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#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.
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The engine isrestar teda utomatically if:
RIn transmission position hori theb rake
pedal is released when theH OLD function is
no ta ctive.
RYous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngager eve rseg ear k.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal.
RYous wit ch todriv eprogram S+.
RAn automatic engine star tisn ecessar y. Deactivating or activating
theE CO start/
st op function
#Press button :.
If indicator lamp ;lightsu p,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on.
ECO display
The EC Odispla ysummarizes thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
Rdrivew ithp articular care
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
Robservetheg earshif trecommendations
The inner segment light supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
1 moderat eacceleration
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%Automatic transmission remains in neutral
i,w henyoul eave thev ehicle and the
SmartK eyremains in thev ehicle.
Engaging par kposition P
#Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display jis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
RIfyo us witch thee ngine of fwitht he trans‐
mission in position hork.
RIfyo uo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display his shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This is de term ined by:
RThe selected driv eprogram
RThe position of thea ccelerator pedal
RThe road speed
Manua lgearshifting
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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*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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#In particular,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away
#Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away.
#On uphillord ownhill gradients, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he curb.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once. %
When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wandthep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes.
Garag edoor opener
Prog rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener
& WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
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garage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor.
#When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
When programmingag aragedoor opener ,park
th ev ehicle outside theg arage.
#Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol hast he frequency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3.
Indica torlamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w.
#Re lease thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof1i n
(1 cm )to3in(8c m)towa rdsb uttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5.
RIndicator la mp4lightsupg reen :p ro‐
gr amming is finished.
RIndicator la mp4flashes green:p ro‐
gr amming has been successful. Addition‐
all y,synchronization of ther olling code
mus talso take place.
RIndicator lamp 4goes out, without light‐
ing up green or flashing: repeat thep ro‐
cedure.
#Re lease button 6onremo tecontrol 5.
% The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronizing ther olling code
Prerequisites
RThe garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
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RThevehicle mus tbewithinrang eoft he
ga rage door or exterior gate drive.
RThe vehicle as well as personsa nd objects,
ar el ocated outside thes weep of theg arage
door.
#Press thep rogramming button on thed oor
driv eunit.
Initiat ethe next step within appr oximately
30 seconds.
#Press programmed button :,;or=
re peatedl y,until thed oor closes.
% Please also read theo perating instructions
fo rt he garage door drive.
Re solving problems when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecontro l
#Checkifthe transmitter frequency of remo te
control :is suppo rted.
#Re place theb atteries in remo tecontrol :.
#Holdremotecontrol :atvarious angles at a
dis tance betwee n1in(1cm)to3in(8c m)
in front of thei nside mir ror.Yo us hould test
eve ryposition foratl east 25 seconds before
trying ano ther position.
#Hold remo tecontrol :atthes ame angles
at various dis tances in front of insid emirro r.
Yo us hould test eve ryposition foratl east
25 seconds befor etryinga nother position.
#No tethat somer emotecontrols transmit
only foral imitedp eriod, press button ;on
re mo tecontrol :agai nbefor etransmission
ends.
#Align thea ntenn aline of theg arag edoor
opener unit wit hthe remo tecontrol.
% Suppor tand additiona linformation on pro‐
gramming:
ROn thet oll free HomeLink®Hotline on
1-800-355-35 15.
ROn theI nterne tath ttp://
www.homelink. com
Opening/closing the garage door
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Prerequisite
The corresponding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes.
#When indicator lamp 4flashes yellow: press
th ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
theg arag edooro penerm emory
#Press and hold buttons :and ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp =flashes green: release
buttons :and ;.
Electric pa rking brake
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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