Anti-thef
tprotection Fu
nction of thei mmobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R when adoor is opened
R when theb ootlid is opened
R when theb onnet is opened
R when thei nterior pr otection is triggered
(→ pag e88)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(→ pag e88) The
ATA system is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. When
theA TAsystem is primed, indicator lamp
1 flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key. R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% When theM ercedes‑Benz emer gency call
sy stem is activ eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30 seconds, amessag eisauto‐
maticall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Centr e(→pa ge323).
Deactivating theA TA #
Press the% ,& orp button on the
key.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe keyin
th es towa ge compartment (→ page151 )
Deactivatin gthe alar musing KEYLESS-GO: #
Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe key
outside thev ehicle. Opening and closing
85
Fu
nction of tow- aw ay protection An audible and visual alar
mistriggered if your
ve hicle's angle of inclination is altered while tow-
aw ay protection is primed.
To w- aw ay protection is automaticall yprimed
af te ra bout 60 seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
To w- aw ay protection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
To w- aw ay protection is automaticall ydeactiva‐
te d:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS. Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Tow-
away protection #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
To w- aw ay protection remains deactivated until:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Avehicle door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain. Fu
nction of interior pr otection When interior pr
otection is primed, avisual and
audible alar mistriggered if mo vement is de tec‐
te dint hevehicle interior.
Interior pr otection is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. Interior pr
otection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
Interior pr otection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS.
The following situations can lead toafalse
alarm:
R Movin gobjects, e.g. masc otsint hevehicle
interior.
R The side windo wisopen. 86
Opening and closing
#
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia and US Bports as
we ll as stow ages pace, e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
console
4 Glove box Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 104
Seats and stowing
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
#
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
Driving and pa rking
Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e212 )
R ABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king System) (→ page173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 186)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e182)
R AIR BODY CONTROL (→ page199)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e177)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e230)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e221 )
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page173)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e177)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e174 )
R Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page198) R
STEER CONTROL (→ page 177)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e192)
R Limiter (→ page183)
R Night View Assi st (→pag e225)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e215 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 207)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e210)
R Cruis econtrol (→ page 182)
R Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e227)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e222) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake pedal can be an indication of hazardous
road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. Driving and parking
171
BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. Mercedes‑AM
Gvehicles: observethen otes in
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fast erthan 80 km/h. If
th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis‐
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y. 17 2
Driving and pa rking
To
cal lupt he main functions
To cal lupf avourites: when them ain func‐
tion saredispla yed, slide controller 2
down.
Cont roller 2operatin goptions: #
Turn 3 anti-clockwis eorclock wise. #
Slide 1 leftorr ight. #
Slide 4 up or down. #
Slide 2 diagonally. #
Press 7brief lyor press and hold. To
uchpad Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe touchpad
Multimedi asystem:
, System .
w Input #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª theTouchpad .
Operating thet ouchpad
Re quirement:
R The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page256). 1
% button
Press brief ly:r eturns tothep reviou sdisplay
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2 Touchpad
3 © button
To cal lupt he main functions To
cal lupf avourites: when them ain func‐
tion saredispla yed, swipe down on touchpad
2.
4 D button
Calls up thec ontrol menu of thel asta ctive
audio source
Yo uc an navigat einmenus and lists via the
to uch-sensitiv esurface of touchpad 2byusing
as ingle-finger swipe . #
Toopen or close lists: swipe leftorright. #
Toselect them enu item: swipe up, down,
lef torr ight. #
Press touchpad 2. #
Tomo vethed igita lmap: swipe in any
direction.
Use thef ollowing functions wit hatwo-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up main functions and favo urites:
swipe down wit htwo fingers. #
Tozoo minand out of the map: movetwo
fi nger stogether or apart. 256
Multimedia sy stem