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the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 321 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
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If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 293 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 239 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 209 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 133) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 132 ). 66
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tics
.Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Ob serve inform ation reg arding indicator and
wa rning lamps (Ypage 239 )as wellas disp lay
mes sage s(Y page 211 ). AD
APTIVE BRAKE
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ADAPT IVEBRAKE enhance sbra king safety and
off ers incr easedbra king comf ort.Inadditio n
to the braking functio n,ADAPT IVEBRAKE also
ha sthe HOLD functio n(Y page 166) andhill
sta rtas sist (Y page 129 ). Ac
tiv eBrake Assist with cro ss-traffi c
fun ction
Ge neral info rmatio n Activ
eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
can helpyouto minim izethe riskof acol lisi on
wi th the vehiclein fro ntor ape destri an. Activ e
Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio ncan
al so red uce theeffects ofsuch acol lisi on. If
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
ha sde tecte daris kof col lisi on, youwi llbe
wa rned visually and acoustica lly as wellas by
au toma ticbra king .
i Pa
yatte ntionto the impo rta ntsafety note s
in the "Driving safety syste ms" sectio n
(Y page 60).
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
is onl yav ailabl e in veh icles with the Driving
Assi stance Plus packag e.
For Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio nto assist youwh en drivin g,the rada rse n-
sor syste mand thecam erasyste mmu stbe
op era tional .
The rada rse nso rsy ste mand camerasyste m
he lpActiv eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
fu nctio nto detect obsta clestha tar ein the
pa th ofyour veh iclefor anexte ndedpe rio dof
tim e.
In additio n,pe destri ans inthe path ofyour
veh iclecan bedetecte d.
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
de tects pedestri ans using typicalcha racteri s- tics
such asbody conto ursand thepostu reof
a pe rso nsta ndi ng uprig ht.
i Ob
serve the restric tions descri bedin the
"I mpo rtantsafety note s"sectio n
(Y page 70).
Impo rtant safety notes G
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Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio nwi llini tia lly bra keyour veh icleby apa r-
tia lap plica tionof the brakes ifada nge rof
col lisi on isde tecte d.There maybe acol li-
si on unlessyo ubra keyourse lf. Even after
su bs eq uent fullap plica tionof the brakes a
col lisi on cann otalwa ysbe avoide d, partic u-
la rly when appro ach ing attoo high asp ee d.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfand tryto
take evasive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
If yo upa rtia lly ap plythe brakes ,the vehicleis
bra ked with up to50% ofthe fullbra king force. G
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Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio ncann otalwa yscle arly identi fyob jects
and comp lextra fficsitua tions.
In such cas es,Activ eBra keAssi stwith
cros s-tra fficfu nctio nmi ght:
R give an unne cessary wa rning and then
bra kethe vehicle
R nei the rgi ve awa rning nor intervene
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayspa ypa rtic ular atte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand bepre pared tobra ke, espe -
cia lly if Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
fu nctio nalerts you. Termi nate theinterven-
tio nin anon-cr itical drivin gsitua tion. G
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Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio ncann otalwa yscle arly identi fype op le,
pa rtic ular ly ifthe yar emov ing.Activ eBra ke
Assi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio ncann ot 70
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R
the syste mdetects thatthe winds hield is
not foggedup when the air-con ditio ning sys-
tem issw itch edon
R the hoodis clo sed
R the driver 'sdo or isclo sedand thedriver 's
se at beltis faste ned
All ofthe vehicle'ssy ste ms rem ain acti ve
wh en the engineisstop pedau toma tically.
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ):au toma ticeng ineswitch -off can take
pl ace ama xim um offou rtim esinarow (initi al
stop ,the nthre esu bs eq uent stop s).
Me rce des -AMG vehic les: the num berof con-
se cuti veautoma ticeng ineswitch -offsis
unl imite d.
The HOLD functio ncan beacti vated ifthe
eng inehasbe en switch edoff automa tically. It
is the nnot nece ssaryto conti nueapplying the
bra kes durin gthe automa ticstop phase. Wh en
yo ude pre ssthe accelera tor pedal,the engine
sta rts automa tically and thebraking effect of
the HOLD functio nis de acti vated .
Au tomati cen gine start The
enginestarts automa tically if:
R yousw itch offthe ECO start/sto pfu nctio n
by pre ssing the ECO button
R in tra nsmi ssion positio n005B or005C, thebrake
pe dalis rel easedand theHOLD functio nis
not active
R youde pre ssthe accelera tor pedal
R youeng agerev ers ege ar 005E
R youmov ethe transmi ssion outof positio n
005D
R yousw itch todrive pro gramS+
R yousw itch todrive pro gramSor M
(M erce des-AM Gveh icles )
R youunf asten your seat beltor open the driv-
er' sdo or
R the vehiclesta rts toroll
R the brakesyste mreq uires this
R the temp eraturein the vehicleinte riorde vi-
ate sfro mthe setra nge
R the syste mdetects moistureon the wind-
shi eld wh en the air-con ditio ning syste mis
sw itch edon
R the battery 'scond ition ofcha rge istoo low
Shi ftin gthe transmi ssion topositio n005D does
not startthe engine. De
activ atin gor activ atin gthe ECO
start/ stopfun ction Al
lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ) X
To dea ctivate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up.
If ind icator lamp 0044isoff ,the ECO start/sto p
fu nctio nha sbe en deacti vated manua lly or as
the resultof ama lfunctio n.Theeng inewill
the nnot beswitch edoff automa tically wh en
the vehiclestop s.
Me rce des -AMG vehic les X
To dea ctivate :in dri ve pro gramC, pre ss
ECO button 0043.
or X Swi tch todrive pro gramS, S+ orM
(Y page 132 ).
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up. 13
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The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 196).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 195). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. 152
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If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunction-
ali ty of you rbrakes atregul arintervals.
Information onBAS (Brake Assist) (Ypage 61)
and onBrake Assist withCross-Tra fficAssist
(Y page 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
have brake pads/linings installedon you rvehi-
cle which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-
Benz vehicle sor which correspond toan
equi valent qualitystandard. Brakepads/
linings whichhavenotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which arenot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro ved
for you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich
corresponds toan equi valent qualitystandard.
Brake fluidwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
High-performance andceramic brake
system (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) The
AMG brake systems aredesig nedfor
heavy loads.This may leadto noise when
braking. Thiswilldepend on:
R Speed
R Braking force
R Ambient conditions, e.g.temperature and
humid ity
The wearof individ ualcomponents ofthe
brake system, suchasthe brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends onthe individ ualdriv-
ing style andopera tingconditions.
For this reason, itis impossi bletostate amile-
age that willbe vali dunder allcircumstances.
An aggres sivedriving stylewilllea dto high
wea r.You canobtain moreinformation onthis
from aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
New andrepla cedbrake padsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byappl ying greater forcetothe
brake pedal.Keep thisinmind, andadaptyou r
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Excessive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster and
note anybrake status messag esinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.Especial lyfor high per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checked regularly. Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
water hasaccumul atedtoacertain depthon
the road surface, thereisadanger ofhydro -
pla ning occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
conditions inwhich hydroplaning mayoccur,
you must driveinthe follow ingmanner:
R lowe ryou rspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid suddensteering movements
R brake careful ly
Drivin gon floo ded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedarea s.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowlythrough standing
water. Otherwise ,water couldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartment. It
can then dama gethe engine's orautoma tic
transmission's electroniccomponents. It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connection andcause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslip pery road surface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect, thedrive wheel scould losetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foraddi tional engine brak-
ing onaslip pery road surface. G
DA
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If the exhau stpipe isblocked oradeq uate
ventilation isnot possib le,poiso nous gases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle .This isthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi- 154
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cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisaris k
of fata linju ry.
If yo uleave theengi neorthe auxiliary hea t-
ing runni ng,make sure the exha ustpi pe and
are aaro und thevehi cleare clearofsnow .
To ensu rean adequ ate suppl yof fres hair,
ope nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho pat the onse tof winter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
su rface s.Avoi dsu dde nacce lerati on, stee ring
and braking mane uvers.Do not usecrui se
control .
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stop pedwhenmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shif tthe transm ission topos ition 005C.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serv eas an ice-wa rning device
and isthere foreunsu itable for that purpo se.
Ch ange sin the outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pl ay ed afte ra sho rtdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsu rface is
free ofice .The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecially
in wo ode dare asoron bridge s.The vehicle
cou ldskid ifyo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving
styl e.Alw aysad aptyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspe edtosuitthe prevailing weathe rcondi -
tions .
You should pa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
di tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informa tion ondriving with snow
cha ins, see (Ypage 298).
For more informa tion ondriving with summer
tire s,see (Ypage 298 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 298 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintai nsaconsta ntroa d
spe edfor you. Itbra kes automa tically in ord er
to avo idexcee ding the setspeed. Onlong and stee
pdow nhillgra dients, especially ifthe vehi -
cle isladen, youmus tsel ect alow ergea rin
goo dtime .By doing so, youwi llmake useof
the braking effectof the engi ne.Thisrel ieves
the loadon the brakesystem andprevents the
bra kes from overheating andwearing too
qu ickl y.
Use cruisecontrol onlyifroa dand traffi ccon-
di tions make itap pro priate tomai ntai na
stea dyspe edfor apro long edper iod.You can
store anyroadspe edabove 20mph
(30 km/h ).
Impo rtant safetynotes If
yo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving style,crui se
control canneith erred uce theriskof an acci -
dent norover ridethe laws ofphy sics .Cru ise
control cannottakeintoacco unttheroad,
traffi cand weathe rcondi tions.Cru isecontrol
is only anaid. You areresp onsible for the dis-
tance tothe vehi cleinfront, forvehi clespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime andforstay ingin
la ne.
Do not usecrui secontrol :
R in roa dand traffi ccondi tions whichdo not
al low youto mai ntai naconsta ntspe ede.g.
in hea vytraffi cor on winding roads
R on slippe ryroa dsu rface s.Braki ngoracce l-
era ting couldcau sethe drive whe elsto los e
tracti onand thevehi clecou ldthen skid
R whe nthere ispoo rvis ibility ,e.g. dueto fog,
hea vyrainor snow
If there isacha nge ofdri vers ,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe speedstore d. Dri
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pressure
pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise control lever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed storedis
incr eased orreduced.
i The
speed indicat edinthe speedomet er
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample,
if you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise
con trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed storedafter youhave finished
overt aking.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise
con trol:
X Brief lypress thecruise control lever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R you engage theelect ricparkin gbrake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph
(30 km/ h)
R ES P®
int erven esoryou deactiv ateESP®
R Brak eAssist interven es
R you move outoftran smission position005B
If cruise control isdeactiv ated,youwillhear a
warning tone.You willsee theCruise Con‐ Cruise
Con‐
trol Off trol
Offmessage inthe multifun ction dis-
play forapproximat elyfive secon ds.
i When
youswitch offthe engin e,the last
speed storediscleared. Active
Distance AssistDISTRON IC
General notes Ac
tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC regulates
the speed andautomatic allyhelps youmain-
tain thedistanc efrom thevehicle detectedin
fron t.Vehicles aredetec tedwith theaidofthe
radar sensor system. Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC brakesautomatic allytoavoid
exc eeding thesetspeed ortomaint ainthe
designat eddistanc efrom thevehicle infron t.
You must select alower gearingood timeon
long andsteep downhill gradients,especially if
the vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,you willmake
use ofthe brakin geffec tof the engin e.This
relieves theload onthe brake system andpre-
vent sthe brakes fromoverheat ingand wear-
ing too quickly.
If Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC detects
that thereis arisk ofacollision withthevehi-
cle infron t,you willbewarned visuallyand
audibly. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann otpreven ta collision withoutyourinter-
vent ion. Anintermit tentwarning tonewill then
sound andthedistanc ewarning lampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brak eimmedi-
ately inorder toincr ease thedistanc efrom
the vehicle infron t,or take evasive action,pro-
vided itis safe todo so.
For Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving ,the radar sensor sys-
tem must beoperation al.
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC operates in
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/ h)and
120 mph (200 km/h).
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
wh ile dri vin gon roa dswith stee pgra dients .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra ns-
mits rada rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada r
de tecto rsof the responsi ble au thor ities. You
can referto the releva ntcha pterin the Opera -
tor' sMa nua lif qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:
Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved bythe FCC
as a"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The rada r
sen sor isinte ndedfor usein an automo tive
ra da rsy stem only.Re mov ing,tam perin g
wi th, oralteri ngthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way. Dr
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Any
unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vice
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.
i Ca
nad aonl y:Thi sde vice comp lies with
RSS-2 10ofIndu stry Canad a.Ope ratio nis
su bje ctto the followi ng two cond itions:
1. Thi sde vice maynot causeinte rference ,
and
2. Thi sde vice mustacce ptany interference
rece ived,incl uding inte rference thatma y
cau seund esired opera tionof the device .
Re mova l,tamp ering, oralteri ngofthe
de vice willvoi dany warrantie s,and isnot
pe rmi tted .Do not tamp erwith, alter, oruse
in any non-a pprove dwa y.
Any unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vice
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
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Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICdo es not
rea ctto:
R pe op leor ani ma ls
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles
R onco ming vehicles and crossing traf fic
As ares ult, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICma ynei ther give warning snor
inte rveneinsuch situa tions. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. G
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Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICdo es not
rea ctto:
R pe op leor ani ma ls
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles (ve hicle swi thou t
the Driv ingAssi stance packag e)
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles, ifsu fficie ntdetec-
tio nis not possi ble (ve hicle swi th the Driv -
ing Assi stance packag e)
R onco ming vehicles and crossing traf fic As
ares ult, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICma ynei ther give warning snor
inte rveneinsuch situa tions. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. G
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Dis tance keeping assista ntcanno tal wa ys
cle arly identi fyothe rroa dus ers and com-
pl ex traf ficsitua tions.
In such cas es, dista nce keeping assista nt
can:
R acce lera te or bra kethe vehicleune xpect-
ed ly
R inte rveneune xpected ly
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Co ntinu eto drive car efully and berea dyto
bra ke, especially ifdista nce keeping assis-
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Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbra kes
yo ur veh iclewi th up to50% ofthe maximu m
po ssi ble de cel era tion.Ifthi sde cel era tionis
not sufficie nt, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICalerts youwi th avis ualand
aco ustic warning .The reisaris kof an acci -
de nt.
Adju styour spe edinthes ecas esand main-
tai nsu fficie ntdista nce.
App lythe brakes yoursel fand /or take eva-
si ve acti on.
! Whe
nActive Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the vehi-
cle brakes automa tically in certa insitua -
tio ns.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICand the
HOLD functio nin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICcan neither
red uce theriskof an acci dent ifyo ufai lto 15
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Selec
tingthedrive progra m
All vehicles (exceptAMG vehicles ):Act ive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsasporty
driving stylewhen youhave selected theSor
S+ drive program (Ypage 133). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theCor Edriving program, thevehi-
cle accelerates moregently. Thissettin gis
recommen dedinstop-and- starttraffic.
AMG vehicles :Act ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsasporty driving style
when youhave selected theSor S+ orMdrive
program (Ypage 132). Acceleration behind
the vehicle infront ortothe setspeed isthen
notic eably moredynamic. Whenyouselect the
C drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake. Afteratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
Depending onthe specified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcome toastandst illat asuffi- cient
distance behindthevehicle infront .The
specified minimum distanceisset using the
cont rolonthe cruise controllever.
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automatically ifAct ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isactivated and:
R the driver's doorisopen andthedriver's
seat beltisunfastened
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If amalfunction inthe electric parking brake
occurs, thenthetransm issionmayalsobe
shifted intoposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): briefly
press thecruise controllever up0043 past the
pressure pointforahigher speed, or
down 0044for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 162).
The specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isswitched onoroff. Driving
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X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Comfortable
suspension tuningisselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play inthe COMAND display Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating status.
X Switch onCOMAND. Furtherinformation
can befound inthe Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 172)
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crosstodisplay longitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport,
Sport PlusandRACE driveprograms)
R Overrun modeanimation Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electronic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitors the
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andsixsensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audiblyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour attent iontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting
aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransmission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h) .It is reacti-
vated atlower speeds.
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetection range,suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetection range,e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsections orloading rampsof
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