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Driving sys tems
Counte rsteer ing
1 Red li nessh ow th ecu rrent ste ering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line sshow th erequired steering
whe elang le
6 Turn thestee ring wh eelwhile theve hi-
cl e is stat iona ry until th ered line s1
corresp ond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines 2turn green and awhite
br ac ket with an arrowisdispl ayed to
re present the target position. Drivin
gin to th efina lp osition
1 Gree nline swh en the stee ring wh eel
ang le is correct
6 Maintai nt he steer ing wh eel angle and
re ve rsec arefully until the vehicle is in
the final position.
The "Parking guidance finished" mes-
sage appears onthe mult i-fu nc tion dis-
play and awa rning to nesoun ds.
Th ePa rk Assist warningt oneaddit ion-
al ly so undsif th edista nceto the rear is
too short. Fi
na lpos ition
Depending on the size of th eparking
spac e,theve hicle may be at anangle to
th eke rb. Inthis case Pa rkingGuidan cewill
gu ideyo u up to there ar en dof thepark ing
spac e, ifpossibl e.
6 Take upthe fi nalpo sitio n by manoe u-
vring ifnece ssary.
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tching on therever sing came ra
6 Make sure the ignition isswitched on.
6 Make sure that the "Automati cin R
gear" settingf orthe rever sing ca mera
is select edin th einstru me ntclus ter
( = page 285).
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
Th eare abe hind th evehi cleis sh own in
th e CO MAND display with guide li nes
fo r the most re cently sele cted parki ng
funct ion. G
Risk of accide nt The
reversing came ra is only an ai dan dma y
distor tpe rspectiv e,show object sina ccu-
rately or not show them at all.Thereve rsing
ca mer adoes notrelieve youo fthe res ponsi-
bil ity to pay attention. The cam era may not
sh ow ob ject sint hefollowin gar ea s:
! Veryclose to the rear bump er
! Under there ar bumper
! Above the bo otlid ha ndle
Yo ua re alwa ys respo nsibl efo rsa fety and
must continu eto pay attention to you rim-
me diat e sur round ings when pa rking an d
manoe uvring .Thisap plies tothe area be-
hi nd, infront of and beside theve hicle. Ot h-
er wi se, you could enda nger yourse lfan d
others. G
Risk of inju ry Make sure
thatnopersons or ani malsare
in the manoe uvring ran ge.O therwi se ,they
cou ldbe injur ed. G
Risk ofaccide nt The reversing cam
erado es not func tion or
its fun ctions arere stricted if:
! the boot lid is op en
! itis raining veryhard, snowing orfoggy
! it is nigh t ti me oryouar edr ivin gyou rve-
hi cle in a very dark area
! thec am erai sexposed tover ybright
white lig ht
! yourimmed iatesurround ings areillu mi-
na ted with fluore scen tlight, e.g. fr om
fluo rescent tubes (the display mayflic k-
er)
! there isaver ysu dde nch an ge intemper-
atur e,e.g. ifyou drive int oaheat edga-
rage from the cold in winter
! the cam era lens isdirty or co vered
! the rear of your vehicle is dama ged. If
this is the case, have thepo sition and
se tting of thecam erachecked ata qu al-
ifie dsp ecialist workshop.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmen dsthat you
use a Merced es-Ben zSe rvice Centr efor
th is pu rpose Op
eratio nof the reversing came rama ybe
li mi tedon icy, slip per yan d sno w-co vered
ro ads. The ve hiclem ayslip andth ereb y
leav eits calculated rou te.
Do not uset he reve rsing cam era in such
situations .Yo ucou ldotherwise injure other
peopl edur ing pa rking or damage objects
an dyou rve hicle.
If you fitothe rw heelso rtyres to your vehi-
cl e, this cou ldpre vent ther ever sing cam era
fr om workin gcorrectly .Ther efor e, get infor-
ma tion in ad vanc e from a Merced es-Benz
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Driving systems
i Thei mage from the rev ersing camera is no
longer displayed if youac tiva te anothe rfu nc tion
using COMAN Dwh en rev ersing or parking in par-
allel .To reactivat eth e im age, disengage and re-
engage rev erse gear. Re
ver sing orparking
This auxiliar y function assist syou when
yo uare rev ersing in a st raight lineo rpark-
in gi nr everse at anyan gle.
1Guid eline forve hic lewidth
2 4.0m guideline
3 1.0m guideline
4 Red0 .25 m guide li ne
Re d0. 25 m guide li ne4,1m guide li ne
3 and 4. 0mguide line 2correspond to
the dista nce to th erear endo fthe veh icle.
Guid eline forve hicle width 1shows the
wi dthn eede dfo r the vehicle. 6
Engage reve rsege ar.
Th ear ea behind theve hicle is sho wnin
the COMAN D displaywith guide li nes
fo rth emo strece ntly select ed parking
fu nc tion.
6 Make sure that th efu nction for re verse
parki ngis select edinCO MA ND.
1 Blue guide li neforr ev ersin g in a
str aight line
2 Yellow guide li neforc orne ring
Wh enyou turn the steerin gwh eel, the
space neede dby the vehicl e is sh own
by theyello wguide li ne2.
6 Reverse carefully. G
Risk of acc ident Bear
inmin dth at ob jects that are not touc h-
in g the ground may ap pear furthe raw ay
th an they actually are (e.g. thebu mp erof a
ve hiclep ark ed beh ind, atraile rtow baror
th erear of alorry) .In this case, yo ushould
no tuse the gui deline sto measure the di s-
ta nc e,since there would otherw ise be a risk
of accid ent.
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erefor e, do notap proach anobst acle
cl ose r thanup toredg uide line 4 (0.2 5m
gui de line ),as you coul dotherwise alre ad y
co me into contac t with the obstac le.
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6 Turn thestee ring wh eelin su chawa y
th at yell owguide li nes fo rcorne ring 2
appear wi thin the space whe reyou
wish to park.
If nothing projectsa cros sthe yell ow
gu ide li nesor isbe twee nthe yellow
li nes, thi smeans that the spacein
whi chyouwi sh to park iswide enough.
6 Assoon as bl ueguide li ne1 for re-
versi nginas traig htline isparallel to
th espa ceinwh ich yo uwi sh to park,
turn the steering wheel to thestraight
ah ead pos itio n. Para
llelpark ing
Th isau xiliary fu nction assist syou wh en
yo u wis hto park in aline, e.g. in a parki ng
spac eparallel to the road.
6 Stop parallel to and approx im ate ly1 m
from the ve hiclein fron t of the parking
space. 6
Stop in such awaythat th efront of the
pa rke dvehi cle is on aleve lw ith yo ur
re ar wh eel.
6 Engage rever segear.
6 Makesure that thefu nc tion forpara llel
pa rking is selec tedin CO MA ND.
1 Vert ical gu ide li ne
6 Back up carefully, parallel to th eve hi-
cl e parked next to youun til verti cal
guide li ne1 isat theen dof thepa rked
ve hicle.
6 Stop the vehicle. 1
Vert ical gu ide li ne
2 Extension guide line
3 Guide li nesfo rve hicle outline
6 With the veh iclestat iona ry, tur nthe
st eerin gwh eel in the direc tion youwi sh
to park in, unti lextension guide line 2
intersects vertic alguide line 1.
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Risk of acc ident If
the vertica l guid elines are not yet atthe
end of the pa rked ve hiclea nd you begin to
turn the steeri ngwheel ,you could collid e
wi th the parked vehicle.
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Ni ght View Ass ist illum inat es the road with
in frar ed light, in addit ion to th enorm al
he adlamp s. A ca meraatthe top of the
winds cree n pi cksu p th einfra red light and
sho wsa blac kand whi teview inthemu lti-
fu nc tio ndisplay. The im ageint he multi-
function di splay corre spond sto the vi ewof
th eroad provided by th ema in-bea mhead-
lamps. The
Night View Assist im age in the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay is notimpai red:
! bythe head lamp sof oncomin g vehicles
! if you cannot swi tch on the main-b eam
he adlamp s due to onc oming tra ffic
Th is en ables yo utoa nticip ate the course
of th eroad andr ecogni seobs tacles ea rli-
er. i
Infrared ligh tisno tvisible tothehu ma n
eye and canth erefore remain switch ed on at all
ti me swi thou tdaz zlin gon coming tr affic.
1 Night View Assist camera Ni
gh tVie wAs sis t* G
Risk of accide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist is only an aid designe dto
as sist dr ivin g, an d do esnot relieve yo uof
th er espo nsibilit yto payattentio n.Do not
rely on the Ni ghtVi ew As sist im age, butco n-
tinue to loo kthro ught he windsc reen .The
responsibility to dri vesafely
and ap prop riate lyforthe current traf fic situ-
ation lies with you at all time s.Othe rwise,
you co uld enda nger your selfan d ot hers.
The NightView Assist image in the multi-
fu nc tion display ma y no tbe asclea ras usual
in fog, rain an dsnow. G
Risk ofaccide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist cannot de tect objects lo-
ca tedd irec tlyinf ront or to the si deof
th ev ehicle. When manoe uvring , co ntinue to
lo ok through the windsc reen.Ma kesure
that nopersons or animals are in or near the
area in which you are manoeuvr ing. P5
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itch ingon or off
Yo uca n onl ysw itch Night View Assist on if:
! the key isin po sition 2in the ig nition
lock
! it is dark
! thelight switc his set to *orB
or ifthe daytime drivin glights are
sw itche don
! the autom atic tr ansmission is not atR
1 Toswitch Night View Assist on or off
6 Press ro cker sw itch 1upordown.
Th eNight View Assist im ageissh own
in themu lti-fun ction disp lay. i
Theinf rare dhe adlamps only switch on
at speeds above 15 km /h.You do not therefore
ha ve full use of thev iewi ngrange and it is not
possible to checkthatNi gh tView Assist is work-
ing correc tly when theve hicle is stationary. Image in the
multi-f un ction di splay
Wh enyousw itchon Night View Assist, the
sp ee d di splay view cha nges in the multi-
fu nc tio ndispl ay. Th espeed disp lay
is shown as abar at the lower edge of the
mult i-fu nc tion display. Thero w of basic
menu sis no longe rava ilab le.If yo uwi sh to
ch an ge asettingu sing the ste ering wheel
buttons, yo umu stsw itch of fNight View
As sist. 1
Night View Assist im age
2 Speed displ ay
Ad jus ting thebr igh tnes sof themu lti-
fun ction display
1 Control knob
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Air ven ts
Obse rveth e fo llowing no tes to ens urethat
the automatic air condi tioning functio ns
co rre ctly:
! Keep theair inl etbetween the bonnet
an d winds cree nfree of dep osits, e.g.
ice or snow, to gua rant ee the supply of
fr es hair into the vehicle interi or.
! Never cover the vents or airinle tand
ou tle tg rilles in the vehicle interi or. i
For prac tically draug ht-free ventilat ion,
mo vethe sliders on the centre and side air vents
to the centr al position. Cen
treair ve nts
6 To ope nor close: turn thu mbwheels
4 and 5upward sor downwards.
Th ecorre spond ing centre airvents are
opene dor clos ed. Side ai
rve nts
6 To ope nor close: turn thu mbwheels
2 and 9upward sor downwards.
Th eco rrespondi ngside air vents are
opene dor clos ed. Re
ar air vents
1 Slider forrear ai rvent, left-ha ndside
2 Slider for rear air vent, right-hand side
3 Toopen or clos erear air ve nt,right-
hand si de
4 Toopen or clos erearai rvent, left-hand
side
6 To ope nor clos e:tur nthu mb wheel 3
or 4 to the right or le ft.
Th eco rrespondi ngrear air vents are
ope nedor clos ed. G
Risk of inj ury Wh
entheauto matic ai rconditionin gis in
op eration, very hotor very cold aircan flow
fr om the ven ts.Th isco uld caus eb urns or
fros tbite to bare skin in theimmed iatevici n-
ity ofthe vents. Ke epbare skin away from
thes eairou tlets. Ifne cessa ry,u se the air-
di st ribu tion control todirect theairflow
away toadi fferen tarea of the ve hicle interi-
or. Ope
ning and closing airvents
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Air ven ts
Th e stowage comp artm ent und erthe cen-
tr e ar mr est can be venti late dwh en theau-
to mat icair co nditio ning issw itch ed on, for
ex amp leforco oling.
Th eairflow admitted depends on:
! theair distribut ion set
! the airflo w set
Th eair tempera ture correspon dsapprox i-
mat elyto that of the airflowing out of the
centr eair vent s.Itis not possib leto setthe
air temp erature separa tely.
! Thetemp erature in the stowage compart-
ment may be extrem e. In heating mode,sw itch
off the air ve nts in the stowage comp artm ent if
he at-sensitiv eitems are bei ngtranspor tedin it. 1
Toswitch off ventil ation
2 Toswitch on ventil ation
6 Toswi tcho n:press lowe rse ction 2
of the ro cker sw itch.
6 Toswitch off:press uppe rse ction 1
of the ro cker sw itch. Ve
ntila ted stowag ecom partme nt
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