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Con
trols
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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trols
Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion En
gagin grev erse gea r R
6 Pus hth esele ctor lever up beyond the
fi rst point of res ista nc e. En
gagin gdriv epo sitio n D
6 Push thesele ctor lever down beyond
the firs t po int of resi stance. En
gaging park positio n P
6 Pressthe button on the selector lever
in thed irec tion of arrow P.
i Ifyo u depress thebrake pedal and push
th es elec torle ve r up or dow n,yo uwi llca nc elthe
park position.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to reve rse gear, depress the bra kepedal and
pu sh the select or leve ru pbe yond th efirs tpoin t
of resistanc e.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to the drive posi tion, depress thebrake pedal
and push the selec tor lev erdow nbeyond the
firs tpoint of resis tanc e.
! Ifthe engine spee d is too high, youc annot
sh ift the automatic tr ansm ission dire ctly from D
to Ror from Rto Dor direc tlyi nto P. The auto-
ma tic tran sm ission coul d otherwis e be dam-
aged. En
gagi ngpark posi tion Pauto matical ly
Pa rk po sition Pis engaged automatically if:
! you sw itchof fth e en gine using th ekey
an d rem oveit, or if you switchof fthe
eng ine usin gthe KEY LESS GO button*
and open th edr iver ’s door
! HOL D (=page 311) or Distronic Plus*
(= page 300) bri ngs you r vehicle to a
ha ltan da tle as t one of thefo llowi ng
co nd itions is fulfilled:
! The engine issw itch ed off.
! The driver’s door isopene dand the
se at belt is notinse rted inthebuck-
le.
In addition to park pos ition P,th eelec tric
parki ngbrake isalso engaged automati cal-
ly. The
autom atic tr ansm issi on shifts into in-
div idua lge arsau tom atical ly. Thi sautom at-
ic ge arshifting be haviour is determ ined by:
! the sele ctor leve r po sition D
( = page 261) with shift ra nges 6*,5 *,
4, 3, 2 and1(
= pa ge 266)
! the dr ive progra mselec ted
( S / C /M ) (
= page 269)
! the po sition of the accele rator pedal
( = page 267)
! the ro adspeed Ge
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems Crui
secontro lle ver
Th ecr uise control lev er is used toopera te
Distr onicPlus and variabl eSpeedtroni c.
Th e LIM indi cator la mpon the cruis econ-
tr ol leve r in dica teswh ich syste myouc an
select:
! LIM indi cator lamp off:
Distr onicPlus
! LIM indi cator lamp lit:
Va riabl eSp eedtron ic The cr
uise contr ollev eristhe upperm ost
le ve ron theleft ofthe st eering wheel.
1 Tostore the current speed orahigh er
sp eed
2 Tostore the current speed oralo we r
sp eed
3 Toswitch off Distro nicP lus
4 Toactiv ateD istron icPlus orto call up
th el astspeed stored
5 Toswitc hbetween Distronic Plus and
Spee dtronic
6 LIM indic ator la mp
7 Toset the spe cified minim um dista nce Di
stroni cPl us is notavaila bl e:
! when th eengine isnot running
! for up to two minutes after th eengine
is st arted
! if you depress th ebrakes wh iletheve-
hicle isin mo tion
! if yo urvehicle is secu redwi th the elec-
tri cpark ing br ake
! when th eautom atic tr ansm ission is in
pos itio n P, Ror N
! when you de activa te ESP ®
! when the bo nnet isop en
! when the driver ’sdo or isop en an dthe
dr iver has not faste nedhis/ herseat
belt G
Risk of accide nt Di
stro nic Plus br akes yo urvehicle, depend-
in go nits spe ed, at a maximu mof 4m /s2
.
Th isco rres ponds to approx im ately 40% of
yo ur vehicle’ sm axim um brak ing power. You
mu st also apply th ebrake syo urself ifthis
br ak ing power is notsuff icient toavoi da
co llis ion. P5
4.25-5016- 31 G
Risk of acc ident Th
e ve hicle ma ybe br aked when Distro nic
Plus is ac tivated.Fo r this reas on,deactivate
Distronic Plus ifth e ve hicle is to besetin
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve r in the di-
re ction of arrow 5.
Th eLIM indic ator la mpgoes out.
Cr uise contr olor Distr onic* is se lect-
ed.
Va riabl eSpeedtroni cis deacti vated auto-
mat ical ly if you depress the acce lerat or
pe dal beyond thepressure point (kick-
do wn )an d yo urcurre ntdriven spee ddif-
fe rs from thest ored spee d by lessthan
20 km /h.
i The last speed saved is deleted when you
sw itch offth e en gine. Per
manent Speedt ronic 1
Yo uca nuse the on-board comp ute r to per-
man ently li mit the speed to avalue of
16 0 km /hor mor e,e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyr es.
Pe rmane ntSp eedtronic rem ains activ e,
ev en if variabl eSpeedtroni cis de activated.
Yo uca nn ot even ex ceed the set limit
sp eed by depressing th eac celerator pedal
be yond the pressur epoint (kickdo wn). 6
Makesure the key is inpos ition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Press (or& tosele ct the
"Settings" menu (
=pa ge 286).
6 Press %or$ tosele ct
"SP EEDT RO NIC" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #again.
6 Press %or$ toadjust perma-
ne nt Speedt ronic in in cremen tsof
10 km /h (240km/ hto 160k m/ h).
Pe rmane ntSpeedtronic is deactiv ated
with the "Off" setting.
6 Press #again. HOL
D relieves the stra inon thed river:
! when pullin gaw ay,e specially onsteep
sl op es
! when man oeuvring on stee pslop es
! when wai ting intra ffic
Th evehicl eis kept stat iona ry without the
driver having to depress th ebrake pedal.
The braking effec tis ca ncelle dan d HOLD
deactivated wh enyou depress the ac celer-
at or pedal to pul law ay. Ge
neral activatio nco nd itions
You can activate HOLD whe n:
! the vehicle is stati onary
! the engine isrunning
! theelec tric park ing br ak eis released
! the autom atic tr ansmission is inpo si-
tion R, N orD.Th e boot lid mustbe
clo sedifthe automa tic tra nsmi ssion
is in po sition R.
! thebo nnet isclo sed
! your seat belt is fast ened or, if yo uare
driving faster th an3 km /h,the driver ’s
door isno longe ropen 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. P54.32-3380-31 HOLD
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Con
trols
Slidin g/tilting sunroof
! Only open theslidin g/tilting sunroof if itis
fre eof snow and ice. Othe rwise, malfunc tions
ma y oc cur.Do notallow ob jects toprotrude
fro mthe sliding /tilting su nroof, as they could
damage thesea ling strips.
i Whenthes liding /tilting sunroof is open,
resona nce noise sma yoc cur as well as theusual
airflow noise s.These are cause dbysmall pres-
sure fluc tuations in thevehicle in terior. Change
th epositio nofthe sliding /tilting sunroof or
open a side wi ndow sligh tlyt o redu ceor elimi-
nat eth ese noise s.
i The sliding /tilting sunroof canalso be:
! opened fro m the out side usi ngthe "Su mmer
opening feature " (=
page 351)
! close dfrom theo utsi de using the "Conven-
ien ce cl osing feature" (= page
352)
i WhenPRE -SAFE ®
ha sb een ac tiva ted, the
sli din g/ tilting su nroo fcl oses automat icall ybut
remains sligh tly open. Op
erating th eslidi ng /tilti ng sunroof
1 To open
2 To close
3 To raise
4 To lower
6 Turn the key to position 1or 2in thei g-
nition lock. Opening
6
To open manuall y:press and hold the
swi tch in the dire cti on of ar row 1 until
the slidin g/tilti ng sunroo fan dt he co v-
er are in the desired position.
or Slidi
ng/tilting sunroof G
Risk of inju ry Neve
r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could op erate theslid ing/ tilting
sunroof and injure thems elve s. Alwa ystake
the KEYLES SGO key with you when leav ing
th ev ehicle ,eve nif you areo nly leaving it for
a sh ort time. G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
when clo sing the sl iding /tilti ng sunroof .If
da ng er threaten s,rele ase the switch and
pu sh the opening switch.
The glass in theslid ing/ tilting su nroof cou ld
smash in an acc iden t.
If yo uare not wearin gase at belt,th ere is a
danger of bei ngthrown through theop ening
in the ev ent of theve hicle ov erturning.
Th erefore, always wear a seat belt to redu ce
the risk of injuries. P77.20-2606-31
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages cannot be
activa ted
Se eOwner's Manual Th
e driver’s door is opened and the
seat beltis not inse rted inthebu ckle. 6
Fastenth ed rive r’s seat belt. The
engine isnot running. 6
Star t the engine. Th
e batter yvoltage is insuf ficie nt. 6
Switch offal lco nsum ers that arenot
re qu ired.
6 Wai tun til the battery vo ltag e has return ed
to nor mal. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. The bonnet
isopen. 6
Clos ethe bonne t. Tran
smissi onposition Rha sbe en
select edandt he boot lid is open. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. in
op era tive HOLD cannot
beactivated due to a
mal func tion. 6
Have HOL Dch ecked ata qualified special-
is twor ksho p. Off HO
LD has been de activated be cause
th eve hicle is sk iddi ng. 6
Reactiva te HOLD later. Re
place aircl ea ner
elem ent Th
e engi neairfilt er mu st be repla ced. 6
Have theair filt erreplaced at a qualified
specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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Displ
aymessa ges Th
e al ternator is faulty or there is ama l-
fu nction in the vehicl eelectric alcirc uit.
Th ebattery is not being cha rged. 6
Stop the vehi cle pa ying attenti onto road
and tr affic condi tions, but do not switch off
th e en gine.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Carr yout avis ual check to seewh ether the
V-b elthas torn.
If the V-belt ha storn:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
! Donotdrive any fur ther .The engine could ot her-
wise overheat.
6 Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
If the V-belt is so und:
6 Do not sw itch of fthe engi ne.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. G
Risk of acc ident
Yo uar e driving with the bonnet ope n. 6
Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Clos e the bonne t (= page 376). Th
eboot lid is op en. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Cool
ant
Stop vehicle
Tu rn engine off The coolan
tistoo hot. !
Donotdriv eon.
6 Wai tun til th em essa ge disappears be fore
re star ting the engine. You could other wise
da mag eth ee ngine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperature gauge
( = page 272). Th
e po ly-V -belt may have torn. 6
Stop imme diately inacco rdanc ewith the
tr af fic cond itio nsand check the poly-V-
belt.
If it has tor n:
! Donotdriv eon.
6 Consulta qualifie dsp ecialist work-
sh op.
If it is un dama ged:
6 Wait until th emessa gedisappears be-
fo re restarting th eengine. Youco uld
ot he rwise damag ethe engine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperatu re
gau ge (
=page 272).
6 Have theve hicle check edataqu alified
sp ec ialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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