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RIf Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC is deacti va‐
te dw itht he cruise control le ver,e.g. bya
ve hicle occupant or from outside the
ve hicle.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered with.
RIf th eb atter yisd isconnected.
RIfth ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. bya
ve hicle occupant.
#Alw aysd eactivat eDista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC and secu rethev ehicle to
pr eve nt it from rolling away befor eyou
lea vethed rive r's seat.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedl y.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetou nex‐
pecte dacceleration byDis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC no longer
de tects avehicle in front, it ma yunexpect‐
edly accelerat etothe speed stored.
RThis speed ma ybetoo high foraf ilter
lane or aslip road.
RIf drivin gintheright lane, this speed may
be so high that youp ass vehicles driving
on thel eft( in count ries wher etraffic
drives on ther ight).
RIf driving in thel eftlane, this speed may
be so high that youp ass vehicles driving
on ther ight (in count ries wher etraffic
drives on thel eft).
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic condi‐
tionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll times.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoD is‐
ta nce Pilo tDISTRONIC pulling away auto‐
matically
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC pe rforms an
automatic driving-of fprocedure, thev ehicle
ma yaccelerat eunexpectedly.
Wher enecessar y,brak ethe vehicle yourself
and take evasiv eaction.
Requ irementsRThevehicle's engine or mus tbeswitched on.
RThe electric parking brak emustber eleased.
RParking Pilo tisnotbeing used topar kthe
ve hicle or toexit from aparkin gspace.
RESP®mus tbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
RThe transmission must be in positionD.
RThe driver's door ,fro nt passenger door and
th er ear door smustbec losed.
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RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC must be activated.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake pedal, suc
haswhen pulling away on steep
slopes.
Sy stem borders
The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetot he
HOLD function being acti vewhe nyou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
in thep owe rsupp ly.
RIf th eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp edalort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered with.
RIf th eb atter yisd isconnected.
#Alwaysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
IfAc tiveB rake Assi st,D ista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC or theH OLD function is activa‐
te d, thev ehicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or simila rsit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In ac arwa sh
PrerequisitesRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe engine is running or hasb eena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC is no tactivated.
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Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch).............................................................1 34
E
Easy entr yfeature
Operation/n otes ................................... 92
Settin g................................................... 93
Easy exitfeature
Operation/no tes. .................................. 92
Setting. .................................................. 93
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box .............................. 101
Ad justing theh eight toanyp osition .... 100
Car e................................................... .289
In stalling/removin g............................. 101
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) .......................................................... 152
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 133
Re setting. ............................................ 200
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 132, 133
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .132
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 32
Operatio n............................................ 132
Switching off/on ................................. 133 Electric pa
rking brake .............144,145, 146
App lying automaticall y....................... .144
App lying or releasing manuall y........... .146
Emergency braking .............................. 146
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 145
Elec
trical fuses see Fuses
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 293
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 292
Eme rgency braking ................................ .146
Emer gency engine start .......................... 307
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 57
Locking adoor ....................................... 63
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .63
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gvehicle .................................... 129
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid (from inside) .. .......................... 68
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 31Energy consum
ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .56
Engin e
EC Os tart/s topf unction ......................1 32
Engine numbe r....................................3 42
St artin g(emerg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 129
St artin g(smartphone) ........................ .129
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 28
St artin gassis tance .............................. 301
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 140
Engine data Displaying .......................................... ..
135
Engine hood Openin
g/closing. ................................ .278
Engine number ........................................ 342
Engine oil .................................................. 281
Ad ditives .............................................3 46
Capacity .............................................. 346
Che cking theo il le velu sing theo il
dipstic k................................................ 281
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .346
To pping up .......................................... .281
Index 421