0043
Vehicle infront, ifdetected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front; adjustabl e
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC active
(text onlyappea rswhen thecruise control
lever isactuated)
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 187).
Tips fordriving withActive Distanc e
Assi stDIS TRONIC General
notes
Pay particula rattention inthe follow ingtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enteringandexiting abend: the
abil ityofAct iveDistance AssistDISTRONIC to
detect vehicles onbends islimited. Yourvehi-
cle may brake unexpectedly orlate.
R Vehicles drivinginastaggered formation:
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lanes. Thedistance tothe vehicle
in front willbetoo short.
R Other vehicles changing lane:ActiveDistance
Assist DISTRONIC hasnotdetected thevehi-
cle cutting inyet. Thedistance tothis vehicle
will betoo short.
R Narrow vehicles: Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC hasnotyetdetected thevehicle
in front onthe edge ofthe road because ofits
narrow width.Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
R Obstacles andstationary vehicles:ActiveDis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC doesnotbrake for
obstacles orstationary vehicles.If,for exam-
ple, thedetected vehicleturnsacorner and
an obstacle orstationary vehicleisreveale d, Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC willnot
brake forthem.
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehicles thatarecrossing your
lane. Ifyou activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollow ingconditions,
the vehicle couldpullawayunintentionally:
- At traffic lightswithcrossing traffic,for
example.
- ifthere isavehicle infront, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
In such situations, brakeifnecessary. Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC willthen bedeacti-
vated. HOLD
function
General notes The
HOLD function canassist thedriver inthe
follow ingsituations:
R when pullingawa y,especia llyon steep slopes
R when maneuvering onsteep slopes
R when waiting intraffic
The vehicle iskept stationary withoutthedriver
having todepress thebrake pedal.
The braking effectiscanceled andtheHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepress the
accelerator pedaltopull away.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicle isonly braked usingtheHOLD
function, thevehicle mayrollawa yin the fol-
lowi ngsituations whenyouleave thevehicle:
R ifthere isamalfunction inthe system orin
the voltage supply
R ifthe HOLD function isdeactivated by
depressi ngthe accelerator pedalorbrake
pedal ,e.g. byavehicle occupant
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment, thebattery orthe fuses aretam-
pered withorthe battery isdisconnected
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway sdeactivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicle againstrolling awaybefore
you leave it. 158
Drivin
gsystemsDrivin gand parking
R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)long erthan yourvehi-
cle
R at right angles tothe direc tionoftravel andat
least 39.5in (1.0 m) wider thanyourvehic le
When drivingat speeds below19mph
(30 km/h),you willsee park ingsymbol 0044asa
stat usindic atorinthe instrumen tclust er.When
a park ingspace hasbeen detected, anarrow
towar dsthe right orthe left also appears. By
default ,Ac tivePark ingAss istonly displays park-
ing spaces onthe front-pass engerside. Parking
spaces onthe drive r'sside aredisplayed as
soon asthe turn signalon the drive r'sside is
act ivate d.When parkingonthe drive r'sside,
this must remain activate dunt ilyou confirm the
use ofActivePark ingAssistbypress ingthe
0076 buttonon the multif unction steerin g
wheel. Thesystemautom atically dete rmin es
wheth erthe park ingspace isparallel oratright -
angles tothe direc tionoftravel.
A park ingspace isdisplayed whileyouaredriv-
ing past it,and untilyou areapprox imately50 ft
(15 m)away fromit.
Par king G
WARN
ING
If you leave thedrive r'sseat when thevehic le
is only being brakedbythe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a,itcould rollaway:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emorin
the voltage supply
R ifthe elect ricalsysteminthe engin ecom -
part men t,the batt eryorthe fuses aretam-
pered with
R ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Bef ore leavin gthe vehic le,always secureit
against rollingaway.
i If
Ac tivePark ingAssistdete ctsobst acles,
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esautom atically
while thevehic leispark ing.You arerespo n-
sible forbrak ingingood time. X
Stop the vehic lewhen thepark ingspace sym-
bol shows thedesire dpark ingspace inthe
inst rumen tclust er.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005E.
The Star tPark ingAssist? Star
tPark ingAssist?Yes: OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 messageappears onthe multif unction
display.
X To cancel thepr ocedur e:press the0038
butt ononthe multif unction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the 0076 buttononthe multif unction steerin g
wheel.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
X Let goofthe multif unction steerin gwheel.
X Bac kup the vehic le,being ready tobrak eat all
tim es. When backingup, drive ataspeed
below approx imately6mph (10km/h).Oth -
erwise, ActivePark ingAss istwill becan celed.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
rear border ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ct Park
ingAssistActi veSele ct
D DObs
erve Obse
rveSurr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears on
the multif unction display.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005Bwhile
the vehic leisstat ionar y.
Ac tivePark ingAssistimmed iatelysteers in
the otherdirec tion.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
i You
willachiev ethe best result sby waitin g
for the steerin gproc edure tocom plete before
pulling away.
X Dr ive forwards andbeready tobrak eat all
tim es.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
fro ntborder ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ctR Park
ingAssistActi veSele ctR
Obse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings messageappears on
the multif unction display. Driving
systems
167Driving andparking 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
wise,
componentsor syst ems could bedam-
aged.
! Make
surethat no mois turecan enterthe
fuse boxwhen thecov erisopen .
! When
closingthecov er,mak esure that itis
lying correctlyon thefuse box.Moist ureseep-
ing inor dirt could otherwise impairtheoper -
ation ofthefuses .
The fuses inyour vehic leserv eto clos edown
fault ycir cuit s.Ifafuse blows, allthecom po-
nen tson thecir cuit andtheir fun ctions stop
oper ating.
Blown fusesmustbereplac edwith fuses ofthe
same rating, which youcan recogn izebythe
colo rand value. Thefuse ratings arelistedinthe
fuse allocat ionchar t.
The fuse allocat ionchar tis in thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289).
If anewly inserted fuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified special-
ist work shop, e.g.an autho rized Merc edes- Benz
Cent er. Bef
ore chan ging afus e
X Sec ure thevehic leagains trollin gaway
(Y page 142).
X Swit choff allelec trical consumer s.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS-G O:rem ove the
Sm artKey fromtheigni tionlock .
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS-G Osta rt-fu nction
or KEYLESS-G O:open thedriv er's door .
The vehic leelec tronic sare now inposit ion
005A. This corresp ondsto theSm artKey being
rem oved fromtheigni tion.
The fuses arelocat edinvario usfuse boxes:
R Fuse boxintheeng inecom partmen ton the
left -han dside ofthevehic le,when viewed in
th edirec tionof travel
R Fuse boxinthefro nt-pas senger foot well
The fuse allocat ionchar tis on thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289). Fuse
boxintheengine compartm ent G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewinds hield
wipers aresetinmot ion, youcan beinjured by
th ewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewinds hieldwipers and
th eigni tionbefo reopen ingthehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry clothto rem ove anymois turefro m
th efuse box.
X To open: openclamps0044.
X Fold upcov er0043 inthedirec tionof thearro w
and remove it. X
To close: checkwhet hertheseal islying cor-
rec tlyincov er0043.
X Insert cover0043 attheback intoopen ings0087
on thefuse box.
X Fold down cover0043. 288
FusesBr
eakd ownassis tance