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt sy stems are not visible.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. *
NO
TEPlug-in hybrid #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer sho wsonly display mes‐
sages and warnings from specific sy stems on th
e multifunction displa y.Yo u must therefore
ensure that your vehicle is alw aysre liable.
If th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle immediately and
safel y.Con tact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display and on-board computer
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Instrument display
overview 1
Speedome ter
The segments on the speedome ter indica te
th est atuses of thefo llowing sy stems: cruise
control / limiter / Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC
2 Index points
3 Outside temp erature 4
Time
5 Area for additional values (e xamp le:rev
counter): rev counter / navigation / ECO
display / consum ption / G-me ter / date
The fuel supply will be inter rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached.
6 Coolant temp erature display During normal operation,
the coolant tem‐
perature display is permitted torise to
12 0°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m: POWER and CHARGE displ ay(elect rical
drive suppo rtand recuperation po wer of the
electric mo tor)
7 Selected drive program 258
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8
Selected transmission position
9 Multifunction displ ay(exa mp le:standard dis‐
play for a trip): assi stance / telephone /
navigation / trip / media / radio / styles
and displa ys/ service / possible settings
fo r head-up display
A Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel
Depending on the equipment, the la yout and the
design of the control elements on thesteering
wheel may dif fer. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 205)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcompu ter
3 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
Swipe (navigate)
Press a(confirm)
4 ò Main menu, on-board co mputer 5
ò Main menu, MBUX multimedia sy stem
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia sy stem
Swipe (navigate)
Press (confirm)
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia sy stem
8 Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys‐
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
9 Toadjust the brightness of the instrument
lighting Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. Instrument display and on-board computer
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The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
% Tooperate Touch Control 3inthe most
ef fective way,use the tip of your thumb if
possible.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone R
Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Service
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Design
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left until the menu bar is dis‐
pla yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button.
Selecting the head-up display #
Toswitch on the head-up displa y:switch
on the head-up display via the multimedia
sy stem or activate it in the menu bar byswip‐
ing upwards on the left-hand Touch Control.
The head-up displ aymenu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
Toswitch tothe head-up displa y:press
th e left-hand Touch Control or swipe
upwards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect what the head-up display
sho ws:swipe up wards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control. 260
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Fu
ll-screen menus
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus full-screen
on the instrument display:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the left-
hand Touch Control toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displ ayed full-
screen. Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display
Displa yson the multifunction display
u Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 236)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 226)
h Cruise control (/ page 204) È
Limiter (/
page 204)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 208)
ê Active Brake Assi st (/ page 203)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page215)
¬ Active Traf fic Jam Assi st (/ page 218)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist (/ page246)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page170)
ë HOLD fu
nction (/ page 219)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page138)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 139)
ð Maximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 241).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 436). Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. The head-up displ
ayprojects thefo llowing infor‐
mation abo vethe cockpit into the driver's field
of vision, forex ample:
R Driving speed
R Info rm ation from the navigation sy stem
R Information from the driving sy stems and
driving saf ety sy stems
R Some warning messages
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, dif fere nt
content can be shown in theth re e areas of the
head-up display (/ page 262). Instrument display and on-board computer
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Display content
1
Navigation instructions
2 Curr ent speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driving sy stem (e.g. cruise
control)
Sy stem limits
The visibility of the displa yswill be af fected by
th efo llowing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions R
Wet car riag ew ays
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the head-up display off and on
again. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys
R Messages
R Assis tance status
R Telephone
R Audio R
LINGU ATRO NIC #
Tochoose a setting: swipetotheright on
th e left-hand Touch Control.
The Settings menu 5will be selected. #
Tocall up the Settings menu: pressthe
left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toset messages, assistance status, tele‐
phone, audio and LINGU ATRO NIC: press
th e left-hand Touch Control.
The list of setting options will be displ ayed. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select a setting by
pressing the left-hand Touch Control. 262
Instru ment display and on-board computer

Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws(Example)
1
Switching the Head-up Display on/off
2 Left display area
Navigation sy stem
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central displ ayarea
Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem,
e.g. cruise control
Wa rnings from driver assis tance sy stems,
e.g. dis tance warning
4 Right display area Tr
af fic Sign Assi st
Assi stant display
5 Toadjust the position, brightness and lo wer
display area
6 Index points
7 Lowe r display area
Display areas 2to4 that are not requ ired can
be hidden.
% In audio mode, thest ation name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. In addition, the
latest calls will be displa yed when thete le‐
phone list on the instrument display is
actively operated. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards on the
left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Swit
ching the head-up display on/off via the
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select HUD.
The head-up-display is activated. Instrument display and on-board computer
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