
To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst 1,500 km:
R driv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R driv eind rive program Cor E.
R chang egear befor ethe revc ounter needl eis
Ôof thew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
R do no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
R avoidoverstra inin gthe vehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do no tdepress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
R onlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 500 km.
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐ ta
in dis tance is driven af tert he vehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
R Brak elinings, brak ediscsa nd tyres that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom etre sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal. Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tra velorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises 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 aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatin gthe pedals ma ybeimpaired by
we aring unsuitable foot we ar,e .g.:
R plat form shoes
R high-heeled shoes
R slippers #
Alw aysw ear suitable foot we ar when
drivin gsot hatyouc an operat ethe ped‐
als safel y. Driving and pa
rking 151

&
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
functionsr elevant tosaf etya re re stricted or
no longer available. This ma yeffect, for
ex ample, thep owe rsteering sy stem and the
brak eforce boosting.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting 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. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase, fore xamp le, if thev ehi‐
cle is stuc kins now. #
When thee ngine or thes tationary
heater ar erunning, keep thet ailpipe
and thea reaa round thev ehicle clear of
sno w. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing thew ind toensur eana de‐
qu ates uppl yoff resh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto theb rake linings
by permanentl ydepressing theb rake
pedal #
Do no tpermanentl ydepress theb rake
pedal while driving. 15 2
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The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R engine speed
R sea le vel
R fuel grade
R outside temp erature Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver&
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users. R
Getout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.15 6
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#
Turn thef uel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tthe fuel filler cap int obrack et 2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe fuel pum pnoz‐
zle switches off. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
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 xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. *
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 inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j.16 2
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#
App lythee lectric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsforf 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. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
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
ga rage 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. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. #
Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w. Driving and pa
rking 16 3

Brazil
Es
te equipament ooper aemc aráter secundário,
is to é, não temd ireit oàp roteção contr ainter fer‐
ência prejudicial ,mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo ,en ão pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste mas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio resi nformações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on thed eclaration of con‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle components
(→ pag e22). Electric parking brake
Fu
nction of thee lectric pa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone" function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R The ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. Driving and pa
rking 167

This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupp lyis insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Fu nction of thee lectric pa rking brake
(releasing automatically)
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven faster than 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. Applying or
releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pappear sinthe
instrument clus ter. 16 8
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The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chthei gnition on. #
Pull handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pinthe instrument
clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked to a
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The !indicator lam pappear sin
th ei nstrument clus ter. Information on de
tectin gdamag eona
pa rked vehicle If
ac ollision is de tected whe nthe tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction is acti vatedonal ockedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei venotification:
R onyour smartphone R
inthem ultimedia sy stem when yous wit ch
on thei gnition
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollowing:
R thea reaoft hevehicle that ma yhave been
damaged
R thef orce of thei mp act
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R thep arke dv ehicle is mo ved, e.g. in adouble-
dec kerg arage
% Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If youd eacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, damag edetection
will also be deacti vated.
Sy stem limitations
De tection ma yberestricted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R thev ehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mir rorist orno ffor thep aint is
damaged byakey
R an impact occur satlowspeed R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. Driving and parking
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