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iIf you activate the residual heat function at
high temperatures, only the ventilation willb e
activated. The blower runs at mediums peed.
iYou cannot use the ventilation to cool the
vehicle interior to atemperature lowert han
the outsidet emperature.
Activating/deactivating
XTurn the SmartKey to position gin the igni-
tion lock or remove it (Ypage 122).
XPress the Ìbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ìbutton lights
up or goes out.
The indicator lamp in the button indicates that
the respective function is activated.
iResidualh eat is deactivated automatically:
Rafter approximately 30 minutes
Rwhen the ignition is switched on
Rif the battery voltage drops
Air vents
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could resultinb urns or frostbite in
the immediate vicinity of the air vents. There
is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that all vehicle occupants always
maintain asufficient distance to the air out-
lets. If necessary ,redirect the airflow to
another area of the vehicle interior.
In order to ensure the direct flow of fresh air
through the air vents into the vehicle interior,
please observe the following notes:
Rkeep the air inlet between the windshield and
the hood free of blockages, such as ice, snow or leaves.
Rnever cover the air vents or air intake grilles in
the vehicle interior.
iFor optimal climate control in the vehicle,
open the air vents completely and set the
adjusters to the central position.
Setting the air vents
:Side window defroster vent
;Side air vent
XTo open aside air vent: turn the adjuster in
side air vent ;to the left.
XTo close aside air vent: turn the adjuster in
side air vent ;clockwise as far as it willg o.
iThe center and rear air vents are adjusted in
the same way.
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operates independently of the ECO start/stop
automatic engine switch-off function.
Key positions with the Start/Stop button
:Start/Stop button
;Ignition lock
As soon as the ignition is switched on, all the
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up.
For further information on situations in which an indicator lamp either fails to go out after the
engine is started or lights up while driving,
please refer to "Warning and indicator lamps in
the instrument cluster" (
Ypage 219).
If Start/Stop button :has not yet been
pressed, this is the same as the SmartKey being
removed from the ignition.
XTo switch on the power supply: press
Start/Stop button :once.
The power supply is switched on. You can now
activate the windshield wipers, for example.
The power supply is switched off again if:
Rthe driver's door is opened and
Ryou press Start/Stop button :twice when in
this position
XTo switch on the ignition: press Start/Stop
button :twice.
The ignition is switched on.
If you press Start/Stop button :once when
in this position, the ignition is switched off
again.
Removing the Start/Stop button
You can remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock and start the vehicle as normal
using the SmartKey.
You can only switch between Start/Stop button
mode and SmartKey operation when the vehicle
is stationary. You must also engage park position
j.
XRemove Start/Stop button:from ignition
lock ;.
You do not have to remove the Start/Stop but-
ton from the ignition lock when you leave the
vehicle. You should, however, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you when leaving the vehicle. As
long as the SmartKey is in the vehicle:
Rthe vehicle can be started using the Start/
Stop button
Rthe electrically powered equipment can be
operated
Starting the engine
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine runningine nclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
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Deactivating or activating theECO
start/stop function
XTo deactivate :press EC Obutto n:.
Indicator lamp ;goe sout.
XTo activate :press EC Obutto n:.
Indicator lamp ;lights up.
If indicator lamp ;is off, th eECO start/sto p
function has bee ndeactivated manually or as
th er esult of amalfunction .The engin ewill then
no tbes witched of fautomatically when th evehi-
cl es tops .
AMG Performance exhaust syste m
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles )
You can choosebetween differen tAMG Per-
formanc eexhaus tsystem volume susingthe
position of th eexhaus tflap .
Each time you start th eenginew itht he Smart -
Key or th eStart/Sto pbutton, th equietest set -
ting is activated.
Settin gthe volume :
XPress butto n:.
If you selec tthe loudest setting ,ind icator
lamp ;lights up.
Problem switht he engin e
ProblemPossible causes/consequences an dMSolutions
The engin edoesn ot
start .The HOLD function or Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONIC is activated.
XDeactivat ethe HOLD function (Ypage 157) or Distanc ePilot
DISTRONIC (Ypage 155).
XTryt os tart th eenginea gain .
The engin edoesn ot
start .The starter moto r
can be heard.RThere is amalfunction in th eenginee lectronics.
RThere is amalfunction in th efuelsupply.
Before attemptin gtostart th eenginea gain :
XTurnthe SmartKey bac ktoposition gin th eignition lock.
or
XPress th eStart/Sto pbutto nrepeatedly until all indicator lamp sin
th ei nstrument cluster go out .
XTryt os tart th eenginea gain .Avoid excessivel ylon ga nd frequent
attempt stostart th eengineast hese will drain th ebattery.
If th eengined oesn otstart after severa lattempts:
XConsult aqualified specialis tworkshop .
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In addition, the current drive program settings
are displayedbrieflyint he multimedia system
display.
iIn af ew countries, the ECO start/stop func-
tion is deactivated at the factory due to the
available fuel grade.Int his case, the ECO
start/stop function is not available in any
drive program, regardless of the display in the
multimedia system display.
Available drive programs:
C ComfortComfortable and economi-
cal driving characteristics
SSportSporty driving characteris-
tics
IIndividualIndividual settings
E EconomyParticularly economical
driving characteristics
Additional information for drive programs
(Ypage 134).
You can also change gear yourself using the
steering wheel paddle shifters. For further infor- mation on the manua ldrive program
(
Ypage 136).
DYNAMIC SELECT controller
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use the DYNAMIC SELECT controller to change
the drive program. Depending on the drive pro-
gram selected the following vehicle character-
istics willc hange:
Rthe drive
Rthe transmission management
RESP®
Rthe suspension (vehicles with AMG adaptive
sport suspension system)
Rthe availability of the ECO start/stop function
Rthe availability of gliding mode
Each time you start the engine with the Smart-
Key or the Start/Stop button, drive program Cis
activated. For further information abouts tarting
the engine, see (
Ypage 125).
XTurn DYNAMIC SELECT controller :as many
times as necessary until the desiredd rive
program is selected.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display. After five seconds the
display goes out and the status icon of the
selected drive program appears.
The drive program indicator on DYNAMIC
SELECT controller :lights up in red.
Available drive programs:
I IndividualIndividual settings
C ComfortComfort-oriented, opti-
mum-economy engine and
transmission settings
SSportSporty engine and trans-
missions ettings
S+Sport PlusParticularly sporty trans-
missions ettings
RaceMaximums portiness and
engine and transmission
settings suitable for the
racetrack
Additional information for drive programs
(Ypage 134).
You can also change gear yourself using the
steering wheel paddle shifters. For further infor- mation on the manua ldrive program
(
Ypage 136).
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the SmartKeyfromthe ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to jautomatically.
With the Start/Stopb utton:if youtheno pen
the driver's door or the front-passenge rdoor,
the automatic transmission shifts to jauto-
matically.
If yo uwantthe automatic transmission to
remai ninneutral i,e.g.w henh avingt he vehi-
cle cleane dinanautomatic car wash with a
towing system:
XVehicle switht he Start-Stopb utton:
remove the Start-Stop button fromt he igni-
tio nlock.
XInsert the SmartKeyi nto the ignition lock.
XAllv eh icles: switch the ignition on.
XDepres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
XEngage neutral i.
XReleasethe brake pedal.
XReleas ethe electri cparking brake.
XSwitch off the ignition and leav ethe SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
Electric parking brake
General notes
GWARNING
If yo uleave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle ,theyc ould setitinm otion by,for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission ou tofthe
parking position P.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, theym ayoperate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped .There is arisko f
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren unsupervised in the vehicle. The functio
nofthe electric parking brake is
dependent on the on-board voltage. If the on-
boar dvoltag eislowor there is amalfunctio nin
the system, it mayn ot be possibletoapplythe
releasedp arking brake.
XIf thisist he case, onl yparkt he vehicl eon
level ground and secur eittoprevent it rolling
away.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
j.
It mayn ot be possibl etorelease an applied
parking brake if the on-board voltag eislowor
there is amalfunctio ninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialis tworkshop.
The electric parking brake performs afunction
tes tatr egular intervals whil ethe engine is
switched off .The sound sthatc an be he ar
dw hile
th

isiso ccurring ar enormal.
Applyin gorreleasing manually
XTo engage: push handle :.
When the electric parking brake is applied,
the red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
Th ee lectric parking brake can also be applied
when the SmartKeyisr emoved.
XTo release:pull handle:.
The red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
goes out.
Th ee lectric parking brake can onl ybe
released:
Rif the SmartKeyisinp osition 1or2 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 122 )or
Rif the ignition wa sswitched on using the
Start/Stop button
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ECO display
The ECO display showsyou how economical
your driving style is. The ECO display assists you
in achievin gthe mos teconomical driving style
for th eselecte dsettings and prevailingc ondi-
tions .Your driving style can significantly influ-
enc ethe vehicle's consumption.
:Acceleration
;Coasting
=Constant
?Additional range achieved
Range ?is shownu nderBonus
fr.Startand
represents th eadditional range achieve dsince
th eb eginnin gofthejourney as aresult of an
adapted driving style.
If th efuel leve lhas dropped int othe reserve
range, the FuelLow
message is shownint he
multifunction display instead of range ?.The
8 warning lamp in th einstrumen tcluster
also lightsup(
Ypage 224). The ECO display consistsoft
hree sections ,with
an inner and outer area. The sections corre-
spondtot hefollowingt hree categories:
:Acceleration (evaluationofthe
acceleratio nprocesses):
Rtheo uter area fills up and th einner
area lightsupg reen: moderate
acceleration, especiall yathigher
speeds
Rth eo uter area empties and the
inner area is gray: sporty acceler-
ation
;Coasting (evaluationofall decelera-
tio np rocesses):
Rtheo uter area fills up and th einner
area lightsupg reen: anticipatory
driving ,kee pingy our distanc eand
early release of th eaccelerator.
The vehicle can coas twithout use
of th ebrakes.
Rtheo uter area empties and the
inner area is gray: frequenth eavy
braking
=Constant (continuous evaluation
ove rthe entire journey):
Rtheo uter area fills up and th einner
area lightsupg reen: constant
speeda nd avoidanc eofunneces-
sary acceleratio nand deceleration
Rtheo uter area empties and the
inner area is gray: fluctuationsi n
speed
The three inner areas display th ecurren tdriving
style and light up green as aresult of aparticu-
larly economical driving style. Dependingont he
driving situation, up to two areas may light up
simultaneously.
At th ebeginnin gofthejourney, th ethree outer
areas are emptya nd fill up asaresult of eco-
nomical driving .Ahigher leve lindicates amore
economical driving style. If th ethree outer areas
are completely fille datthesame time, th edriver
has adopted th emoste conomical driving style
for th eselecte dsettings and prevailingc ondi-
tions .The ECO display border lightsu p.
The ECO display does no tindicat ethe actual fuel
consumption. The additionally achieve drange
displayed under Bonus fr. Start
does not
indicat eafixed consumptio nreduction.
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Limited braking performance on salt-
treated roads
If you driveonsalted roads,alayer of salt resi-
due may for monthebraked iscsand brake
pads. This can result in asignificantly longer
braking distance.
RIn ordertop revent any salt build-up, apply the
brakes occasionally while paying attention to th et raffic conditions.
RCarefully depress th ebrakep edal and the
beginnin gand end of ajou rney.
RMaintain agreater distanc etothevehicle
ahead.
Servicing th ebrakes
!The brakef luid level may be to olow, if:
Rif th ered brakew arning lamp lightsupi n
th ei nstrumentc luster and
Ryou hearawarning tone while th eengine is
running
Observe additional warning messages in the
multifunction display.
The brakef luid level may be to olow due to
brak epad wear or leaking brak elines.
Hav ethe brakes ystem checked immediately.
Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop to
arrange this.
!Af unction or performanc etests hould only
be carried out on a2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish to operate th evehicle on such a
dynamometer, please consult aqualifie dspe-
cialis tworkshop in advance. You could oth-
erwis edamage th edrivet rain or th ebrake
system.
!As th eESP®system operates automatically,
th ee ngine and th eignitio nmust be switched
off (th eSmartKey must be in position uor
1 in th eignitio nlock), if th eelectric parking
brakeist ested onabraking dynamometer
(maximum 10 seconds).
Brakin gtriggered automatically by ESP
®may
cause severe damage to th ebrakes ystem.
All check sand maintenanc ework on th ebrake
system must be carried out at aqualifie dspe-
cialis tworkshop.
Hav ebrakep ads installe dand brakef luid
replaced at aqualifie dspecialist workshop. If th
ebrakes ystem has onl ybeen subject to
moderatel oads, you should tes tthe functional-
ity of your brakes at regular intervals.
You can fin dadescription of Brake Assist (BAS
)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend stha tyou onl yhave
brak epads/linings installe donyour vehicle
whichh ave been approved for Mercedes-Benz
vehicle sorwhichcorrespondtoane quivalent
qualitys tandard. Brake pads/linings whichh ave
not been approved for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles
or whicha re not of an equivalent qualityc ould
affect your vehicle's operatin gsafety.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou onl yuse
brakef luid that has been specially approved for
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz, or whichc orre-
sponds to an equivalent qualitys tandard. Brake
fluid whichh as not been approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicle sorw hichisn ot of an
equivalent qualityc ould affect your vehicle's
operatin gsafety.
Checkingb rake lining thickness
You can measure th ebreak pad/linin gthick-
nes susingat estg age. Color-coding( green or
red) on th etestg age allows you to determine
whether th ebrakep ad/linin gthicknes sisstill
sufficient .The tes tgage is in th evehicle docu-
mentw allet in th egloveb ox.
Front wheel
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Display when DistancePilot DISTRONIC is
deactivate d
In theAssistance men u(Ypage 184) of th eon-
boar dcom puter, you can select th eassistanc e
display.
:Vehicl einfront,ifd etecte d
;Distanc eind icator, curren tdistanc etothe
vehicl einfront
=Specified minimum distanc etothevehicl e
in front; adjustable
?Your vehicl e
XSelectthe Assistanc eGraphi cfunction
usin gthe on-boar dcom puter (Ypage 185).
Display when Distanc ePilot DISTRONIC is
activate d
You will initially see th estoreds peed fo rabout
fiv es econds when you activat eDistance Pilot
DISTRONIC.
:Vehicl einfront,ifd etecte d
;Specified minimum distanc etothevehicl e
in front; adjustable
=Your vehicl e
?DistancePilotD ISTR ONIC active (tex tonly
appears when th ecruise control lever is
actuated)
XSelec tthe Assistanc eGraphi cfunction
usin gthe on-boar dcom puter (Ypage 185).
Tips for drivin gwithD istanc ePilot
DISTRONIC
General notes
Pay particular attention in th efollowing traffic
situations:
RCornering, enterin gand exitin gabend: th e
abilit yofD istance PilotDISTR ONIC to detec t
vehicles during cornering is limited. Your vehi-
cle may brak eunexpectedly or late.
RDriving on adifferen tline: Distanc ePilot
DISTRONIC may no tdetec tvehicles whic hare
no td rivin gint hemiddle of their lane. The dis-
tance to th evehicl einf rontwill be to oshort .
ROther vehicles changin glanes: Distanc ePilot
DISTRONIC has no tdetecte dthe vehicl ecut-
ting in yet .The distanc etothisv ehicl ewill be
to os hort .
RNarrow vehicles: Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONIC
has no tyet detecte dthe vehicl einfronton
th ee dgeoft heroa dbecause of it snarrow
width. The distanc etothevehicl einfrontwill
be to oshort .
RObstacles and stationary vehicles: Distanc e
Pilo tDISTR ONIC doe snotbrak efor obstacles
or stationary vehicles. If ,for example, th e
detecte dvehicl eturns acorner and an obsta-
cle or stationary vehicl eisthenr evealed ,Dis-
tance Pilo tDISTR ONIC will no tbrak efor
them.
RDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONIC may mistakenly
detec tvehicles th at are crossin gyour lane. If
you activat eDistance PilotDISTR ONIC in th e
following situations, th evehicl ecould pull
away unintentionally:
-At traffic lights wit hcrossin gtraffic, fo r
example.
-Wit hav ehicl eahead on th eother side of an
intersection and th eHOLDf unction active .
In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessary. Distanc e
Pilo tDISTR ONIC will then be deactivated.
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