*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 curb.
#Select transmission position j.
#Applythe electric parking brake.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
% When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf 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.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
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.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
RThe engine is switch ed off.
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System limitationsRAB Sisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.5m ph
(8 km/h).
RAB Sm aybe impaired or ma ynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plightsupc 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 eAssist Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
increased.
#Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking.
BASs 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:
RBA Sa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
RBA Sc an short entheb raking dis tance.
RABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated.
Activating/deactivatin gESP®(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.k $ V V L V W D Q F H. ( 6 3
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter. Obser
vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumentc luster.
Fu nctions of ESP®Crosswind Assist
ESP®Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
RESP®Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 50 mph(80 km/h) and
12 5m ph (200 km/h) when driving stra ight
ahead or cornering slightly.
RThe vehicle is stabilized bymeans of individ‐
ua lb rake application on one side.
Function of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution)
EB Disc haracterized bythef ollowing:
RMonitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheel s.
RImproveddriving stabilityw hen braking,
especiall yonb ends.
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STEER CONT ROLfunction
STEER CONTROL help syou bytransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot hesteering wheel in
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicle stabilization.
This steering recommendation is given part icu‐
larly in thef ollowing situations:
RBo th right wheels or bo thleftw heels ar eon
aw etor slippe ryroad sur face whe nyou
brake.
RThe vehicle starts toskid.
Sy stem limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpaire dormaynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
RESP®is deactivated.
RESP®is malfunctioning.
RThe steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, youw ill be assisted
fur ther by thee lectric po wersteering.
Fu nction of Activ eB rake Assi st
ActiveB rake Assi stconsist sof:
RDis tance warning function
RAu tonomous braking function
RSituation-dependent braking assist ance
RVehicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan helpy outominimize the
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion,y ou will be warned visually and acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual and audible colli‐
sion warning, autonomous brakin gcan be initi‐
ated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initiate autonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneouslyw itht he braking applica‐
tion. If
yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tbraking assis tance
occurs .Thisi ncreases theb rake pressur eupto
maximu mfull-s topb raking if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or thes itua‐
tion-dependen tbraking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventiv emeasures foro ccupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE
®)m ayalso be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit hthese.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc learly
identify objects and complex traffics itua‐
tions.
In such cases,ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
RGiv eaw arning or brak ewithout reason
RNo tgiveaw arning or no tbrake
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
16 0
Driving and pa rking
Youc an operat ecruise cont rolw itht he cruise
control le ver.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttak e
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in lane.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivingal adenvehicle. By
doing so, youw illmak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y. Do no
tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
RIn traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads.
ROn slippery roads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid.
RIfyo ua redrivin gwhen vis ibilityisp oor.
Ope ratin gc ruisec ontrol
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedly.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivingal adenvehicle. By
doing so, youw ill mak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y.
Re quirements:
RCruise control is selected.
RESP®mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
RThe driving speed must be at least15m ph
(20 km/h).
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5
torp edal, onl yspeedl imits which areh igher
th an thes etspeed ar eadop ted.
Pulling thec ruise control le verw ills etthed is‐
pla yeds peed limit as thes peed, pr ovided that:
RAc tiveS peed LimitA ssisthas been activated
in them ultimedia sy stem and
RAc tiveD istan ce Assist DISTRONICh asbeen
acti vated.
If no speed limit is displa yedw hen thel eve ris
operated, thes peed se tbythe driver is adop ted.
Driv eprogram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switc hallows yout o
ch ang ethe driving styleofA ctiveDista nce
Assist DISTRONIC. Depending on whic hdrive
program is selected ,the driving characteristics
can be geared towa rdsf uel econom y,comfor tor
dynami cperform anc e(
→pag e142).
Sy stem limitations
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sactive
in the0m ph (0 km/h) to130m ph (2 10km/h)
speed range. The sy
stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
RIn snow ,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
RThe windshield in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
RIfth er adar sensors ared irty or co vered.
ROn slipper yroads, braking or accelerating
can cause thed rive wheels tolose t
raction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
RIn parking garage s,tollst ations or on roads
wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi n
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sthen deacti‐
va ted:
RWhen cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
RWhen no tdrivingint he center of thel ane.
RWhen other vehicles ar echanging lane.
RIfth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles.
RIf th er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
in the assistanc egraphic and in thes peed‐
ome ter
1Ve hicle ahead
2Dis tance indica tor
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Driving and pa rking
#Brieflypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
or
#Ac celerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
RActiveS peed LimitA ssistis activated in the
multimedia sy stem (→pag e196).
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sactiva‐
te d.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If ActiveS peed LimitA ssist
is activated, an ydetected changes in the
speed limit ar eadop tedbyt he system.
Collision warning
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisu nableto
suf ficiently decele rate thev ehicle in order to
pr eve nt it from approach ingthev ehicle in front,
yo uw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
th ed ista nce warning lam pwill light up in the
instrumentc luster.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or
#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Ac tiv eS teering Assist
Fu nction of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiv eS teering Assis tisonlya vailable for
ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tisoperational at
speeds up to130m ph (2 10km/h) and helps yo
utos tayint he center of thel ane by
means of moderat esteering inter ventions.
RIt uses thev ehicle in front and thel ane mark‐
ings as areferenc edepen ding on thed rive n
speed.
RAc tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he
driver ,tokeepyour hands on thes teering
wheel at all times so that youa reable to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tcan be overridden at
an yt imebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RWhen thes ystemisa ctively steering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsuff icien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane.
If th ed etection of lane markings and vehicles
ahead is impaired, ActiveS teering Assist
switches topassiv emode. The sy stem pr ovides
no suppor tinthis case. During thet ransition
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Driving and pa rking
lanes, makesuret hat then eighboring lane is
free (shoulder view).
% The availabilityoft hefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tremain sactiv eevenift he
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on. ActiveS teer‐
ing Assis tthen assists thed rive rw hen changing
lane sbya pplying steering torques toinitiat ethe
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lane sisprovidedifa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonam otorway or high-speed
multi-lane major road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsignali ndicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
If th es ystemisi mpaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled.Ifani nterruption
occurs, display 1appear sinthe multifunction displa
yalong wit hawarning tone prom pting you
to take control of thev ehicle.
Ste ering and contact de tection
Ac tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he driver,
to keep your hands onthes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver mus texpect achange
from activ etopassivemode or vice versaata ny
time.
If yo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual wa
rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning of ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist,A ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONICr educesthes peed.
If th ed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, thev ehicle is
decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driv er c
an cancel
thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
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Reversing camera
Fu nction of ther ear vi ewcamera
When youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wcamera 1is shown in them ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guide lines sho wthe pat hthe
ve hicle will take wit hthe steering wheel in its
cur rent position. Thi shelps youtoo rientate yo
urself and toavo id obs tacle sw henb acking
up.
Ther ear vie wcamer aiso nlyan aid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in them aneu‐
ve ring area whil emaneu vering and pa rking in
parkin gspaces.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
RNo rmal view
RWide-angle view
RTrailer view
The area behindt hevehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will
only pa rtially function in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RThereish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RThe light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night.
RThe camer alens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar camer a(
→page329).
RThe camer aorrear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amer aand its
position and setting checkeda taq
ualified
specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer ama
y be restricted duetoa dditional
accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The displa ycontras tmaybe impaired due to
incident sunligh torother light sources. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ifth ed ispla yoperation is considerably
impaired due topixel er rors,for example,
ha ve thed ispla yrepaired or replaced.
Ve hicles without Activ eP arking Assist
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem:
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