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The
speed indicated inthe speedometer may
differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
Import antsafety notes If
you failtoadapt yourdriving style,cruise con-
trol can neither reducetherisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Cruisecontrol
cann ottake intoaccount theroad, trafficand
weather conditions.Cruise controlisonly an
aid. You areresponsible forthe distance tothe
vehicle infront ,for vehicle speed,forbraking in
good timeandforstaying inyour lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road andtrafficcondit ionswhich donot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed, e.g.in
heavy trafficor on winding roads
R on slippery roadsurfaces. Brakingor accel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
tract ionand thevehicle couldthenskid
R inpoor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Activates orincreases speed
0044 Activates orreduces speed
0087 Deact ivates cruise control
0085 Activates atthe current speed/last stored
speed
When youactivate cruisecontrol,the stored
speed isshown inthe multifunct iondisplay for
five seconds. Activation
conditions To
activate cruisecontrol,allofthe following
activation conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
Storing, maintaining andcalling upa
speed Storing
andmaint aining thecurr ent
speed
You canstore thecurrent speedifyou aredriv-
ing faster than20mph (30km/ h).
X Acc elerate thevehicle tothe desired speed.
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever up0043 or
down 0044.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
Cruise controlisactivated. Thevehicle auto-
matically maintains thestored speed.
i Cruise
controlmay beunable tomaintain
the stored speedonuphill gradients. The
stored speedisresumed whenthegradient
evens out.Cruise controlmaintains the
stored speedondownhill gradients byauto-
matically applyingthe brakes.
Storing thecurr entspeed orcalling upthe
last stored speed G
WARNIN
G
If you callupthe stored speedanditdiffers
from thecurrent speed,thevehicle acceler-
ates ordecelerates. Ifyou donot know the
stored speed, thevehicle couldaccelerate or
brake unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Pay atten tiontothe road andtrafficcondi-
tions before callingupthe stored speed. Ifyou
do not know thestored speed, storethe
desired speedagain.
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
The first time cruise controlisactivated, it
stores thecurrent speedorregulates the
speed ofthe vehicle tothe previously stored
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There isinter ferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestron gradar reflect ions,forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC nolonger
detect sa vehicle infront ,Distan cePilot
DIS TRONIC mayunexpect edlyaccelerate tothe
speed stored.
This speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturnin glane
or an exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right- hand lane
that youovertak evehicles inthe left- hand
lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass vehi-
cles driving onthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Stor esthe current speedorahigher speed
0044 Stor esthe current speedoralower speed
0087 Deact ivates Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC
0085 Stor esthe current speedorcalls upthe last
stored speed
0083 Sett ingaspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC or
the HOLD functionisactivated, thevehicle
brakes automatically incert ainsituations. To
avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD functioninthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
To activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take upto
two minutes ofdriving beforeActiveDistan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isready foruse.
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R Act ive Parking Assistmustnotbeactivated.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust be
fasten ed.
R the front -passenger doormust beclosed.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Keep thecruise controllever pressed up0043 or
down 0044until thedesired speedisset.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infront ,but only uptothe desired
stored speed.
i If
you donot fully release theaccelerator
pedal, theAct. Act.
Distance Distance
Assist Assist
Suspen‐ Suspen‐
ded ded
message appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .The setdistance toaslower-movin g
vehicle infront willthen notbemaintained.
You willbedriving atthe speed youdetermin e
by the position ofthe accelerator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
when station ary.Thelowest speedthatcanbe
set is20 mph (30km/ h). 154
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When
ActiveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC isacti-
vated, thetran smission isshifted automatically
to position 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fasten edand the
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/stop
funct ion.
The electr icparking brakeisapplied automati-
cally ifAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstation aryand:
R asystem malfunct ionoccurs .
R the power supply isinsuffic ient.
If amalfunct ionoccurs ,the tran smission may
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief momen t
until thevehicle hasaccelerat edorbraked to
the speed set.
X Press thecruise controllever up0043 for a
higher speedordown 0044for alower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044to
the pressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 1mph (1km/ h)incr ement s.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044
beyond thepressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 5mph (10km/ h)incr ement s.
i Act
ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivat edifyou depress theaccelerat or
pedal. Ifyou accelerat eto overt ake,Active
Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, afteryou
have finished overtaking.
Setting aspecified minimumdista nce You
cansetthe specified minimum distancefor
Act ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC byvarying
the time span between oneandtwosecon ds.
This determ inesthedistanc ethat Active Dis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain fromthe
vehicle infron t,depending onthe road speed.
You canseethis distanc ein the multifunc tion
display (Ypage 157). The
specified minimum distancecan be
changed whileActive Dist ance Assist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distanc eto the vehicle infron tas required by
law. Adjust the distanc eto the vehicle infron t
if neces sary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0044.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains agreater distancebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0043.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains ashort erdistanc ebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivat eAct iveDis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. 156
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!
When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC or
the HOLD function isactivated, thevehicle
brakes automaticall yin certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Deactivating theHOLD function (Ypage 159).
Activation conditions You
canactivate theHOLD function if:
R the vehicle isstationary
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
R the driver's doorisclosed oryour seatbeltis
fastened
R the electric parking brakeisreleased
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated
R the transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C
on vehicles withautomatic transmission
Activating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactivation conditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depress thebrake pedalfurther
until 0043appea rsinthe multifunction display.
The HOLD function isactivated. Youcan
release thebrake pedal.
i If
depressing thebrake pedalthefirst time
does notactivate theHOLD function, wait
briefly andthen tryagai n. Deac
tivating theHOLD function The
HOLD function isdeactivated automaticall y
if:
R you accelerate. Onvehicles withautomatic
transmission: onlywhen thetransmission isin
position 005Bor005E.
R the transmission isin position 005Donvehicles
with automatic transmission.
R you depress thebrake pedalagainwith acer-
tain amount ofpressure until0043disapp ears
from themultifunction display.
R you activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
R you secure thevehicle usingtheelectric park-
ing brake.
i After
atime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
When theHOLD function isactivated, thetrans-
mission isautomaticall yshifted toposition 005D
if:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automaticall yif the HOLD function isactivated
when thevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supplyis insufficient Star
t-off Assis t(exc eptMercedes-
AMG vehicl es)
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usestart-of fassist, individu alwheels
may start tospin andthevehicle mayskid. If
ESP ®
is deactivated, thereisagreater danger
of skidding andhaving anaccident. Makesure
that nopersons orobstacles areinthe vicinity
of the vehicle.
Start- offassist enables optimum acceleration
from astandstill. Forthis, asuitabl yhigh-grip Driving
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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
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If
you donot depres sthe accelera torpeda l
within afew seconds, RACESTART iscan-
celed. Themultifu nctiondisplayshows the
RACE START Canceled RACE
START Canceled message.
X Fully depres sthe accelera torpeda l.
The engine speedisincreased .
The RACE RACE
START START
Release Release
brake brake
to to
start start
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
i If
you donot relea sethe brake pedalwithin
a short time,RACE START willbe canceled.
The multifu nctiondisplayshows theRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled message.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accelera torpeda ldepres sed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE
START START
Active Active
message appearsin
the multifu nctiondisplay.
RACE START isdeactiva tedwhen thevehicle
reaches aspeed ofappro ximately 50km/h .
RACE START isdeactiva tedimmedi atelyifyou
relea sethe accelera torpeda lduri ngRACE
START orifany ofthe activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled.The RACE START NotPos‐ RACE
START NotPos‐
sible SeeOperator's Manual sible
SeeOperator's ManualorRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunction display.
i If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only availableaga in
after thevehicle hasbeen driven acertain
distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each wheel
and depends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orComfort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 130). Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort modeis
activated. Forfurther information aboutstarting
the engine, see(Ypage 123).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044ligh tsup. You have selected
Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics of
you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Selectthis
mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driving
style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG AMG
Suspension Suspension
System System
COMFORT COMFORT
mes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage of
this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust remain
either onthe ground orbe fullyraise d.
Observe theinstructions fortowing thevehi- Drivi
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Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehicl e
is divi ded into fiveyellow and tworedsegme nts.
Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICisopera tional ifyel -
low segme ntsshow ingopera tional readiness 0087
lig ht up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ionposi -
tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehicl e
is roll ing backwa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe vehi-
cle's distancefrom theobsta cle.Inadd ition,
wa rning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,theshorter
the frequ ency ofthe intermittent warning tones
become s.When theminimu mdista nceis
reache d,you heara continuou swa rning tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey to
posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. 164
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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
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