Switching on Active Lane Keeping Assist
XSwitch on Active Lane Keeping Assist using
the on-board computer; to do so, select
Standard
orAdaptive(Ypage 205).
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistance graphics display
(
Ypage 203) are shown in green. Active Lane
Keeping Assist is ready for use.
If Standard
is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
Ryou have switched on the turn signal. In this
event, the warnings are suppressed for a
certain period of time.
Ra driving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
When Adaptive
is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
Ryou have switched on the turn signal. In this
event, the warnings are suppressed for a
certain period of time.
Ra driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
Ryou accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown.
Ryou brake hard.
Ryou steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or change lanes quickly.
Ryou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
In order that you are warned only when neces-
sary and in good time if you cross the lane mark-
ing, the system recognizes certain conditions
and warns you accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
Ryou approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
Rthe road has very wide lanes, e.g. a highway.
Rthe system recognizes solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
Rthe road has narrow lanes.
Ryou cut the corner on a bend.
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Driving and parking
Z
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen tintegrate din th evehi-
cle while driving ,you will be distracte dfrom
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th evehicle. Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Only operate th eequipmen twhen th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible ,park th evehicl epayin gattention
to traffic condition sand operate th eequip-
men twhen th evehicl eis stationary.
You must observ eth elegal requirements for th e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydriving when
operating th eon-board computer.
GWARNIN G
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dor mal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sin systems relevan tto safety. The
operating safet yof your vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eth evehicl echecke d
at aqualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message sor
warning sfrom certain systems in th emultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor emak esur e
your vehicl eis operating safely at all times .
If th eoperating safet yof your vehicl eis
impaired ,pull ove ras soo nas it is saf eto do so.
Contac t aqualified specialist workshop.
Fo ran overview, see th einstrumen tpanel illus-
tration (
Ypage 34).
Displays and operation
Speedometer with segments
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RCruis econtrol activated (Ypage 153):
The segments ligh tup from th estore dspee d
to th etype-tested maximum speed.
RDISTRONI CPLU Sactivated (Ypage 155): On
eor two segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDISTRONI CPLU Sdetects avehicl ein front:
The segments between th espee dof th evehi-
cle in fron tand th estore dspee dligh tup.
Tachometer
!
Do no tdriv ein th eoverrevving range, as this
could damag eth eengine.
The red ban din th etachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yis interrupted to protect th e
engin ewhen th ered ban dis reached.
Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tion swhen temperatures are aroun dfreezing
point.
Bea rin min dthat th eoutside temperature dis-
play indicates th etemperature measured and
does no trecord th eroad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th emulti-
function display (
Ypage 198).
The multifunction display shows changes in th e
outside temperature wit h adelay.
Coolant temperature display
GWARNIN G
Opening th ehoo dwhen th eengin eis over-
heated or when there is afir ein th eengin e
compartmen tcould expos eyou to hot gase s
or other servic eproducts .Ther eis aris kof
injury.
Let an overheate dengin ecool down before
opening th ehood. If there is afir ein th e
engin ecompartment, keep th ehoo dclosed
and contact th efir edepartment.
!A display message is shown if th ecoolan t
temperature is to ohigh .
If th ecoolan ttemperature is ove r24 8 ‡
(12 0†), do no tcontinue driving .The engin e
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in th einstru-
men tcluste ron th eleft-han dside (
Ypage 34).
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On-board computer and displays
Rejecting or ending a call
XPress the~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry in the phone book
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
XAuthorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
XTo start rapid scrolling: press and hold:
or 9 for longer than one second.
The names in the phone book are displayed
quickly one after the other.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the telephone book: press the~
or % button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the6button to switch to the redial
memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the redial memory: press the~
or % button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
menu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
(Ypage 203)
RDeactivating/activating ESP®(except
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) (Ypage 204)
RActivating/deactivating Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilot of DISTRONIC PLUS
(
Ypage 204)
RActivating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®Brake
(Ypage 204)
RActivating/deactivating COLLISION PREVEN-
TION ASSIST PLUS (Ypage 204)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 205)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Ypage 205)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist (Ypage 205)
Displaying the assistance graphic
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress9or: to select Assist.Graphic.
XPressato confirm.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic.
The assistance graphic shows you the status
and further information on the following driv-
ing systems or driving safety systems:
RTraffic Sign Assist (Ypage 186)
RDISTRONIC PLUS (Ypage 155)
RPRE-SAFE®Brake (Ypage 73)
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Ypage 67)
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 184)
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RLane Keeping Assist (Ypage 189)
RActive Lane Keeping Assist (Ypage 193)
XPress:to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
iObserve the important safety notes on ESP®
(Ypage 69).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®, ESP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP®on Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Ypage 71).
For further information about ESP®, see
(Ypage 69).
XStart the engine.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress9or: to select ESP.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
ESP
®is deactivated if the åwarning lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up continuously
when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarning
lamp are lit continuously, ESP
®is not available
due to a malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Ypage 238).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Ypage 213).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®
Brake
PRE‑SAFE®Brake is only available for vehicles
with the Driving Assistance package.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select PRE-SAFE Brake.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When PRE-SAFE
®Brake is deactivated, the
assistance graphic shows the æsymbol in
the multifunction display.
For more information on PRE‑SAFE
®Brake, see
(Ypage 73).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select Col‐lision Prevent..
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS is
deactivated, the assistance graphic shows
the æ symbol in the multifunction display.
For further information about COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (
Ypage 67).
Activating/deactivating Steering
Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select DTR+: Steer. Asst.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot are
activated, the multifunction display shows the
DTR+: Steer. Asst.
Onmessage.
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On-board computer and displays
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the vehicle's exterior mirror in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If you have switched on the Auto. MirrorFoldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors by pressing button :, the exterior mir-
rors will not fold out automatically (
Ypage 104).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button :.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Factory Settingsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select Noor
Yes.
XPress ato confirm the selection.
If you have selected Yesand confirmed, the
multifunction display shows a confirmation
message.
For safety reasons, the Day Lights
function in
the Lightssubmenu is only reset if the vehicle
is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
WARMUP
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engine oil temperature
ACoolant temperature
BStatus indicator for ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 130)
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP=
indicates that the engine has reached the
overrevving range when in the manual drive
program.
Engine oil temperature: if the engine is at
normal operating temperature, the multifunc- tion display shows oil temperature ?in
white.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?in blue, the engine is not yet at nor-
mal operating temperature. 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,
the menu shows status indicator B.
SETUP
:Drive program (C/SS+orM)
;ESP®mode ON,OFFor SPORT handling
mode SPORT
=Suspension setting COMFORT,SPORTor
SPORT +
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On-board computer and displays
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SETUP shows the drive program, ESP®(Elec-
tronic Stability Program) mode and the suspen-
sion setting.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUP is shown.
or
XBriefly press the AMG button on the center
console (Ypage 168).
RACETIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
:Lap
;RACETIMER
You can start the RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the SmartKey is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time is shown for five sec-
onds.
Starting a new lap
:RACETIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps. The 16th lap can only be completed with
Finish Lap
.
Stopping the RACETIMER
XPress the %button on the steering wheel.
XPress ato confirm Yes.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing if you stop the
vehicle and turn the SmartKey to position 1in
the ignition lock. If you turn the key to position 3
and then press ato confirm Start
, timing is
continued.
Resetting the current lap
XStop the RACETIMER.
XPress =or; to select Reset Lap.
XPressato 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.
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On-board computer and displays
Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display messages appear in th emultifunction display.
Display messages wit hgraphi cdisplays may be shown in simplified form in th eOperator's Manual
and may diffe rfrom th emessages shown in th emultifunction display.
Please respon din accordance wit hth edisplay messages and follow th eadditional note sin this
Operator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warnin gtone or acontinuous tone .
Whe nth eignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apar tfrom som ehigh-priorit y
display messages. Once th ecauses of th ehigh-priorit ydisplay messages hav ebee nrectified, th e
correspondin gdisplay messages are also deleted.
Whe nyou stop and par kth evehicle, please observ eth enote son :
RHOLD function (Ypage 164)
RParking(Ypage 146)
Hiding display messages
XPress th ea or% buttonon th esteerin gwheel.
The multifunction display hide sth edisplay message.
The multifunction display shows high-priorit ydisplay messages in red .Some high-priorit ydisplay
messages canno tbe hidden .
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until th ecauses fo rth emessages
hav ebee nremedied.
Message memory
The on-boar dcompute rsaves certain display messages in th emessage memory .You can cal lup
th edisplay messages:
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin gwhee lto selec tth eServ.menu.
If there are display messages, th emultifunction display shows 2Messages,fo rexample.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth eentry, e.g. 2Messages.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the9 or: buttonto scroll through th edisplay messages.
212Display messages
On-board computer and displays
Safety systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
!÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) are temporarily not available.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also be faulty.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in the
instrument cluster.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
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 affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
!÷
Inoperative SeeOperator's Manual
ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also be faulty.
The $ (USA only) or J(Canada only), ÷,åand!
warning lamps in the instrument cluster also light up.
GWARNING
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 affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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