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223
Con
trols
Opening andclos ing
6 Tolock the vehic lecentr ally: press
the ‹ button.
Th e turn sign alsflas ht hree ti mes if the
do ors and boot lid ar eclos ed . Th elo ck-
in g knobs inthe doors drop down .The
an ti-th eftalarm system*is pri med and
the active drive authori sation systemis
ac tiv ated. In
divi dual se ttings
If yo ufreque ntly drive alone, youma ywi sh
to cha ngethe function of the ke y.Pre ssing
the Πbutton wi llthen onl yunlock the
dr iver’s door and thefuel fill erflap.
6 Toswitch on oroff: pres s the Œ
and ‹ buttons simu ltane ouslyf or
ab out si xse conds untilbattery check
lamp 4flas hestw ice.
Th e key willthen func tio nas follows:
6 Tounlock the driver ’sdo or: press the
Πbutton onc e.
The turn sign als flas h once. The lock ing
knob inthe doorpo ps up.Th eant i-the ft
alarm system* is deactiva ted. 6
Tounlock centrally: press the Œ
bu tton twice.
Th e turn signals flash once.Th elo ck ing
knob sin the door spop up. The anti-
the ftalarm system*is dea ctivated.
6 Tolock thev ehicle centrally: press
the ‹ button.
The turn signals flas hth ree times. The
lo ck ing knobs inthe doors drop down.
The anti-t he ft alarm system* isprim ed
an dth eac tive drive authori sation sys-
te m isac tiva ted. Re
storing thefactory settin gs
6 Press theŒ and‹ buttons si-
multan eously fora bout six seco nds un-
til battery check la mp 4flashes twice. Chec
king the batteries
6 Press the‹ orŒ button.
Th eba tteries in the rem oteco ntrol are
fu nctiona lif batter y check la mp4
li ghts upbrief ly.If it do es not light up,
replac ethe bat teries im mediately
( = pa ge 474).
i Youma yin ad vertent lyloc kor unloc kth eve-
hicl eby pre ssing th ebu tton son there mote con-
tr ol. Th
e it em sof optional equipment which can
be supplied with yo urvehicl einclud et wo
KE YLES SGO keys.
When you gras p the door handle, you rve-
hicl eun lock s the following centrally if itis
still set to the factory setting (
=page 22 4):
! the doors
! the boot lid
! thefuel fill erflap KEYLESS GO key*
G
Risk of acc ident Neve
r leave child renu nsup ervi sedin the ve-
hicle. They cou ldopen alocked door from
the inside even ifit ha sbeenlo ck ed, or st art
th e ve hicle if a vali dKEYLES SGOke y is le ft
in the ve hicle or with the KEYLE SSGO but-
to nne ar the ignit ion lock orthey could re-
leas ethe electric parki ngbrake ,there by
endangeri ngthem selves and others .Sw itch
of fthe engine and take the KEYLES SGO key
with you,eveni fyou areonlylea ving theve-
hi cle for ashorttime. 216_R
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Con
trols
Li gh ts Ext
ended range fo glamps
Th e exte nded rang efo glam ps reduce the
gl ar eexpe rien ced by thedr iver andim-
pr ove the illumination of the left-hand edge
of the carriagew aywh en driving on the
right-h andside.
6 Toswitch on:pull thelight sw itch out
to the second detent. Thefront
fo glamps and th erear fogla mp are ac-
tive.
Th e exte nded ran gefogla mp sare
ac tiv ated if yo uar edr ivi ng under
70 km /h.
6 Toswitch off:sw itch off the re ar
fog lamp.
i Theextended range foglamps are deac tivat-
ed automat ically at spe eds above 10 0km/ h.
Th eha zard warning lamps still op erate if
the ignition is switched of f.The hazard
wa rnin glam psaresw itchedon automa ti-
ca lly if an airbag has been deployed or if
yo u brake th eveh icle sharply and bri ngit
to a haltfrom asp ee d of morethan
70 km /h. 1
Hazard wa rning lamp button
6 Toswitchon or off: pres sha zard
warning lamp s button 1.
i Whenyouindicat eatu rn ,on lythet urnsig-
nal lamps onthat side of the veh icle ar esw itch ed
on if theha zard warning lamps are swit ched on.
If th eha zard warning lamps have been swi tched
on automat ically, press theha zard warnin glamp
bu tton once to sw itch th emoff. i
When you unloc kthe vehicle fro mthe out-
side ,th e in terior ligh ting is swit ched off. How ev-
er, as soon as you press one of the in terior
ligh ting but tons, the selec ted li ghtc omes on and
all thel ight sin theve hicle th at are not switch ed
on with abu tton are ac tiva ted.
If yo u do notloc kth eve hicle, all the ligh tsare
switc hed off after 30 minu tes. Ifyou ope nthe
door, thest owag eco mp artme nt,glove compart-
me nt and vanit ymirror ligh ting will swit chon
even ifyou do not use the key. Hazar
dwarning ligh tfu nc tion P5
4.25-5012- 31 Int
erior lighti ng 216_R
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Driving and parking Elect
ricparkingbrake
1 Handlefor the electric parki ngbrake
Re leas ingth e el ectric pa rkingbr ak e
manually
6 Pull ha ndle1.
The red! indic ator la mpin the in-
strum entcl us ter go esout.
Yo u ca n onl y release the electric park ing
brake ifth eke y is in pos itio n 1 in the igni-
tion lock or if the ignition has been
sw itch ed on usi ngthe KEY LESS GO button. Re
lea sing the electric parking brak ea u-
to mat ical ly
Th eelectric parking brake ofyour caris re-
leased automatic ally if the following cond i-
tio ns aref ulfilled:
! Theen gine isrunning
! The autom atic tra nsmi ssion is inposi-
tion Dor R
! Thebo nne tis clos ed
! Youare wearing yo urseat belt
! Youac ce lera te
Th ebo ot lid must beclos ed if theau toma t-
ic tra nsmi ssion is in po sition R. If the seat
be lt is notin se rted inthebu ckle,th edr iv-
er’ sdoor mu stbe clos edand tr ansmissi on
position Pmust be desele cted.
i Forth ep arking brake tobe release dauto-
ma tica lly if your seat belt is not fastened, the fol-
lowing cond itions must be ful filled:
! Thed river’s door is closed
! You sh ift ou tof po sition Por you have pre vi-
ously been drivi ngfas tert ha n3k m/ h. Parki
ng G
Risk of inj ury Neve
r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could releas ethe electric pa rking
br ak e if theigni tion is swi tche don. This
cou ldlead toa serious orfatal accid ent. G
Risk of fire Ma
kesure that the ex haust system does
no tu nde rany circ umstances co meinto
co ntac t with easi ly ignitab lematerial su ch
as dry gr ass or pet rol.The ma terialcould
ot herw ise ig ni te andse tpar tsof the vehicle
alight. P4
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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Ap plying the electri cpar king brak ema n-
ually
6 Press handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp inthein-
st ru me ntclus ter comes on.
i Onsteep slopes, turn thef ront whee lsto-
wa rds the kerb.
i Youcan apply thee lect ric parking brake
even when there is no key in the ignition lock.
Ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra keau-
tomatically
Yo ur ve hicle’s electri cparki ngbrake is ap-
pl ied automa tically if HOL D (
=pa ge 311)
or Distron icPlus * (
=page 300) brings
you rveh icle to aha ltand at least one of
th ef ollo wing cond itio ns isfulfilled:
! The en gine issw itch ed off.
! The driver ’sdo or isop ened and the
seat belt is notinserted in the buckle.
! The bonn et isreleased.
! The bo otlid is op ened while the auto-
mat ic tr ansmissi onis in position R.
! Theve hicle is sta tiona ry for along
pe riod. The
red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
ment cluster com eson.
i Inadditio ntoth e el ectric parkin gbr ak e,
park position Pcan als obe engaged auto mati-
ca lly.
Em ergenc ybrak ingus ing th e elec tric
par king brake
In an emergency ,you can also brak eyour
ve hicle while it is in mo tion using theelec-
tri cpark ing br ake.
6 Pres sthe hand lefor the electri cpark-
in g br akewh iletheve hicle isin mo tion
( = page 258).
i Yourveh icle will be braked for as long as you
keep the elec tric parking brake handle press ed.
The long er you press theelec tric parking brake,
th em ore firmly thevehicle will be bra ked.
The red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
me ntclus ter flas he sdur ing the braki ng
pr oc edur e,the"R elea se parking br ak e"
message appear s inthemu lti-funct ion dis-
play an dyou wi llhe ar awa rning tone.
If yo uhave br ought yo urvehicle to a co m-
plete halt, th eele ctric parki ngbrake is
then applied. 6
Movetheau tomatic tr ansmi ssion se-
le ct or leve r to P. With the key
6
Turn the key to position 0in the igniti on
lo ck (
=page 229) an drem ove it.
Th eim mo biliser is ac tivated. With KEYLESS GO*
6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button next to
the steerin gcolum n.
The engine is sw itch ed off an dallthe
lights in the ins trum ent clu ster go out.
The status oftheon-bo arde lect ro nics
corre spon ds to key po sition 1
( = page 229). Stopping the engine
G
Risk of acc ident Do
not remove the keyfrom the ig nition lock
until thev ehicle isstat iona ry.Th ereis no
po we rassistance for the stee ring and the
br ak es when theen gine isnot running.
Yo uw illthen need to use considerab lymo re
forc etos teer and to bra ke.
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On-board computer
P54.32-3963- 00Commands /basic menus Assist
ance*( =pa ge 284) Service (
=page 285) Set
ting s (=page 286) AMG
* (=page 287) Dista
ncedispl ay*for
Di stroni c* /
Distroni cPlu s* Call
upmessag es Dayti
medriving lights Ge
ardisp lay
En gine oi lte mp erature
Ve hicle elect ricalsyst emvolt-
age Di
stan ce warningsyst em* for
Distroni c* Tyre
pres sure Intelligent
Ligh tSy stem RA
CETIMER PRE
-SAFE ®
Brake for
Distroni cPlu s* AS
SYST PL US Speedtronic
Rever
sing came ra* En
gin eoil le vel* Add
itiona lsp eedom eter Ra
darse nsor syste m* 216_R
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trols
Driving systems
Cr uise co ntrol displa yin the multi-f
unction display
Wh en yo u haveact ivat ed cruise con trol:
! the store dspee dis disp layed for5 se c-
ond sin the multi-fu nc tio ndispl ay
! the stor ed speed is displayed by a tri-
an gle in the speedo meter. Thespeed-
omete rran ge lights up between th eset
sp ee dand themaximum spee d. Selecti
ngast or ed speed
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4. 6
Remov e yourfoot from the acce lerator
pedal.
Cr uise co ntro lad justs theve hicle’s
speed to the last speedst or ed. Setting
thespeed
6 Push the cruise contro l le verup 1 for
ah ighe rspee d or down 2foral ower
speed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
unt ilthe desired speed is set.
6 Release thecr uise contro llev er.
i Donotdeacti vate cr uise contr olifyo ua ccel-
erate. Assoon as you release theaccelerator
pedal, cruise control adj usts the vehicle’s speed
to thelast speed stored. Adj
ustment in1km /hincreme nts
6 Press the cruise contro lle ve rbriefly up
or down in th edirec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
The mostrece ntly stor ed spee din-
cr ea sesor decreases. Adj
ustm entin 10 km /hincr ements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed. Deactivati
ngcruise cont rol
Th erear ean um bero fwa ysofdea ctivat ing
cruise contro l:
6 Pullthe cruise control le ver brief lyto-
wards 3.
or
6 Apply th ebrake s.
or 6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve rin thedi-
re ction of arrow 5.
Th eLIM indi cator lamp inthecr uise
co ntrol le veris lit.
Th elast speed st ored re mains st ored
until yo usw itch off th eengine. G
Risk of acc ident On
ly select astoredsp ee dif you know what
th at sp eedis and whe ther itis sui tablef or
the current situatio n.Otherwis e,sudde nac-
cel eratio n or br aking could enda nger yo uor
others. 216_R
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Driving systems
Ul trason icsou rces such as a lorry ’scom-
pres sed-air brake s,apneu matic drill oran aut o-
mat iccar was hco uld cau sePar ktronic to
malfun ction.
i The se nsors mustbe freefrom dirt ,ice and
slu sh,ot he rwise they are not abl eto work prop-
erly .Clean thesenso rs regularl y,taking care not
to sc ratch or da mage them.
Mi nimum dist an ce
Al lwa rnin g displays light upandawa rning
tone sound sif th erei san obsta clew ithin
this ra nge.Ifyo ur vehicle’ sdis tanc ef alls
below the minim umdista nce, it sco nti nued
ap proa chwillno longer beshown. Warning
displays
The warnin g displays sh owthedist an ce
between the bump erand the obsta cle. Th e
wa rning display fo rthe fr ontarea is inthe
ins trumen tcl us ter. The warni ngdisplay for
th e rea rareais at the re arin the roof trim. Fr
ont area warni ng display
1 Left-h an dside of the ve hicle
2 Righ t-ha ndside of th evehicle
3 Oper ationa lre adin ess sy mbol
Th ewarn ingdi sp layfo r ea chside of the ve-
hicl eisdivided into five yellow and two red
segments. Parktro nicis op era tion alif yel-
lo w info rm ation displ ays3 under the seg-
ments li ghtu p.
Th etra nsmi ssion pos itio n de termines
whic hwarning displ ayisac tive: One
ormo resegm ents ligh tupas thev ehi-
cl ea pproaches an obstacle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdista nc efrom the obstacle.
Wh en the firs tre dse gm entlight sup,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twa rnin gsignal
fo ra pproxi mately two se conds. After the
se co nd red segm ent lights up, you wil lhear
a co ntinuo us warning sig nal.Yo uha ve
rea che d th eminim um dista nce. Centre ap
prox. 20 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 15 cm P54.32-3397-31 Autom
atic
tr an sm is-
si on in Wa
rnin gdi splay D Fr
ont area activated R Fr
ont and rear areas act i-
va ted N Wi
th the el ectric parki ng
brake applied: no areas
ac tiv ated.
Wi th the el ectric parki ng
brake released: front and
re ar ar easact ivat ed P No
areas activat ed 216_R
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Driving sys tems
Th e war ning disp layforea ch sideof th eve-
hicl e is divid ed into five yell ow and two red
se gm ents. Park Assis tis op era tiona lif ye l-
lo w info rmationdi sp lays 3underth ese g-
men tslight up.
Th e tra nsmi ssio npositio ndeter mines
wh ich wa rning display is activ e:One or
moresegm ents light upasthe veh i-
cl e ap proa chesan obst acle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdis tanc efro mthe obsta cle.
Wh en the first red seg ment lights up,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twarning sign al
fo rap proxim atelytwo seconds .After the
se co nd red segment lights up, you will hear
a co ntinuous warning sign al.Yo uha ve
re ac hed the minimum di stanc e.
i The warning display sand warningto nes may
be triggered as a result of heavy rain, e.g .by wa-
ter running of fin the area around thesenso rs. Collision
warning
Par kAs sist ca ndetect object sfrom aco n-
si derable dista nce. If you reverse towards
an obsta cle, youwi llhe ar awa rning. You
mu stthen brake to avoid acollision .The
co llisio nwarning does notso und if yo uare
ver yclo seto the ob stac le.Yo u will th en
hear the relevant warning tone fort he
wa rning display inther earar ea.
i Aco llision war ning ma ybetriggered as a re-
sult of heavyrain, e.g. by water running off in the
area arou ndthes ensors. De
acti vatin g/activa ting
1 Todeactiv ate/ activ ate Park Ass ist
2 Indicat orlamp
6 Pressbutton 1.
Park Ass isti sde activated if ind icat or
la mp 2islit. Aut
omatic
tran smis-
sion in Warning
display D Fr
ont area activ ated R Fr
ont and re arareas acti-
vated N Wi
th the electri cparking
brake appli ed:no areas
ac tivated.
Wi th the electri cparking
brake rel eased:front and
rear area sa ctivat ed P No
area sa ctivat ed P5
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