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 32).
Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The ligh tsensor in th einstrumen tcluste rauto -
matically control sth ebrightness of th emulti-
function display. In daylight, th edisplays in th e
instrumen tcluste rare no tilluminated.
The lighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th edis-
plays and th econtrol sin th evehicl einterior can
be adjusted usin gth ebrightness control knob. The brightness control knob is locate
don th e
botto mleftof th einstrumen tcluste r
(
Ypage 32).
XTurn th ebrightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If th eligh tswitch is set to th eÃ, Tor
L position ,th ebrightness is dependen t
upon th ebrightness of th eambien tlight.
Speedometer with segments
The speedometer is divided int osegments on
vehicles wit hDistanc ePilot DISTRONIC.
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cis activated
(Ypage 150):
On eor two segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cdetects avehicl ein
fron tmoving mor eslowly than th estore d
speed:
The segments between th espee dof th evehi-
cle in fron tand th estore dspee dligh tup.
Tachometer
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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 engin eis limite dwithin arange to protect
th eengin 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 176).
Ther eis ashort delay before achang ein outside
temperature appear sin th emultifunction dis-
play.
174Displays and operation
On-board computer and displays
For further information on the automatic locking
feature, see (Ypage 76).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on theAcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lockfunction is activated,
the multifunction display shows the &
symbol in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Convenience
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only available in Canada.
This function is only available when the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
When you activate the Auto.
MirrorFoldingfunction, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked. If you unlock the vehicle
and then open the driver's or front-passenger
door, the exterior mirrors fold out again.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Foldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
(
Ypage 96), they will not fold out automatically.
The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out
using the button on the door.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the exterior mirror in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
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 the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightsubmenu is only
reset if the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engine oil temperature
ACoolant temperature
BTransmission fluid temperature
XPress the =or; button 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 and transmission oil temperature:
when the engine and transmission are at nor- mal operating temperature, oil tempera-
ture ?and Bare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orB in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
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On-board computer and displays
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Remove theSmartKey if you park th evehicl e
and do no trequire any electrical consumers.
The vehicl ewill then use ver ylittl eenergy, thus
conserving battery power .
If th epower suppl yhas been interrupted, e.g. if
you reconnect th ebattery, you will hav eto :
Rset th eclock usin gth emultimedia system;
see th eseparat eoperating instructions.
Rreset th efunction for foldin gth eexterio rmir -
ror sin/out automatically, by foldin gth emir -
ror sout once (
Ypage 96)
Charging the battery
GWARNIN G
During charging and jump-starting ,explosive
gase scan escape from th ebattery. There is a
ris kof an explosion .
Particularly avoi dfire, open flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Ensur ethere is sufficien t
ventilation while charging and jump-starting .
Do no tlean ove r abattery.
GWARNIN G
Battery acid is caustic. There is aris kof injury.
Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or clothing .Do
no tinhale any battery gases. Do no tlean ove r
th ebattery. Kee pchildren away from batter-
ies. Wash away battery acid immediately wit h
plenty of clean water and seek medical atten -
tion .
GWARNIN G
A discharged battery can freez eat tempera-
tures belo wfreezing point. When jump-start -
ing thevehicl eor charging th ebattery, gase s
can escape from th ebattery. There is aris kof
an explosion .
Allow th efrozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting .
!Only use battery chargers wit h amaximum
charging voltag eof 14.8 V.
!Only charge th ebattery usin gth ejump-
starting connection point.
The jump-starting connection poin tis in th e
engin ecompartmen t (
Ypage 273).
XOpen thehood.
XConnect th ebattery charge rto th epositive
termina land ground poin tin th esam eorder
as when connecting th edonor battery in th e
jump-starting procedure (
Ypage 273).
If th eindicator/warning lamp sdo no tligh tup in
th einstrumen tcluste rat low temperatures ,it is
ver ylikely that th edischarged battery has fro-
zen. In this cas eyou may neither jump-start th e
vehicl eno rcharge th ebattery. The servic elife of
a thawed-out battery may be shorter. The start -
ing characteristics can be impaired, particularly
at low temperatures .Hav eth ethawed-out bat -
tery checke dat aqualified specialist workshop.
Only charge th einstalled battery wit h abattery
charge rwhic hhas been tested and approve dby
Merced
es-Benz . Abattery charge runi tspecially
adapted for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and tested
and approve dby Mercedes-Benz is available as
an accessory. It permit sth echarging of th ebat -
tery in it sinstalled position .Contac tan author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Cente rfor further informa-
tion and availability. Read th ebattery charger's
operating instruction sbefore charging th ebat -
tery.
Jump-starting
Fo rth ejump-starting procedure ,use only th ejump-starting connection point, consisting of apos -
itive termina land aground point, in th eengin ecompartment.
GWARNIN G
Battery acid is caustic. There is aris kof injury.
Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or clothing .Do no tinhale any battery gases. Do no tlean ove rth e
battery. Kee pchildren away from batteries. Wash away battery acid immediately wit hplenty of
clean water and seek medical attention .
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Breakdown assistance
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