Switching
onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactivated
in the on-board computer (Ypage 188).
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043inthe exterior mirrorslight
up red forapproximately 1.5seconds and
then turnyellow .
Lane Keeping Assist General
notes Lane
Keeping Assistmonitor sthe area infront of
your vehicle bymeans ofmultifunct ioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshield. LaneKeeping Assistdetectslane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leave yourlaneuninten tionally.
This funct ionisavaila bleinthe range between
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and200 km/h ).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwill warn youbymeans of
intermit tentvibration inthe steering wheelfor
up to1.5 seconds.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Lane Keeping Assistcannot alwaysclearly
detect lanemarkings.
In such cases, LaneKeeping Assistcan:
R give anunnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always payparticular attentiontothe traffic
situation andkeep within thelane, especially
if Lane Keeping Assistalertsyou. G
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assistwarning doesnot
return thevehicle tothe original lane.There is
a risk ofan accident.
You should alwayssteer, brakeoraccelerate
yourself, inparticular ifwarned byLane Keep-
ing Assist.
If you failtoadapt yourdriving style,LaneKeep-
ing Assist canneither reducetherisk ofan acci-
dent noroverride thelaws ofphysics. Lane
Keeping Assistcannot takeintoaccount the
road, traffic andweather condition s.Lane Keep-
ing Assist ismerely anaid. You areresponsible
for the distance tothe vehicle infront ,for vehi-
cle speed, forbraking ingood timeandforstay-
ing inyour lane.
The Lane Keeping Assistdoesnotkeep thevehi-
cle inthe lane.
The system maybeimpaired ormay notfunct ion
if:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g.due toinsufficient
illumi nation ofthe road, ordue tosnow, rain,
fog orspray
R there isglare, e.g.from oncomin gtraffic, the
sun orreflection fromother vehicles (e.g.if
the road surface iswet)
R the windshield isdirty, fogged up,damaged or
covered, forinstanc eby astick er,inthe vicin-
ity ofthe camera
R there arenoorseveral unclear lanemarkings
for one lane, e.g.roadworks
R the lane markings areworn away,dark orcov-
ered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo short
and thus thelane markings cannotbedetec-
ted
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwinding
R there arehighly variable shadecondition son
the roadway
Switching onLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onAct ive Lane Keeping Assistusing
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 176).
If you drive atspeeds above40mph
(60 km/h) andlane markings aredetect ed,
the lines inthe assistance graphicareshown 176
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
temp
erature.Avoi ddri vin gat fulleng ineout-
pu tdu rin gthi stim e.
SE TUP 0043
Drivesyste mCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0044 Chassis Com fort Com
fort/S port Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Transmi ssion D D/M M
0085 ESP ®
On On/
Off Off
orSPO RThandl ing mod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SETU Pdisp lays the followi ng inform ation and
fu nctio ns:
R the digital spee do mete r
R the gear ind icator
R the drive syste msetting
R the susp ens ion mod e
R the transmi ssion positio n
R the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram)sta tus
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steering
wh eelto select the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ss0063 repeated lyunti lSETU Pap pe ars.
RAC ETIM ER Di
spl aying and starti ngRAC ETIM ER 0043
Lap
0044 RAC ETIM ER
The RAC ETIM ERisonl yinte ndedfor useon a
clo sedra ce circui t.Do not usethe functio non
pu blic roa ds. Yo
ucan startthe RAC ETIM ERwhen the engine
is running orifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthe steering wheelto
se lect the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 button repeated lyunti lthe
RAC ETIM ERappe ars.
X To start: pressthe 0076 button tosta rtthe
RAC ETIM ER.
Di spl aying the interme diatetime X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button toselect
Int erm.Tim e Int
erm.Tim e.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
Th einte rme diate timeap pe arsfor fivese c-
ond s.
Starti ngane wlap 0043
RAC ETIM ER
0044 Fastestla p tim e(b es tla p)
0087 Lap
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rmNew Lap New
Lap.
i It
is po ssi bleto stor eama xim um ofsixtee n
la ps .Th e16th lapcan onlybe comp leted with
Fin ish Lap Fin
ish Lap.
Sto ppin gthe RAC ETIM ER Me
nus and submen us
191On -bo ard computer anddisplay s Z
Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System), BAS(Brake Assist), ESP®
(Electronic
Stability Program), theHOLD function andhillstart assist aretempo-
rarily unavail able.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
In addition, the0025, 00E5and00BB warning lampsmaylight upin
the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affected.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive onasuitabl estretc hof road, making gentlesteering
movements atspeeds ofabove 12mph (20km/h).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned above
are avail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS,
BAS,ESP®
,the HOLD function andhillstart assist arenot avail -
able duetoamalfunction.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
The 0025, 00E5,00BBand0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly)
warning lampsinthe instrument clustermayalsolight up.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affected.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately .194
Dis
play messagesOn-board comp uter anddisplays
Socket
inthe rear passenger compart-
ment center console X
Pull thecover outbythe top ofthe handle
edge.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket .
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder to
activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MBInfo
call button. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned arenot
carried out,thesystem maynotbeactivated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation, con-
tact oneofthe following telephone hotlines:
USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-63 72)or1-86 6-990-9007
Canada: Customer Serviceat1-88 8-923-83 67
Only USA: shortly aftersuccessfully registering
with Mercedes meconn ect,auser IDand pass-
word willbesent toyou bypost. Youcanusethis
password tolog into the Mercedes meconn ect
area under "Owners Online"athtt p://
www .mbusa.com.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble Determ
iningthelocation ofthe vehicle onamap
is only possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded tothe
Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use themultimedia system'svolumecontrol.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
You canfind information andadescription ofall
availa blefeatures under"Owners Online"at
http: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, thesys-
tem carries outaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detect ed
if one ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button doesnot
come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ecall button doesnotlight updur-
ing self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagnosis
of the system.
R The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttons continues tolight upred after
the system self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadsid eAssistanc ecall button
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R The Inoperative Inoperative
orthe Service Not Service
Not
Activated Activated
messageappearsinthe multi-
funct iondisplay afterthesystem self-diagno-
sis.
If amalfunction isindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpected. Inthe
event ofan emergency, helpwillhave tobe
summoned byother means. 248
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res
X
Make surethattheengine cannot bestarted
via your smartphone (Ypage 124).
X Make surethatthepassengers arenot endan-
gered asthey doso. Make surethatnoone is
near thedanger areawhile awheel isbeing
changed. Anyonewhoisnot directly assisting
in the wheel change should,forexample,
stand behind thebarrier.
X Get outofthe vehicle. Payattent iontotraffic
condition swhen doing so.
X Close thedriver's door. MOExtended
tires(tires withrun-flat
proper ties)
General notes With
MOExt ended tires(tires withrunflatchar-
acteristics ),you can cont inue todrive yourvehi-
cle even ifthere isatotal lossofpressure inone
or more tires.Theaffected tiremust notshow
any clearly visibledamage.
You canrecogniz eaMOExt ended tirebythe
MOExt ended marking whichappears onthe
sidewa llof the tire. Youwillfind thismarking
next tothe tire size designation, theload-bear-
ing capacity andthespeed index(Ypage 305).
MOExt ended tiresmaybeused onlyinconj unc-
tion with anactivated tirepressure losswarning
system (Canada only)ortire pressure monitor
(USA only).
If apressur eloss warning message appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay:
R observe theinstruct ionsinthe display mes-
sages (Ypage 213).
R check thetire fordamage
R ifdriving on,observe thefollowing notes
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
approximately 50miles (80km) when thevehi-
cle ispartially laden.Whenthevehicle isfully
laden itis approximately 19miles (30km).
In addition tothe vehicle load,thedriving dis-
tance possible depends upon:
R vehicle speed
R road condition
R outside temperature
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat mode
may bereduced byextrem edriving condition s
or maneuvers, oritcan beincreased througha
moderate styleofdriving. The
driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
counted fromthemoment thetire pressure loss
warning appears inthe multifunction display.
You must notexceed amaximum speedof
50 mph (80km/h).
When replacing oneorall tires, please observe
the following specifications foryour vehicle's
tires:
R size
R type and
R the "MOExt ended" marking
If atire has gone flatand cannot bereplaced
with aMOExt ended tire,astandard tiremay be
used asatemporary measure.Makesurethat
you usetheproper sizeandtype (summer or
winter tire).
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equipp edwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory. It
is therefore recommen dedthat youadditionally
equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot feature run-flat properties, e.g.
winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtained from
a qual ified specialist workshop.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When driving inemergency mode,thedriving
characterist icsdeteriorate, e.g.when corner-
ing, accelerating quicklyandwhen braking.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not exceed thestated maximum speed.
Avoid abrupt steering anddriving maneuvers,
and driving overobstacles (curbs,potholes,
off-road). Thisappli esinparticular toaladen
vehicle.
Stop driving inemergency modeif:
R you hear banging noises.
R the vehicle startstoshake.
R you seesmoke andsmell rubber.
R ESP ®
is interven ingconst antly.
R there aretears inthe sidewa llsofthe tire.
Aft erdriving inemergency mode,havethe
wheel rimscheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop withregard totheir further use.The
defective tiremust bereplaced inevery case. Flat
tire
275Breakdown assistance Z
Permit
tedtowing method s
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dstransport ingyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeoratow-
ing bar with both axles onthe ground. Donot use
any tow barsystems. Tr
ansport ingthe vehicle
Vehicles withautom atictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortransport ,the
front andrear axles mustbestationary andon
the same transport ationvehicle. Positioning
over theconn ection pointofthe transport
vehicle isnot permitted. Thedrive trainmay
otherwise bedamaged. All
vehicle s !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteering componen ts.Otherwise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Prevent thevehicle fromrolling awayby
apply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
onto atrailer ortransport erfor transport ingpur-
poses. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATIC mustnotbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetransm ission.
Vehicles with4MATIC mayonlyeither betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loaded
up and transport ed.
If the vehicle's transmission,front,or rear axle is
damaged, havethevehicle transport edon a
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe elec trical sys-
tem:
If the battery isdefective, theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift the
automatic transmissiontoposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electrical systeminthe same wayaswhen jump-
startin g(Y page 282).
Have thevehicle transport edon atransport eror
trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmissionmust
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise dam-
age theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind information on"Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 282). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher amper-
age, theelectric cablescouldbeoverloaded.
This could result inafire. There isarisk ofan
accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespecified
new fuses having thecorrect amperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved for
Mercedes-B enzvehicles andwhich havethe
correct fuserating forthe system concerned.
Only usefuses marked withan"S". Other- Fuses
287Breakdown assistance Z
halt
bybraking carefully. Avoidabrupt steering
movement s.
The tirepressure monitorhasayellow warning
lamp inthe instrumen tcluster forindicating
pressure lossoramalfunction. Whetherthe
warning lampflashes orlights upindicates
whether atire pressure istoo low orthe tire
pressure monitorismalfunctionin g:
R ifthe warning lampislit cont inuously ,the tire
pressure onone ormore tiresissignificantly
too low. Thetirepressure monitorisnot mal-
funct ioning.
R ifthe warning lampflashes foraround a
minute andthen remains litconst antly, the
tire pressure monitorismalfunctionin g.
In addition tothe warning lamp,amessage
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Observe
the information ondisplay messages
(Y page 213).
It may take uptoten minutes foramalfunction
of the tire pressure monitortobe indicated. A
malfunction willbeindicated bythe tire pres-
sure warning lampflashing forapproximately
one minute andthen remaining lit.When the
malfunction hasbeen rectified, thetire pressure
warning lampgoesoutafter afew minutes of
driving.
The tirepressure valuesindicated bythe on-
board computer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atagas station withapressure gauge.The
tire pressures shownbythe on-board computer
refer tothose measured atsea level. Athigh
altitudes, thetire pressure valuesindicated bya
pressure gaugearehigher thanthose shown by
the on-board computer. Inthis case, donot
reduce thetire pressures.
The operation ofthe tire pressure monitorcan
be affected byinterfer encefromradio transmit -
ting equipment (e.g.radio headphones, two-way
radios) thatmay bebeing operated inor near the
vehicle.
Checking thetire pressur eelec troni-
cally X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin position 0048
in the ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheelto
select theServ. Serv.
menu. X
Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Press the0076 button.
The current tirepressure ofeach tireisshown
in the multifunction display.
If the vehicle wasparked forlonger than
20 minutes, theTire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displayed afterdriving afew minutes displayed
afterdriving afew minutes
message isshown.
Aft erateach-in process, thetire pressure mon-
itor automatically detectsnewwheels ornew
sensors. Aslong asaclear allocation ofthe tire
pressure valuetothe individua lwheels isnot
possible, theTire Tire
Pressure Pressure
Monitor Monitor
Active Active
message isshown instead ofthe tire pressure
display .The tirepressures arealready being
monitored.
If an emergency sparewheel ismounted, the
system maycontinue toshow thetire pressure
of the wheel thathasbeen removed forafew
minutes. Ifthis occurs, notethatthevalue dis-
play edfor the position wherethespare wheel is
fitted isnot thesame asthe current tirepres-
sure ofthe emergency sparewheel.
Tire pressur emonitor warning mes-
sages If
the tire pressure monitordetectsapressure
loss inone ormore tires,awarning message is
shown inthe multifunction display.The yellow
tire pressure warninglampthenlights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
message appearsinthe multifunction display,
the tire pressure inat least onetireistoo low.
The tirepressure mustbecorrect edwhen the
opportunity arises.
R Ifthe Check TirePressure Check
TirePressure message
appea rsinthe multifunction display,the tire
pressure inone ormore tireshasdropped
significantly. Thetires must becheck ed.
R Ifthe Tire Tire
Pressure Pressure
Warning Warning
Tire Tire
Fail‐ Fail‐
ure ure
message appears,the tire pressure inone
or more tireshasdropped suddenly. Thetires
must becheck ed.
Observe theinstruct ionsandsafety notesinthe
display messages inthe "Tires" section
(Y page 213).
If the wheel positions onthe vehicle arerotated,
the tire pressures maybedisplay edfor the
wrong positions forashort time.Thisisrectified
after afew minutes ofdriving, andthetire pres-
sures aredisplay edfor the correct positions. Tire
pressure
299Wheelsandtires Z