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Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Blind Spot
Assi stwa rnsyo u or makes a course-
co rrecting brake application. #
Alw ays maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tothe
fo llowing:
R Over taking vehicles closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area.
R Vehicles approaching and overtaking you
at a very differe nt speed.
As a result, Active Blind Spot Assi stmay nei‐
th er give warnings nor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. If a course-cor
recting brake application occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.Sy
stem limitations
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R There are vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash
ba rriers, on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You clear lybrake or accelerate.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
or Active Brake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected.
R When driving wi tha trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer hitch has been cor rectly
es tablished. Driving and parking
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The lane markings are worn, dark or co vered.
R The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
R The lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The car riag ewa y is very nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with sn ow,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs.
Ac tivating Active Lane Keeping Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction. #
Alw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient di stance tothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cann otalw ays clearly
de tect lane markings. In su
chcases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
R give an unnecessary warning
R not give a warning #
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you. Re
quirement:
The driving speed is at least 60 km/h. 226
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Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yousteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
R You cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
Selection options #
Select Adaptive orStandard. Tr
ailer hitch Tr
ailer operation no tes Tr
ailer operation is not possible on thefo llowing
models:
R AMG Line vehicles
Obser vethefo llowing no tes on theto ngue
we ight:
R use a tongue weight as close as possible to
th e maximum tongue weight
R do not use a tongue weight that exceeds or
fa lls below the permissible tongue weight
Do not exceed thefo llowing values:
R permissible towing capacity
R the permissible rear axle load of theto wing
ve hicle
R the permissible gross mass of theto wing
ve hicle
R the permissible gross mass of the trailer
R the maximum permissible speed of the trailer Driving and parking
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Re
quirements:
Before coupling up the trailer, the ball neck must
be fully extended and engaged in the securely
loc ked position.
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
The operation of thefo llowing sy stems depends
on the trailer being connected cor rectly:
R ESP ®
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
R Parking Pilot
R Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi st
R Active Lane Keeping Assist Coupling up a trailer
* NO
TEDama getothe battery due tofull
discharge Charging
the trailer battery using the po wer
supply of the trailer can damage the batter y. #
Do not use the po wer supp lyto charge
th e trailer batter y. #
Remo vethe pr otective co vering from the ball
head and store it in a safe place. #
Position the trailer on a le vel sur face behind
th eve hicle and couple it up totheve hicle. #
Open the soc ket co ver. #
Insert the plug connector with lug 1into
groo ve3 onthe soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2clockwise tothe
st op. #
Let the co ver engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that cable is alw ays slack for ease
of mo vement when cornering. #
Check the trailer lighting sy stem. Push the
combination switch up wards/down wards
and check whe ther the cor responding turn
signal light on the trailer is flashing.
A display message may appear in the multifunc‐
tion display even if the trailer has been connec‐
te d cor rectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled on the trailer light‐
ing sy stem
R the cur rent has fallen below the trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA) 230
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justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page 423)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyre pressure :
- Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page 396)
- Checking the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 392)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (→ page 392) R
ASSYST PLUS: call up the service due date
(→ page 352)
R Engine oil le vel Calling up
the Assistance graphic display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand por‐
tion of the instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assi stance graphic menu:
R Assis tance graphic
R Attention le vel (→ page 218) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control. 238
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St
atus displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
R é: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
R æ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist actived R
Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
R Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist actived
R Display of Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
(→ page 183) Calling up
displays in theTr ip menu On-board computer:
, Trip
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the instrument displa y. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa ysintheTrip menu:
R standard display
R range and cur rent fuel consu mption When
gliding mode is active (→ page154),
Gliding mode is displayed ins tead of the cur‐
re nt fuel consu mption.
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refuelled ins tead
of thera nge.
R ECO displ ay (→page 147)
R trip computer From startandFrom reset
R digital speedome ter
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: The digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in theClassic andSport
designs. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wetro ad sur faces
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses Switching
the head-up display on/off #
Press button 1. 246
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Vo
ice command Function
Text message to To
crea tea message. All address book names are available.
Reply To
reply toa message
Forward text message To
forw ard a message Ve
hicle voice commands Yo
u can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forthe
ve hicle settings. Vo
ice command Function
Ambient light To
display ambient light settings
Display settings To
show display settings
Assistance settings To
display assis tance settings
Scent To
display fragrancing settings
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation To
display ionisation settings
Climate control To
display climate control settings 256
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