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wof3-zone automatic climat econtrol 1
Sets thet emperatur eonthe leftand at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
2 0058 Switches on automatic mode
(/ page92)
3 0064 Defrosts thew indshield (/ page94)
4 0097 Increases air flow ( /pag e93)
5 0054 Setsthea ir distribution (/ page93)
6 Display
7 0073 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
( / pag e94)
8 004E Switches controls torear air condition‐
ing sy stem (secon dmenu le vel)
9 Sets thet emperatur eontheright and at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
A 0 Switches synchronization on/o ff
( / pag e94)
B 005A Switches cooling wit hair dehumidifica‐
tio no n/of f(/pag e92)
C 0095 Reduces air flow ( /pag e93)
D 006C Switches ther ear windo wheater and
mir rorh eater on/of f(/pag e95)
E 004B Switches residualh eat utilization
on/of f(/ pag e95) Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on/off Fr
ont heating or dual-zone automatic clima te
control
If climat econtrol is swit ched off, thea ir supply
and circulation will also be switched off. Use this
setting onl yfor ab rief period. Otherwise ,the win‐
do ws could fogu p. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe 0097 airflow control
to level 0047 or higher. #
Toswitc hoff:turnthe 0097 airflow control
to level 005A.
Fr ont 3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the0058 button.
The indicator lam ponthe0058 button will
light up. Climat econt rolw ill automaticall ybe
re gulated according tothes ettemp erature.
or #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. #
Toswitc hoff:press the0095 button and
th en press it again once thel owest blower
setting has been reached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go off. Climat
econtrol 91

Re
ar dual-zone automatic climat econtrol #
Switc hont he dual-zone automatic climate
contro l. #
Toswitc hon:press the004E button on the
air conditioning operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
light up when ther ear climat econtrol is
swit ched on. The settings fort emperature,
air flow and, if arear compartment air condi‐
tionin gsystemisi nstalled, air distribution will
be adop tedf or ther ear compartment climate
control.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol ,rear com‐
partment #
Switc hont he 3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol.
To switc hon: #
Press the004E button on thea utomatic cli‐
mat econt rolo peratin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting fort he rear climat econtrol.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. The rear air conditioning
sy stem will be switched on. #
If necessar y,se tthe temp eratur efor ther ear
climat econtrol usin gthe temp eratur econ‐
trol.
The displa ywill sho wthe selected rear com‐
partment temp erature.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will light up continuousl y.
% The air distribution settinga
pplies bothtothe
automatic climat econtrol and tother ear air
conditioning sy stem and cann otbe se tsepa‐
ra tely fort he two. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004E button on the
automatic climat econtrol operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0095 button and then press it again
once thel owest blowersetting has been
re ached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go of fand the
re ar air conditioning sy stem will be switched
off.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will go out.
% When
thev ehicle is star ted, thec limat econ‐
trol settings mos trecently selected will be
adop teda utomaticall y. Switching
theA /C function on/off Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
R The engine is running.
Whe nthe "Cooling wit hair dehumidification"
function is switched on, thea ir inside thev ehicle
is cooled and dehumidified according tothet em‐
peratur eselected.
Fo r3 -zone automatic clima tecontrol, thef unc‐
tion fora utomatic clima tecontrol settings can be
acti vatedord eactivated onl yonthefirs tm enu
le ve l. If youdon otsetan ew va luefort he rear
compartment climat econtrol on thes econd
menu le velw ithin appr oximatel yten seconds, the
control panel displa ywillgob acktot hefirst
menu le vel. #
Press the005A button.
The indicator lam ponthe005A button will
light up when thef unction is switched on.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupm ore
qu ickl y.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of am alfunction. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol
When 3-zone automatic climat econtrol is in auto‐
matic mode ,the se ttemperatur ewill automati‐ 92
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cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93

wit
hrear climat econtrol, thet emperatur efor the
re ar compartment can also be set. Eac hsettem‐
peratur eisautomatically maintained at acon‐
st ant le vel. #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe cor re‐
sponding temp eratur econt rolc oun ter-clock‐
wise or clockwise (/ page 91).
The control panel displa yshows thes ettem‐
peratur efor thel eftorr ight side at the
re spectiv eedgeoft he displa y.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe temp eratur efor ther ear com‐
partment .When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe temp erature. Switching
thes ynchronization function
on/off Requ
irements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automa ticc limat econtrol
The temp eratur ecan be se tcent rallyu sing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting fort he driver's side will then be adop tedf or
th ef ront passenger side and, in vehicles wit hrear
climat econtrol, ther ear compartment as well. #
Press the0 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0 button
lights up, thef unction is switched on. The dis‐
pla yw illthen sho wthe temp eratur eseton
th ed rive r's side fort he front passenger side.
The synchronization function will switc hoffifthe
te mp eratur esetting fort he front passenger side
or fort he rear compartment is altered. The indi‐
cator lam ponthe0 button will go out. Defrosting
thew indshield Heating or dual-zone automatic clima
tecon‐
trol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it take sf or thew indshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Ifth ew indo wsaref ogged up: switc hoffair-
re circulation mode (/ page 94). #
Turn thet emperatur econt rola nd air flow con‐
trol tothe 0085 position (/ page90). #
Select the0061 position fora ir distribution
(/ page93).
Onl ythe indicator lam ponthe0061 button
will light up. #
Vehicles wit hheating: close thec enter air
ve nt (/ page 95). #
Vehicles wit hair conditioning: switc honthe
"Cooling wit hair dehumidification "function
(/ page92).
3-zone au tomatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it takesfort he windshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Press the0064 button.
The temp erature, air flow and air distribution
will be regulated automaticall y.Air-reci rcula‐
tio nm odew ill be deactivated.
When youe nable automatic mode, the" Defrost
windshield" function will switc hoffautomaticall y.
When yous wit ch offt he "Defros twindshield"
function, thep reviou ssettings fora utomatic cli‐
mat econtrol willbea ppliedagain.
No tethef ollowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched
off.
R Ifth eA /C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switching air-recirc
ulation mode on/off Dual-zone or 3-zone automatic climat
econ‐
trol
When air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hona ir-
re circulation mode only brief ly. #
Press the0073 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0073 button
lights up, air-recirculation mode is switched
on. 94
Climat econtrol

Air-reci
rculation mod ewill automaticall yswit ch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol and navigatio nonly)
Af tera pproxima tely 30 minutes, outside air will
auto matical lybe introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automaticall yswitch
of fint hefollowing cases:
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes at outside
te mp eratures belo wapproximately 44°F
(7°C)
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes when the
"Coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "function is
deactivated
R Aftera pproxima tely 30 minutes at outside
te mp eratures abo veappr oximatel y44°F
(7°C) and when the" Cooling wit hair dehu‐
midification "function is switched on Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing con venience opening
During con venience opening ,bod yp arts
could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wandthed oor frame. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
to uches thes ide windo w. #
Release the0036 button immediatel yto
inter rupt theo pening procedur eif
somebody becomes trapped. #
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol and con veni‐
ence opening with thek ey: press and hold
the 0036 button on thek ey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo weroft he climat econt rols ystemisa ctiva‐
te d.
% At
higher interior temp eratures, theb lowe ris
also activated when adoor is opened .This
means that cooled air enter sthe vehicle inte‐
ri or sooner tocool thev ehicle mor erapidly. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes alot of elec‐
tricity .You should therefor eswitc hoffther ear windo
wheater as soon as ther ear windo wis
clear. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe006C button
lights up, ther ear windo wheater is switched
on.
The rear wind owheater switches of fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes. Switching
ther esidual heat utiliz ation on/off Onl
yvehicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol ha vether esidual heat function.
When thee ngine is switched off, it is possible to
mak euse of ther esidual heat of thee ngine to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicle interior fora pprox‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on thes etvehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switc hoffthee ngine or remo vethek ey. #
Toswitc hon:press the004B button.
When residualh eat utilization is switched on,
th ei ndicator lam ponthe004B button will
light up.
The blo werw illr un at alow speed rega rdless
of thea irflow setting.
If th e" Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, onl ythe sta‐
tionar yventilation will be switched on. The
blo werw illt hen runatm ediumspeed. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004B button again.
The indicator lam ponthe004B button will go
out.
Re sidualh eat utilization will switc hoffautomati‐
cally in thef ollowing cases:
R Afterar unnin gtime of appr oximately
30 minutes
R Ifth es tarter battery's conditio nofchargeis
to ol ow
R When thei gnition is switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe air vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd frostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts. Clima
tecontrol 95

Information on brakes
&
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Downhillg
radients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page106).
% Chang
ethe shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page98).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This ma
yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerab ly,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regularly monitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look form aterial wear on thep ads.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly re commended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when everthe wheels are
re mo ved.
Chec kthe brakepads in thef ollowing cases:
R Ateve ryservice according tothem ainte‐
nanc einter val
R Befor elong journe ys
R Ateve rytirec hange
R Regular visual inspection fory our owns afety 100
Driving and pa rking

Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
101

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
Driving and pa rking

Manual parking brake
Applying or
releasing thep arking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: depress parking
brak epedal 2firm ly.
The red0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(only Can‐
ada) indicator lam pinthe instrument clus ter
light supift he engine is running .Ifthevehicle
is in motion, awarning tone sounds. #
Torelease thep arking brake: depressthe
brak epedal and keep it depressed. #
Pull release handle 1.
The parkin gbrake isreleased abruptl y.The
red 0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(onl yCanada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument clus terg oes
out.
Pe rforming emer gency braking with thep ark‐
in gb rake If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo uc an use thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Pull release handle 1and slowl ydepress
parkin gbrake pedal 2. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Connect thes tarter batter ytoatrick le
ch arge rv iaaj ump-s tart connection
(/ page 191).
or #
Disconnect all batteries (/ page194).
Pa rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan si xweeks #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop and
seek advice.
The vehicle can otherwise suf ferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Note
sond riving sy stems and your responsi‐
bility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eonly
aids. These cann otreplace your attention tothe
sur rounding sand do no trelease youf romy our
re sponsibility under road traf ficl aw .The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good time and
fo rs tayi ng in lane. Alw aysp ayattention tothe Driving and pa
rking 109

Fu
nction of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) AB
Sc ontrols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
If AB Sinter venes, youw illfeel pulsations in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atical lyboosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nction of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) ESP
®
can, within ph ysical limits, monitor and
impr oved riving stabilit yand traction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R When driving and pullinga wayonw etor slip‐
pe ry road sur faces
R Whe nbraking
If th ev ehicle is deviating from thed irection
desired bythed rive r,ESP ®
can stabiliz ethe vehi‐
cle byper form ing thef ollowing actions:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebraked
R The engin eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. If
the 00E5 warning lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter,one or mor ewheels ha vereached
th eir traction limit:
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
unde rany circum‐
st ances
R Only depress thea ccelerator pedal as faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away
If the 00E5 warning lam plight supc ontinuousl y,
ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvet he information on warning lamps and
displa ymessages (/ page260).
If the 00BB warning lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te risp ermanently lit, ESP ®
is deactivated.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deac‐
tivated:
R Vehicle stabilizatio nisdelayeda nd is signifi‐
cantly reduced in thel owe rspeed range
R The driv ewheelsm aystar ttos pin
R Traction control is still active
% If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
will still support
yo uw hen braking. Swit
ching ESP ®
of foronv iatheo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles withou tsteering wheel
but tons) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting action,
whic henhances traction.
Ad justing setting susing theo n-boar dcomputer is
onl yavailable on vehicles without the00BB but‐
to nont he center console. Driving and parking
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