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Transmission position (Y page 155)
A Permanen tdisplay: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 239)
X To show the menu bar ;:press the
= or; button on the steerin gwheel.
Menu bar ;disappears after a few seconds.
Text field :shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages can appearint he
multifunction display:
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 194)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 171)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 174)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 121)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 202)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 204)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 210)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 215)
ë HOLD function (Y page 186)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 70)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 228). Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R
Trip menu (Y
page 230)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 232)
R Audio menu (Y
page 233)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 235)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 236)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 239)
R Settings menu (Y
page 239)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 246)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown. 230
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
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Service menu
In the
Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R call up display messages in the message
memory (Y page 249)
R restart the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page 359)
R check the tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 360)
R call up when a service is due
(Y page 324) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 239)
R change the light settings (Y page 240)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 242)
R change the auxiliary heating settings
(Y page 243)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 244)
R restore the factory settings (Y page 245)Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The
Display unit Speed-/odometer: function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in
the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil-
ometres.
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.Menus and submenus
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
DISTRONIC PLUS
inoperative DISTRONIC PLUS is faulty.
BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE
®
Brake may also have failed.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taqualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC PLUS
inactive You have depressed the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS is no
longer controlling the speed of the vehicle.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
--- km/h An activation condition for DISTRONIC PLUS is not fulfilled.
X
Check the activation conditions for DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 177). DISTRONIC PLUS and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative DISTRONIC PLUS and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty. A warning tone
also sounds.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Cruise control and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative SPEEDTRONIC and cruise control are malfunctioning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taqualified specialist workshop. Limit
--- km/h While depressing the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC cannot be activated.
Cruise control
--- km/h A condition for activating cruise control has not been met.
You have tried to store
aspeed below 30 km/h, for example.
X If conditions permit, drive faster than 30 km/h and store the
speed.
X Check the activation conditions for cruise control
(Y page 171). 120 km/h
Maximum speed
exceeded Only for certain countries: the maximum speed has been excee-
ded.
In addition, the multifunction display shows
120 km/h .
X Drive more slowly. Display messages
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
The yellow ESP
®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion. ESP
®
or traction control has intervened because there is a risk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X Accelerate more gently while the vehicle is in motion.
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
For exceptions, see: (Y page 66).å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. ESP
®
is deactivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is switched off, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
For exceptions, see: (Y page 66).
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Drive on carefully.
X Have ESP ®
checked at a qualified specialist workshop. M
AMG vehicles only:
The yellow SPORT han-
dling mode warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
G WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is switched on, ESP ®
is unable to
stabilise the vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Only switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the
conditions written in the "Activating/deactivating SPORT han-
dling mode" section (Y page 68).282
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays