steering MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Inde
x....................................................... 4 Digit
alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 23
In troduc tion...........................................2 3
Operation .......................................... ..... 23 Introduction
......................................... 24
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 4
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 4
Operator's Manual................................. 25
Service andvehicle operation ................2 5
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 29
Data storage .......................................... 29
Information oncopyright ....................... 31 At
aglance ........................................... 32
Cockpit .................................................. 32
Instr ument cluster ................................. 33
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 34
Center console ...................................... 35
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8
Doo rcontro lpa nel ............ .....................39 Saf
ety ............ .......................................40
Pa nic alar m ............ ................................40
Occu pant safety ............ ........................ 40
Ch ildre nin the vehicle............ ...............57
Pe tsinthe vehicle............ ..................... 59
Dri ving safety syste ms ............ ...............60
Pro tecti onagainst theft............ .............72 Opening
andclosing ........................... 74
Smart Key............................................... 74
Doors ..................................................... 79
Trunk ..................................................... 81
Side windows ......................................... 87
Roof ................................................ .......9 0 Seats,
steering wheelandmir-
rors ..................... .................................. 97
Correct driver'sseatposition ................9 7
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 97
Steer ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 103Mi
rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 105
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 107 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 109
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 109
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 112
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 116
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...116
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 118
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 125
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 125
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh i-
cle sexcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 133
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 146
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 154 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 190
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 190
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 190
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Wa rning andindicator lamps ............... 233 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 243
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 244 Sto
wag eand features <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 249
Stow ageare as<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 249
Fea ture s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 2522
Co
nte nts

Important
safetynotes.................. 175
Parking .......................................... 177
Acti veSteering Assist
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A[ .................1 98
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Adaptive adjustable damping
Driving dynamics displa y............... 168
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
Adapti veBrake Assist
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Adapti vebrake lights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 65
Adapti veDampi ngSys tem
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 167
Adapti veHig hbe amAssist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 112
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 53
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 46
Hea dba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 45
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 45
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 47
AI RFL OW <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Ai rve nts
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 123
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 122
Setting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Setting theblow eroutpu tof the
AIR SCAR Fvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting thesideairvents ............... 123
Swi tching AIRSCAR Fon/of f.......... 102Ai
r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
AI RSC ARF
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
AI RSC ARF vents
Setting theblow eroutpu t.............. 124
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 72
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Al arm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
Amb ient lighti ng
Setting thebrightne ss(on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 200
Setting thecolor(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
AMG menu(o n-b oard computer) .....202
An ti-lockbraki ngsys tem
see ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System)
An ti-s kid chains
see Snow chains
An ti-the ftalarm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
As htray <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
As sistan cedis play (on-b oard
co mputer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 198
As sistan cemen u(o n-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 197
AS SYST PLUS
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 270
Hid ing aser vice message .............. 270
Re setti ngthe service intervaldi s-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Servi cemes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Spe cialser vice requireme nts......... 270
ATA (Anti -Thef tAl arm system)
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 72
Functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 72
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....195 In
dex
5

Activ
elight functio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Auto matichea dlamp mode............ 109
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 111
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 111
Hig hbe am flashe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 110
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 109
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 110
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Setting thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
Swi tching theexter iorlighti ng
de laye dsw itch-o ffon/of f(o n-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 200
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(o n-boa rdcomp uter).......... 200
Tu rn sig nal s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 110
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs
Lo adin gaid (trun k)
Ra ising/l owering the roof.............. 251
Lo cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 80
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Lug gageco ver
see Trunkpartiti on M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 295
MAG ICSK YCO NTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 94Malf
unctionmes sage
see Disp laymes sages
Matte finish (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 273
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 76
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Locki ngveh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Unlo cking thedriver' sdoo r.............. 81
Medi aIn terfac e
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Memo rycard (audio)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Memo ryfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Merc edesme conne ct
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 255
Info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency call..... 256
Re mote VehicleHea lthCheck ....... 259
Ro adsid eAssi stance callbu tton ....257
Sel f-di agnosi s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 255
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
Merc edes-Be nzIntel lige nt Dri ve
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICwith Active Steering
Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 163
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 187
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
PR E-SAFE ®
PLU S(antici patory
occu pant pro tectio nPLU S).............. 56
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Mes sagememo ry(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 205
Mes sages
see Disp laymes sages
Mirro rs
see Exteri ormir rors
Mob ile phon e
Co nnecting (Bluetooth ®
inte r-
face )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 246
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 319
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 319
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 196
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 319 In
dex
13

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 192
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087 0059
Switches
onthe Voice Con-
trol System 0063
Mute
00810082
Adju
ststhe volum e 0076
Re
jects orend sa cal l 196
Exits
thetelephone book/
red ialmem ory 0061
Ma
kes oracce ptsacal l Swi
tche sto the redialmem -
ory Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00590065
Sel
ects amenu 191
00630064
Sel
ects asu bme nuor
scrol lsthrou ghlists 191
0076
Co
nfirm sa sel ectio n 191
Hid
esdispl aymes sages 205
0038
Back 191
Swi
tches offthe VoiceCon-
trol System i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge 0043
Ope
nsthedoo r 80
0044
00360037Unlocks/lock
s
the vehicle 80
0087
Adjusts
theseats 97
0085
008D
003700380040
Stores seat,exteri ormirr or
and steering column adjust-
ment settings 107
0096
Adjuststhe front-
pa sse nger seatfrom the
dri ver’ ssea t 99 Fun
ction Pag
e 0083
008A
Opens/clo sesthe
trunk lid 85
0084
006200700071
Adjuststhe
exteri ormirr orselectri cally 105
006B
0062
Opens/clo sestheside
wi ndow s 87Do
orcontrol panel
39Atagl anc e

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Therestraint systemcanalso reduce
the forces towhich vehicle occupants aresub-
ject edduring anaccident.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R seat beltsystem
R air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 97).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 53).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 57). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
Occ
upantsafetySafety

R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
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upant safetySafety

If
you install achild restraint systemonthe
front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve the
instructions andsafety notesonthe "Occu-
pant Classifica tionSystem (OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinformation ondisa -
bling thefront passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. Chil
drestraint systemonthe front-
passeng erseat
Gene ralnotes If
you install achild restraint systemonthe
front-passenger seat,always observe the
instructions andsafety notesonthe "Occu-
pant Classifica tionSystem (OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresul tof:
R an incorrectly categorized personinthe
front-passenger seat
R deactiva tingthefront passe ngerfront air
bag unintentionally
R the unsui table positio ningofthe child
restraint system,e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rearward-facing childrestraint system If
circumstances requireyou tosecure achild
in arearwa rd-facing childrestraint systemon
the front-passenger seat,always make sure
that thefront passe ngerfront airbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit continuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passe ngerfront airbag deactiva -
ted. Alway
sobserve thechild restraint system
manufacture r'sinstalla tionandopera ting
instructions.
Forw ard-fa cingchil drestraint system If
you secure achild inaforward -facingchild
restraint systemonthe front-passenger seat,
alw ays move thefront-passenger seatasfar
back aspossib le.Full yretract theseat cushio n
length. Theentire baseofthe child restraint
system mustalways rest onthe seat cushio n
of the front-passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraint systemmustlieasflat as
possib leaga inst thebackrest ofthe front-
passe ngerseat. Thechild restraint system
must nottouch theroof orbe subjected toa
load bythe head restraint. Adjusttheangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraint posi-
tion accordingly .Alway smake surethatthe
shoul derbelt strap iscorrectly routedfromthe
front-passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoul der
belt guide on the child restraint system.The
shoul derbelt strap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront-passenger seatbelt
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adjust thefront-passenger
seat accordingly .
Alway sobserve thechild restraint system
manufacture r'sinstalla tionandopera ting
instructions. Pets
inthe vehic le G
WARNING
If you leaveanimal sunsup ervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle ,they maypress buttons
or switches, forinstance.
In this way,animal smay:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped ,for example
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Furthermore, unsecuredanimalsmay be
flung aroundinside thevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabru ptsteering orbraking
maneuve r,and thereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimal sunattended inthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehic le
59Safety
Z

Alw
ayssec ureani ma lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for instance with asu ita ble pe tcar rier. Dri
ving safe tysys tems Ove
rviewof driv ingsafe tysys tems
In thi ssec tion,youwi llfind informa tionab ou t
the followi ng driving safety system s:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Syste m)
(Y page 60)
R BAS (Bra keAssist Sy stem )(Y page 61)
R Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
(Y page 61)
R Active BrakeAssi st(Y page 63)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 65)
R ESP ®
(El ectro nicStability Pro gram)
(Y page 65)
R EBD (El ectro nicBrake forceDi stri butio n)
(Y page 69)
R ADAPTI VEBRAK E(Y page 70)
R Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio n(Y page 70)
R STEER CONTR OL(Ypage 72) Impo
rtant safetynotes
If yo ufai lto adap tyo ur driving styleor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the driving safety system scan
nei ther reduce theriskof an acci dent nor
ove rride the laws ofphy sics. Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri ving .
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein front, forveh iclespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur driving styleto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce from thevehiclein
front. Drivecar efully.
The driving safety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effe ctive lyas possi ble wh en ther eis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rticu laratte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
mini mumtire trea dde pths etc.inthe "Whee ls
and tires"sec tion(Y page 293 ).
In wintry driving cond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow cha
ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
effe ctive lyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteering thevehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-su rface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60). G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
aff ecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Obs ervethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 236 )and
di spl aymes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 206 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforc e.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal. 60
Dri
ving safe tysys temsSafe ty

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), Active Brake Assist withcross-t raf-
fic function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
i If
there isan increased riskofacollision,
preventive passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If the risk ofcollision withthevehicle infront
remains andyoudonot brake, takeevasive
action oraccelerate significantly, thevehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking,up
to the point offull brake application. Auto-
matic emergency brakingisnot performed
until immediately priortoan imminent acci-
dent.
You canprevent theintervent ionofAct ive
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction atany
time by:
R depressing theaccelerator pedalfurther
R activating kickdown
R releasi ngthe brake pedal
The braking application ofAct ive Brake Assist
with cross-t rafficfunction isended automati-
cally if:
R you maneuver toavoid theobstacle
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R an obstacle isno longer detected infront of
your vehicle STEER
CONTROL
General information STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid Importa
ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering supportisprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering isfaulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
X To activate withtheSmart Key:remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To activate withKEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. The
engine canbestarted byanyone withavalid
SmartKey thatisleft inside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged),
the system isnot operational. Contactan
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorcall
1-800 -FOR-MERCedes (inthe USA) or
1-800 -387-0100 (inCanada ). ATA
(anti-theft alarmsystem) 72
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againsttheftSafety