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On-board computer Setting per
manent Speedtr onic
Fo rho w to set Spe edtroni c,please ref erto
th e" Drivin gsyste ms"se ction
( = pa ge 311).
Hiding or show ing the ad ditional speed- ome
ter
Yo uca nsh ow anaddit ional di gital speed-
om eter inthem ulti-f un ction disp lay. The
sp eed isdispl ayed inmiles per hour. Vehi-
cle swith a milesspeedom eter: the addi-
tiona l spee dome ter indicates km /h.
6 Press (or& to sele ctthe
"Sett ings" menu.
6 Press %or$ to sele ct
"A ux. speedo meter" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #again if yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rrent stat us.
Th ead dition alspeedom eter isac tiv at-
ed or deactivated acco rding to its pre-
viou s stat e. Ac
tivating anddeactivating the radar se
nsor syst em*
If yo ur vehi cle is equip pedwith a 24GHz
radar sensor system, youca n deactivate or
ac tiva te it.
! Youm ustdeac tivatethe24 GHz rada rs en-
sor sys temi nce rtain coun tries and nearto radio
ast ronomical inst allations (
=page 528) .
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Set-
ting s"menu.
6 Press %or$ tosele ct"Radar
sensor" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #againif yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rre ntstat us.
If yo u deac tiva te the radar se nsorsystem,
the following systems ared eactivated:
! Distr onic Plus*
! BAS Pl us*
! Park As sist*
! Parkin gGu ida nce*
! Dista nce warning*
! PRE-SAFE ®
Brake*
i The set tings are re tained eve naf te ryo u re-
st art the engine. i
OnlyAMG vehicl eshave this funct ion.
The first disp layintheAM Gme nushows:
! the ge arsele cted
! the engine oil te mperatu re
! theve hicle elec tric al syst emvoltage
6 Use ( or& to sele ctthe "AMG"
menu.
1 Gear indi ca tor
2 Upshift instruc tion
3 Engin eoil te mp erature
4 Vehi cle electri calsystem vol tage
Wh enthe engi nereac hesthe overspe ed
ra ng ein the man ual shift pr ogram, youc an
see the upshift in str uction "up" next to
gear indic ator 1 . AMG
menu*
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Yo ur vehicle’ sdri ving syste ms ar e de-
scribed on thefo llowi ngpage s:
! Cruise cont rol,Dis tron ic*, Dis tron ic
Pl us *a nd Speedtroni c,with wh ich you
can control your vehicle’s speed
! HOL D,wh ich ma kesst op ping and pull-
ing away easier, particularly on st eep
uphill gradie nts
! ABC, which ca nbe used tocontrol your
ve hic le’s suspen sion
! Parktro nic, wh ich assist syou wi th
parki ngand man oeuvring
! Park As sist*,wh ich assist syo uwi th
parki ngand man oeuvring
! Parking Guidanc e*
! Rever sing came ra*
! Night View Assist*
The ABS, BAS ,BAS PLUS*, ESP®
,EB V,
ADAPT IVE BRAKE, di stan ce warning *and
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak e dri ving safety syste ms
ar e described in the "S afet y" (
=page 46)
se ction. Cru
isecontrol regu late st he vehicl e’s
speed fo ryou.
Use cruise contro l ifroad and tr affic cond i-
tions makeitap propriate to mainta in a
ste adysp eed for a prolonged period. You
can store any road spee dabove 30km /h. Driving systems Cruis
eco ntr ol G
Risk of accident Cr
uise con trol cannot take acco untof road
an dtraf fic conditions. Alwa yspay attention
to traf fic con ditions even wh encru isec on-
tr ol isac tiva ted. Cr uise con trol isonly anaid
designe dto ass istdri ving. Youar eresponsi-
bl e for the vehicle’ ss peed andf or brak ingin
go od ti me. G
Risk of accident Do not
usecr uise con trol:
! inroad andtraf fic condition swhic h
do not allowyoutomainta inaco nstant
speed (e.g. heavytraf ficorwind ing
ro ad s). You could ot herw isecaus ean
accid ent. !
on sl ipper yroads. Th edrive wheels
co uld lose trac tion when br aking or ma-
no euvring and the vehi clec ouldskid
! when there ispo or visi bility ,e.g. due to
fog, heav yrain or sn ow G
Risk of accident Th
e br akep edalisdepressed when cruise
co ntro l bra kes.The movemen tof thep edals
must not be impa ired inanywa y.
! Do not place any obj ects in th e footwell.
! Makesure thatfloormats an dcarp etare
firmly se cured.
! Donot place you r footunder neatht he
br ak e peda l,ot herw ise it co uld become
trap ped.
Yo ucou ldotherw isecause an accide ntand
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uis econtro lle ver
Th ecr uise control lev er is used toopera te
cr uise control and variable Spe edtronic.
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:
Crui secontrol
! LIM indi cator lamp lit:
Va riabl eSp eedtron ic
Th ecr uise control le ver is the upper most
le ve ron the left -han d side ofthe stee ring
col um n. 1
Tostore the current speed orahigh er
sp eed
2 Tostore the current speed oralo we r
sp eed
3 Toswitch offcr uise co ntrol
4 Toactiv atec ruise control or to ca ll up
th el astspeed stored
5 Toswitc hbetween cruis eco ntrol and
Spee dtronic
6 LIM indic ator la mp
6 Toswitcho n:check wheth erLIM indi-
cato rla mp 6isoff.Ifit is,yo uca nac-
tivate cruise control .If it is not, pr ess
th ec ruise control lever in the dire ction
of arrow 5.
Th e LIM indi ca tor la mpin the cruise
control lever isno long er lit. Yo ucan
ac tiv ate cruise contr ol. 6
Accel erate the vehicle tothe desired
sp ee d.
6 Press thec ruisec ont rolle ve rbr iefly up
or down inthed irec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
6 Remov e yourfoot from the acc elerator
pedal.
Th evehicl eau tom atical ly mai ntains the
st or ed spee d.
i Cruise control may be unable tomain tain
th e stored spe edon uphill gradients. The spe ed
is re sume dw henth egr adi entev ens out.
Cru isecontrol isnot availa bl ewhen:
! you are brak ing
! your vehicleis se curedwi th the electric
parki ngbrake
! the autom atic tr ansmission is inpo si-
tion P, R orN
! you de activ ateE SP®
! the ve hicle is moving slowe rthan
30 km /h
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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
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Cruis eco ntrol is automatically deacti vated
if:
! youap ply the electric parking brake
! youar edr ivi ng under 30 km /h
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N wh ile theve hicle isin mo tion
A warni ngtone .The "Cruise control off"
me ssage isdispl ayed in th emu lti-fu nc-
tion di splayf or approx imate lyfive se c-
ond s.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
sw itch offth e en gine.
Distr onic1
co ntro ls thesp eed andau to-
mat ically mainta insthe set di stancefrom
ve hicles tra vellin gin front .
Distr onicfunc tion s at spee ds between
30 and200 km /h.
If aslower-mo ving ve hicle is detec tedin
front, Distr oniccauses your vehi cle to
brake andma intain apreset dist anc efrom
the vehicle in front. Dis
tron ic* 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. G
Risk ofaccide nt Dis
tronic isonly an aid design ed to as sist
dr iving. Youar eresponsibl efor yo ur vehi-
cl e’ s distanc efrom other vehicle s, the
speed ofyour vehicle and for br akingin
go od time.
Di stro nicdo es not react to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstacl esin th eroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedveh icles
! oncomi ng veh iclesan dcr oss traffic
Dis tronic may no tde tect nar rowvehicles
trav elling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesan dvehi-
cl es travelling on a parallel butof fset
co urs e.The refore ,a lway spa ya tten tion to
the traf ficc ondition s,even when Distro nicis
activat ed.You may otherwise fail to recog-
nise dangersin ti me,ca us e an accid entand
injure yo ursel fan do thers. G
Risk of acc ident Di
stro nic ca nnot detect road an dtraf fic co n-
di tion s.De activate Distro nicin driving situ a-
ti ons in wh ich it ma intain sthe speed or
ac ce lerates to these tsp ee db ecau se ithas
lost thev ehic le travelling infront, in particu-
lar:
! befor ebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan gin ginto a la newith fast traf-
fic
! on rerouted lanes ,e. g. mo torw ay works
Distronic canno ttake weathe rconditions
into acco un t.De activate Distro nicor do not
activate it:
! on slippery road surface s,snow or ice.
Th ewheels ma ylo se theirgri pwhen the
dr iver brak es oraccelerate sthe vehicle.
Th ev ehicle co uld be gin to skid.
! when the sensors aredi rtyor visibi lity is
poor, e.g. du eto fog, rain or sn ow. The
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6 Toactivate: checkwheth erLIM indic a-
tor lamp 6isoff. If it is,yo uca nacti-
vate Distr onic. If it is not, press the
cruise contr olleve rin the dire cti on of
ar row 5.
Th eLIM indic ator la mpin the cruise
co ntro l le veris no long er lit. Yo ucan
ac tiv ate Distroni c.
6 Accel eratet he vehicl eto th edesir ed
spee d.
6 Press thecruise control leve rbr iefly up
or down inthedire ction of arro w 1
or 2 .
6 Remo veyour foot from th eacc elerator
pe dal.
Th eve hicl emai ntains thest or ed speed
un til the di stan ce from the vehicle tra v-
elli ng infront decreases to less than
th esp eci fied minimum dist ance.
Di stron icis not availab le:
! forup to two minutes after the eng ine
is st arted
! whe nbr aki ng
! ifyo ur vehicl e is se cured with the elec-
tric parking brake !
whe nthe autom atic tra nsmi ssio n is in
po sition P,R or N
! whe nyo u de activate ESP®
i Ifyo u do not fully release the ac celerator
pedal, the"D ISTRO NICpassiv e"message ap-
pear sin themu lti-fu nc tion display. The dist ance
to aslower-moving vehicle wi llno tth en be ad-
ju sted. You wil lbedriving at thes peed deter-
mined by the posi tion of thea ccelerat or pedal.Setting
thesp ecified minim um dis- ta
nc efor Distronic
Yo u can set the specified minimu mdis-
tanc efo r Di stro nic byvary ing the time
span be tween1.0 and 2.0se co nd s. This
tim espa ndet ermi ne sthe dist an ce that
Di stro nicis to maintain fr omtheve hic le
in front, depen ding on your speed. If you
sele ct the distance disp lay usin gthe on-
boa rdcomp uter (
=page 284),yo uwi ll be
ab le to see the dist ance in the multi-fu nc-
tio ndisplay.
6 To in crea se the specified min imum
distanc e:turn thum bwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow 2.
6 Toredu ce the specifie dmi nim um
dista nce:turn thum bwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow 1. G
Risk ofaccide nt Th
ebr ak epeda lis depr essed when Dist ron-
ic brak es. The movemen tof the peda lsmust
not be impaire din an ywa y.
! Donot place any objec tsin the footwell.
! Mak esurethat floo rmats and car petare
fi rm lysecure d.
! Donot plac eyou rfo ot unde rneath the
br ak ep edal,ot he rwis eitcou ldbecome
trap ped.
You couldothe rwise ca usean ac cidentand
injure you rselfan do thers.
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Driving systems De
acti vatin gDi stro nic
Th ere arevariou swayso fde act ivating Di s-
troni c:
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 3.
or
6 App lytheb rakes.
or 6 Push thecr uise control lever in the di-
re ction of arrow 5.
Distroni cis deactivated. TheLIM ind i-
ca tor la mp in th ecruise co ntro lle ve ris
li t.
The las tspe ed stor ed remai nsstor ed until
yo usw itch offth e en gine.
i Donot deac tivateDistronic if youa cceler-
ate. Assoon as you release the accelerator ped-
al, Dis tron icadjusts the veh icle’sspeed tothe
last speed stored. Dis
troni cswitche sof fau tomatically when:
! you apply the electr icpa rking brake
! ESP ®
(= pa ge 49) inte rven es oryou de-
ac tivate ESP®
! you shift the autom atic tra nsmi ssio n to
N wh ile theve hicle is inmo tion
! youar edriving under25km /h
If Di stro nic sw itche sof f, yo uwillhea ra si g-
na l.The "DIST RONIC Of f"message isdis-
played inthemulti -fun ction di splayf or
ap prox imate lyfive seconds. Tips fo
rdriving with Di stronic
Th ef ollo wing conta ins descripti onsof cer-
ta in road an dtraf fic co nditio ns inwh ich
yo umu st pa ypart icular atte nt ion. Insuch
si tuations, br ake if nece ssary. Distronic is
then de activ ated.
Co rnering, goi nginto and coming ou tof
a be nd
Distronic ca nonly detec tother veh icles to
a limi ted degre ewhen cornering. Your ve-
hicle may brak eun expect edlyorlate.
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Distroni cPlus 1
co ntro ls the speed an dau-
tom atical ly mai ntains th eset dista nce
fr om vehicle stra vellin ginfron t. Distronic
Pl us func tions atspeeds ofbetwee n0 an d
20 0k m/ h.
If aslowe r-mov ing vehicl e isdetected in
front, Distr onicPlus cau sesyour vehicle to
brake and thus maint ain apre setd istan ce
fr om theve hicle infron t.
!Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
no mical installations (
=page 287).
If th ere is no vehicleinfront, Distro nicPlus
op erates in thesa me wayas cruise control
( = page 290).
i Donot use Di stronic Plus when drivingon a
steep uphill or downh ill gr adi ent. Distr
onic Plu s* 1N
ot available in all cou ntrie s. G
Risk of acc ident Distronic
Plus ison ly an aid des igne dto as-
sist dri ving. Youar er esponsibl efo ryo ur
ve hicle’ sd istance from other vehicl es,the
speed of your vehicle an d for br akingin
go od ti me.
Distronic Plus does not reac t to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstac lesin theroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedv ehic les
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
Distronic Plus may not detect narrow vehi-
cl es travelling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesand
ve hicles trav elling on adi ffe rent line. Th
erefore alwayspay atte nt ionto the tr affic
conditions, ev enwhen Distronic Plus is act i-
vated. You ma yot herw ise fail to rec ognise
da ngers in ti me, cau sean accid entan di n-
ju re your selfan dot he rs. G
Risk of accident Dist
ronicPlu s cannot de tect roa dand traf fic
conditions. Deact ivat eDi stron icPlus indriv-
ing situatio nsin whic hitma inta inst he
spe edor accele rates to th esetspe edbe-
ca use ithas lo stthe vehicle trav elling in
fr on t,in particul ar:
! beforebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan ging into a la newith fa sttraf-
fic
! on re routed lanes, e.g. motor waywo rks Distron
icPlus cannot take weather cond i-
tion sin to acco un t.De activate Distro nicP lus
or do not activa te it:
! on slip pery roa dsurfaces, snow or ice.
Th ew heelsma ylose their grip when the
dr iver brak es or accelerate sth e ve hicle.
The vehi cle co uld go intoask id.
! when the sensorsare dirty or there is
poo rvisib ilit y,e.g. due tofog, rain or
snow. The proximity control may be im-
pa ired
Al wa yspay attention to thetraf ficc ondi-
tion s,even when Distro nicPlus isac tivated.
You ma y otherw ise fail to re cogn ise dange rs
in ti me, causean accid entan dinjure you r-
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