Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
total distance recorder :and trip
meter ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated fro mthe start of a journey, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 216).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start or
From reset .
Trip computer "From start" (example)
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when: R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if the
trip exceeds 9999 hours or 99,999 kilome-
tres.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
current fuel consumption 10
and approxi-
mate range. The approximate range which can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refuelled
Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
10 Not AMG vehicles. Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)
215On-board computer and displays Z
:
Shift recommendation
; Digital speedometer
i If the gearshift recommendation is shown
in the multifunction display, it is not shown
in the status bar.
For further information on gearshift recom-
mendations, see (Y page 145).
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R
trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function tha tyou wish to reset.
X Press a. Resetting the trip computer "From start" (example)
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more information, see the separate operating
instructions.
X
Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND Online (see the
separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol for "follow the road's course" 216
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
Ä
symbol as long as the HOLD function is
not activated (Y page 177).
Vehicles with Parking Guidance: if PARK-
TRONIC is activated and you are driving at a
speed under 35 km/h, the jParking Guid-
ance symbol is shown instead of the Ä
symbol.
Activating/deactivating Attention
Assist X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Asst. .
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 188) is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist You can use the
Blind Spot Asst. function
to activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 190) or Active Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 194).
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Blind Spot
Asst. .
X Press a.
If the function is activated, the monitored
areas in the multifunction display light up
red.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist You can use the
Lane Keep. Asst. function
to activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist (Y
page 192) or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 197).
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Lane Keep.
Asst. .
X Press a.
If the function is activated, the lane marking
symbol in the multifunction display lights
up red.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the Ãsymbol
appears in the multifunction display when the
ignition is on. Service menu
In the
Service menu you can:
R call up display messages (Y page 232)
R reset the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 340)
R reset the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 340) or check the tyre pressure
electronically (Y page 342)
R call up the service due date (Y page 305)222
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
Convenience
Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
You can use the
Easy Entry/Exit: function
to activate or deactivate the EASY ENTRY/
EXIT feature (Y page 102). G
WARNING
The steering wheel moves when the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature is active. There is a risk
of occupants becomin gtrapped. Before acti-
vating the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. The children could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
become trapped.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit function is activa-
ted, the vehicle steering wheel is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching the belta djustmenton/off
For further information on belt adjustment,
see (Y page 53).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Belt adjustment function.
When the Belt adjustment function is
activated, the vehicle seat belt is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching the Fold in mirrors when lock-
ing function on/off
If you switch on the Auto. fold in function,
the exterior mirrors fold in when you lock the
vehicle. When you unlock the vehicle and then
open a door, the exterior mirrors fold out
again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold the exterior mirror sinusing the button
on the door (Y page 103), they will not fold
out automatically. The exterior mirrors can
then only be folded out using the button on
the door.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 to select the
Auto. fold in function.
If the Auto. fold in function is activated,
the vehicle's exterior mirror is displayed in
red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all functions are reset:
the
Limit Speed (winter tyres) function
in permanent SPEEDTRONIC can only be set
in the Vehicle submenu. If you want to reset
the Daytime driving lights function in
the Light submenu, you must turn the key in
the ignition lock to position 1.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factory setting submenu.228
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
X
Press the abutton to confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appears.
X Press the :or9 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you select Yes , the multifunction display
shows a confirmation message. AMG menu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
:
Digital speedometer
; Gear indicator
= Upshift indicator
? Engine oil temperature
A Coolant temperature
Upshift indicator UP =
indicates that the
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator UP =
fades out other mes-
sages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue.
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
SETUP SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode and the
SPORT handling mode. X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until
SETUP is displayed. :
Drive program (C/S/S+/M)
; ESP ®
mode (ON /OFF ) or SPORT handling
mode (SPORT )
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
You can use the RACETIMER to store lap
times.
X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown.
i If the RACETIMER is selected, the =
and ; buttons are inoperative. :
Lap
; RACETIMER
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the key is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
X To start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER. Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)
229On-board computer and displays Z
Displaying the intermediate time
X
Press =or; to select Interm. Time .
X Press the abutton to confirm.
The intermediate time is displayed fo rfive
seconds.
Starting a new lap
It is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press ato confirm New Lap .
:
RACETIMER
; Fastest lap time (best lap)
= Lap
Stopping the RACETIMER
X Press the %button on the steering
wheel. X
Press ato confirm YES .
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and tur nthe key to position
1 in the ignition lock. When you turn the key
to position 2or 3and then press the ato
confirm Start , timing is continued. Resetting the current lap
X
Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press =or; to select Reset Lap .
X Press ato reset the lap time to "0”.
Deleting all laps
If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER
is reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If
you have stopped 16 laps, the current lap
does not have to be reset.
X Reset the current lap.
X Press ato confirm Reset .
Reset Race Timer? appears in the multi-
function display. X
Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall evaluation This function is shown if you have stored at
least one lap and stopped the RACETIMER.
X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation is shown. :
RACETIMER overall evaluation
; Total time driven 230
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
N The boo
tlid is open.
X Close the boot lid. M G
Risk of accident
The bonnet is open .Awarning tone also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicle safely as soo nas possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Close the bonnet.
If the active bonnet (pedestrian protection) has been triggered:
X Reset the bonnet (Y page 300).
X Close the bonnet. Active bonnet
malfunction See
Owner's Manual The active bonnet (pedestrian protection) is not active due to a
malfunction.
X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. C At least one door is open.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Close all doors. _
Front left seat
backrest not locked
or
Front right seat backrest not
locked The driver's or front-passenger seat backres
tis not engaged. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages. j
Check trailer
hitch lock G
Risk of accident
The trailer tow hitch is not correctly engaged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Allow the trailer tow hitch ball coupling to engage in the end
position (Y page 201).268
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available to your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-
specific deviations are possible. Please
note that your vehicle may not be equipped
with all features described. This also
applies to safety-relevan tsystems and
functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 26).Engine compartment
Bonnet
Active bonnet (pedestrian protection) Operating principle
i The active bonne tis only available in cer-
tain countries.
The active bonnet can reduce the risk of injury
to pedestrians in certain accident situations.
Raising the active bonnet increases the clear-
ance to hard components, such as the engine. If active bonnet
:has been triggered, it is
raised at the back by about 50 mm. Then,
lids ;no longer rest on housings =.
You can reset a triggered active bonnet your-
self. !
Do not try to press down the raised bon-
net at the back. Otherwise, the bonnet
could be damaged.
Even if the active bonnet has been triggered,
you can still continue driving and have it reset
at a qualified specialist workshop. If you pull
the bonnet release lever, you must reset the
bonnet before driving on. G
WARNING
If you pull the bonnet release lever and then
neglect to reset the bonnet, it will not lock at
the front when closed. The bonnet can then
open when the vehicle is in motion and
obscure your field of vision. If you pull the
bonnet release lever, you must reset the bon-
net before driving on.
Resetting G
WARNING
There is a risk of injury if the bonnet is open,
even if the engine is not running.
Some engine components can become very
hot.
To avoid the risk of burns, only touch those
components described in the Owner's Manual
and observe the relevant safety notes.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 301). X
Lift up the bonnet in centre Awith both
hands until the two lids of bonnet lifter ;
no longer move.
If you push the lids back, you will notice a
resistance.
X Release bonnet :.300
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