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Li gh ts
Swi tching on ther ear fo glamp
6 Pull the light switch out to the second
de tent.
The † yellow re arfoglam pind icat or
la mp next to the light switch lig htsup.
1 Clea ning the he adlamps
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Push rocke rswi tch1 briefly up or
do wn.
Th e headla mps are clea nedwi th a high-
pr essure water jet.
i Theheadlamps are clea ned automatically if
at thesa me time: !
the en gine is ru nning
! thel ights are switchedon
! youha ve wiped with wa sher fluid fifteen
times
If you swit choff the ignition or press bu tton 1,
th ea utom atic headlamp clea ning mode is re set
and counting is resum edfrom 0.
1 Main -bea m headlamps
2 Headla mpflasher Main-beam
headlamps
6 Turn the light switch to Bor*
( = page 247). 6
Push thecombin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1.
The main- beam headlam pscome on.
The A main-b ea m indi cator lamp in
the instru ment clu ster lights up. Headlamp flas
her
6 Pullthe comb inat ion sw itchbrie fly in
the dire ction of arrow 2.
Th eIntellige ntLight System adap ts the il-
lu mi nation of the front hea dlam psto the
resp ectiv ed riving situation so that the
ro ad is illum inat ed better.
i TheI ntelligent LightSy stem is only active
when it is dark.
Th eIntellige ntLight System consists of:
! Active light function
! Corne ring light function
! Mot orwa ymo de
! Extende drange foglamps He
adlam pclea nin gsyst em
P5 4.25 -5010-31 Combination
switch
P5 4.25 -5011-31 In
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Side windows
1 Front left
2 Front right
3 Rea rleft
4 Rea r right
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 1in the
ig ni tion lock.
i The windows can still be operated wit hthe
ke yin position 0or with the keyremove dfrom
th ei gnition loc kuntil thedriver’s door or front
pa ssenger door is ope ned, bu tfor a maxim um of
fi ve minu tes.
6 Toopen orclos e:press andho ldroc k-
er sw itch 1,2 ,3 or4 upordown
un til the correspondi ngwindow has
re ac he d the desired position. 6
To open auto matica lly: press th e low-
er section of rocker switch 1,2 ,3
or 4 bey ond the pressure poi ntand
the nrelea se it.
6 Toclos ethe fron tside wind ows au-
tom atical ly:press the upper se ction
of rocke rswi tch1 or2 bey ond the
pr essu repointan dth en release it. 6
Tostop: pressrock er sw itch 1,2 ,
3 or4 brief ly.
Th ewindow stops imme diat ely. P5
4.25- 5014-31 G
Risk ofinju ry If
the windo wisobs truc ted dur ing closing,
the clos ing proced ure is aborted. The wi n-
do wrema insin this positi on aslong asyou
ho lddown the ro cker sw itch . If you release
the roc kers witc h, th ewi nd ow open sagain
slightly.
If th ewi nd ow cannot then be clo sed, you
ca npr es st he rocker switch again. Thewin-
do wwill now beclose dwith out the ant i-en-
trap mentfunction. Makesure that no body
ca nbecome trap ped. G
Risk of inj ury If
the wind ow is obstructe dduringa utom at-
ic closin g,the clo sing proced ureis ab orted
an dthe window reop ens sli ghtly. Ifth ewin-
dow cannot then be close d,youc an press
th erocker switch again. The window will
no wbe close dwith outth ea nti-en trap ment
fu nc tion .Y ou mu st pr essan dho ldthero ck-
er sw itch untilth ec orresponding window
ha sre ache dth e desi red posi tion. Make sure
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Dr iving and parking
Th e KEY LESS GO button is located on the
da shbo ard betwe entheste ering co lumn
an d the centre console.
1 KEY LESS GO button
6 Depres sthe brake pe dal.
6 PressKEY LESS GO button 1once.
Th e eng ine st ar ts autom atically.
6 Pres sa nd hold KE YLES SGO button 1
un tilt he engine isrunning.
! Reverse gear may only be selec tedw hen
th ev ehic leis stationary, othe rwise theautomat-
ic transmis sion will be damaged. Donot dri veat
hi gh engine speeds until the eng ineh aswarmed
up. This will pro tect theengine. !
AMGve hicles :a tlow engine temperatures
(below 20° C),th e maximum engine speed is lim-
ited toprotec tth ee ngine .Avoid operating the
engine at full-t hrottle when cold, in order topro-
tect th e engine and avoid inconveniences.
i Thevehiclewi ll loc kitsel fce ntrally onc eyo u
ha ve pulled away. The loc king knobs in thedoors
drop down. You can open thedoors from the in-
side at any time.
Yo u can alsosw itch offth eau tomati cdoo r lock
(= page 208).
6 Depress the brake pedaland holdit
do wn.
6 Push th ese lect or lever down Dor up R
be yon dthe pressure point.
i Wait forthe shift pro cess tocomplet ebe-
fore pulling away.
6 Release the brake pe dal.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal.
Th e electri cpa rking brake isreleased
au tom atically (
=pag e258).
Th e red ! indi ca torlamp in the in-
st rum entcl uster goe sout.
i Aftera coldstart ,th eau tomati ctran sm is-
sio nwi llsh iftat a high er eng inespeed. This helps
th ec ataly tic conv erterto reac hits opera ting
temp eraturemo requickly. 1
Toindicate arig ht turn
2 Toindicate aleft turn
6 Push the combin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1or2 .
Th eco mb inat ion sw itch retur nsto its
origin alpos itio n au tom atical ly after
la rg e st eering mov ements.
i Briefly press theco mb inatio nswit chinthe
appropriate dire ction tosignal a minor change in
direc tion. The corresponding turn signal flas hes
th re etime s. Pu
llin gawayP8
0.61- 2221-31 Tur
nsigna ls
P5 4.25-5015- 31 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Yo uwi ll fi nd info rm ationab ou tdri ving wi th
the autom atic tr ansmission inthe "Driving
an d parkin g"section (
=pa ge 256).
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission autom atica lly
adap ts to yourind ivid ua ldr iving st yle
thro ugh co ntinuo usshift po int ad justme nt.
Th issh ift po int adjus tment takes into ac-
count the cur rent op eratingand driving
condi tions. If the op erati ng or dri ving con-
dition schang e, the autom atic tr ansmis-
si on rea cts by adjusting the ge arshift
progra m. Th
eselector lever is loca ted on th erig ht-
ha nd side ofthestee ring column.
Gea rshift pattern
P Park po sition
R Rever segear
N Neut ral
D Drivepos ition
i The sel ector le veral ways returns toits ori g-
inal po sition . The cu rrent tr ansm issi on pos ition
P, R,N or Dappears in thetransmiss ionposit ion
display in thespeedometer display
( = page 263). En
gaging neutral N
6 Push thes elec torle ver upordown as
fa ra sthe first point of resist ance. Aut
omatic trans mission G
Risk of accide nt The
movem entof the peda lsmu st no tbe im-
pai redin any way. Do no tkeep any objects
in the driver ’s footwell .Ma kesure that th ere
is sufficie nt clearan cearoun dth epeda ls
when floormats or carpe ts areus ed.
Wh enparkin gyou rve hicle, al ways secure it
with theelectric parking br ak e.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hicle .Th ey cou ldmo vethege ar le ver and
the vehicle coul dro ll away on up hill or
do wnhill grad ients.
Do notch an ge dow nfor additiona lengi ne
br ak ingon a slip pe ry road surfac e. Th is
co uld cause thed rive wheels to lo setheir
gri pand thev ehic le co uld ski d. G
Risk offire Make su
re that the exhaustsystemd oes not
com einto contac twith easily ign itab lema-
te rial such as drygr ass or petrol .Th e ma te-
rial cou ldotherwise igni te and setpa rts of
the vehi cle alig ht. Selecto
rlever
P2 7.60 -2865-31 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Th ecu rrent tra nsmi ssionp ositio n and
th ed rive program ( S/ C /M )ap pear inthe
sp eedom eter display.
1 Tran smissi onpositio ndispl ay
2 Driv epr ogra m(S/ C /M)
Wh en the tra nsmi ssion is inposition D
( = page 266),yo uca ninflue nceth ege ar-
sh ifts made by the autom atic transmi ssio n
usin gth este ering wheel gea rshift buttons
by:
! cha nging ge aryou rself
! restric ting theshift ra nge !
Ifth e gearsh ift display hasf ailed, pull away
ca refully to check whetherth e des ired gear is
en gage d. It is bestto sele cttransmiss ion posi-
ti on Dand driv eprogram Sor C.Do not re strict
th esh iftr an ge. Ge
arshift disp lays
P54.32-3398-31 Tr
an smissi onpositions ì Pa
rking lock
Prevents the vehicle from roll-
ing away wh enparked. Only
select Pwh en the vehicle is
sta tiona ry.
If you switchof fthe en gine
using the key andrem ove it,
th eau tom atic tran sm ission
shif tsautom atica llyt o park po-
sition P.
If you switchof fthe en gine us-
ing the KEYLESS GO button*
an do penthe driver’s do or,th e
au tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
au tom atically to park po sition
P . í Rev
erse gear
On lyshi ftthe autom atic tra ns-
missio nto Rwh en the vehicle
is statio nary. ë Ne
utral
No power is trans mitted from
the engine to th edr ive wh eels.
Re leasing the brakes willal low
yo uto mo ve the ve hiclef reely,
e. g. to push it ortowit
( = page 499).
Do not shift the autom atic
tr an smi ssio nto Nwh iletheve-
hi cle is inmo tion .Th e auto mat-
ic tran smi ssio ncould
oth erwise bedama ged.
If ESP ®
ha s been de activated
or hasma lfun ctione d: only
mo ve the autom atic tran smis-
si on toNifthe vehicle is in
da ng er ofskid ding ,e. g. on icy
ro ads. ê Dri
ve
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission
chang esgear au tomat ical ly.
Al lfive for wardgear sare
avai lable. Vehicles with 7G-
TRONIC: al lse ven forward
gears are availa ble. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission Extendi
ngthe shift rang e/ ups hifting
St eerin gwhee lgearshift buttons
6 Press button 2 on the right-hand side
of the stee ring wh eel.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
i Ifth ema ximum engine speed forthe shift
range is reac hed and you continue toacce lerat e,
th ea utom atic tran sm ission shifts up ,even ifthe
sh ift range is restric ted. Th e eng inec ould over-
re v.
St eerin gwhee lgearshift paddles
6 Pull on right- hand paddle 2.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
If yo uhav esele cted the AM Gme nuin
the on-board compu ter(
= page 287),
the upshi ftins truct ion"up" issh own in
the instr ument cluster. !
Inthe manual gearshift progra m, the auto-
ma tic transm ission does notshift up on its own
even atthema xim um permissibl espeed for the
res pective ge ar. Whenthe engin espeed lim itis
reach ed,the fuel supply is int errupted toavoid
overrevv ingthe engine. Make abs olut elyce rtain
th at the engine speed does not clim bto the red
are ainth ere v co unter.Ifth is oc curs, the engine
could be damaged.
Re stricting thes hift ra nge/ downshifting
i
If you press left button 2when the engine
sp ee disto ohigh ,th eau toma tic tr ansm ission
will notshift down. The engine could ov errev.
i Whentheau toma tic tran sm ission isin pos i-
ti on P,Nor Ryo uc annot change gear using the
steering wheel gears hift but tons. Steeri
ngwheel gearshiftbu ttons
6 Pressbutton 1onthe le ft-h an d side of
the steerin gwheel.
The shiftra ng e (
=page 266) is restr ict-
ed . If yo uare dri vinginman ual dr ive
program M, the autom atic tra nsmi s-
si on shifts down tothe next ge ar.
Steerin gwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon le ft-h an dpaddle 1.
The shiftr an ge (= page 266) isrestric ted.
If you are dri ving in manualdrive program
M , th eautom atic tra nsmi ssionsh ifts down
to the next ge ar.
i If manual drive pr ogram Mhasbeen select-
ed and you stop the engine, theau tomatic trans-
mission will swi tch toan automatic drive
program. If automatic dr ive program Sor Chas
bee nse lect ed , th eau toma tic tr ansm ission will
re ma in in there spec tive drive pro gram even if
th e engine is res tarted. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br ak ingon aslip pe ryroad surface .Th is could
ca use thed rive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th eveh icle cou ldskid. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission Acce
lerator pe dalposi tion
You rstyle of driving influe nce show the au-
tom atic tr ansmission shifts ge ar:
! little throttle:
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
early.
! more throttle:
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Kickdo
wn
Use kick down for max imum accele ration.
6 Depress theac ce ler ator pedal beyo nd
th epressure point.
Th e tra nsmi ssion shifts to alo wer gear
de pe nd ing onthe en gine speed.
6 Once thedesired speed hasb een
re ac he d, ease of fthe acce lerator ped-
al.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi on shi fts back
up. Sto
pping
If yo u are onlysto pping briefly:
6 Stay in drive pos itio n D.
6 Activ ateHOL D(=pa ge 312).
or
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
by applying th eele ctric parki ngbrak e. Man
oeuvring
If yo uar emanoe uvring ina tight space:
6 Contr olthe road speed by brak ing
car efully.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal caref ul-
ly .De pre sstheac cele rato rsmo othly.
i For fast manoe uvring (e.g. toroc kfree in
snow and slush), you cans hift bet ween Dand R
at low speeds by pus hing the selec tor le ver up or
dow nbe yond thefirs tpoi ntofresist ance. Hill
star tassist
Hi llsta rtassist helps yo uwh en pulli ng
aw ayon anuphillgra dien t,bo thinDand in
R .
Whe npu lling away on a grad ient, your ve-
hicl e is held forap prox im ately one seco nd
af ter youha ve re moved your foot from the brake ped
al.Th isallows you enough time
to mov e yourfoot from the br akepe dal
to the accele rator peda land to pull away
without the vehicle im mediat ely rolling
awa y.
6 Remov eyourfoot from th ebrake pedal
an dca refully depre ssthe acce lera tor
pedal.
Hil lsta rtas sist will not func tion if:
! you are pulling away on aleve lro ad
su rfac eor downh ill
! the autom atic tr ansmission isin the N
pos ition
! theve hicle is secured with the elec tric
parki ngbrake
! ESP ®
is malfun ctioning Driving ti
ps G
Risk of acc ident Never
leavethe vehic lewhen it isheld byhill
start assist. After approximat elyon esec-
ond, theh illp ull-away aid will nolonger
br ak ey our vehicle andit co uld rollaw ay. 216_R
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion
Kickdown
You can also use kick down for maximum
ac ce ler ation in ma nualdrivep rogram M.
! AMGve hicles :ki ck down is not pos sible in
th e manual gearshift progra m.
6 Depress th eac ce lerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The tran smissi onshiftst oalo we rgear
depending on the engine spee d.
6 Once the desired sp eedh asbeen
re ac hed, shift up again.
i Ifyo uapply fullth rot tle, the automa tictran s-
mi ssion shifts up tothe nextgear at maximum
engine speed. Th isprevent sth e engine from
overre vving.
! AMGve hicles :In them anual gearshift pro-
gram ,the aut oma tictransmis sion does not shift
up on its own eve natthe ma ximum perm issible
speed forth e respec tive gear. Whenthe engine
speed limi tis reac hed,thef uel supply is int er-
rupted toavoid overrevv ingtheengine. Makeab-
solu tely ce rtain that the engine speed does not
cl imb tothe red area in therevcount er.If thi s oc-
curs, the engine could be damaged. Dea
ctivat ing
6 Press prog ram selec torbutton 1re-
pe atedly until th elett erSor Cappea rs
in the multi-func tio ndisplay.
or
6 Resta rttheengine. 216_
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