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Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd acciden tl ocation) is
re corded .H ow ev er ,o th er parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine EDR dat aw it ht he
type of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac rash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by th eE DR ,a nd
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commercially av ailable, Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonne l.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR data wit ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner o r ,i ft he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BU SA
or its subsidiaries and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pt ed.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs. Co py ri ght
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-
source so ft wa re
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-sou rc e
softwar eu sed in yo ur ve hicle and its electronic
component sisa va ilable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dt ra demar ks R
Blu et oo th ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar kofB lue‐
toot hS IG Inc. R
DT S™ is ar egis te re dt ra demar kofD TS ,I nc.R
Dolby ®
and MLP ™a re re gis te re dt rademar ks
of DOLB YL aboratories. R
BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
ar er eg‐
is te re dt rademar ks of Daimler AG .R
HomeLink ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar ko f
Johnson Controls. R
iPod ®
and iT unes ®
ar er egis te re dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.28
General no te s
On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.
2
ge ntle deceleration and ro lling
3
consis te nt speed
The inne rs egment is gr ay and th eo uter seg‐
ment em pt ies:
1
sporty acceleration
2
heavy braking
3
Fluctuation sins peed
Yo uh ave driven economicall yw hen:R
th et hree outer segments ar ec omple te ly fi l‐
led simultaneousl y.R
th eE CO displa yb order lights up.
The additional ra ng ea ch ie ve dasar esult of yo ur
drivin gs tyle in co mp arison to ad ri ve rw it ha
ve ry sporty driving st yl eiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .T he ra ng ed is pl ay ed does no ti ndicat ea
fi xe dc onsum pt ion re duction. DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Fu nction of th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch
Use th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switc htoc hang et he
fo llowing driv ep ro gr ams:R
I( Individual): individua ls et tingsR
S+ (Spor tP lus): particula rl ys po rt yd ri vin g
st yl e R
S( Sport): sporty driving st yl eR
C( Comfort): com fo rt able and economical
drivin gs tyle R
E( Economy): particularly economical driving
st yl e
Depending on th ed ri ve program selected, th e
fo llowing ve hicle ch aracteristic sw ill ch ange:R
Driv es ys te m -
Engine and transmission management -
ESP ®
-
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONICR
Suspension R
St eering R
The av ailabilit yoft he EC Os ta rt /s to pf unc‐
tion
Operating th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch
R
EBD ( E lectronic B rak ef orce D istribution)
( →
pag e1 52)R
ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gram)
( →
pag e1 49)R
DRIVE PIL OT ( →
pag e1 65)R
HOLD function ( →
pag e1 68)R
St eering Pilo t( →
pag e1 65)R
Pa rk ing Pilo t( →
pag e1 79)R
PA RKTRONI C( →
pag e1 72 )R
Re ve rs ing camera ( →
pag e1 74 )R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 57 )R
Blind Spo tA ssi st and Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 88)R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 86)
Fu nctions of ABS (anti-loc kb ra king sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, th ew heels ar ep re ve nted
from blocking ,e .g. due to maximu mf ull-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured. R
ABS is activ ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Si nter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.
Sy st em borders
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey ellow %
ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontinuousl yint he
instrument clus te ra ft er th ee ngine is st ar te d.
Fu nction of BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
q
WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninB AS (Brak eA ssi st Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,t he braking dis ta nce
ma yi ncrease in an eme rg ency braking situa‐
tion.