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Applyin ga ut om aticallyThe electric parking brak eisa utomatically
applie dw hen th et ra nsmission is in position P
and : R
th ee ng in eiss witched off orR
th ed river is no tw earing as eat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
To preven tt he electric parking brak ef ro mb ein g
automatically applied, pull handle C .
The electric parking brak eisa lso engage da uto -
matically if: R
Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cb ring st he vehicl e
to as ta ndstill orR
th eH OL Df unction is keepin gt he vehicl es ta -
tionary
In addition ,atl east on eoft he followin gc ondi -
tion sm us tbef ulfilled :R
th ee ng in eiss witched offR
th ed river is no tw earing as eat belt and th e
driver's door is opened R
there is as ystem malfunctionR
th ep owe rs upply is insufficien tR
th ev ehicl eiss ta tionary for al engthy period
The red I (US Ao nl y) or $ (Canada only)
indicator lamp in th ei nstrumen tc luste rl ights
up.
The electric parking brak eisn ot automatically
engage dift he engin eiss witched off by th eE CO
start/sto pf unction .
Releasing automatically The electric parking brak eisr elease da utomat -
ically when all of th ef ollowin gc onditi on sa re
fulfilled :R
th ee ng in eisr unning.R
th et ra nsmission is in position D or R .R
th ed river's seat belt is fastened.R
you depress th ea ccelerato rp edal .
If th et ra nsmission is in position R ,t he trunk lid
mus tbec losed.
If your seat belt is no tf astened, th ef ollowin g
condition sm us tbef ulfilled to automatically
release th ee lectric parking brake:R
th ed river's door is closed.R
you hav es hifte do ut of P or you hav ep revi-
ously driven faste rt ha n2m ph (3 km/ h). Ensure tha ty ou do not depress the accelerator
peda lu nintentionally. Otherwis et he parking
brake will be released and the vehicl ew il ls tart
to move.
Emergenc yb rakingThe vehicl ec an also be braked durin gane mer-
gency by using the electri cp ar kin gb rake.X
Whil ed riving, push handle C of the electric
parkin gb rake.
The vehicl eisb raked for as long as the handle
of the electri cp ar kin gb rake is pressed. The
longe rt he electri cp ar kin gb rake handl ei s
depressed, the greate rt he braking force.
During braking: R
aw ar ning tone sounds R
the Releas eP arkin gB rake message
appears R
the red I (USA only) or $ (Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes
When the vehicl eh as been braked to as tand-
still ,t he electri cp ar kin gb rake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle fo ral on gp eriodIf yo ul eave the vehicl ep ar ked for longe rt han
fou rw ee ks ,t he battery ma ybed amaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If yo ul eave the vehicl ep ar ked for longe rt ha ns ix
weeks ,t he vehicl em ay suffe rd amag easa
resul tofl ac kofu se . X
Visi taq uali fied specialis tw or kshop and seek
advice.
i Yo uc an obtai ni nformatio na bout trickle
chargers fro maq uali fied specialis tw or k-
shop.
Driving tips
General notes
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If yo us wi tch off the ignition whil ed riving,
safety-relevant functions ar eo nl ya vailable
with limitations, or not at all. Thi sc ould affect,Driving tips 133
Driving an dp arking Z
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Before changin gaf useX
Switch off the engine. X
Switch off al le le ctrical consumers.X
Make sure tha tt he ignition is switched off
( Y
page 115).
or X
Whe nu si ng the SmartKey, turn the SmartKey
to position 0 in the ignition lock and remove it
( Y
page 115).X
Secure the vehicl ea gain st rolling away
( Y
page 131).
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off.
The fuses are locate dinv arious fus eb ox es:R
Fus eb ox in the engine compartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewe di n
the direction of travel R
Fus eb ox in the trunk
Fuse bo xint he engine compartment
i Observ et he "Important safety notes "s ec-
tio n( Y
page 253).
G WARNING
Whe nt he hoo diso pe na nd the windshield
wipers are set in motion, yo uc an be injured by
the wipe rl in kage. There is ar is kofi njury.
Alway ss wi tch off the windshield wipers and
the ignition before opening the hood.
X
Make sure tha tt he windshield wipers are
turne do ff.X
Ope nt he hood.X
Use ad ry cloth to remove any moisture from
the fus eb ox . X
To open: open clamps D .X
Remove fus eb ox cover C forwards.X
To close: check whethe rt he sea lisl yi ng cor-
rectl yinc over C .X
Insert cover C at the rea roft he fus eb ox into
the retainer. X
Fol dd ow nc over C and close clamps D .X
Close the hood.
Fuse bo xint he trunk
i Observ et he "Important safety notes "s ec-
tio n( Y
page 253).
The fus eb ox is locate dint he trunk behind the
partition covering. X
Ope nt he trunk lid. X
To open: release cover C on the right and
left-hand side sw it haf la to bj ect.X
Ope nc over C downward sint he direction of
the arrow.254
Fuses
Breakdo wn assis tance
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Snow chains mus tn ot be mounted on emer-
gency spare wheels.
General notes You can as kf or information regarding permitted
emergency spare wheel satana ut horized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
You shoul dr egularl yc heck the pressure of the
emergency spare wheel ,p ar ticularly prior to
long trips, and correct the pressure as neces-
sary ( Y
page 258). The value on the wheel is
valid.
An emergency spare wheel may also be moun-
ted against the direction of rotation. Observe
the time restriction on us easw el last he speed
limitation specified on the emergency spare
wheel.
Replace the tire sa fte rs ix years at the latest,
regardless of wear. Thi sa ls oa pplies to the
emergency spare wheel.
Whe ny ou are driving with the collapsibl es pare
wheel mounted, the tire pressure loss warning
system or the tire pressure monitor canno tf unc-
tion reliably. Only restart the tire pressure loss
warning system or tire pressure monitor when
the defectiv ew he el ha sb ee nr eplaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tire pressure monitor: after
mounting an emergency spare wheel ,t he sys-
tem may stil ld is play the tire pressure of the
removed wheel for af ew minutes. The value dis-
played for the mounted emergency spare wheel
is not the same as the current tire pressure of
the emergency spare wheel.
Removin gt he emergenc ys pare wheel
Collapsibl es pare wheel unde rt he trunk
floor The collapsibl es pare wheel can be found in the
stowag ew el lu nder the trunk floor ( Y
page 218). X
Turn retaining screw D counter-clockwise
and remove it. X
Remove collapsibl es pare wheel C .
Alway so bserve the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting aw he el "s ection
( Y
page 275).
Stowin gt he emergenc ys pare wheel
! Only place the collapsibl es pare wheel in the
vehicl ew he nitisd ry .O therwise, moisture
may get into the vehicle.
Take the following step stos tow au se dc ollaps-
ible spare wheel .O therwise, the collapsible
spare wheel will not fit in the trunk in the inten-
ded manner. Mercedes-Benz recommend st hat
yo uh av et his work carrie do ut at aq uali fied
specialist workshop. X
Unscre wt he valve cap from the valve. X
If possible ,u nscrew the valve insert from the
valve and release the air.
Fully deflating the tire sc an take af ew
minutes. X
Screw the valve insert back into the valve. X
Screw the valve cap back on. X
Pull the protectiv es heet provided with the
spare wheel ove rt he collapsibl es pare wheel.X
Stow the collapsibl es pare wheel in the emer-
gency spare wheel well under the trunk. X
Use the retaining scre wtop ie rce the protec-
tive sheet and fasten the collapsibl es pare
wheel in place.
Inflating the collapsibl es pare wheel
! Inflate the collapsibl es pare wheel using the
tire inflation compressor before lowering the280
Emergenc ys pare wheel
Wheels and tires