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Con
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Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
ermi ttent wipe 216_R
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Con
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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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Con
trols
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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Con
trols
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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Con
trols
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 Working
onthe vehicle
Using the program select or button you
cha nge:
! the gearshi ftprogram
! theABC suspen sion charact eristics
( = page 314)
! the engine control 1
Program selector button Yo
uca nselect th efollo wing drivep ro-
gr ams:
! Only press program selec tor bu tton 1
when thetrans mission is in position P, NorD.
6 Toselec tthe drive progr am:press
program selector button 1repea tedly
unt ilthe letter ( S/C/M)fo r the drive
pro gram you desire appears in the
speedom eter displ ay (
=page 263). G
Risk of acc ident Wh
en wo rkisbe ing carrie dou ton the vehi-
cl e, always secure you rve hicle with the
elec tricparking brak e and shi ftthe automat-
ic transmission to the Ppa rk position . The
ve hiclec ouldotherw ise roll away. Progr
amselect or butt on P2
7.60- 2791-31 Drive
prog
ram Settin
gs C
Com fort Stan
dard setting with
comfo rtab le en gine ,
tr an smi ssion an dsus-
pe nsion tuni ng S
Spo rt Dy
nam icen gine, tran s-
mi ssionan d suspen sion
tuning M
Manual Ma
nualgears hifting
with shorter shift tim es
with dynam ic engine,
tr an smi ssion an dsus-
pe nsion tuni ng 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Drive program Cha st he following charac-
te rist ics:
! Comfo rtab leengi neand suspensi on
tuning.
! Theve hicle pulls away mo regently in
fo rward and reverse gears, ex cept
whe ndrivi ng atfullthrottle.
! Fuelme teri ngflexibility isincr ease d.
Th ispr ovides th eve hicl ewith improved
dr ivin gsta bility on slippery road surf ac-
es ,fo rex ample.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
so one r.Th is mean sthat the vehicle
dr ives at lowe r en gine speeds an d the
wh eels are less likely to spi n.
Drive program Sha s the following charac-
te rist ics:
! Sporty engi neand suspe nsiont uning.
! Theve hicle pulls away in first gear.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Manu
aldrive prog ram
! Warm upthee ngine quickly. Do not make
use of the engine’ sfull outpu tuntil its normal op-
erating temp erature has been reac hed.
On lysh ift th eau toma tic tr ansm ission toRwhen
th e ve hicle is statio nary.
Wh ere possi ble, avoid allowin ga drive wheelto
spin when pulling away ona slipp ery sur face.
You can cha ngege ars yourse lfwith the
st eering whe elge arshi ftbuttons or the
st eering wh eel ge arsh ift paddles* the
man ualdrive prog ramM. Th eengine,
tr an sm issi onand suspen sion tuning is
then dynami c,as for drive program S.
Wh en the autom atic tr ansmission isin po-
si tion D,yo uca nsh ift up ordown thro ugh
th egear susing the stee ring wh eelgear-
shift bu ttons or thestee ring wh eelgea r-
shift padd les* (
=page 264). The gear
cu rrently selec ted and engaged is sh ownin
the multi-func tion display.
Ac tivating
6 Press program sele ctor button 1re-
pe atedly until th eletter Mfor manual
dr ive pr ogram M appea rsin the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay. Upshifting
6 Pressthe button on the ri ght-hand side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the right-hand paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi onshif tsup to
the ne xtgear.
Downshi fting
6 Pressthe butt onon the le ft-h an d side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the le ft-h an d paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
down to the ne xtgear.
i Ifyo u brake thevehicle or come toaha lt
wi tho utshifti ng dow n,theau toma tic tran sm is-
sion shift sdown tothe gear that will allow the
ve hicle toaccelerat eor pull away again. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br akin gon a slip pe ry ro ad surface .Th iscould
ca use the drive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th ev ehic le co uld ski d. 216_
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Practical advice
Towing
Observe the le galrequ iremen tsfor the
countr yconc erne dw hentow ing.
Having th evehicl eca rried away on a tran s-
po rter ortrailer is prefer able totowing it.
We reco mm end the use of a rigid towing
ba rif tow ing is ne cessar y. !
Makesure that theelec tric parkin gbr ak eis
released. If the ele ctric parking brake is fault y,
release the elec tric parking brake manually
(= page 472).
! Whentowing, pull away slowly and smoot h-
ly .Too much trac tive force could dam age eit her
of theve hicles. Donot use theto wi ng eye for re-
co very purposes.
! Youm ayonly to wthev ehicle a max imum
dis tance of50 km.A max imum towing speed of
50 km /hmustnotbe ex ceede d.
Th e propeller shaft sto the driven axles mustbe
remov edifto wi ng for more than 50 km.
! Inserttheke yin to thei gn ition loc k under-
neat hth eK EYLESS GObutton on vehic leswi th
KEYLESS GO. Tu rnthe key toposition 2in the
ignition lo ckand shift the au tomatic trans mis-
sio nto N.The nturnth e ke yto pos ition 0again
and leave itin the ignitio n. Befo
re towing the vehi cle, ma kesure that
the ba ttery is conne cted andch arge d.Oth-
er wi se:
! you cannot swi tchon the ignition
! you cannot shift the tr ansm issi on to N
us ingt he selec torle ver
Yo u wil lhave to use the ignition lock under-
neath the KEYLESS GO* buttonon ve hicles
with KEYLE SSGO* (
=page 229).
To w-star ting the vehicle isnot permitted.
If the en gine does not star t, tr yjum p-star t-
ing it (
=page 497).
If it isnot possible to ju mp-start the veh i-
cle ,have it towed to the ne ares tqu alifie d
specialist worksho p,e.g. a Me rced es-Benz
Se rvice Centre.
If the vehicle has su ffer ed tran smission
dama ge, onl ytow itwith th eprope ller
sh aft disc onnec ted.
Th e ig nition mu stbe switche doff ifyo uare
towing the ve hicle with the front /reara xle
raised. Interventi onbyESP ®
cou ldoth er-
wi se damag eth e brak e system. To
wing G
Risk of accide nt Ha
ve the vehicle to wedus inga rigi dtowi ng
ba rif:
! theengine is not runn ing
! there is a brak esyst em ma lfun ction
! there is a malfun ction in the power sup-
pl yo rthe veh icle ’s electric alsyst em
The re is nopow erassista ncefor th esteer-
in ga nd theb rake syst emwhen the engine is
not running. Youwill then re quire consi dera-
bly morefor ce tostee ran dto brak e.
When to wing or tow- starti nganother vehi-
cl e, its weig htshou ldnot begrea ter than the
pe rmis sible gross weight of yo urvehicle
( = pa ge 518).
The transmission isin position Pwhen the
co nsum erbattery isno tco nnecte d. Poi
ntsto remember 216_R
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