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If
somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismov-
ing.
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheelandthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupants –particul arly
childre n–could become trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Whil ethe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature ismak-
ing adjustments, makesurethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steering wheel.
If somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R press oneofthe memory function mem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismoving
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
If you useopenings inthe body work or
detachab leparts assteps, youcould :
R slip and/or fall
R dama gethe vehicle andcause yourself to
fall .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway suse secure climbingaids,e.g. asuit-
abl elad der.
The EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature makesgetting
in and outofyou rvehicle easier.
You canactivate anddeactiva tethe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featureinthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). Posi
tion ofthe steering wheelwhen
the EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature isactive The
steering wheelswings upwhen you:
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwithKEYLESS- GOin
positio n1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartKey is
in positio n0092 or0047
i The
steering wheelmoves upwards onlyif
it has notalrea dyreached theuppe rsteer-
ing limiter.
Posi tion ofthe steering wheelfor driv-
ing The
steering wheelismoved tothe last selec-
ted positio nwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed
R you insert theSmartKey intotheignition
lock
or
R you press theStart/St opbutton onceon
vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automa ticallymoved tothe previou slyset
positio n.
The lastpositio nof the steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesetting withthememory
function (Ypage 107).
Crash-responsi veEAS Y-EX ITfeature If
the crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature is
triggered inan accident, thesteering column
wil lmove upwards when thedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespectiveofthe posi-
tion ofthe SmartKey inthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasi erto exit thevehicle andrescue
the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature isonly
opera tional ifthe EASY-E XIT/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). 104
Steering
wheelSeats, steerin gwhe eland mirrors
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Mirrors
Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirroronthe front-passeng er
side reducesthesize ofthe imag e.Visi ble
objects areactua llycloser thantheyappear.
This means thatyoucouldmisjud gethe dis-
tance fromroaduserstraveli ngbehi nd,e.g.
when changi nglane .There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
For this reas on,alwaysmake sureofthe
actua ldista ncefrom theroad userstraveli ng
behi ndbyglancing overyourshou lder. X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press button 0043for the left exterior mirror
or button 0044for the right exterior mirror.
The indica torlamp inthe correspo ndingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indica torlamp goesoutagainafter
some time.Youcanadju stthe sele cted exterior
mirrorusing button 0087aslong as
the indica torlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, dow n,to the right orto
the left.
The exterior mirrormustbeset toaposi tion
that provi desyou with agood overvi ewof
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg er
fiel dof visi on.
The exterior mirrorsareautomatica llyhea ted
after starting thevehicl eif the rear windo w
defros terisswi tched onand theoutsi detem-
pera ture islow .Mirror heating lastsup to10
minutes.
i You
canalsohea tup the exterior mirrors
manua llyby swi tching onthe rear windo w
defros ter.
Fo lding theexteri ormirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypress button 0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhi ledrivi ng.They
coul dotherwi sevibra te.
Exteri ormirror pushed outofposi tion If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushed outof
posi tion, procee das foll ows:
X Move theexterior mirrorintothecorrect
posi tion manua lly.
The mirror housingisengag edaga inand
you can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y pag e105) . Mirrors
105Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z
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The
blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitched on.
X To
switch offthe high-beam headlamps:
move thecombinat ionswitch backtoits
normal position.
The blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster goesout. Haza
rdwarning lamps X
To
switch onthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch ona
turn signal usingthecombinat ionswitch,
only theturn signal lamponthe correspon d-
ing side ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To
switch offthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
The hazard warning lampsautomatically
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed or
R the vehicle decelerates rapidlyfromaspeed
of above 45mph (70km/ h)and comes toa
standst ill
The hazard warning lampsswitch offautomati-
cally ifthe vehicle reaches aspeed ofabove
6 mph (10km/ h)again afterafull brake appli-
cation.
i The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Cornering
lightfunction
The corn ering lightfunct ionimproves theillu-
mination ofthe road overawide angle inthe
direction youareturnin g,enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Thecorn er- ing
light funct ioncan only beactivated when
the low-beam headlamps areswitched on.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteerin gwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steerin gwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisasystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtothe steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger Exterior
lighting
111Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
Page 124 of 334
Switching
air-recirculation mode
on/off
General notes If
you switch on<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode,the
windows canfogupmore quickly, inparticular
at low temperatures. Onlyuse<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[
mode briefly toprevent thewindows fromfog-
ging up.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X To activate: pressthe0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button lights
up.
i Air-r
ecirculation modeisautomatically
activated athigh levels ofpollution orat
high outside temperatures. Whenair-recir-
culation modeisactivated automatically,
the indicator lampinthe 0072 button isnot
lit. Outside airisadded afterabout
30 minutes.
X To deactivat e:press the0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button goes
out.
i Air-r ecirculation modedeactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately fiveminutes atout-
side temperatures belowapproximately
41 ‡(5 †)
R after approximately fiveminutes ifcooling
with airdehumidification isdeactivated
R after approximately 30minutes atoutside
temperatures aboveapproximately 41‡
(5 †) ifthe "Cooli ngwith airdehumidifi-
cation" functionisactivated Switching
theresidual heatonoroff
General notes The
residual heatfunct ionisonly availa bleon
vehicles forCanada.
It is possible tomake useofthe residual heat
of the engine tocont inue heating thestation-
ary vehicle forupto30 minutes afterthe
engine hasbeen switched off.The heating
time depends onthe setinterior temperature. <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 126).
X To activate: pressthe004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up.
i The
blower willrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflow setting.
i If
you activate theresidual heatfunct ionat
high temperatures, onlythevent ilation will
be activated. Theblower runsatmedium
speed.
X To deactivat e:press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button goes
out.
Residu alheat isdeactivated automatically:
R after approximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Setting
theairvents Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vent s.This could result inburns orfrost-
bite inthe immediate vicinityofthe air
vent s.There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficient distancetothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary, redirecttheairflow to
another areaofthe vehicle interior. G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. 122
Setting
theairventsClimat econ trol
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Setting
theblow eroutpu tof the AIR-
SCARF vents G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. You
canadjust theblower outputofAIRSCARF
vent s0043 using theAIRSCARF button
(Y page 102). 124
Setting
theairventsClimat econ trol
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Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1,000 miles
(1, 500 km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramC.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1000 miles(15 00km) ,yo ucan increase
the enginespee dgra dually and accelera tethe
veh icleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing inifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Se
lf-lo ckingrea raxl edif feren tial
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with ase lf-lo cking dif-
fer enti alon the rearaxl e.
Ch ang ethe oilto impro vepro tecti onofthe
rea raxl ediffe rent ial:
R after abre aking-i npe riod of2000 miles
(U SA)
R after abre aking-i npe riod of3000 km(Can-
ad a)
R eve ry30, 000 milesor 3ye ars( USA)
R every 60,000 kmor4years (Canad a)
These oilchanges prolongtheservice lifeof
the differential. Havetheoilchange carried
out ataqual ified speciali stworkshop. Driving
Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Objects inthe driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedal sor block a
depressed pedal.This jeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobjects securely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well .When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedal s.Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. G
WARNING
Unsuitable footwearcanhinder correct
usage ofthe pedal s,e.g.:
R shoes withthick soles
R shoes withhigh heels
R slippe rs
There isarisk ofan accident.
Wear suitabl efootwear toensure correct
usage ofthe pedal s. Driving
125Drivingandparking Z
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G
WARNING
If you switch offthe ignitio nwhi ledrivi ng,
safety -releva ntfunctions areonly available
with limitations, ornot atall.This could
affect, forexampl e,the pow ersteering and
the brake boostingeffect. Youwillrequ ire
conside rablymore effort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Do not switch offthe ignitio nwhi ledrivi ng. G
WARNING
If the parki ngbrake hasnotbeen fully
rele ased when driving,the parki ngbrake
can:
R overhe atand caus eafire
R lose itshold function.
There isarisk offire and anaccide nt.
Rel ease theparki ngbrake fullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warmup the engine whilestation-
ary .Pul lawa yimmed iately.Avoid high
engine speedsand fullthrottle untilthe
engine hasreache dits opera tingtempera -
ture.
In vehicl eswith automatic transmissi on,
engag eposi tions Pand Ronly when the
vehicl eis stationa ry.
Where possible,avoi dspinning thedrive
whee lswhen pulling awayon slip pery roads.
You couldotherwi sedama gethe drive train.
! Merce
des-AMGvehi cles:at low engine
oil tempera turesbelow 68‡(+20 †),the
maximu mengine speedis restricted in
order toprotect theengine. Toprotect the
engine andmaintai nsmooth engineopera-
tion, avoiddrivi ngatfull throttle whenthe
engine iscold. Ke
ypositi ons
SmartKey 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Powe rsup plyforsome consumers ,such
as the winds hieldwip ers
0048 Ignition (powersup plyforallconsumers )
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignitio n
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicl e.The ignitio nis not switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KE YLESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehi cles with KEYLESS-GO areequipped with
a SmartKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetacha bleStart/Stop
button.
The Start/Stop buttonmustbeinserted inthe
ignitio nlock andtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicl e.
When youinsert theStart/Stop buttoninto
the ignitio nlock, thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognitio ntime. Youcan
then usetheStart/Stop button.
Pressi ngthe Start/Stop buttonseveraltimes
in successi oncorrespo ndstothe differ entkey
posi tions inthe ignitio nlock. Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depre ssing thebrake pedal.
If you depre ssthe brake pedaland press the
Start/Stop button,theengine startsimmed i-
ately .
A check whichperi odica llyestabl ishesa radi o
connection betweenthe vehicl eand the
SmartKey determineswhethe ra vali dSmart- 126
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ngDrivi ngand parking
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Key
isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexampl e,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 74).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobil ephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionali tyof the KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot beableto switch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot beableto start theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressi ngand holdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion.
Key positio nswith KEYLESS-GO 0043
Start/St opbutton
0044 Ignition lock
As soon asthe ignition isswitched on,allthe
indicator lampsin the instrument clusterlight
up. Further information onsitua tions where an
indicator lampeither failsto go out after start- ing
the engine orligh tsup whil edriving
(Y page 238).
If Start/St opbutton 0043has notyetbeen
pressed ,this corresponds tothe key being
removed fromtheignition.
X To swi tch onthe powe rsupply: press
Start/St opbutton 0043once.
The powe rsupp lyisswitched on.You can
now activate thewindsh ieldwipers, for
exampl e.
The powe rsupp lyisswitched offaga inif:
R the driver's doorisopened and
R you press Start/St opbutton 0043twice
when inthis positio n
X To swi tch onthe ignition: press Start/
Stop button 0043twice.
The ignition isswitched on.
If you press Start/St opbutton 0043once
when inthis positio n,the ignition is
switched offaga in.
Removing theStart/Stop button
You canremove theStart/St opbutton from
the ignition lockandstart thevehicle asnor-
mal using theSmartKey.
X Remove Start/Stopbutton 0043from ignition
lock 0044.
You donot have toremove theStart/St opbut-
ton from theignition lockwhen youleavethe
vehicle .You shoul d,howeve r,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouwhen leaving thevehicle .
As long asthe SmartKey isin the vehicle :
R the vehicle canbestarted usingtheStart/
Stop button
R the electrical lypowe redequi pment canbe
opera ted Starting
theengi ne
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If childre nare left unsup ervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could :
R opera tethe vehicle 'sequi pment Drivi
ng
127Drivi ngand parking
Z
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It
is only possib leto shift thetransmission
from positio n005D tothe desire dpositio nif you
depres sthe brake pedal.Only thenisthe shift
lock relea sed.
i Upshifts
takeplaceathigher engine
speed safter acold start. Thishelps thecat-
aly tic converter toreach itsopera tingtem-
peratu remore quickly.
Information onthe automa ticrelea seofthe
electric parking brake(Ypage 149).
Hill start assist Hill
start assisthelps youwhen pulling away
forward orinreverse onanuphi llgradi ent.It
holds thevehicle forashort timeafter you
have removed yourfoot from thebrake pedal.
This gives youenough timetomove yourfoot
from thebrake pedalto the accelera torpeda l
and todepres sit before thevehicle beginsto
roll. G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicle anditcould rollawa y.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Therefore, quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accelera torpeda l.Never
lea vethe vehicle whenitis held byhill start
assis t.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon alevel roadoron a
downhi llgradi ent
R the transmission isin positio n005C
R the electric parking brakeisappl ied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning ECO
start/stop function
Introductio n The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautoma ticallyifthe vehicle isstop-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautoma ticallywhenthe
driver wants topul lawa yaga in.The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyouto
reduce thefuel consumption andemissi onsof
you rvehicle . Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswitched offautoma tically
and youexit thevehicle ,the engine is
restarted automatically.The vehicle may
begi nmoving. Thereisarisk ofaccident and
injury.
If you wish toexit thevehicle ,alw ays turn
off the ignition andsecure thevehicle
aga inst rollingawa y.
Gene ralnotes 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactivated
whenever youswitch onthe engine usingthe
SmartKey orthe Start/St opbutton.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautoma ti-
cally bythe ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symbo lis shown inthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y.
Mercede s-AMGvehicles:theECO start/stop
function isonly availablein drive program C.
Automatic engineswi tch-off If
the vehicle isbraked toastandstill withthe
transmission in005B or005C, theECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automa tically.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indicator lampinthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsid etemperature iswithin therange
that issuita bleforthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera-
ture
R the settemperature forthe vehicle interior
has been reached
R the battery issufficie ntlycharged Drivi
ng
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 270). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 292)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 292). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller General
informat ion
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNAMIC
SELE CTcont roller. Available
driveprogra ms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort-
oriented, opti-
mum-econ omyengine and
transmission settings S
Sport Sporty
engine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Depending
onthe drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacterist icswill change:
R the drive (engine management)
R the transmission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steering 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTcontrolle rDrivingandparking