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Instrument display
overview
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be sure toobser ve
th e no tes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you
may failto recognise dangers. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display (standard)
1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Example: area for additional values
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
% Further display content can be shown in dis‐
play 3for additional values (→ page 254).
The segments in speedom eter 1 indicate the
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (→ page 201) Instrument Display and on-board computer
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R
Limiter (→ page 202)
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 205)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in rev counter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Ve
hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology): R
E-POWER 1shows th e electrical drive sup‐
port as a percentage.
R CHARGE 2showsthe electric mo tor's recu‐
peration per form ance as a percen tage. õ
showsthe drive sy stem's operational read‐
iness . Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
Button group:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thevo lume
X Decreases thevo lume
2 Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3 Touch Control (multimedia sy stem) 252
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Button group:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call Ope
rating the on-board co mputer &
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. 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 displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (→ page 255). The on-board computer can be operated using
To uch Control 2and back but ton1 onthe
left-hand side of thesteering wheel. Dif
fere nt acoustic signals pr ovide feedback
when operating the on-board computer, e.g:
R reaching the end of a list
R scrolling thro ugh a list
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R HUD
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Design
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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#
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand Touch Control
2. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1.
If yo u are br owsing a submenu and you press
and hold the back button on the left 1,the
menu bar appears. Setting
the additional value range Example: G-Me
ter
1 Additional value range
2 Index points #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect display content.
When display content is selected, the addi‐
tional value range 1is brie fly highligh ted.
The index points 2display the selected list
item.
The following display con tent can be selected in
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Rev counter
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-M eter
The following con tent can be selected in thePro-
gressive design:
R Date
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-M eter 254
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Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Drive prog ram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Display section
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of
th e displa ysdeviates from those displa yed
here. Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 174)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 228)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 218)
¯ Cruise control (→
page 201)
È Limi
ter (→ page 202)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 205)
è Active Steering Assist (→ page210)
è ECO
start/ stop function (→ page166)
ë HOLD fu
nction (→ page 212)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (→ page132)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(→ page 134)
ð Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the Service menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand touch cont rol. #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page 381)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyres:
- Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page 352)
- Checking tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 348)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem(→ page 348)
R ASSYST PLUS: Calling up the service due
date (→ page 306) R
Engine oil le vel Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
th e assis tant displ ayinthe left-hand portion
of the instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
assis tant displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (→ page 237) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
to uch cont rol. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R é :AT TENTION ASSIST deactivated
R æ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
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R
Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
R Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC displa ys
( → page 205) Calling up displa
ysintheTr ip menu On-board computer:
, Trip
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the instrument displa y.#
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa ysintheTripmenu:
R standard display
R range and cur rent fuel consu mption When
gliding mode is active (→ page175),
Gliding mode is displayed ins tead of the cur‐
re nt fuel consu mption.
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refuelled ins tead
of thera nge.
R ECO displ ay (→page 168)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Digital speedom eter
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in theClassic andSport
designs. Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance recorder Instrument Display and on-board compu
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Example: trip computer
1 Total dis tance recorder
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption
% Vehicles with cert ain engines:the emis‐
sion-free trip dis tance and driving time are
also displ ayed. Re
setting values on theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Trip
% The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐
view forth e instrument display
(→ page 253).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO display (→ page168) #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
to uch cont rol. #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand touch cont rol,
th e function will be reset immediately. Calling up navigation instructions in
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next destination
2 Estimated ar riva l time
3 Distance tothe next change of direction
4 Current road 258
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Example:
change of direction announced
1 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
2 Distance tothech ange of direction
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane and new lane du ring a
ch ange of direction (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNaviga-
tionmenu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on. R
New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is calculated.
R Road not mapped :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R No route: no route could be calculated tothe
selected destination.
R Off map: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R Area of destination reached :yo u ha ve
re ached the area of destination.
R O: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination. #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left. Selecting
radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter On-board computer:
, Radio 1
Frequency range
2 Station
3 Name of track
4 Name of artist
When you select a station in the memory pre‐
sets, the preset appears next tothest ation
name. When you select a sa vedstation in the
frequency range, an as terisk appears nexttothe
st ation name. In
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#
Toselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand touch cont rol.
Selecting the frequency range or station pre‐
set #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol. #
Toselect the frequency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand touch cont rol. #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol. Media playback using
the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
, Media 1
Media source
2 Current track and track number
3 Name of artist (e xamp le)
4 Name of album
The folder name also appears on the displa y. #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand touch cont rol. Changing a media source #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand touch cont rol. #
Press the left-hand touch cont rol. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter Re
quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: , Telephone &
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. 260
Instrument Display and on-board computer