
#
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trim. #
Allow theve hicle parts tocool down
before youto uch them. The handling
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the maximum permissible
gross mass or the permissible axle loads for
th eve hicle (including occupants).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl y. Interior
stowage compa rtments Overvi
ewofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Obse rveth e no tes on loading theve hicle
(→ page 105). 1
Stow age compartment in the doors
2 Stow age/telephone compartment in the
armrest with multimedia connections and
stow age compartment, e.g. for an MP3
pla yer 3
Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console wi tha USB port (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox
Locking/unlocking thegl ove box
Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(→ page 105). 106
Seats and stowing

Ra
dio equipment appr oval numbers for the
ga rage door opener
R Egypt: TAC.2 5111 51 293.WIR
R Ando rra: CE
R Austra lia: R-NZ
R Barbados: MED1578
R Chile: 2488/DFRS205 76/F-74
R European Union: CE
R Gibraltar: CE
R Iceland: CE
R Jordan: TRC/LPD/20 15/299
R Canada: 4112 A-MUAHL5
R Kuwa it:CE
R Liechtens tein: CE
R Mexico: RCPGEMU15-0448
R Monaco: CE
R New Zealand: R-NZ
R Norway: CE
R Russian Federation: notrequ ired
R Saudi Arabia: TA10525 R
Switzerland: CE
R South Africa: TA-20 15/1386
R Turkey: not requ ired
R United Arab Emirates: ER41849/15
R United States: NZLMUAHL5 Electric parking brake
Au
tomatically applying the electric parking
brake &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unat tended in theve hi‐
cle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Shifting the automatic transmission out
of park position jor shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
R Starting the engine. In addition,
they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. Ve
hicles with manual transmission:
The electric parking brake is applied while the
ve hicle is being kept stationary bythe HOLD
function if one of thefo llowing conditions are
fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R There is a sy stem malfunction.
R The po wer supp lyis insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hyperiod. 176
Driving and pa rking

*
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking If
Ac tive Brake Assi st, Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC or the HOLD function is activa‐
te d, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations: #
During towing #
In a car wash Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
R The electric parking brake is released.
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is not acti vated.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori. Ac
tivating the HOLD function #
Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y. #
Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
R If Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC has been acti va‐
te d.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When transmission position jis selected.
R When theve hicle is secured with the electric
parking brake. In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
R When the seat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When the engine is switched off.
R When there is a malfunction in the sy stem or
if th e po wer supp lyis insuf ficient.
Ve hicles with manual transmission:
The Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction displa y: #
Immedia tely depress the brake pedal firm ly
until thewa rning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
A horn sounds at regular inter vals if you turn off
th e engine, remo veyour seat belt and open the
driver's door while the HOLD function is activa‐
te d. If you attem pttolock theve hicle, the horn
to ne becomes louder. The vehicle cannot be
loc ked until you ha vedeactivated the HOLD
function. 204
Driving and parking

#
Bring theve hicle toast andstill.
Area 2is activated. #
Toactivate Remo teParking Pilot, select
transmission position j.#
Select your ow nve hicle 3and confirm. #
Exit theve hicle. #
Ensure that all vehicle doors, windo wsand
th e boot lid or theta ilgate are closed. #
Start theRe mo teParking Pilot app. #
Using the mobile phone, drive theve hicle for‐
wa rds or backwards tothe desired position.
The parking manoeuvre requires a minimum
parking space size. If clearances get smaller dur‐
ing the parking manoeuvre, e.g. if theve hicle is
being driven into a garage , a message will
appear on the mobile phone. You will need to
confirm there duced clearances.
% On completion of the parking manoeuvre,
th eve hicle is automatically loc ked.
% You can find fur ther information in the oper‐
ating instructions forth eRe mo teParking
Pilot app http://www.me rcedes.me. Exiting a parking space with
explo ration
mode #
Unlock theve hicle. #
Start theRe mo teParking Pilot app within
one minute. #
Using the mobile phone, drive theve hicle for‐
wa rds or backwards tothe desired position.
% The outside mir rors are not automatically fol‐
ded out af terex iting a parking space.
Au thorising and de-authorising a mobile
phone forRe mo teParking Pilot
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Parking
Pilot .
Remote Parking Pilot
Au thorising a new mobile phone
In order tobe able touse theRe mo teParking
Pilot function, you must authorise your mobile
phone. You can authorise up tosix mobile
phones. #
Select Devices:. #
Select Connect new device .
Re mo teParking Pilot is ready toconnect. #
Start theRe mo teParking Pilot app and
sear chforth eve hicle name.
A connection prom ptis displa yed. #
Ente rth e PIN.
De-authorising a mobile phone #
Select ¥Options . #
Select the mobile phone. #
Select De-authorise. #
Select Yes.
The mobile phone is dele ted from the list of
devices.
Drive Away Assist
% Drive AwayAssi stis only available forve hi‐
cles with automatic transmission.
Drive AwayAssi stcan reduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's
speed is brief lyreduced toappr ox. 2 km/h. If a
critical situation is de tected, a symbol appea rs
on the camera image of the multimedia sy stem. 226
Driving and parking

#
Pull switch 2again.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… display message
appears in the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck retracts fully electrically.
Wa it until the ball neck has loc ked in place.
The ball neck is securely loc ked into place once
indicator lamp 1goes out. If
th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eCheck trailer hitch lock display message
appears in the multifunction displa y.
Obser veany information which may be displa yed
in the instrument clus ter:
R warning and indicator lamps (→ page 493)
R display messages (→ page 437) Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve l being changed
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: theve hi‐
cle le vel may be changed unin tentionally, e.g.
by ot her persons. If this happens when you
are coupling up or uncoupling a trailer, you
could become trapped. In addition, other
people could become trapped if their limbs
are between theve hicle body and the tyres
or underneath theve hicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling a trailer,
make sure that: #
The doors or tailgate are not opened or
closed. #
Do not initiate the le vel control sy stem
and do not operate theDY NA MIC
SELECT switch. #
The vehicle is not loc ked or unloc ked. Re
quirements:
Before coupling up the trailer, the ball neck must
ex tend ful lyelectrically, securely engage and
lock into place.
Tr ailers with a 7-pin plug can be connec tedto
th eve hicle:
R adap ter plug
R adapte r cable
In order forth e trailer tobe recognised bythe
ve hicle:
R the electrical connection must be set up cor‐
re ctly
R the trailer lighting sy stem must be in working
order Driving and parking
239

*
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed th
e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate . #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j. #
Fittheto wing eye (→ page 397). #
Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→ page 71). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection (→ page 89). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st (→page 189). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral i. #
Release the electric parking brake. #
Vehicles with manual transmission:
switch on the ignition, otherwise thesteering
wheel locking may engage. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off. 394
Breakdown assis tance

Aluminium hub cap
#
Toremo ve:position soc ket2 on hub cap
1.
% The soc ket can be found in the tyre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using wheel spanner 3, turn hub cap1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and turn until it is
comple tely flush with the wheel. #
Position soc ket2 on hub cap 1. #
Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket2 and
tighten the hub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise theve hicle (→ page415). Ra
ising theve hicle when changing a wheel Re
quirements:
R There are no persons in theve hicle.
R The vehicle is prepared for a wheel change
(→ page 414).
R The hub caps havebeen remo ved
( → page 414).
Impor tant no tes on using the jack:
R Only use theve hicle-specific jack that has
been tested and appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz
to raise theve hicle.
R The jack is only designed forra ising and
holding theve hicle for a short time while a
wheel is being changed and not for mainte‐
nance workunder theve hicle. R
The jack must be placed on a firm ,fl at and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use a lar ge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R The base of the jack must be positioned ver‐
tically under the jack support point. Ru
les of conduct when theve hicle is raised:
R Never place your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do not lie under theve hicle.
R Do not start the engine and do not release
th e parking brake.
R Do not open or close any doors or the boot
lid. Wheels and tyres
415

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
M *T
he engine bonnet is open. &
WARNING Risk of accident due todriving with the engine bonn etunlo cked
An unloc ked engine bonn etmay open up when theve hicle is in motion and block your vie w. #
Never unlock the engine bonn etwhen driving. #
Before every trip, ensure that the engine bonn etis loc ked. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible. #
Close the engine bonn et.
C *A
t least one door is open. #
Close all doors. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 489