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On-boar
dcomput er
AMG menu .....................................2 05
Assista ncemenu ........................... 199
Audi omenu ................................... 197
Conve nience submenu .................. 203
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 207
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .273
Factory settings submenu ............. 204
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 192
Instrument clustersub menu ..........201
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 202
Menu overview....... .......................195
Messa gememory .......................... 207
Navi gationmenu ............................ 196
Opera tion.......................................193
RAC ETIMER ................................... 205
Service menu................................. 201
Settings menu...............................201
Standard displa y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 195
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 198
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 28
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 27
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 23
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 192
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 38 P
Paddl eshi fters
see Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 323
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...275
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Pan orami croo f
Ope ratingthe rollersu nbl ind ........... 94
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 147
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 148Pos
ition ofexter iormir ror, front-
pa sse nger side <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 106
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
see Active Parking Assist
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 176
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 177
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 174
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 175
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 149
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 149
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 211
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 148
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 148
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 149
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 41
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 218
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Po we rlo cks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 275
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
PRE -SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccu-
pant prote ction)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 55
PRE -SAFE®
PL US (anticipato ry
oc cupa ntprote ction PLUS)
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56 In
dex
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!
Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deac <0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP® X
To activate SPORThandling mode:briefly
press button 0043.
The 0074 SPORT handling modewarning
lamp inthe instrument clusterlightsup.The
SPORT Handling Mode SPORT
Handling Modemessage appearsin
the multifunction display.
X To
deactivate SPORThandling mode:
briefly pressbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORT handling modewarning
lamp inthe instrument clustergoesout.
X To deactivate ESP®
:press button 0043until
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamplights up
in the instrument cluster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthe multi-
function display.
X To activate ESP®
:briefly pressbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.The00E5 ESP®
ON ON
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
Characteristics ofactivated SPORThan-
dling mode
If SPORT handling modeisactivated andone
or more wheels starttospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampinthe instrument clusterflashes.
ESP ®
only stabilizes thevehicle toalimited
degree.
When SPORT handling modeisactivated:
R ESP ®
only improves drivingstability toa
limited degree
R traction controlisstill activated R
engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability
R engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin
R traction controlisstill activated
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
R PRE-SAF E®
is no longer available, norisit
activated ifyou brake firmlyandESP®
inter-
venes
R Act ive Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunc-
tion isno longer available; norisitactivated
if you brake firmlywithassistance from
ESP ®
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion)
General information EBD
monitors andcont rolsthebrake pressure
on the rear wheels toimprove drivingstability
while braking.
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion fordriving safetysystems (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
If EBD ismalfunctioning, therear wheels can
lock, e.g.under fullbraking. Thisincreases
the risk ofskidding andanaccident.
You should therefore adaptyour driving
style tothe different handling characteris- Driving
safetysystems
69Safety
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detec
tsany other vehicles, itreact ivates the
high-beam headlamps.
The system' soptic alsensor islocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
niz eroad users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestr ians
R who have poorlightin g,e.g. cyclist s
R whose lightingis block ed,e.g. byabarrier
On very rareoccasions, AdaptiveHighbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situation s,the auto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactiv atedorwill beactiv ated regardless.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Always carefully observethetrafficcon di-
tion sand switch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistcannottake into
accoun troad, weather ortraf ficcon dition s.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are respon sibleforadjustin gthe vehicle's
lightin gto the prevailing light,visibility and
traf ficcon dition s.
In partic ular,thedetec tionofobstac lescan be
rest rictedifther eis:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensor sor the sensor sare
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h): The
headlamp rangeisset automatic ally
dependin gon the distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detec ted:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edon
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clusteralsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detec tedorthe roads are
adequately lit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edoff
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clustergoesout.The00CE
indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction display
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombin ation
switch backtoits norm alposition ormove
the light switch toanot herposition .
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
control panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 004A Switchestheinterior lightin gon
0087 0033 Switchestheinterior lightin g/auto-
matic interior lightin gcon trol off
0085 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off
0083 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on 112
Interior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers
Page 129 of 334
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
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Page 133 of 334
If
drive program S,S+ orMisactive, the
automa tictransmission switchestodrive
program C.
If indicator lamp0044isoff, theECO start/stop
function hasbeen deactiva tedmanua llyoras the
resul tof amalfu nction. Theengine will
then notbeswitched offautoma ticallywhen
the vehicle stops. Proble
mswith theengi ne Proble
m Possi
blecauses /consequen cesand 0050 0050
Solutio ns The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD function orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivate theHOLD function (Ypage 166)orActive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 163).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard . R
There isamalfu nction inthe engine electronics.
R There isamalfu nction inthe fuel supp ly.
Before attempting tostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartKey backtopositio n0092 inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart/St opbutton repeatedlyuntilallindicator lampsin
the instrument clustergoout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Y page 127). Avoid excessivel ylong
and freque ntattempts tostart theengine asthese willdrai nthe
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempts:
X Consul ta qua lifiedspecia listworkshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low becau sethe battery istoo wea kor
discha rged.
X Jump -start thevehicle (Ypage 288).
If the engine doesnotstart despi teattempts tojump-start it:
X Consul ta qua lifiedspecia listworkshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forappro ximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consul ta qua lifiedspecia listworkshop. Drivi
ng
131Drivi ngand parking Z
Page 143 of 334
kine
ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Me rce des -AMG vehic les RAC
Edriv eprog ram
i The
RAC Edri ve pro gramma ynot beused
on norm alroa ds. RAC Emu stonl ybe acti va-
ted and used on dedicate dra ce circui ts, not
on public roa ds.
The RAC Edri ve pro gramischa racteri zedby
the followi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits driving characteri stics
su ita ble for the racetra ck.
R allveh iclesy stem sar eset formaximu m
spo rtine ss.
R the gearshi ftreco mme ndationgives you
info rma tionfor slow lywa rmi ngup the drive
as sem bliesand foradop ting afu el-eff icient
dri ving style(Y page 142) .Yo ucan follow
the gearshi ftreco mme ndations atalltime s
and shiftge ar acco rdingl yus ing the stee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter s.On the basis of the
ge arshi ftreco mme ndation,using the stee r-
ing wheelpa dd leshi fter s,yo ucan optimi ze
the drive trainand engineopera ting mod eat
any time .
R ifyo uha ve selecte dage ar ma nua lly, thi s
wi llbe mainta inedunti lthe vehiclespe ed
incr eases ordecrea sesdramatica lly.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availabl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e.
R ESP ®
sw itch estoSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrument cluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandli ngMode SPO
RTHandli ngModemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Obs ervethe
imp orta ntsafety note sfor the SPOR Tha n-
dl ing mod e(Y page 68).
R ESP ®
onl yimp rovesdriving stability to a
li mite dde gre e.The engine'storq ueisonl y res
tric ted toalimite dde gre eand thedrive
wh eelscan spin.Fur ther informa tionab ou t
ESP ®
(Y page 68) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Driv epro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly spo rtydriv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Driv epro gramSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Dri veprog ramC(C omfo rt)
Driv epro gramCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclede liver scomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
forw ardand revers ege ars, unl ess theacce l-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha simp roveddriving stability,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces . Au
tomati ctrans mission
141Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z
Page 148 of 334
Do
not getinto thevehicleag ain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ild up again.
Do not getinto thevehicleag ain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ild up again.
! Do
not usediese lto ref uelveh icles with a
ga sol ine eng ine.Do not switch onthe igni-
tio nif yo uacc identa lly ref uelwi th the wrong
fu el.Othe rwise, the fuel willente rthe fuel
sy stem .Even smallam ounts ofthe wrong
fu el cou ldres ultin da ma getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine.Noti fyaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opand have the fuel tank and
fu el lines drainedcomp letel y.
! Ove
rfilling the fuel tank couldda ma gethe
fu el system .
! Ta
ke car enot tospill any fuel on painte d
su rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise da ma gethe
pa intw ork.
! Use
afilter when adding fuel fro mafu el
can. Thefuel lines and/or thefuel inje ctio n
sy stem couldothe rwise be blocke dby parti-
cle sfro mthe fuel can.
If yo uove rfillthe fuel tank, fuel cou ldspray
ou twh en the fuel pu mp nozzl eis rem oved.
For furthe rinfo rma tionon fuel and fuel qu ality
(Y page 325 ). Ref
ueling
Ge neral info rmatio n The
fuel fillerfla pis unl ocke dor locked auto-
ma tica lly wh en youunl ock orlock the vehicle
wi th the Sma rtKeyor using KEYL ESS-G O.
The positio nof the fuel fillercap isdisp laye d
00B6 inthe instrument cluster .The arrow next
to the filling pump indicates the side ofthe
veh icle. On
the inside of the fuel fillercap ,yo uwi llfind
info rma tionon the reco mme ndedfu el.
Ope ning the fuelfil lerfla p 0043
Toopen the fuel fillerfla p
0044 Toinsert the fuel fillercap
0087 Tire pre ssu retab le
0085 Instr uctionlabe lfor fuel typ eto be refu-
el ed
X Swi tch the engineoff.
X Re mov ethe Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on
lo ck.
X Pre ssthe fuel fillerfla pin the directi onof
ar row 0043.
The fuel fillerfla psw ing sup .
X Tu rn the fuel fillercap counter-c lockwi se
and remove it.
X Inse rtthe fuel fillercap into theholder
bra cket onthe inside of fuel fillerfla p0044.
X Co mpl etelyins ert the fillerneck ofthe fuel
pu mp nozzl einto thetank, hookin place
and refuel.
X Onl yfil lthe tank untilthe pump nozzl e
sw itch esoff.
i Do
not addany morefu el after the pump
stop sfil ling for the first time .Othe rwise, fuel
ma yle ak out. 14
6 Ref
uelingDr ivi ng andparki ng
Page 150 of 334
Never
leavechildren unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.
! Alway
ssecure thevehicle correctly against
rolli ngawa y.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedama ged.
To ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolli ngawa yunintentionally :
R the electric parking brakemustbeappl ied.
R the transmission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the SmartKey mustberemoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheel smust beturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillor downhil lgradi ents. Switc
hingoffthe engi ne G
WARNING
The automa tictransmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollawa y.There isa
risk ofan accident.
After switching offthe engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrollingawa yby appl ying the
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D
(Y page 137).
X With theSmart Key:turn theSmartKey to
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobil izerisactivated.
X With KEYLESS -GO:press theKEYLESS -GO
Start/S topbutton (Ypage 126).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instrument clustergoout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmartKey position0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart-
Key position 0092(Ypage 126).
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/S topbutton forabou tthree seconds.
This function operates independently ofthe
ECO start/stop automaticengine switch-off
function. Ele
ctric parking brake
General notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupe rvisedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncoming traffic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additional ly,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example ,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautoma tictransmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
transmission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe digitalvehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect .
Alway skeep theSmartKey outofreach of
children. Thisalso appliesforthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconnect .
The function ofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfu nction
in the system, itmay notbepossib leto appl y
the relea sedparking brake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing awa y.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossib leto relea sean appl ied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfu nction inthe system. Contact a
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunction
test atregul arintervals whilethe engine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
whil ethis isoccurring arenormal. 148
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Do
not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs.
Emi ssion co ntro l G
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Co mbu stion eng inesemi tpo isono us
exh aust gases such ascar bonmono xide.
Inha ling the seexh aust gases isha zar dous to
he alth and canresultin po isoni ng. Thereisa
ris kof fatal inju ry.The refore ,neve rle av ethe
eng inerunning anencl osedsp ace withou t
ad eq uate venti latio n.
Ce rta ineng inesystem sar ede signe dto kee p
the level ofpoisono uscomp onents inexh aust
fu mes withi nlega llimits .
The sesystem sonl ywo rkatpeak efficiency if
the yar eser viced exa ctly inacc ordance with
the manuf actu rer'ssp eci ficati ons. Alwaysha ve
wo rkon the enginecarriedou tat aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op.Me rced es-Benz recom-
mend stha tyo uus ean author izedMe rced es-
Benz Center forthispu rpo se. Inpartic ular ,
wo rkreleva ntto safety oron safety -related
sy stem smu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
The enginesetti ngsmustnot becha nge d
und erany circum stances .Fur thermo re,all
sp eci fic ser vicewo rkmu stbe car riedou tat
reg ular inte rvalsand inacc ordance with the
Me rced es-Benz servicereq uirem ents .Deta ils
can befou ndinthe Mainte nance Booklet. EC
Odis play
The ECO disp laysho wsyouhow economi cal
yo ur drivin gsty leis.The ECO disp layas sists
yo uin ach ievin gthe mos teco nomi caldrivin g
sty lefor the selecte dsetti ngsand prevailing
cond itions. Your drivin gsty lecan signi ficantl y
infl uence thevehicle's cons umption. 0043
Accel eration
0044 Coasting
0087 Consta nt
0085 Add itiona lra nge achieved
Ra nge 0085issho wnund erBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represents theadditio nal range achieved
si nce thebeginning ofthe journey asares ult
of an adapted drivin gsty le.
If the fuel level hasdro pped into thereserve
ra nge ,the FuelLow Fue
lLow message issho wninthe
mu ltifu nctio ndisp layins tea dof range 0085.The
00B6 warning lamp inthe instrument cluster
al so lights up(Ypage 242 ). Dr
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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
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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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