!
Vehicles with 4MATIC:
as the ESP®
sys-
tem operates automatically, the engine and
the ignition system must be switched off
(SmartKey in position 0or 1in the ignition
lock or Start/Stop button in position 0or 1)
when:
R testing the parking brake on a brake
dynamometer.
R you intend to have the vehicle towed with
one of the axles raised.
Braking maneuvers triggered automatically
by ESP ®
may seriously damage the brake
system.
All checks and maintenance work on the
brake system must be carried out at a quali-
fied specialist workshop. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop to arrange this.
Have brake pads installed and brake fluid
replaced at a qualified specialist workshop.
If the brake system has only been subject to
moderate loads, you should test the function-
ality of your brakes at regular intervals. To do so, press firmly on the brake pedal when driv-
ing at a high speed. This improves the grip of
the brake pads.
You can find a description of Brake Assist
(BAS) at (Y page 70) or of BAS PLUS with
Intersection Assist at (Y page 70).
The braking characteristics of the vehicle can be seriously impaired if:
R brake pads other than those recommended
are installed
R the recommended brake fluid is not used
Safe braking can no longer be guaranteed.
AMG high-performance and ceramic
brakes The high-performance brake system is only
available on AMG vehicles. The AMG brake systems are designed for
heavy loads. This may lead to noise when
braking. This will depend on:
R speed
R braking force
R environmental conditions, such as temper-
ature and humidity
The wear of individual components of the
brake system, such as the brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends on the individual driv-
ing style and operating conditions.
For this reason, it is impossible to state a
mileage that will be valid under all circum-
stances. An aggressive driving style will lead
to high wear. You can obtain further informa- tion about this from your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
New and replaced brake pads and discs only
reach their optimum braking effect after sev-
eral hundred kilometers of driving. Compen-
sate for this by applying greater force to the
brake pedal. Keep this in mind, and adapt
your driving and braking accordingly during
this break-in period.
Excessive heavy braking results in corre-
spondingly high brake wear. Observe the
brake wear warning lamp in the instrument
cluster and note any brake status messages
in the multifunction display. Especially for
high performance driving, it is important to
maintain and have the brake system checked regularly. Driving on wet roads
Hydroplaning If water has accumulated to a certain depth
on the road surface, there is a danger of
hydroplaning occurring, even if:
R
you drive at low speeds.
R the tires have adequate tread depth. Driving tips
185Driving and parking Z
Example: detected parking space
0043
Detected parking space on the left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detected parking space on the right
Active Parking Assist is switched on automat-
ically when driving forwards. The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately 22 mph (35 km/h). While in operation, the
system independently locates and measures
parking spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking spaces:
R parallel or at right angles to the direction of
travel
R that are parallel to the direction of travel
and at least 59 in (1.5 m) wide
R that are parallel to the direction of travel
and at least 39.5 in (1.0 m) longer than your
vehicle
R that are at right angles to the direction of
travel and at least 39.5 in (1.0 m) wider
than your vehicle
i Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the length of a parking space if it
is at right angles to the direction of travel.
You will need to judge whether your vehicle
will fit into the parking space.
When driving at speeds below 19 mph
(30 km/h), you will see the parking symbol as a status indicator in the instrument cluster.
When a parking space has been detected, an arrow towards the right or the left also
appears. By default, Active Parking Assist
only displays parking spaces on the front-
passenger side. Parking spaces on the driv-
er's side are displayed as soon as the turn
signal on the driver's side is activated. When
parking on the driver's side, this must remain switched on until you acknowledge the use of
Active Parking Assist by pressing the 0076
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
The system automatically determines
whether the parking space is parallel or at
right angles to the direction of travel.
A parking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 50 ft (15 m) away from it.
Pa rking G
WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Active Parking Assist it could roll
away if:
R there is a malfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
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.
Before leaving the vehicle, always secure it
against rolling away.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When PARKTRONIC detects obstacles,
Active Parking Assist brakes automatically
during the parking process. You are respon- sible for braking in good time.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking space
symbol shows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
X Shift the transmission to position R.
The Start
Start Park ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No:
0038 message appears in the multifunction
display. Driving systems
211Driving and parking Z
not exceed an angle of 45° to the starting
position as it is maneuvering into the park- ing space.
R a maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft
(1.0 m) must be available.
i Vehi
cles with automatic transmission:
If PARKTRONIC detects obstacles, Active
Parking Assist brakes automatically whilst
the vehicle exits the parking space. You are responsible for braking in good time.
Active Parking Assist can only assist you with exiting a parking space if you have parked thevehicle parallel to the direction of travel using
Active Parking Assist.
X Start the engine.
X Release the parking brake.
X Switch on the turn signal in the direction
you are pulling away.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
The Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No: Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
0038 message appears in the multifunction
display.
X To cancel the procedure: press the0038
button on the multifunction steering wheel
or pull away.
or X To exit a parking space using Active
Parking Assist: press the0076button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate
Park Assist Active Accelerate
and
and Brake
Brake Observe
Observe Surroundings
Surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X Pull away, being ready to brake at all times.
Do not exceed a maximum speed of
approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) when exit-
ing a parking space. Otherwise Active Park- ing Assist will be canceled.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor Ras
required or according to the message while
the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The Park Assist Park Assist
Active Accelerate and Brake
Active Accelerate and Brake Observe
Observe
Surroundings
Surroundings message appears
in the multifunction display.
i You will achieve the best results by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete before pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steeringwheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X Drive forwards and back up as instructed
by the PARKTRONIC warning displays.
Once you have exited the parking space com- pletely, the steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear a tone and
the Park Assist Finished
Park Assist Finished message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering, before the vehicle
has exited the parking space completely. This is useful, for example when you recognize
that it is already possible to pull out of the
parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at
once. The Park Assist Canceled
Park Assist Canceled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and you hear a tone.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the cen-
ter console (Y page 208).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately canceled.
The Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled message
appears in the multifunction display and
you hear a tone.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automati-
cally if:
R the transmission is shifted too early
R transmission position Pis selected Driving systems
213Driving and parking Z
Left control panel
0059
0065 R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 0063
0064 Press briefly:
R Scrolls in lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
a video scene
R In the Tel
Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone
number 0063
0064 Press and hold:
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel
Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone book is open 0076 R
Confirms a selection/display
message
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
R In the Audio Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
0076 R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits phone book/redial mem-
ory 0061 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts the volume 0063 R
Mute Back button
0038 Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off the Voice Control
System (see the separate oper-
ating instructions)
R Hides display messages/calls
up the last Trip
Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press and hold:
R Calls up the standard display in
the Trip Trip menu Multifunction display
0043
Text field
0044 Menu bar
0087 Drive program (Y page 166)
0085 Transmission position (Y page 166)
0083 Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 244)
X To display menu bar 0044: press the0059
or 0065 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0044disappears after a few seconds. 234
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays
Text field
0043shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift recommendation when
shifting manually (Y page 171)
0095005D0096 Active Parking Assist (Y page 209)
CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 187)
00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 133)
00A7 ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 161)
00D9 HOLD function (Y page 200) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select a
menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 233).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 235)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 237)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 238)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 239)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 240)
R Serv
Serv menu (Y page 243)
R Sett
Sett menu (settings) (Y page 243)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 247) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0038button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip odometer 0043and odometer 0044is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" 0043
Distance
0044 Time
0087 Average speed
0085 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 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 236).
The From Start From Start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded. Menus and submenus
235On-board computer and displays Z
Dialing an entry from the phone book
X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 0063,0064or0076 button to
switch to the phone book.
X Authorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 0063 or0064 button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the0061or0076 button
to start dialing.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the0061or0076
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 0061or0076 button to start dial-
ing.
or X To exit the phone book: press the0076or
0038 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 0061button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
desired name or number. X
Press the 0061or0076 button to start dial-
ing.
or X To exit the redial memory: press the
0076 or0038 button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu, you have the fol-
lowing options:
R Displaying the assistance graphic
(Y page 241)
R Activating/deactivating ESP ®
(Y page 241)
R Activating/deactivating Steering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot of DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 242)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 241)
R Activating/deactivating COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 242)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 242)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 242)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 242) 240
Menus and submenusOn-boa
rdcompu ter and displays
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only available on vehicles with
the memory function (Y page 125).
This function is only available on vehicles with
the memory function (Y page 125).
This function is only available in Canada.
When you switch on the Auto. fold in
Auto. fold in
function, the exterior mirrors are folded in
when the vehicle is locked. If you unlock the
vehicle and then open a door, the exterior
mirrors fold out again.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett. Sett.menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Convenience
Convenience submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Auto. fold in
Auto. fold in function.
If the Auto.
Auto. fold
foldin
infunction is switched
on, the vehicle's exterior mirror is displayed
in orange in the multifunction display.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting. If you have switched on the
Auto. Mirror
Auto. Mirror
Folding
Folding function and you fold in the exterior
mirrors by pressing button 0043, the exterior
mirrors will not fold out automatically
(Y page 123).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors using button 0043. Restoring the factory settings X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
Sett.menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Factory Setting
Factory Setting submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
The Reset All Settings?
Reset All Settings? message
appears.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select No
No
or Yes
Yes.
X Press 0076to confirm the selection.
If you select Yes
Yes, the multifunction display
shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Day Lights
Day Lightsfunction
in the Lights
Lights submenu is only reset if the
vehicle is stationary. AMG menu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays 0043
Digital speedometer
0044 Gear indicator
0087 Upshift indicator
0085 Engine oil temperature
0083 Coolant temperature
0084 Status indicator for ECO start/stop func-
tion (Y page 161)
X Press 0059or0065 on the steering wheel
to select the AMG
AMGmenu.
Upshift indicator UP
UP0087 indicates that the
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator UP UP0087 fades out other mes-
sages until you have shifted up.
If the engine oil temperature is below 176 ‡
(80 †) the oil temperature is shown in blue. Menus and submenus
247On-board computer and displays Z
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
If the conditions for the ECO start/stop func-
tion are fulfilled and the vehicle is stationary, status indicator 0084is shown.
SETUP 0043
Drive program (C C/SS+SS+ /MM)
0044 ESP ®
mode (ON ON/OFFOFF) or SPORT handling
mode (SPORT SPORT)
0087 Suspension tuning (COMFORT COMFORT/SPORT SPORT/
SPORT+
SPORT+ )
SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode and the
suspension tuning.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 0063button repeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or X Briefly press the AMG button on the center
console (Y page 204).
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
0043
Lap
0044 RACETIMER The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the key is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG AMGmenu.
X Press the 0063button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown.
X To start: press the 0076button to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time X
Press the 0059or0065 button to select
Interm. Time Interm. Time.
X Press 0076to confirm.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
Starting a new lap 0043
RACETIMER
0044 Fastest lap time (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076to confirm New Lap New Lap.
i It is possible to store a maximum of six-
teen laps. The 16th lap can only be com-
pleted with Finish Lap
Finish Lap .248
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays