Settingaspecified minimum distance
You can set the specified minimum distance for
Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC by varying the time
span between one and two seconds. With this
function, you can set the minimum distance that
Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC maintains to the vehi-
cle in front,d ependent on the vehicle speed. You
can see this distance in the multifunction dis-
play (
Ypage 145).
The specified minimum distance can be
changed while Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC is
switched on or off.
Make sure that you maintain asufficiently safe
distance from the vehicle in front.A djust the
distance to the vehicle in front if necessary.
Cruise control lever
XTo increase: turn control=toward ;.
Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC then maintains a
greater distance between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front.
XTo decrease: turn control=toward :.
Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC then maintains a
shorter distance between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front.
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC displays in
the instrument cluster
Displays in the speedometer
When Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC is activated,
one or more segments ;in the set speed range
light up.
If Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC detectsav ehicle in
front,s egments ;between speed of the vehi-
cle in front =and stored speed :light up.
iFor design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed set for Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC.
Display when Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is
deactivated
:Vehicle in front,ifd etected
;Distanceindicator, current distance to the
vehicle in front
=Specified minimum distance to the vehicle
in front;a djustable
?Own vehicle
XSelect the Assistance Graphicfunction
using the on-board computer (Ypage 171).
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Driving and parking
Z
ThePleaseSteerWheeltotheRightor
Please Steer Wheel to the Leftmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Backing up into the parking space
XWhile the vehicle is stationary, turn the steer-
ing wheel in the specified direction until the
arrow is white and awarning ton esounds.
XTo back up into the parking space: main-
tain the steerin gwheel angle and reverse
carefully.
XStop as soon as you hear awarning tone,
The vehicle has reached the position in which you need to countersteer.
The Please
SteerWheeltotheRightor
Please Steer Wheel to the Leftmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
XTo countersteer: while the vehicle is station-
ary, turn the steerin gwheel in the specified
direction until the arrow is white and awarn-
ing ton esounds.
XTo back up into the parking space: main-
tain the steerin gwheel angle and reverse
carefully.
XStop as soon as you hear awarning tone, at
the latest when PARKTRONIC sounds the con-
tinuous warning tone.
The Parking
GuidanceFinishedmessage
appears in the multifunction display and a
ton esounds. You may be asked to steer in a
different direction and then change gear. In
this case, further displaysint he multifunction
display will direct you to the final position.
XManeuver if necessary.
XAlways observe the warning messages dis-
played by PARKTRONIC (Ypage 151).
Canceling Parking Guidance
XPress the PARKTRONIC button on the center
console (Ypage 151).
Parking Guidance is canceled immediately
and PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
Parking Guidance is canceled automatically if it
is no longer possible to guide you into the park-
ing space, or if amalfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol goes out and awarn-
ing ton esounds.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera :is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
iThe text shown in the multimedia system
display depends on the language setting. The
following are examples of rear view camera
displaysint he multimedia system.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are alwaysr esponsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. When maneu-
vering or parking, make sure that there are no
persons, animals or object sinthe area in which
you are maneuvering.
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Driving and parking
Under the following circumstances, the rear
view camera will not function, or will function in
alimited manner:
Rif the trunk lid is open
Rin heavy rain, snow or fog
Rat night or in very dark places
Rif the camera is exposed to very bright light
Rif the area is lit by fluorescent bulbsorL ED
lighting (the displaym ay flicker)
Rif there isasudden change in temperature,
e.g. when driving into aheated garage in win-
ter
Rif the camera lens is dirty or obstructed
Observe the notes on cleaning
(
Ypage 240)
Rif the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
event, have the camera position and setting
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
The field of vision and other functions of the rear
view camera may be restricted due to additional
accessories on the rear of the vehicle (e.g.
license plate holder, bicycle rack).
For technical reasons, leaving the standard
height can result in inaccuracies in the guide
lines on vehicles with aheight-adjustable chas-
sis.
iThe rear view camera is protected from rain-
drops and dust by means of aflap. When the
rear view camera is activated, this flap opens.
The flap closes againw hen:
Ryou have finished the maneuvering process
Ryou switch off the engine
Ryou open the trunk
Observe the notes on cleaning (
Ypage 240).
For technical reasons, the flap may remain
open briefly after the rear view camera has
been deactivated.
Activating/deactivating the rear view camera
XTo activate: make sure that the SmartKey is
in position 2in the ignition lock.
XMake sure that the Activation byRgearfunction is selected in the multimedia system;
see the Digital Operator's Manual.
XEngage reverse gear.
The rear view camera flap opens. The multi-
media system shows the area behind the vehi-
cle with guide lines. The image from the rear view camera is avail-
able throughout the maneuvering process.
To deactivate: the rear view camera deacti-
vates if you shift the transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance.
Displays in the multimedia system
The rear view camera may show adistorted view
of obstacles, show them incorrectly or not at all.
The rear view camera does not show objects in
the following positions:
Rvery close to the rear bumper
Runder the rear bumper
Rin close range above the handle on the trunk
lid
!Objects not at ground level may appeart o
be further awayt han they actually are, e.g.:
Rthe bumper ofaparked vehicle
Rthe drawbarofat railer
Rthe ball coupling of atrailer tow hitch
Rthe rear section of an HGV
Ras lanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach objects no further than the bottom-
most guideline.
:Yellowg uide line at adistance of approx-
imately 13 ft (4.0 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
;White guide line without turning the steering
wheel, vehicle width including the exterior
mirrors (static)
=Yellowg uide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
?Yellowl ane marking tires at current steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
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Driving and parking
Z
180° view
:Symbol for the 180°view function
;Own vehicle
=PARKTRONICwarning displays
You can also use the rear view camera to select
a1 80°v iew.
When PARKTRONI Ciso perational (
Ypage 151),
as ymbol for your own vehicle appears in the
multimedia system. If the PARKTRONI Cwarning
displays are active, warning displays =light up
in the multimedia system in yellow or red
accordingly.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Importan tsafetyn otes
ATTENTION ASSIS Thelps you during long,
monotonous journeys, such as on highways. It is
activ eint he range between 50 mph (80 km/ h)
and 11 2mph (18 0km/ h).
If ATTENTION ASSIST detect stypical indicators
of fatigue or increasing lapses in concentration
on th epart of th edriver, it suggestsy ou takea
break.
ATTENTION ASSIST assesses your leveloff ati-
gue or lapses in concentratio nbytaking th efol-
lowingc riteria int oaccount:
Ryour personal driving style, e.g .steering char-
acteristics
Rjourney details, e.g .tim eofd ay and lengtho f
journey
The functionalityofA TTENTION ASSIST is
restricted and warning smay be delayed or not
occur at all:
Rif th eroad condition is poor,e .g.ift hesurface
is uneven or if there are potholes
Rif there is astron gs ide wind
Rif you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel-
eration
Rif you are predominantly driving slowert han
50 mph (80 km/h) or faster than 11 2mph
(18 0km/ h)
Rif you are currently using COMAND or making
atelephonec all with it
Rif the timehas been set incorrectly
Rin active drivings ituations,such as when you
change lanes or change your speed
ATTENTIONA SSISTiso nly an aid to the driver. It
might not always recognize fatigue or increasing
inattentivenes sintimeorf ail to recognize them
at all. The system is not
asubstit
utef or aw ell-
rested and attentive driver.
Warning and display messages in the
multifunction display
XActivate ATTENTIONA SSISTu sing the on-
board computer (Ypage 171).
If ATTENTIONA SSISTisa ctive, you will be
warne dnosooner than 20 minutes after your
journey has begun. You the nhear an inter-
mitten twarnin gtonet wic eand the ATTEN‐
TION ASSIST: Take aBreak!message
appears in the multifunction display.
XIf necessary, tak eabreak.
XPress the aor% button to confirm the
message.
On long journeys, tak eregular breaksing ood
tim etoa llow yourself to rest properly. If you do
not tak eabreak and ATTENTIONA SSISTs till
detect sincreasingl apses in concentration ,you
will be warne dagain after 15 minutes at the
earliest.
ATTENTIONA SSISTisr eset when you continue
your journey and starts assessing your tiredness
again if:
Ryou switc hoff the engine
Ryou tak eoff your seat belt and open the driv-
er's door, e.g. for achange of drivers or to
tak eab reak
When ATTENTIONA SSISTisd eactivated, the
é symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play in the assistanc egraphicsd isplay.
Vehicles with COMAND: ifaw arnin giso utput
in the multifunction display, aservice station
searchisp erformedint he multimedia system.
You can selectas ervice station and navigation
to this service station will the nbegin.T his func-
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Driving and parking
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is onlyasmall amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, avehicle being refueled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available
in all vehicles.
Digital speedometer
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Ag earshift recommendation Zmay also
appearint he display.
Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation when shifting manually
(
Ypage 127).
Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG: agearshift
recommendation is shown in the status bar of
the multifunction displaya nd not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
XPress ato confirm your selection.
XPress :to select Yesand press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start" trip computer
R"From Reset" trip computer
RECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the
values in the "From Start" trip computer are also reset. If you reset the values in the "From Start"
trip computer, the values in the ECO displaya re
also reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
In the Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observe the additional information on naviga-
tion in the separate operating instructions of the
multimedia system.
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Navimenu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of travel
;Current road
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distance to destination
;Distance to the next change of direction
=Current road
?"Follow the road's course" symbol
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On-board computer and displays
Z
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation
:Road intowhicht hechange of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
=Change-of-direction symbol
When achange of direction is announced ,you
will see change-of-direction symbol =and dis-
tance graphic ;.The distanc eindicator short-
ens towards th etop of th edisplay as you
approach th epointoft heannounced change of
direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
:Road int owhicht hechange of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
=Lanes no trecommended
?Recommende dlane and new lane durin ga
change of direction
AChange-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads ,new lane recommendations
can be displayedf or thenextc hange of direction
if th edigital map support sthisd ata. During the
change of direction,n ew lanesmay be added.
Lanen otrecommended =:you will no tbeable
to completet henex tchange of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Recommende dlane and new lane durin ga
change of direction ?:inthisl ane you will be
able to completet henex ttwo changes of direc-
tio nw ithout changingl ane.
Other status indicators of th enaviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and th evehicle status.
Possible displays:
RNew Route...or Calculating Route...
An ew rout eiscalculated.
RRoadN ot Mapped
The vehicle position is inside th earea of the
digital map but th eroad is no trecognized, e.g.
newly built streets, car park sorprivate land.
RNo Route
No rout ecoul dbec alculate dtotheselected
destination.
RO
You have reached th edestination or an inter-
mediate destination.
Audio menu
Selecting aradio station
:Activ estatio nlist
;Statio nfrequency with memory position
The multifunction display showss tation ;with
statio nfrequency or statio nname. The preset
position is only displayeda longwith station ;if
this has been stored.
XSwitch on th emultimedia system and select
Radio (see th eseparate operatin ginstruc-
tions).
XPres sthe = or; button on th esteering
wheel to selectt heAudiomenu.
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On-boardc omputer and displays
Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv.
menu:
RCalling up display messages (Ypage 178)
RRestarting the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Ypage 262)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 262)
RCalling up the service due date
(Ypage 235)
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, in the Sett.menu you have the follow-
ing options:
RChanging the instrumentc luster settings
(Ypage 172)
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 172)
RChanging the vehicle settings (Ypage 173)
RChanging the convenience settings
(Ypage 174)
RRestoring the factory settings (Ypage 175)
Instrument cluster
Selecting the distance unit
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:func-
tion allowsy ou to choose whether certain dis-
playsa ppear in kilometers or miles in the mul-
tifunction display.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmormilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
appliest o:
Rthe digital speedometer in the Tripmenu
Rthe odometer and trip odometer
Rthe trip computer
Rthe current consumption and the range
Rnavigation instructions in theNavimenu
Rcruise control
RDistancePilot DISTRONIC
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display:function allowsy ou
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]orSpeedometer[mph],appears.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Lights
Setting the daytime running lights
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Daytime Running Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Ypage 93).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
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On-board computer and displays
General notes
The multimedia system section in this manual
describes the basicprinciples for operation.
More information can be found in the Digital
Operator's Manual.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
municatio nequipment integrated in the vehi-
cle whil edriving, you wil lbedistracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle .There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legalr equirements for the
country in which you are currently driving when
operating the multimedia system.
The multimedia system calculates the route to
the destination withou ttaking the following into
account, for example:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop and yield signs
Rparking or stopping restrictions
Rroad narrowing
Rother road and traffic rule sand regulations
The multimedia system may give incorrect nav-
igation recommendations if the actual street/
traffic situation does not correspond with the
digital map's data.
For example:
Rad iverted route
Rthe road layout or the direction of aone-way
street has been changed
For this reason, you must alwayso bserve road
and traffic rule sand regulations during your
journey. Roa dand traffic rule sand regulations
alwaysh ave priority over multimedia system
driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you whil edriving withou tdiverting your
attention from the road and driving. Please alwaysu
se this feature instead of con-
sulting the map display for directions. Looking
at the icons or map display can distract you from
traffic conditions and driving, and increase the
risk of an accident.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equip-
ment and meets the FCC radi ofrequency (RF)
Exposure Guidelines in Supplement CtoOET65.
This equipment has very low levelsofRFe nergy
that is deemedtoc omply withoutmaximum
permissive exposure evaluation (MPE). How-
ever, it is recommended to insta
ll it at
adistance
of at least 8inches (approx. 20 cm) betwee nthe
radiation source and aperson's body (not
including limbss uch as hands, wrists, feet and
legs).
GWARNING
Modifications to electronic components, their software as wel laswiring can impair their
function and/or the function of other net-
worked components. In particular, systems
relevant to safety could also be affected. As a
result, these may no longer function as inten-
ded and/or jeopardize the operating safety of
the vehicle .There is an increase drisk of an
accident and injury.
Never tamper with the wiring as wel laselec-
tronic components or their software .You
shoul dhave all work to electricala nd elec-
tronic equipment carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
If you make any changes to the vehicle elec-
tronics, the general operating permit is ren-
dered invalid.
Function restrictions
For safety reasons, some functions are restric-
ted or unavailable whil ethe vehicle is in motion.
You wil lnotice this, for example, because either
you wil lnot be abl etoselect certain menu items
or am essag ewillappear to this effect.
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Multimedia system
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