
Cont
rolpanel fordual-zone autom atic clim atecont rol US
Aon ly
0043 Setsth ete mper ature,left (Ypage 117)
0044 Setsclim atecontrol to auto matic(Y page 117)
0087 Defrost sth ewind shield(Y page 118)
0085 Incr eases theairf low (Ypage 118)
0083 Setsth eair dist ribut ion(Ypage 117)
0084 Display
006B Swit ches air- recirculati onmod eon /of f(Y page 120)
006C Activate s/deac tivate sclim atecontrol (Y page 116)
006D Setsth ete mper ature,righ t(Y page 117)
006E Activate sor deac tivate smax imum cooling(Y page 119)
006F Swit ches coo lingwit hair dehum idificat ion on/of f(Y page 116)
0070 Reduc estheairf low (Ypage 118)
0071 Swit ches therear wind owdefrosteron /of f(Y page 119)
0072 Swit ches theZONE function on/of f(Y page 118) 114
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Canada
only
0043 Setsth ete mper ature,left (Ypage 117)
0044 Setsclim atecontrol to auto matic(Y page 117)
0087 Defrost sth ewind shield(Y page 118)
0085 Incr eases theairf low (Ypage 118)
0083 Setsth eair dist ribut ion(Ypage 117)
0084 Display
006B Swit ches air- recirculatio nmode on/of f(Y page 120)
006C Activate s/deac tivate sclim atecontrol (Y page 116)
006D Setsth ete mper ature,righ t(Y page 117)
006E Swit ches theres idual heatonoroff (Ypage 120)
006F Swit ches coo ling with airdehum idification on/of f(Y page 116)
0070 Reduc estheairf low (Ypage 118)
0071 Swit ches therear wind owdefr osteron/of f(Y page 119)
0072 Swit ches theZONE function on/of f(Y page 118) Opt
imu muse ofdual-zone autom atic
clim atecontr ol
Clim atecontr olsyst em The
followin gcon tain sins truct ionsand recom-
men dationsto enab leyou toget themos tout of
your dual-zone auto maticclim atecontrol.
R Ac tivate clim atecontrol usin gth e0058 and
005A buttons.The indicat orlamps inthe
0058 and005A buttonslight up.
R Set thete mper atureto 72 ‡(22 †).
R On lyuse the"Win dshielddefr osting"fun ction
brie flyunt ilth ewind shieldiscle aragain .
R On lyuse air-recirculatio nmode briefly,e.g.if
th ere areunpl easan tout side odor sor when in
a tun nel.The wind owscouldot her wise fogup, sin
ce no fresh airisdrawn intoth eveh icle in
air- recirculatio nmode .
R Use theZONE function toadopt thete mper -
atur eset tings on thedriv er'sside forthe
fr on t-passe nger side aswell. Theindicat or
lamp inthe00D6 buttongoes out.
R Use theres idual heatfunction ifyou want to
heat orven tilate theveh icle interio rwhen the
ign ition isswit ched off.The residual heat
fun ction can onlybe act ivat edordeac tivate d
with theign ition swit ched off.
R Ifyou chang eth eset tings oftheclim atecon-
tr ol syst em, theclim atestatus display
appear sfor appro ximatelythree seconds at
th ebot tom of thesc reen onthemult imed ia
syst emdisplay; seeDigital Oper ator'sMan - Over
view ofclima tecontr olsyst ems
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G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintrodu cedthrough
environmental influence orby anima lscan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem or
parts ofthe engine thatheatup. There isarisk
of fire.
Ca rry out regu larchecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeig nmateria lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnote s During
acold start, theengine runsathigh er
spee dstoenabl ethe catal yticconverter to
reach itsopera tingtempera ture.Thesound of
the engine maychange duringthis time.
Automatic transmissio n X
Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D
(Y pag e132) .
The transmissi onposi tion indica toronthe
multi function displayshow s005D
(Y pag e131) .
i You
canstart theengine intransmissi on
posi tions 005Dand 005C.
Starting procedurewith the SmartKey To
start theengine using the SmartKey instead
of the Start/Stop button,pullthe Start/Stop
button outofthe ignitio nlock.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0049inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypag e123) andrelease itas soon
as the engine isrunning.
Starting procedurewith the Start/Stop
button The
Start/Stop buttoncanbeused tostart the
vehicl emanua llywitho utinserting theSmartKey
into theignitio nlock. TheStart/Stop button
must beinserted inthe ignitio nlock andthe
SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicl e.This mode for
starting theengine operatesindep endently of
the ECO start/stop automatic enginestartfunc-
tion.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey isin
the vehicl e.Switch offthe engine andalways
take theSmartKey withyouwhen leaving the vehicl
e,even ifyou only leaveitfor ashort time.
Pay attention tothe importa ntsafety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Press theStart/Stop buttononce
(Y pag e123) .
The engine starts.
Starting procedureviasmartphone Observe
theimporta ntsafety notesonstarting
the engine (Ypag e124) .
You canalsostart yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsidethe vehicl e.In this case, the
previ ouslysele cted clima tecontrol settingis
activa ted.Inthis way youcan cool orheat the
interior ofthe vehicl ebefore starting thejour-
ney.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartpho neifit is
safe tostart andruntheengine whereyourvehi-
cle isparked .
Observe thelega lstipu lations inthe area where
you rvehicl eis parked .Engine startviasmart-
phone maybelimi ted tocertain countries or
regio ns.
You canexecute amaximu mof two consecutive
starting attempts viayou rsmartpho ne.Ifyou
insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock, you
can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
swi tch the engine offvia you rsmartpho neatany
time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignitio nlock
R park position 005Dissele cted
R the accele ratorpedalis not depre ssed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the pani cala rm isnot activa ted
R the hazard warninglamp sare switched off
R the hood isclosed
R the doors areclosed andlocked
R the windo wsand sliding sunroof areclosed
Also make surethat:
R the fuel tank issuffi ciently filled
R the starter battery hasbeen sufficiently
charge d Drivi
ng
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The
engine startsautomatically whenthedriver
wants topull away again. TheECO start/stop
funct ionthereby helpsyoutoreduce thefuel
consumpt ionand emissions ofyour vehicle.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If the engine isswitched offautomatically and
you exit thevehicle, theengine isrestart ed
automatically. Thevehicle maybegin moving.
There isarisk ofaccident andinjury.
If you wish toexit thevehicle, alwaysturn off
the ignition andsecure thevehicle against
rolling away.
General notes 0043
ECO start/stopdisplay
The ECO start/stopfunct ionisactivated when-
ever youstart theengine usingtheSmart Keyor
the Start /Stopbutton .
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
cally bythe ECO start/stopfunct ion,the00D6
ECO symbol isshown inthe multifunct iondis-
play.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:theECO start/stop
funct ionisonly availabl ein drive program C.
Automa ticengine switch-off If
the vehicle isbraked toastandst illin Dor N,
the ECO start/stopfunct ionswitches offthe
engine automatically.
The ECO start/stopfunct ionisoperational
when:
R the indicator lampinthe ECO button islit
green
R the outside temperat ureiswithin therange
that issuitable forthe system
R the engine isat normal operating temperature
R the settemperat ureforthe vehicle interior
has been reached R
the battery issufficient lycharged
R the system detectsthat thewindshield isnot
fogged upwhen theair-con ditioning systemis
switched on
R the hood isclosed
R the driver's doorisclosed andthedriver's
seat beltisfasten ed
All ofthe vehicle's systemsremainactivewhen
the engine isstopped automatically.
The HOLD functioncan also beactivated ifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatically. Itis
then notnecessary tocont inue applyi ngthe
brakes duringtheautomatic stopphase. When
you depress theaccelerator pedal,theengine
start sautomatically andthebraking effectof
the HOLD functionisdeactivated.
Automat icengine switch-offcan take place a
maximum offour times inarow (initial stop,then
three subsequent stops).
Automa ticengine start The
engine startsautomatically if:
R you switch offthe ECO start/stopfunct ionby
pressing theECO button
R in trans mission position 005Bor005C, thebrake
pedal isreleased andtheHOLD functionisnot
active
R you depress theaccelerator pedal
R you engage reverse gear005E
R you move thetrans mission outofposition 005D
R you unfasten yourseatbeltoropen thedriv-
er's door
R the vehicle startsto roll
R the brake system requires this
R the temperat ureinthe vehicle interiordevi-
ates from thesetrange
R the system detectsmoisture onthe wind-
shield whentheair-con ditioning systemis
switched on
R the battery's conditionofcharge istoo low
Shift ingthe trans mission toposition Pdoes not
start theengine. Driving
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act
ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Pres sDYN AMICSELECT butt on0043 asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds, the
display goesoutand thest atus symbo lof the
selec teddriv eprog ramappear s.
In addit ion,th ecur ren tdriv eprog ramsettings
are displaye dbrie flyinthemult imed iasyst em
display.
i In
afew coun tries, theECO start /stopfun c-
tio nis deac tivate dat thefac tory due tothe
availabl efuel grad e.In this cas e,theECO
st art /stopfun ction isno tavailabl ein any
driv eprog ram,reg ardle ssofthedisplay inthe
mult imed iasyst emdisplay.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac terist ics S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris-
tic s I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac terist ics Add
ition alinf orm ationfor driv eprog rams
(Y page 135).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eeri ngwheel paddle shifters. For further inf or-
mat ionontheman ualdriv eprog ram
(Y page 137). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes- AMGvehicles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT con troller tochang e
th edriv eprog ram.De pen dingon thedriv epro-
gram selectedth efoll owin gveh icle charac ter-
ist ics will chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans miss ionman agem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswith AMGadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theexh aust system
R theavailabi lityof theECO start /stopfun ction
R theavailabi lityof glidin gmode
Eac htim eyou start theeng inewith theSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbutt on,driv eprog ramCis
act ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Turn DYNAMICSE LECT con troller 0043asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds the
display goesoutand thesymbo lof theselec -
te ddriv eprog ramappear s.
The driveprog ramindicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT con troller 0043light sup inred.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum- economy eng ineand
tr ans miss ionsettings S
Spo rt Spo
rty eng ineand trans -
miss ionsettings 130
DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles )Drivingand parking

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
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away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary onuphill
gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctivated.
This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.The
vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll backwa rdson
grad ients. There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehicl e
stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ssingthe
accele ratorpedal.If the clutch overhe ats,a
war ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph illgra-
die nts bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ryon
uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi bleto
use kickdown inthe automatic driveprogra m
and thetempora rymanua ldrive progra mM.
When manua ldrive progra mM isperma nently
activa ted,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e139).
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. Thevehi-
cle's engine management system limitsthe
spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h) when
shifting backandforth. Toshift repea tedly
betwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band 005E,
move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and down
pas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently inforwa rd
and reverse gears,unle ssthe accele rator
peda lis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,for
exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmissi on
shift points. Automatic
transmissio n
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