The
three redindicator lampsinthe button indi-
cate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 inthe
ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprematurely
or cann otbe switched
on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alconsum-
ers are switched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating willswitch
back onautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou do
the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint, steer-
ing wheel andmirror andfasten yourseatbelt
before startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . 96
Steering
wheelSeats,steering wheelandmirrors
mirror
usingbutton 0087aslong asthe indica tor
lamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mirror
to the correct position. Youshou ldhave a
good overvie wof traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg erfiel d
of visio n.
After theengine hasbeen started, theexterior
mirrors areautomatical lyheated atlow outsid e
tempera tures.Heating takesamaximu mof ten
minutes.
i You
canalsoheat upthe exterior mirrors
manua llyby switchi ngon the rear windo w
defroster.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 inthe
ignitio nlock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhil edrivi ng.They
could otherwi sevibra te.
i If
you aredrivi ngfaster than30mph
(47 km/h), youcan nolonger foldinthe exte-
rior mirrors.
Resettin gthe exterio rmirrors If
the battery hasbeen disconnected orcom-
pletel ydischa rged,theexterior mirrorsmustbe
reset. Theexterior mirrorswillotherwi senot
fold inwhen yousele ctthe "Fold inmirrors when
locking" function inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190). X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
automatically If
the "Fold inmirrors whenlocking" function is
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190):
R the exterior mirrorsfoldinautomatical lyas
soon asyou lock thevehicl efrom theoutsid e.
R the exterior mirrorsfoldoutagainautomati-
call yas soon asyou unlock thevehicl eand
then open thedriver' sor front-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirrorshavebeen foldedin
manua lly,they donot fold out.
Exterio rmirror pushed outofpositio n If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushedout of
posi tion, proceed asfollo ws:
X Vehic
leswitho utele ctrical lyfoldin gexte-
rior mirrors: movetheexterior mirrorinto
the correct position manua lly.
X Vehic
leswith electrical lyfoldin gexterio r
mirrors: pressandhold mirror-fold ingbutton
(Y page 98)until youhear themirror clickinto
pla ce.
The mirror housingisengage daga inand you
can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y page 97). Automatic
anti-glaremirrors G
WARNING
Electroly temay escap eif the glassinan auto-
matic anti-gla remirror breaks.The electrol yte
is harmfu land cause sirritati on.Itmust not
come intocontact withyourskin, eyes,res-
pira tory organs orclothing orbe swa llow ed.
There isarisk ofinjury. 98
MirrorsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors
Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe drive r's
side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose control of
the vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju stments
bei ng made .There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Only usethememory function onthe drive r's
side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicl eoccupa nts–parti cularly
child ren–coul dbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. Theadju st-
ment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e93).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r'sside
(Y pag e97).
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted prese t
posi tion. Atone sound swhen thesettings
have been comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedassoon
as you release thestorage position button. 100
Memory
functionSeats, steering wheeland mirrors
S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Additional
information fordrive programs
(Y page 135).
You canalso change gearyourself usingthe
steering wheelpaddle shifters. Forfurther infor-
mation onthe manual driveprogram
(Y page 137). Automat
ictra nsmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmission position003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway suddenly.
There isarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmission position003Aor
0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake pedal
and donot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe engine.
The vehicle mayrollaway .There isarisk ofan
accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybyapply ingthe parking
brake. DIREC
TSELEC Tlever
Overview oftra nsmission positions 005D
Park position withparking lock
005E Reverse gear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :the DIRECT SELECTlever ison the right of
the steering column.
For information onthe selector leverin
Mercedes-A MGvehicles (Ypage 133).
The DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns toits
original position. Thecurrent transmission posi-
tion 005D,005E,005Cor005B isshown inthe transmis-
sion position displayinthe multifunct iondisplay
(Y page 131).
Tra nsmission positionanddrive pro-
gram display The
current transmission positionanddrive pro-
gram appear inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0043
Transmission positiondisplay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthe transmission positiondisplay
show howandinto which transmission positions
you can shift using theDIRECT SELECTlever.
If the transmission positiondisplayinthe mul-
tifunct iondisplay isnot working, youshould pull Automat
ictransmission
131Drivingandparking Z
R
gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programS+(Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ischaracter izedbythe fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularly sportydriving
character istics.
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sportsuspension system).
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programRACE (vehicle swith AMG
adap tivesport suspension system)
The RACE driveprogram ischaracter izedbythe
following:
R the vehicle exhibits drivingcharacter istics
suitable forthe racetrac k.
R all vehicle systems aresetformaximum
sportiness .
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings.
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble. Manual
gearshifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteering
wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm issionmustbe
in position 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed. Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:touse manual shift-
ing, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically.
Temp orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theDIRECT SELECT lever to
position 005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
Temporary settingwill beactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ionsthe
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.inthe
case oflateral acceleration, duringanoverrun
phase orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toswitch the
transm issionposition.
or X All vehicles (exceptMercedes-A MGvehicles):
use theDYNAMI CSEL ECT button tochange
the drive program.
Mercedes-A MGvehicles: usetheDYNAMI C
SEL ECT controller tochange thedrive pro-
gram. Automa
tictransmission
137Drivingandparking Z
Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine lim-
iting speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedamage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown in
the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe current
gear isreached. Whentheengine limiting
speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. 138
Automat
ictransmissionDriving andparking
road
surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
Do not activate start-off assiston pub licroad s.
Observe thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety sys-
tems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinformatio n
on ESP ®
(Y pag e64).
Ac tivating start-off assist X
Deactivate ESP®
(Y pag e187) .
X Turn thesteering wheelto the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
X Firmly depressthe brake pedalwith yourleft
foot andkeep itdepre ssed.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005B.
X Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbuttontosele ct
the Sdrive progra m(Y pag e129) .
X Quickly depressthe accele ratorpedalfull y.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accele ratorpedaldepre ssed.
The vehicl epul lsawa yat maximu maccele r-
ation.
i Activate
ESP®
as soon asthe accele ration
process hasended. ESP®
wil lotherwi senot
be ableto stabi lizethevehicl eif the vehicl e
starts toskid orawhee lstarts tospin.
Ca nceling start-off assist
X Remo veyou rfoot from theaccele ratorpedal.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
. RACE
START (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cle s)
Important safetynotes i
RACE
START mustnotbeused onnormal
road s.RACE START mustonlybeactivated
and used ondedi cated roadcircui ts,outsi de
of pub licroad use.
i RACE
START isonly available in
Mercede s‑AMGvehicles. G
WARNING
If you useRACE START, individualtires may
start tospin andthevehicl ecould skid.
Dependi ngon the sele cted ESP®
mode, there
is an increase drisk ofskiddi ngand havingan accide
nt.Make surethatnopersons, animals
or obstacl esare withi nrange ofthe vehicl e.
RACE START enablesoptima laccele rationfrom
a standing start.Forthis, asui tably high-gri p
road surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
i Observe
thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety
systems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinforma-
tion onESP ®
(Y pag e64) .
Co nditio nsfor activatio n You
canactivate RACESTART if:
R the doors, hoodandthetrunk lidare closed .
R the engine isrunning andthetransmissi on,
all -wheel driveclutch andtheengine areat
opera tingtempera ture.
R the steering wheelis in the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R the vehicl eis stationary andthebrake pedalis
depre ssed(leftfoot).
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B.
R drive progra mS, S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y pag e130)
Ac tivating RACESTART X
Depress thebrake pedalwith yourleft foot
and keep itdepre ssed.
X Pul land hold both steering wheelpad dleshift-
ers.
X The RACE START Confirm: PaddleUP RACE
START Confirm: PaddleUP
Cancel: PaddleDOWN Cancel:
PaddleDOWNmessa geapp ears in
the multi function display.
X Rel ease bothsteering wheelpad dleshifters.
i If
the activati onconditions arenolonger ful-
fill ed, RACE START iscanceled .The RACE RACE
START NotPossible SeeOperator 's START
NotPossible SeeOperator 's
Manual Manual
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
X To canc el:pullthe left steering wheelpad dle
shifter (Ypag e137).
or X To con firm: pullthe right steering wheelpad -
dle shifter (Ypag e137) .
The RACE RACE
START START
Availabl e Availabl
eDepress Depress
gas gas
pedal pedal
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay. 160
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking
Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andtheindi-
cator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deacti-
vated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 269).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
iveParking Assistisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad onboth
sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbolindicates
a suitable parkingspace.Active steering inter-
vent ionand brake application canassist you
during parking andwhen exiting aparking
space. Youcanalso stilluse Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC (Ypage 162).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere arenoper-
sons, animals orobject sin the maneuvering
area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveoverobsta-
cles such ascurbs slowly andatan obtuse
angle. Otherwise, youmay damage the
wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces Driving
systems
165Drivingandparking Z