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Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
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NOTEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and pa rtsw itht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
implied warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.*
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control unit sand sensor sfor ther estraint
sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing
areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars R
Doo rsills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centr econsole #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ries retrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tyres and wheel saswell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt estsgenuine pa rtsa nd con ver‐
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
specificall yappr ove dfor your vehicle model forth
eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitabilit y.Despite
ongoing ma rket resear ch,M ercedes-Ben zis
unable toasses sother parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been of ficially appr ovedori ndepend‐
ently appr oved byatesting centre.
Cer tain parts ar eonlyo fficially appr ovedfor
ins tallation or modification if they comply wi th
legal requirements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine‐
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use
of non-appr ovedparts ma yinva lidat ethe vehi‐
cle's general operating pe rmit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R Achang eoft hevehicle type from that for
whic hthe vehicle's general operating pe rmit
wa sg ranted.
R Ifot her road user scoul dbee ndangered.
R Ifth ee xhau stgasorn oise le vels are
adversel yaffected.
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page421)w hen ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. 20
General no tes

#
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle Damag
etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
R thev ehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedr oad.
R thev ehicle is driven toof asto veran
obs tacle ,e.g. akerb, speed bump or pot‐
hole.
R aheavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scomponents, wheels or
tyres coul dbedamaged without thed amage
being visible. Components damaged in this
wa yc an unexpec tedly fail or ,int he case of
an accident, no longer withs tand thes train
th ey ared esigned to. If
th eu nderbody panelling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody panelling. These materials
ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhot
parts on thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Declaration of Conformity
Electromagnetic compatibility
The electromagnetic compatibility of
thev ehicle
component shas been checkeda nd certified
according tothec urrentl yv alid version of Regu‐
lation ECE-R1 0. Wire
lessvehicl ecom ponents Th
ef ollowing information appliestoa ll compo‐
nents of thev ehicle and thei nformation sy stems
and communication devices integrated int othe
ve hicle whic hreceiv eand/or transmit radio
wav es:
The components of this vehicle that recei ve
and/or transmit radio wav es ar ecompliant with
th eb asic requ irements and all other releva nt
conditions of Directi ve2014 /53/EU .You can
obtain fur ther information from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Jack
Cop
yand translation of theo riginal declaration
of confo rmity:
EC declaration of conformity
1.
The signator y,as arepresentative
Manufacturer:
BRAN Oa.s.
7474 1Hrade cn ad Mor avicí, Opa vská 1000, 22
Generaln otes

eral acceleration
,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmit tedtot hirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualisations in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econtrol settings
R individualisations suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphon eoranother mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneousl ytransmit tedtoy our
smartphone. 28
General no tes

The co
mponent softherestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother: Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Seat belt tensioner sFrontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger airbag Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side impact airbag Side impact
Wi ndo wairba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact The front passenger airbag can onl
ybedeployed
in an acciden tifthePASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat
is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during
th ej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect (→ page 44). &
WARNING Rick of burns from ho tairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotafte rana irbag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe airbag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda irbag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,partic‐
ularly if aseat belt tensioner is trig geredoran
airbag deplo yed.
If th es eat belt tensioner saretrig geredorana ir‐
bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear abang, and a
smal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be released:
R The bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions. Pr
ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties. Sea
tbelts Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estleve lofp rotection if it is worncor rectly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an acciden torwhen braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly. #
Alwa ys ensur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly. 32
Occupant saf ety

Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Note
sonc limatecontrol An interior air
filter mus talway sbeu sed so that
th ea ir conditionin gsystem, thep ollution le vel
monitoring and thea irfiltering function work
cor rectl y.Mak esuret hat thef ilter is ins talled
cor rectl ya nd thef ilter housin ginthe engine
compartment is closed cor rectl yu sing thec ap
and alw ayst ightl ysealed when in operation. Use
fi lter srecommende dand appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw aysh ave service workcar‐
ri ed out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Overvie
wofthe ope rating unit fora utomatic
climat econtrol The indica
torlamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated. 1
à Sets climat econtrol toautomatic, left
(→ pag e137)
2 w Setsthet emperature, left
3 K Setsthea irflow ,left
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ pag e139)
5 ¬ Demists thew indscreen 6
Vehicles without astationar yheater: t
calls up thea ir conditionin gmenu
Ve hicles wit hastationar yheater: !calls
up thea ir conditionin gmenu, toswitc hthe
re sidualh eat on/of f(→ pag e139)
7 ¤ Switches ther ear windo wheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without astationar yheater: Á
swit ches theA /C function on/off
(→ pag e137),to switc hthe residualh eat
on/of f(→pag e139)
Ve hicles wit hastationar yheater: &
swit ches thes tationar yheater on/off
(→ pag e141 )
9 K Setsthea irflow ,right
A w Setsthet emperature, right
B Ã Sets climat econt roltoa utomatic, right Operating
thec lima tecont rols ystem Switching
thec lima tecont rolo n/off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow toleve l1or
higher using theK button. 134
Climat econtrol

Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e212 )
R ABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king System) (→ page173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 186)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e182)
R AIR BODY CONTROL (→ page199)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e177)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e230)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e221 )
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page173)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e177)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e174 )
R Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page198) R
STEER CONTROL (→ page 177)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e192)
R Limiter (→ page183)
R Night View Assi st (→pag e225)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e215 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 207)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e210)
R Cruis econtrol (→ page 182)
R Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e227)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e222) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake pedal can be an indication of hazardous
road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. Driving and parking
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R
Can assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
R Can react from aspee dofa pproximately
20 km/h up toas pee dofa pproximately
70 km/h.
Yo uc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime by
activel ysteering. &
WARNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition ,the steering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsufficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasive
action ,ifnecessar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations. #
Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle. Also obser
vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered. R
Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Driving and parking
17 9

Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisonly an aid.
The driver is responsible fork eeping asafed is‐
ta nce tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle speed
and forb raking in good time.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
R In sn ow,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great lyvarying
light conditions.
R The windsc reen in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or co vered.
R On slipper yroads, braking or accelerating
can cause thed rive wheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
R In multi-s toreyc ar par ksor on roads with
st eep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient di stance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act or on ly partially reacts:
R When drivin gonadiffe re nt line tothe
ve hicle ahead or changing lane. Drivin
gand parking 18 5

R
When towing atrailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth ea ccelerator pedal is depressed #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation. Settin
groute-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Speed
adjustment #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT opt. orOff. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist Ac
tiveS teering Assis tassists thed rive rat
speeds up to210k m/h and helps thed rive rto
st ay inthec ent reofthel ane bymeans of mod‐
erat esteering inter ventions. The sy stem orients
itself using de tected lane markings .Depending
on thes peed driven, ActiveS teering Assis tuses
th ev ehicles ahead as areference. If thed etec‐
tio nofl anem arkings and vehicles ahead is
impaired, ActiveS teering Assis tswitches topas‐
siv em ode. The sy stem does no tprovide support
in thef ormofs teering inter ventions. R
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on
th es teering wheel at all times and be able to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R The status of ActiveS teering Assis tisdis‐
pla yedint hestatus bar of them ultifunction
displa y.
Ste ering and contact de tection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
st eering wheel at all times and tobe able to
inter vene at an ytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice
ve rsaata nytime. 19 0
Driving and pa rking

If
th es ystemr eaches asysteml imitation or the
driver has no tsteered thev ehicle forac onsider‐
ablep eriod of time or has remo vedt heir hands
from thes teering wheel, thes ystemw ill,
depending on thes ituation ,first aler tthe driver
wit hav isual warning. Display 1appear sinthe
multifunction displa y.Ifth ed rive rs tilld oes not
st eer thev ehicle himself or herself, or still has
no ttaken hold of thes teering wheel, arepeated
wa rning tone sounds in additio ntothe visual
wa rning messag etoremind thed rive rtot ake
cont roloft hevehicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tisonlyana id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in good time
and fors taying in lane. Befor echanging lanes,
th ed rive rm ustm akes uret hat then eighbouring
lane is free (glance over thes houlder). Sy
stem limitations
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu efor lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsufficien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane or todriv epaste xits. Active
St eering Assis tcann otprov ide thed rive rw ith
st eering assis tance at roundabouts, T-junctions,
junctions, tollst ations or turns ,for example.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl ar eord irect sunlight or if ther ea regreatly
va rying light condition sorreflections, or
stro ng shado wsonthec arriag ewa y.
R Insuf ficient road illumination.
R The windsc reen in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
R Absence of lane markings, or se veralu nclear
lane markings, or if them arkings chang erap‐
idly.
R The dista ncetot hevehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
R The car riag ewa yisn arrow and winding. R
Obs tacle sont he lane or projecting out into
th el ane.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R On tigh tbends ,roundabouts and when turn‐
ing.
R Ifyo ua ctivel ychang elane without swit ching
on thet urns ignal indicator. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assis tunexpectedl ystops func‐
tioning
If th es ysteml imitations of ActiveS teering
Assis tare re ached ther eisnog uarantee that
th es ystemw illremain activ eorwillk eep the
ve hicle in lane. #
Alw aysk eep your hands on thes teering
wheel and obser vethet raffic carefull y. #
Alw ayss teer thev ehicle paying atten‐
tion totraf ficc onditions. Driving and pa
rking 191