#Use button2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
An outside mir rorw hich has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Ve hicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:Manually mo vetheo utside
mir rorint ot he cor rect position.
#Ve hicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:Press and hol dbutton1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etintot he
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due toelectrolyt eofthe anti-glar emirro r
Electrolyte mayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit he lectrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin and
seek medical attention immedia tely.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact with
yo ur eyes, rinse them thoroughly with
clean waterand seek medicala ttention
immediatel y.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d, immedi‐
ately rinse your mout houtthoroughl y.Do
no tinduce vomiting. Seek medica latten‐
tion immediately.
RImmediate lych ang eout of clo thing which
has com eintoc ontact wi thelectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek medi‐
cal attention immediatel y.
The outside and insiderearvie wmirro rs on the
driver's side automatically go int oanti- glare
mode if light from aheadlam phitst he inside
re arvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The mir rors do no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThereve rseg ear is engaged.
RThe interior lighting is switched on.
Parking position of thep assenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored
RThe passenger mir roriss elected
RAndther eve rseg ear is engaged.
The passenger outside mir rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
RIfyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
RIf yo ud rive fast erthan 15 km/h
Light and visibility 11
9
Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec over of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ove rbackontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally:
RIf th e ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illg o.
#To adjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
Climat econtro l12
5
#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle when pulling
aw ay on ahill under thef ollowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist.
Driving tips
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehicle
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 mile s(1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram Cor E.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manually in order to
brake.
Ravo idove rstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rdo no tdepress thea ccelera torp edalp ast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
Rgradually increase thee ngine speed only
af te r1 ,000 miles (1,500k m).
Please also observ ethe following breaking-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af tert he vehicle
has been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sys‐ te
me ffecti venes sisn otachie vedu ntil the
end of this teach-in process.
RBrak elinings, brak edisksa nd tires that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom eter sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greaterf orce totheb rake pedal.
Driving tips
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avelorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
130
Driving and pa rking
#Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time.
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission caused bychanging thet rans‐
mission position during thej ourney
#Onl ychang ethe transmission position
when thev ehicle is stationar y.
UsetheD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.
jPark position
kReverseg ear
iNeutral
hDrive Engaging
reve rseg ear R
#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTs elector leverupp astthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display kis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display iis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off.
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Driving and pa rking
#Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.
#Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2.
#Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1.
#Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissionp ositionhappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect themanual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Gearshif trecommendation
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style.
#If ge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear.
Using kickdown
#Maximum acceleration: depressthea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles.T he auto‐
matic transmissions hifts uptothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving.
#Ease of fthe accelera torp edalo ncethe
desired speed is reached.
Re fueling
Refueling thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable.
#Youm usta void fire ,o pen flames,c reat‐
ing spar ksand smoking.
#Befor erefueling, switc hoffthee ngine
and, if ins talled in your vehicle, thes ta‐
tionar yheater.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact withs kin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do no tinhale fuel vapors.
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Driving and pa rking
#Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing:
#Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap and water.
#If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately.
#Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing.
#Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion or fire due
to electros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapors.
#Alw ayst ouc hthe me talv ehicle body
befor eopening thef uel filler cap or
to uchingt he pumpnozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Fu elthat does no tconform tother equired
qu alityc an lead toinc reased wear as well as
damag etothe engine and exhaus tsystem.
#Onl yusethef uel recommended.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Ve hicles wit hagasoline engine:
Even small amountsoft he wrong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#Onl yrefuel wit hlow -sulfur premium
grade fuel.
Thi sfuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hagasoline engine.
#Do no tswitc hont he ignition if you
accidenta llyr efuel wit hthe wrong fuel.
Otherwise, fuel can enter thef uel sys‐
te m. Even smal lamounts of thew rong
fuel could result in damag etothe fuel
sy stem and thee ngine. Notify aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop and ha vethe
fuel tank and fue llin es drained com‐
pl et ely.
Driving and parking 13
9
*NO
TEDo no toverfill thef uel tank as this
ma ydamag ethe fuel sy stem.
#Onl yfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off.
* NO
TEDo no toverfill thef uel tank as oth‐
erwise fuel could spr ayout when the
pum pnozzle is remo ved.
#Onl yfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off.
Re quirement:
The vehicle mus tbeunlocked.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e344). Re
fueling
1Fuelfiller flap
2Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3Ti re pressur etable
4QR code forr escue card
5Fu el type
#Press fuel filler flap 1.
#Turn thef uel filler cap coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit.
#Inser tthe fuel filler cap int oholder 2.
#Comple tely inse rtthef iller nec kofthe fuel
pum pnozzle int othe tank ,h oo kinp lace and
re fuel.
#Onl yfillthef uel tank unti lthe pum pnozzle
switches off.
Pa rking
Switching of fthe vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop
button
& WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system or
ex haus tgas flow .
#Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components.
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Driving and pa rking
road, thev ehicle follo ws upto30 seconds
behind thev ehicle ahead, without thed rive r
needing tointer vene. If an obst acle is detected
in front of thev ehicle during thed riving-of fpro‐
cedure, atakeo verw arning is given. Acceleration
is reduced, thed rive risg ivenavisual and acous‐
tic warning and mus tstopt he vehicle before
re achingt he obstacle or take evasiv eaction.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction wit hnavigatio nsystems, Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tDISTRONIC pr events prohibi tedo ver‐
ta king on ther ight at speeds over50m ph
(80 km/h) in right-hand traf fica nd overtaking on
th el eftinl eft-side tra ffic on highw aysa nd high-
speed major roads.
If yo ua ctivat et he tur nsignal indicator tochange
lanes, thev ehicle will accelerat emoreb riskly to
th es etspeed under thef ollowing conditions:
RDis tan ce Pil otDISTRONI Cisa ctivated.
RIfth ed riving speed is higher than 45 mph
(70 km/h).
RIf th ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
RIf th et raffic situation in theo vertakin glane
permitsas afel ane change.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge
and Traf ficS ign Assis t:Distanc ePilot
DI ST RO NIC also has theS peed Limit Pilo tfunc‐
tion .This function can be confi gured inthem ul‐
timedia sy stem. If achang eint he speed limit is
de tecte
d and Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d, Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC assumes this new
speed.
The driven speed is adap tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he tra ffic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisalway su pdate d
when thev ehicle is le velw itht he tra ffic sign.
If th eD ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC hasb eenp ut
int op assive mode bypressing thea ccelerator
pedal, onl yspeed limits whic harehigher than
th es etspeed ar eadop ted.
Pulling thec ruise control le verw ills et thed is‐
pla yeds peed limit as thes peed, pr ovided that:
RThe Speed Limit Pilo thas been activated in
th em ultimedia sy stem and
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC hasb eena ctiva‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa yedw hen thel ever is
operated, thes peed se tbythe driver is adop ted.
Driv eprogram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switc hallows yout o
ch ang ethe driving styleofD ista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC.D epending on whic hdrive program
is selected ,the driving characteristic scan be
ge ared towa rdsf uel econom y,comfor tor
dynami cperform anc e(
→pag e134).
Sy stem limitations
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti veinthe0 mph
(0 km/h) to120m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack
‐
age
: Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti veinthe
0m ph (0 km/h) to130m ph (2 10km/h) speed
ra nge.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
Rin sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
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Driving and pa rking