
X
Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction Dependin
gonthe equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Assist.
Assist. menu:
R Showing the assistanc egraphic
(Y page 286)
R Activating/deactivatin gthe Traffic Sign
Assist display (Y page 286)
R Activating/deactivatin gESP®
(except AMG
vehicles) (Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gSteering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot of DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gPRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gCOLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gBlind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gLane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 288) Showing the assistance graphic X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assist.
Assist.
graphic
graphic.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distanc edisplay in the
assistanc egraphic.
The assistanc egraphic shows you the sta-
tus and further information on the following
driving systems or driving safety systems:
R Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 255)
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 224)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 87)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Y page 80)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 253)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 259)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 263)
R Rear window wiper (Y page 152)
X Press :to display the ATTEN-
TION ASSIST assessment.
Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Using 9or:,s electTraffic
Traffic Sign
Sign
Assist
Assist. 286
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

You can star
tthe RACETIME Rwhen the
engin eisrunning or if the key is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIME Risshown.
X To start: press the abutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Displaying th eintermediat etime X
Press =or; to select Interm.
Interm.
Time
Time .
X Press ato confirm.
The intermediate tim eisdisplayed for five
seconds.
Starting anew lap :
RACETIMER
; Fastest lap tim e(best lap)
= Lap
X Press ato confirm New Lap
New Lap.
i Am
aximum of 16 laps may be stored. The
16t hlap can only be complete dwithFin‐
Fin‐
ish Lap
ish Lap. Stopping th
eRACETIMER X
Press the %button on the steering
wheel.
X Confirm Yes
Yeswith a.
The RACETIME Rinterrupt stiming if you stop
the vehicle and turn the key to position 1in
the ignition lock .Ifyou turn the key to position
3 and the npress a to confirm Start
Start,tim-
ing is continued.
Resetting th ecurrent lap
X Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press =or; to select ResetLap
Rese tLap.
X Press ato reset the lap tim eto"0".
Deleting all laps If you switc
hoff the engine, the RACETIME Ris
reset to "0" after 30 seconds .All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delet eindividual 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.
Rese tRace Timer?
Rese tRace Timer? appears in the multi-
function display.
X Press the :button to select Yes Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted. Menus and submenus
297On-board computer and displays Z

Allow the engine to coo
lbefore opening the
cap .Wearg love sa nd protective eyewear
when opening. Slowl yturn the cap half aturn
to allo wpressure to escape. X
Park the vehicl eonalevel surface.
Onl ycheck the coolant level if the vehicl eis
on alevel surface and the engine has
coole ddown.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO ,press the
Start/Stop button twice (Y page 179).
X Check the coolant temperature display in
the instrument cluster.
The coolant temperature must be below
70 †.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
X Slowl yturn cap :half aturn anti-clock-
wise to allo wexcess pressure to escape.
X Turn cap :furthe ranti-clockwise and
remove it.
If the coolant is at the level of marker bar =
in the fille rneck when cold, ther eisenough
coolant in coolant expansio ntank ;.
If the coolant level is approximatel y1.5 cm
above marker bar =in the fille rneck when
warm, ther eisenoughcoolant in coolant
expansio ntank ;.
X If necessary ,top up with coolant tha thas
been teste dand approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
X Replace cap :and turn it clockwise as far
as it will go. For furthe
rinformatio noncoolant, see
(Y page 479).
Topping up the windscreen washe rsys-
tem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents in the engine compart-
ment could be ver yhot, e.g .the engine ,the
radiato rand parts of the exhaus tsystem.
There is ariskofi njury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As far as possible, allo wthe engine to cool
down and onl ytouch the components descri-
be dint he following. G
WARNING
If windscree nwashe rconcentrate come sinto
contact with hot components of the engine or
the exhaus tsystem ,itc an ignite .There is a
ris koff irea nd injury.
Make sure the windscree nwashe rc oncen-
trate does not come into contact with the filler neck. X
To open: pull cap:upwards by the tab.
X Top up with the premixe dwashe rfluid.
X To close: press cap :onto the fille rneck
unti lite ngages.
If the washe rfluid level drops belo wthe rec-
ommende dminimu mof1l itre, am essage
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay prompt-
ing yo utotop up the washe rfluid
(Y page 328). Engine compartment
383Maintenance and care Z

Vehicles with
acolla psibl eemergency
spare wheel (Example: equipment and country-specifi
cvaria-
tions possible)
: Towing eye
; One pair of gloves
= Jack
? Folding whee lchock
A Centring pin
B Shee tfor faulty wheel
C Tyre inflation compressor
D Wheel wrench
E Fusealloc ation chart
X Ope nthe boot lid/tailgate.
X Lif tthe boot floor (Y page 356)orthe lug-
gage compartment floor (Y page 357)
upwards. Flat tyre
Preparin
gthe vehicle
Your vehicl emaybe equipped with:
R MOExtende dtyres (tyres with run-fla tchar-
acteristics )(Ypage 398)
Vehicl epreparatio nisn ot necessary on
vehicles with MOExtende dtyres.
R aT IREFIT kit (Y page 395)
R an emergency spare whee l(certai ncoun-
trie sonly) (Y page 465)
Vehicles with MOExtende dtyres ar enot
equipped with aTIREFIT kit at the factory .Itis
therefore recommende dthatyou additionally equi
pyourvehicl ewithaT IREFIT kit if yo ufit
tyres tha tdon ot feature run-fla tcharacteris-
tics ,e.g.w inter tyres. ATIREFIT kit can be
obtained from aquali fied specialist work-
shop.
Informatio nonchanging/fitting awheel
( Y page 426).
X Stop the vehicl easfar away as possible
from traffic on solid ,non-slippery and level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Y page 205).
X If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahea dposition.
X Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that
"normal" level is selecte d(Ypage 231).
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑ GO:
X Ope nthe driver' sdoor.
The on-boar delectronics now have status
0.T hisist he same as the key having been
removed.
X Remove the Start/Sto pbutton from the
ignition lock (Y page 179).
X Make sure tha tthe passenger sarenot
endangere dasthey do so. Make sure that
no one is nea rthe danger area whil ea
whee lisbeing changed .Anyone wh oisnot
directl yassis ting in the whee lchange
should, for example, stand behind the bar-
rier.
X Ge toutof the vehicle. Pa yattentio ntotraf-
fic conditions when doing so.
X Close the driver' sdoor.
X Place the warning triangl eatasuitabl edis-
tance (Y page 394). Observe lega lrequire-
ments. Flat tyre
397Breakdown assis tance

!
Only secure the tow cable or tow bar to
the towing eyes or, if available,tot he trailer
tow hitch. You could otherwise damage the
vehicle.
! Observe the following points when towing
with atow rope:
R Secure the tow rope on the same side on
both vehicles.
R Make sure that the tow rope is not longer
than legally permitted. Mark the tow rope
in the middle, e.g. with awhite cloth
(30 x30c m).This will make other road
users aware that avehicle is being
towed.
R Only secure the tow cable to the towing
eyes or, if available,tot he trailer tow
hitch.
R Observe the brake lamps of the towing
vehicle while driving. Alwaysm aintain a
distance adistance so that the tow rope
does not sag.
R Do not use steel cables or chains to tow
your vehicle. You could otherwise dam-
age the vehicle.
! Do not use the towing eye for recovery,
this could damage the vehicle. If in doubt,
recover the vehicle with acrane.
! Pull aways
moothly when towing awayor
tow-starting avehicle. If the tractive power
is too high, the vehicles could be damaged.
! To tow vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use
the key instead of the Start/Stop button.
The automatic transmission may otherwise switch to position Pwhen you open the
driver's or front-passenger door which
could damage the transmission.
! You may tow the vehicle for
amaximum of
50km. Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exceeded.
For towing distances over 50 km, the entire
vehicle must be lifted up and transported.
! If you tow or tow-start another vehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per- missible gross vehicle weight of your vehi-
cle.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read
the "HYBRID" Supplement included in the
vehicle literature. You could otherwise fail to
recognise dangers, e.g. due to high voltage.
Observe the legal requirements for the rele-
vant countries when towing and tow-starting.
It is better to have the vehicle transported
than to have it towed.
If the vehicle has suffered transmission dam- age, have it transported on atransporter or
trailer.
When towing awayav ehicle with an auto-
matic transmission, the transmission must be
in position N.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock
R cannot shift the transmission to position N
on vehicles with automatic transmission
In the event of damage to the electrical
system
If the battery is defective, the automatic
transmission will be locked in position P.To
shift the automatic transmission to position
N,y ou must provide power to the vehicle's
electrical system in the same way as when
jump-starting (Y page 405).
Have the vehicle transported on atransporter
or trailer.
i Deactivate the automatic locking feature
before the vehicle is towed away
(Y page 102). You could otherwise be
locked out when pushing or towing the
vehicle.
i Deactivate tow-away protection before
the vehicle is towed away( Ypage 90).408
Towing away and tow-startingBreakdown assistance