
Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated
If ES P®
is deac tivate dand oneor mor ewheels
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn inglamp inthe
ins trumen tclus terflash es.Insuc hsit uatio ns,
ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivate ESP®
:
R ES P®
no longer impr ovesdriv ingstabilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limit edand the
driv ewheels areable tospin .
R Trac tioncon trol isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tiveBr ake Assist isno lon ger availabl e;no r
is itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with assis -
tan cefrom ESP®
.
R STE ERCONT ROLisno longer active.
R ES P®
still prov ides suppo rtwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ®
(Mer cedes ‑AMGvehi cles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obse
rveth e"Imp ortant safe tyno tes" sec -
tio n(Y page 61).
You canselec tbet ween thefoll owin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed.
R SPO RThan dlingmode isact ivat ed.
R ES P®
is deac tivate d. G
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When SPORThan dlingmode isact ivat ed,
th ere isagre aterrisk ofskiddin gand acci-
den ts.
On lyact ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode inthesit -
uatio nsdesc ribedin thefoll owin g. G
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If you deac tivate ESP®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle.Ther eis an increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivate ESP®
in thesit uatio nsdesc ri-
bed inthefoll owin g. In
thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,it may bebet terto
act ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode ordeac tivate
ES P®
:
R when usingsn ow chains
R in deep snow
R on san dor grav el
R on spec iallydesig natedroads whentheveh i-
cle 'sown oversteeri ngand unde rsteeri ng
ch arac terist ics are desir ed
Dr ivin gin SPO RThan dlingmode orwith out
ES P®
requi resanext rem elyqualifi edand expe-
rien ced driver.
i Ac
tivate ESP®
as soon asthesit uatio ns
desc ribedabov eno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle if
th eveh icle start sto skid or awheel start sto
spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edriv enwheels foran
ext end edperi odwith ESP®
deac tivate d.You
coul dot her wise damage thedriv etrain .
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ® X
To act ivateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:brie fly
pres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus terlight sup. The
SPO RThandlingmode SPO
RThandlingmodemes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction display.
X To
dea ctiv ateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:
brie flypres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus tergoes out. 66
Driv
ingsafety syst emsSafety

X
To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights upin
the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tiondis-
pl ay .
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate dand one or
more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rn-
ing lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite dde gre e.
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d:
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to alimi-
ted degre e.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R The engine's torqueisonl yres tricte dto a
li mite dde gre eand thedrive wh eelsma ysta rt
to spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly .
Cha racte risticswh enESP®
is deac tivated
If ESP ®
is de acti vate dand one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster does not flash. Insuch situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability.
R Engi netorq ueisno longer limite dand the
dri ve wheelsare ableto spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longer availab le;nor
is itacti vate difyo ubra kefirmly with assis-
tance fromESP®
.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly . ES
P®
trail erstab ilizati on Gen
eral informa tion
If yo ur veh icle/tra iler comb inationbe gins to
sw erve ,ESP ®
as sists youin thi ssi tua tion.ESP ®
sl ow sthe vehicledo wn bybra king andlimiti ng
the engi neoutpu tunti lthe vehicle/tra iler com-
bi nati onhassta bilized .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
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If roa dand weath ercond itions arepoor,
trai lersta bilizati onwillnot beableto pre vent
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationfrom swerv-
ing .Tra ilers with ahigh cente rof gra vity can
tip ove rbe fore ESP®
can detect this.The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysad aptyo ur dri ving styleto the prevail-
ing roadand weath ercond itions.
If yo ur veh iclewi th trai ler(ve hicle /tra iler com-
bi nati on) begins tolurch, youcan onlysta bilize
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationby depre ssing
the brakefirmly .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati onisacti veabove speeds
of abou t65 km/h .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati ondoes not workifESP ®
is de acti vate dor disa bled becau seofamal func -
tio n. EBD
(electro nicbrake forcedis trib u-
tio n)
Gen eral informati on EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
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If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erful lbra king .Thi sincre ases the
ris kof ski dding and anacci dent. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
67Safety
Z

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.Thiscould
cause theengine tobe switched off.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto the
SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings before
insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theignition lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe vicin-
ity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction: do
not keep theSmartK eyinthe trunk .Otherwise, the
SmartK eymay notbedetect ed,e.g. when
startin gthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetrunk lid
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R protect ionagainst theftisreactivated.
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking and
three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 190).
X To open thetrunk lidautom atically: press
and hold the0054 button untilthetrunk lid
opens (Ypage 79). 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Smar
tKeybattery
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Batt eries containtoxic andcorrosive substan-
ces. Ifbatteries areswallow ed,itcan result in
severe healthproblems. Thereisarisk offatal
injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren. If
a battery isswallow ed,seek medical attention
immediately.
The SmartK eybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environm ent.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousWa <00560057004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012
004C005100470048005B0011004600490050>.
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youhave the
battery replaced ataquali fiedspecialist work-
shop.
Checking thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button.
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 73).
i Ifthe SmartK eybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal reception rangeofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button:
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany quali fiedspe-
cialist workshop. Replacing
thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe SmartK ey
(Y page 72). X
Press mechanical key0044into theopening in
the SmartK eyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. Whendoing
so, donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. X
Repeatedly tapthe SmartK eyagainst your
palm untilbattery 0087falls out.
X Insert thenew battery withthepositive ter-
minal facing upwards.Use alint-f reecloth to
do so.
X Make surethatthesurface ofthe battery is
free oflint, grease andother contaminants.
X Insert thefront tabsofbattery traycover 0043
and then press toclose it.
X Insert mechanical keyinto theSmartK ey
(Y page 72).
X Check thefunct ionofall SmartK eybuttons on
the vehicle. Smar
tKey
73Opening andclosing Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote con-
trol funct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary (Ypage 281).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist workshop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. Smar
tKey
75Opening andclosing Z

X
Press thelockin gbutton onthe driver’s door
(Y page 76).
X Check whether thelockin gkno bson the
fron t-passenger doorandtherear doors are
still visible. Pressdownthelockin gkno bsby
hand, ifnecess ary.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart Key
(Y page 72).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thelock ofthe
driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey clock wiseasfar asit
will gotoposition 0047.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetrunk lidare
locked.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72).
i If
you lock thevehicle asdescribed above,
the fuel filler flapisnot locked. Theanti- theft
alarm system isnot armed. Tr
unk Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenter thevehicle interiorifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunnin g,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open. G
WARNIN
G
If object s,luggage orloads arenot secured or
not secured sufficient ly,they could slip,tip
over orbe flung around andthereby hitvehicle
occupant s.There isarisk ofinjury, particu-
larly inthe event ofsudden braking orasud-
den change indirection .
Always storeobject sso that they cannotbe
flung around. Secureobjects,luggage or
loads against slipping ortipping beforethe
journey.
! The
trunk lidswings upwards whenopened.
Therefore, makesurethatthere issufficient
clearance abovethetrunk lid.
The opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 325).
You should preferably placeluggage orloads in
the trunk .Observe theloading guidelines
(Y page 239).
Do not leave theSmart Keyinthe trunk .You
could otherwise lockyourself out.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened andclosed manually fromoutside
R opened automatically fromoutside
R opened automatically frominside
R opened fromtheinside usingtheemergenc y
release Tailgat
eobstru ctiondetection with
reversing feature
On vehicles withanEASY-PA CKtailgate, the
tailgate isequipped withautomatic obstacle
recogn itionwithareversin gfeature. Ifasolid
object blocks orrestr ictsthetailgate whenauto-
matically openingorclosing, thisprocedure is
stopped. Ifthe tailgate isstopped duringthe
closing process, thetailgate automatically
opens againslightly. Theautomatic obstruction
detect ionwith reversin gfeature isonly anaid. It
is not asubstitut efor your atten tivenesswhen
opening andclosing thetailgate. 78
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis als o
possi bletostop theclosi ngprocess byperform-
ing akicking movement undertherear bump er. Openi
ng/closing from outside
Openi ng X
Press the0036 button onthe SmartKey .
X Pul lhandl e0043.
X Lift the trunk lid. Clo
sing X
Pul ldow nthe trunk lidusing handl e0043.
X Let the trunk liddrop intothelock.
X Ifnecessa ry,lock thevehicl ewith the0037
button onthe SmartKey orwith KEYLESS-GO. Openi
ngautomaticall yfrom outside
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Comb ustionengines emitpoisonous exhaust
gase ssuch ascarbon monoxide .Exhaust
gase scan enter thevehicl einterior ifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning,
espe ciallyifthe vehicl eis in motion. Thereisa
risk ofpois oning.
Alwa ysswi tch offthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open.
! The
trunk lidswi ngs upw ards when opened .
There fore,make surethatthere issuffi cient
clea rance abovethe trunk lid.
i The
openi ngdime nsions ofthe trunk lidcan
be found under "Vehicledata "(Y pag e325) .
Openi ngautomaticall y You
canopen thetrunk lidautomatical lyusi ng
the SmartKey orthe handl ein the trunk lid.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe Smart-
Key until thetrunk lidopens.
or X Ifthe trunk lidisunlocked ,pul lthe trunk lid
handl eand letitgo aga inimmed iately. Trunk
79Openingand closi ng Z

Deact
ivating X
Press and holdth eclosi ng but tonon theta il-
gat eunt iltw osho rttone ssoun d. Em
ergency relea sefor thetrun k
Gen eral not es !
The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen opened.
The refore, mak esur eth at there issuf ficien t
cl ear anc eabov eth etrunk lid.
The opening dim ensio ns ofthetrunk lidcan be
fo und inthe"Veh icle dat a"sec tion
(Y page 325).
If th etrunk lidcan nolonger beunlocked:
R usin gth eSm artKey, or
R usin gth erem oteope ratingswit chinthedoo r
co ntro lpan el:
Use theeme rgen cy release insid eth etrunk lid.
You canreachtheeme rgen cy release viathe
tr unk .
Op enin g X
Fo ldtherea rseat backrest forwar ds
(Y page 242).
X Inser ta suit able tool 0044, e.g. asc rew driver ,
in to ope ning 0043 inthepan eling.
The trunk lidisrel ease d.
X Ope nth etrunk lid. Em
ergency relea sebut ton
You canopenth etrunk lidfrom insid eth eveh i-
cl e wit hth eeme rgen cy release button. X
Press eme rgen cy release button0043 briefly.
The trunk lidunl ocks and opens.
The trunk lidcan beunlockedand openedwit h
th etrunk lideme rgen cy release when theveh i-
cl e is stat ion ary orwhil edri vin g.
The trunk lideme rgen cy release doesno tope n
th etrunk lidifth ebat tery isdis conn ectedor
dis charg ed.
Tr unk lideme rgen cy release light:
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
30 min utes afterthetrunk lidisope ned.
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
60 min utes afterthetrunk lidisclose d. Sid
ewind ows Im
por tant safet ynot es G
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Whi leope ning thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar ts
co uld becometrappe dbet ween thesid ewin -
dow andthedoo rfr ame asthesid ewin dow
mo ves .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Mak esur eth at nobod yto uch esthesid ewin -
dow during th eope ning pro cedur e.Ifsom e-
bod ybec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chor
pull theswit chtoclose thesid ewin dow again . G
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NING
Whi leclosi ng thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar tsin
th ecl osi ngare aco uld bec ometrappe d.The re
is aris kof inju ry.
Whe nclosi ng mak esur eth at no par tsof the
bod yare intheclosi ng are a.Ifsom ebody
bec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chorpre ss
th eswit chtoope nth esid ewin dow again . 82
Sid
ewind owsOpening andclosing