2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE park assist

1,
2,3...
4ETS (Electronic Traction System )
see ETS/4E TS(Elect ronic Trac-
tion System)
4MATIC
Display message ............................ 217
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
dr ive) ................ .................................. 161
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 194
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 61
Import antsafety notes.................... 61
Warnin glamp .................................2 22
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter anacci-
dent ................................................. 54
Ac tivatin gmedia mode
Gene ralnotes ................................ 237
Ac tivatin g/deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication .................116
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activating ordea ctivating .............. 187
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 200
Function/notes ................................62
Ac tive Distanc eAss istDISTRONIC
Activating .......................................154
Ca lling up aspee d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 156
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 211
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 157
Disp lays on the instr umentclu s-
ter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 157
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 158
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 152
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Setting aspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 155
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155Ac
tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 169
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 166
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 210
Exiti ngapa rking space<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 168
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 165
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 167
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 68
Adapti veDampi ngSys tem
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Adapti veHig hbe amAssist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 103
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 104
Addi tional speedo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 189
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 322
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 232
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 52
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 202
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 46
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 45
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 45
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sifica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 47
Wi ndow curtainairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 47
Ai rve nts
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 121
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 121
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 121
Setting thesideairvents ............... 121
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 68
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 684
In
dex

Dis
play (DIREC TSELEC Tlever )...... 131
Dri ver's doo r
se eDoo rs
Dri ving
To wing veh icles ............ .................129
Dri ving abro ad
Me rce des-Be nzServ ice............ .....265
Dri ving on floo ded roads............ ......150
Dri ving safety system
Activ eBra keAssi st............ ..............62
Bra king assista nce appro priate to
the situa tion............ .........................63
Dri ving safet ysys tems
AB S(A nti-loc kBr aki ng Sys tem) .......6 1
ADAPT IVEBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 62
EBD (electroni cbra keforce distri -
bu tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 64
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 61
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Dri vin gsys tem
DYNAM ICBODY CONTR OL............ 162
Pa rking assis tPAR KTRONIC .......... 162
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 160
Start-o ffas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 159
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 165
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 209
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 176
La ne Tra cking packag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 152,158
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 134
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 147
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122Ch
ecki ngbra kelining thickne ss.... 149
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 147
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 150
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 149
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 146
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 149
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Lim itedbra king efficiency onsal-
ted roads<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 148
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
The first 1000 miles(150 0km) ..... 122
Wet roadsu rfa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 148
DVD video
Ope rating(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 185
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
DY NAMI CSE LECT butto n
Cl ima tecontrol (3-zoneautoma tic
cli mate control )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 116
Cl ima tecontrol (air-co nditioni ng
sy stem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 113
DY NAMI CSE LECT butto n(al lve hi-
cl es except Merc edes-AMG vehi-
cl es )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 129
DY NAMI CSE LECT contro ller ............ 130
DY NAMI CSE LECT contro ller
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 130 E
EA SY-PA CK tailgate
see Tailga te
EA SY-VARI O-PLUSsys tem
Ca rgo comp artmentenlarg eme nt.. 242
EBD (electro nicbrake forcedis tri-
buti on)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 67
EC Odis play
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
On-bo ardcomp uter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 182
EC Ostart/ stopfunc tion
Auto maticengi nestart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Auto maticengi neswitch-o ff.......... 127 In
dex
9

Parking
aid
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear viewcamera
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
Deactivat ing/activating................. 164
Driving system ...............................1 62
Function/notes .............................162
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 162
Prob lems (malfunctions) ................165
Sensor range................................. 163
Warni ngdispla y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 164
Parki ngass istanc e
see Parking AssistPAR KTRONIC
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 144
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 144
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 143
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 145
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 145
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 202
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 41
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 202
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Pl asti ctrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 270
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 266
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
Pro tectionagai nstthef t
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system) ......... 68
Immo bilizer <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 68
Pro tectionof the enviro nme nt
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 24
Pul ling awa y
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126 Q
QR code
Mer cedes-Be nzGuide App <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 1
Re scu ecar d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 29
Qual ified spe ciali st wo rksho p........... 28 R
RAC ESTA RT
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 160
RAC ESTA RT(Me rcedes -AM Gve hi-
cl es )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 160
RAC ETIME R(o n-b oard computer,
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Radio
Selecti ngasta tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 184
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Radio mode
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Radio -waverec epti on/tran smis-
si on inthe vehic le
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Rain clos ingfea ture (panorama
roo fwi th pow ertilt/s lidin gpane l).... 88
Readi nglamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 104
Rear compartmen t
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 121
Rear foglamp
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seats
Fol ding the backres tforw ards/
ba ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 242
Rear viewcame ra
"R eve rse parking "functi on............ 171
Cl ea ning instructions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 269
Disp layin the multime diasy stem ..170
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Rear windo wdefro ster
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 120
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120 In
dex
15

Cockp
it Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
eer ing wheel paddle shift-
ers 13
7 0044
Comb
inationswit ch 10
2 0087
In
st rum entclus ter 33
0085
Hor
n 0083
DI
RECT SELECT leve r 13
1 0084
Park
ingAssist PARKTRO NIC
warn ingdispl ay 16
4 006B
Ove
rheadcon trol pan el 39 Funct
ion Pag
e 006C
Climat
econ trol syst ems 11
1 006D
Ign
ition lock 12
3 006E
Ad
jus tsthest eer ing wheel 96
006F
Cruis
econ trol leve r 15
1 0070
Ele
ctric park ingbrak e 14
3 0071
Ligh
tswit ch 10
1 0072
Diag
nostics con nection 28
0073
Open
sth ehood 26
0 32
Cockp
itAtaglan ce

Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Mult
imed iasyst em; seethe
Dig ital Oper ator'sMan ual 0044
0072
Seatheating 95
Mer
cedes-AM Gveh icles:
AM Gadapt ivespor tsuspe n-
sion system(leftside) 16
1 Mer
cedes-AM Gveh icles:
adj ust sth eex haust flapof
th eAM Gperf ormance
ex haust system(rightside) 12
8 0087
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 16
4 Funct
ion Pag
e 0085
00D6
ECOstart /stopfun c-
tio n 12
6 0083
002F
Hazard warn inglamps 10
3 0084
PA
SS EN GER AIRBA Gind ica-
to rlamps 41
006B
DYN
AMICSELECT but ton 12
9 00BB
Mercedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s:ES P® 66Cent
erconsole
35Ataglan ce

Imp
ortant safety notes i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
If BA Sis malf unction ing ,th ebrak ingdist ance
in an eme rgencybrak ingsituati onis
inc reas ed.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
In an eme rgencybrak ingsituati on,depr ess
th ebrak epedal withfull force.AB Spre ven ts
th ewhee lsfrom lockin g.
Br ak ing X
Kee pth ebrak epedal firmly depr essedunt il
th eeme rgencybrak ingsituati onisove r.
AB Spre ven tsthewhee lsfrom lockin g.
The brak eswill function asusual once you
rele ase thebrak epedal .BA Sis deac tivat ed. Acti
veBrak eAssis t
Gener alinfo rmation i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61).
Ac tive Brake Assist consist sof adist ancewarn -
ing function withan auto nomous brakingfunc-
ti on and asit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting
eff ect.
Ac tive Brake Assist can help youtomin imiz eth e
ris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh icletravel ingin
fr on tor red uce theeff ects of suc haco llisi on.
If Ac tive Brake Assist detects that there isaris k
of collisi on,you willbewarn edvisually and
aco ustical ly.Ifyou donotreac tto thevis ual
co llisi onwarn ingorthewarn ingtone ,auto no-
mous brakingcan beinitiate din critical situa-
ti on s.Ifyou apply thebrak eyours elfinacr itical
sit uati on,Ac tive Brake Assist suppo rts you with
a sit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting effect.
Imp ortant safety notes De
tection ofhaz ardo ussituati onscan bepar-
ti cular lyimpa iredif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf ere nceby other radar sources R
Ther eare stron gradar reflec tion s,for exam-
ple inpark inggara ges
R Anar row vehicleis travel inginfron t,e.g. a
mot orcycle
R Aveh icleis travel inginfron ton adif fer entlin e
R You aredrivingane wveh icleor ser vicing on
th eAc tive Brake Assist systemhas justbeen
car riedout
Obs erveth eimpo rtant safetyno tesin the
"Br eak ing-in notes" sec tion (Ypage 122).
Fo llowin gdamag eto thefron ten dof theveh icle,
have theco nfigur ation and oper ation ofthe
radar sensor checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop. Thisalso applie sto collisi onsat low
spee dswher eno visible damag eto thefron tof
th eveh icleis appar ent.
Acti vating/d eactivating Ac
tive Brake Assist isact ive aftereve ryign ition
cyc le.
You canactivat eor deac tivat eAc tive Brake
As sist (Ypage 187)intheon -board comput er.
When deactivat ed, thedist ancewarn ingfunc-
ti on and theauto nomous brakingfunction are
also deac tivat ed.
If Ac tive Brake Assist isdeac tivat ed, the00D4
symb olappear sin theassi stanc egrap hicdis-
play.
Dist ance warning funct ion Gene
ralinf orm ation
The distancewarn ingfunction can help youto
min imiz eth eris kof afron t-en dco llisi onwitha
veh icleahead orred uce theeff ects of suc ha
co llisi on.If th edist ancewarn ingfunction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llisi on,you will
be warn edvisually andacoustical ly.
Imp ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on for driv ingsafetysyst ems (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
The distancewarn ingfunction does notreac t:
R to peop leor ani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng 62
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ingsafety syst emsSafet y

The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevailing
road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann otalway s
clearly identify objectsand complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation anddonot rely solely onthe distance
warning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .An
inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound, and
the 00BA distance warninglampwilllight upin
the instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarning.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obstacles
that areinthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten -
ded period oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchasstop-
ped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance warn-
ing signal inacritic alsituation, Active Brake
Assist canassist thedriver withtheautonomous
braking function.
The autonomous brakingfunction:
R gives thedriver moretimetoreact tocritic al
driving situations
R can help thedriver toavoid anaccident or
R can reduce theeffect sof an accident
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/ h)for moving objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
Situation -depende ntbraking assis-
tance Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e61) .
With thehelp ofthe rada rsensor system,Active
Brake Assist candetect obstaclesthatareinthe
path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended periodof
time.
If Active BrakeAssist detects arisk ofcolli sion
with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe brake
press urenecessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. Ifyou
app lythe brakes forcefully,situa tion-depe ndent
braki ngassi stance adapts tothe situa tionand
au tomatica llyincreas esthe brake pressuretoa
degre eapp ropri atetothe traffic situation.
Situa tion-depe ndentbrakingassi stance pro-
vide sbraki ngassi stance inhaza rdoussitua tions
at spee dsabo ve4mph (7km/h) .It use srada r
sensor technolog yto asse ssthe traffic situa-
tion. Driv
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WARNING
Limbs couldbe crushe dor trappe difthe
engine isstarted unintentional lyduri ngser-
vice ormaintena ncework. There isarisk of
injury .
Alwa yssecure theengine against uninten-
tional starting beforecarryingout mainte-
nance orrepa irwork.
Make surethattheengine cannot bestarted via
you rsmartpho nebefore carryingout mainte-
nance orrepa irs.You canprevent anengine
start viayou rsmartpho ne,forexampl e,ifyou :
R swi tch onthe hazard warning lamp s
R do not lock thedoors
R open thehood Pulli
ngaway
Gene ralnote s G
WARNING
If the engine speedis abo vethe idling spee d
and youengag etransmissi onposi tion 003A
or 0046, thevehicl ecoul dpul lawa ysud denly .
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
When engagingtransmissi onposi tion 003A or
0046, alwaysfirmly depressthe brake pedal
and donot simu ltaneou slyaccele rate.
Depress theaccele ratorcarefu llywhen pulling
awa y.
The vehicl elocks centrally onceyouhave pulled
awa y.The locking knobsinthe doors dropdown.
You canopen thedoors fromtheinsid eat any
time.
You canalsodea ctivate theautomatic locking
featu re(Y pag e189).
Vehic leswith automatic transmission:itis
possi bletoshift thetransmissi onfrom position
005D tothe desi redposi tion only ifyou depre ss
the brake pedal.Only thencantheparki nglock
be dea ctivated.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s):ifyou donot depre ssthe brake pedal,the
DIRECT SELECT levercan stillbemoved butthe
parki nglock remai nsengag ed. Merce
des-AMGvehic les:if you donot depre ss
the brake pedal,the sele ctor levercan stillbe
moved buttheparki nglock remai nsengag ed.
At transmissi onfluidtempera turesbelow 00F84‡
(00F820 †),you can only shift outofposi tion 005D
into another transmissi onposi tion when the
engine isrunning.
i Upshi
ftstake placeathigh erengine speeds
after acold start. Thishelpsthe catal yticcon-
verter toreach itsopera tingtempera ture
more quickly.
Information onthe automatic release ofthe
electric parkingbrake (Ypag e145) .
Hill start assist Hill
start assisthelp syou when pulling away
forwa rdorinreverse onanuph illgrad ient. It
hold sthe vehicl efor ashort timeafter youhave
removed yourfoot from thebrake pedal.This
gives youenoug htime tomove yourfoot from
the brake pedalto the accele ratorpedaland to
depre ssitbefore thevehicl ebegi nstoroll . G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon aleve lroad oron a
dow nhill gradient.
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C.
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied.
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Further informati ononhold ingthe vehicl esta-
tionary onuph illgrad ients (Ypag e135). EC
Ostart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eis stoppe d
under certain conditions. 126
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