Notes/placing in the bracket .........3
19
Transmission output (maximum) .... 396
Modifying the programming (key) ..... 84
MOExtended tyres .............................347
Motorway mode ................................ 128
MP3
Operating ....................................... 246
see Separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat
Adjusting (on the seat) .................. 109
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................ .242
Permanent display ......................... 252
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 241
Overview .......................................... 35 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 245
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ......................................... 53
Resetting after being triggered ....... .53
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Important safety note s.................... 53
Operation ......................................... 53
Resetting after being triggered ........ 54
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating ................. 221
Cleaning ......................................... 339
Function/note s............................. 220
Problem (fault) ............................... 223
Notes on running in a new vehicle .. 158O
Occupant safety Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 55
Children in the vehicle ..................... 55
Important safety notes .................... 43
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 69
PRE-SAFE® (anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 54
Odometer ........................................... 243
Oil
see Engine oil On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 258
Assistance menu ........................... 249
Audio menu ................................... 246
Convenience submenu .................. 257
Display messages .......................... 261
Displaying a service message ........ 333
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 197
Factory setting submenu ............... 258
Heating submenu ........................... 256
Important safety notes .................. 240
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 252
Light submenu ............................... 252
Menu overview .............................. 243
Message memory .......................... 261
Navigation menu ............................ 245
Operating the TV ............................ 247
Operating video DVD ..................... 247
Operation ....................................... 241
RACETIMER ................................... 259
Service menu ................................. 251
Settings menu ............................... 251
Standard display ............................ 243
Telephone menu ............................ 247
Trip menu ...................................... 243
Vehicle submenu ........................... 255
Operating instructions
Vehicle equipment ........................... 24
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 25
Important safety note ...................... 24
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ........... 240
Overhead control panel ...................... 39
Override feature
Rear side window s........................... 69 P
Paint code .......................................... 398
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 336
Panic alarm .......................................... 42
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 180
Parking brake ................................ 181
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 118 Index
15
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
X
If you want to pull away with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS: remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
or
X Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
i The vehicle can also pull away when it is
facing an unidentified obstacle or is driving
on a different line from another vehicle. The vehicle then brakes automatically. There is
a risk of an accident. Be ready to brake at all
times.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front has slowed down, it brakes your vehicle.
In this way, the distance you have selected is maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerated up to the speed you have stored. Changing lanes
If you change to the overtaking lane, DIS-
TRONIC PLUS supports you if:
R you are driving faster than 60 km/h
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
tance to a vehicle in front
R you have switched on the corresponding
turn signal
R DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger
of collision
If these conditions are met, your vehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted
if changing lanes takes too long or if the dis-
tance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front becomes too small.
i When you change lanes, DISTRONIC
PLUS monitors the left lane (on left-hand-
drive vehicles) or the right lane (on right-
hand-drive vehicles).
Vehicles with COMAND Online Example: roundabout
i
The following function is not operational
in all countries.
DISTRONIC PLUS uses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
adapt to certain traffic situations. This is the
case if, while following a vehicle, DISTRONIC
PLUS is active and you:
R approach or drive around a roundabout
R approach a T-junction
R turn off at a motorway exit Driving syste
ms
195Driving an d parking Z
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detec-
tion range, DISTRONIC PLUS temporarily
maintains the current driving speed and does not accelerate. This is based on the current
map data in the navigation system.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to
the speed you set.
Stopping G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is a malfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a vehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it
is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to a standstill
at a sufficient distance behind the vehicle in front. The specified minimum distance is
set using the control on the cruise control
lever. When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the
transmission is shifted automatically to posi-
tion Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R the bonnet is opened
R a system fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
Setting a speed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for a lower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up :or down ;to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up :or down ;beyond the
pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea- ses in 10 km/h increments. 196
Driving systemsDriving an
d parking
R
if the time has been set incorrectly
R in active driving situations, such as when
you change lanes or change your speed
Important safety notes ATTENTION ASSIST is only an aid. It may not
always detect fatigue or lapses in concentra-
tion until too late, or may not detect them at
all. The system is not a substitute for a well-
rested and attentive driver.
Warning and display messages in the
multifunction display X
Activate ATTENTION ASSIST using the on-
board computer (Y page 250).
If ATTENTION ASSIST is active, you will be
warned no sooner than 20 minutes after
your journey has begun. You then hear an
intermittent warning tone twice and the
Attention Assist: Take a break!
Attention Assist: Take a break!
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
X If necessary, take a break.
X Press the abutton to confirm the mes-
sage.
On long journeys, take regular breaks in good time to allow yourself to rest properly. If you
do not take a break, you will be warned again
after 15 minutes at the earliest. This will only
happen if ATTENTION ASSIST still detects
typical indicators of fatigue or increasing lap-
ses in concentration.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the é symbol appears in the multifunction
display in the assistance graphic display.
ATTENTION ASSIST is reset and starts
assessing your tiredness again when you con- tinue your journey if:
R you switch off the engine
R you take off your seat belt and open the
driver's door, e.g. for a change of drivers or
to take a break Speed Limit Assist
General notes :
Speed Limit Assist camera
Speed Limit Assist shows you detected speed
limits in the multifunction display. Data from
the navigation system is also used for this
purpose. If a traffic sign indicating a speed
limit or the end of a speed limit is detected, it is shown in the multifunction display. If Speed
Limit Assist does not detect any traffic signs, the speed limit from the digital road map is
taken and shown in the display.
Speed Limit Assist detects the traffic signs
with a camera attached behind the top of the
windscreen.
i Speed Limit Assist is not operational in all
countries.
Important safety notes Speed Limit Assist is only an aid and does not
always detect traffic signs specifying the
maximum permissible speed. Traffic signs
always have priority over the Speed Limit
Assist display.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from the sun or from
oncoming traffic
R the windscreen is dirty, misted up or cov-
ered, for instance by a sticker, in the vicinity
of the camera Driving systems
219Driving and parking Z
Text field
:shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation,
when shifting manually
(Ypage 174)
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 210)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 186)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 189)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 129)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 163)
ë HOLD function (Y page 200)
120 km/h!
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 241).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 243)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 245)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 246)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 247)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 249)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 251)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page 251)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 258)
The Audio
Audio, Navi
NaviandTel
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
Tripmenu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From start
From startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From reset From resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 244).
The From start From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if: Menus and submenus
243On-board computer and displays Z
i
If you reset the values in the "ECO dis-
play", the values in the "From start" trip
computer are also reset. If you reset the
values in the "From start" trip computer,
the values in the "ECO display" are also
reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on navigation, 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
Navi menu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road
Activating route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction =
Current road
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's
course"
Change of direction announced without a lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see change-of-direction symbol =and
distance graphic ;. This shortens towards
the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
? Lanes not recommended
A Possible lane
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data. Menus and submenus
245On-board computer and displays Z
Instrument cluster
Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display unit Speed-/odometer: 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
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer
Display unit Speed-/odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km kmor
miles
miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to: R digital speedometer in the Trip Tripmenu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R navigation instructions in the Navi
Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is unavailable. 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 Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display:
Permanent display: function.
You will see the selected setting: outside
outside
temperature
temperature orAddit. speedo [mph]
Addit. speedo [mph].
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i The speed is displayed in mph.
Lights Setting the brightness for the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted with the Brightness Brightness
Display/switches:
Display/switches: function.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Brightness Display/switches:
Brightness Display/switches: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1
Level 1 to
Level 5 Level 5 (bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to Ã,Tor
L, the brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display. 252
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions J
The red brake system
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. A
warning tone also
sounds. There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
G WARNING
Braking efficiency may be impaired.
There is a risk of an accident. X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 180).
X Do not top up the brake fluid. Topping up will not rectify the fault.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display. !
The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) has been deactivated due to a fault.
Therefore, BAS (Brake Assist System), BAS PLUS, ESP ®
(Electronic
Stability Program), PRE ‑SAFE®
, PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD func-
tion, hill start assist, ESP ®
trailer stabilisation and the adaptive
brake lights, for example, are also deactivated.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affec-ted. The braking distance may increase in an emergency braking
situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is also a possibility that other systems, such as the navigation system or the automatic trans-
mission, will be unavailable. Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
289On-board computer and displays Z