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
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
Opera
tion X
To open: kickyour footintosensor detection
zon e0043 below thebumper.
X If
the trunk liddoes notopen afterseveral
att empt s:wait atleast tensecon dsthen
move yourlegunder thebumper onceagain.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetrun klid does notopen. Repeat theleg
movemen tmore quickly ifthis occurs . Opening
automat ically frominside
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Combustion enginesemit poisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenterthe vehicle interiorifthe
trun klid isopen when theengine isrunn ing,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisonin g.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trun klid. Never drivewiththetrun klid
open.
! The
trunklid swings upwards whenopened.
Therefor e,make surethatthere issufficien t
clearanc eabove thetrun klid.
The opening dimension sof the trun klid can be
found under "Vehicle data"(Ypage 325).
Opening You
canopen thetrun klid from thedriver's seat
when thevehicle isstat ionary andunlock ed. X
To open: pullremot eoperatin gswitch 0043for
the trun klid until thetrun klid opens. Limiting
theopening angleofthe tail-
gate
General notes !
Make
surethere issufficien tclearanc eto
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe open-
ing angle. Thetailgate couldotherwisebe
damaged. Ideally,setthe opening angleout-
side.
You canlimit theopening angleofthe tailgate.
This could beuseful, forexample, ifthere is
insuffic ientspace above thetailgate. Itis pos-
sible tolimit thetailgate inthe top half ofits
opening range.
To open thetailgate fully,pullthehandle onthe
outside ofthe tailgate againafterithas stopped
automatic ally.This does notdelete thestor ed
position .
Activating X
To open thetailgat e:pull thehandle onthe
tailgate.
X To
stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position:
R press theclosing buttoninthe tailgate, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tailgate
again, or
R press thetailgate buttononthe Smart Key
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttononthe tailgate untilyouhear a
short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivat ed.The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stor edposition
when opening . Tr
unk
81Opening andclosi ng Z