2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE towing

Aut
oma tictrans mission emer-
gency mode.......................................1 39 B
Back button ....................................... 232
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 73
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 73
Rep lacing ......................................... 73
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 281
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 208
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 279
Ju mp starting ................................. 282
Rep lacing .......................................281
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 188
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210
Notes/fu nction..............................174
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........235
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 236
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................231
Tel epho ny....... ...............................235
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes .............................................322
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 204
Brakes
ABS ..................... .............................61 BAS
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......322
Braki ngassis tance appro priate to
the situation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 63
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 147
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 148
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 147
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 221
Brakin gass istanc eappropri ateto
the situatio n
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 273
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33
Button son the steering wheel......... 179 C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 270
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 271
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 267
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 267
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 270
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 266
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2696
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dex

Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
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dex

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately twominutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot running
smoothly andismisfir-
ing. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic converter
and damage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist work-
shop. The
coolant temperature
gauge shows avalue
above 248‡(120 †).
The coolant warning
lamp mayalsobeon and
a warning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine isno
longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 263). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching towbar
systems, suchasthose usedforflat towing or
dinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult in
damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehicle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 287)andthenotes ontowing withboth
axles onthe ground (Ypage 286). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehicle s
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange the
drive program. Depending onthe drive program
selected thefollowing vehiclecharacterist ics
will change:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension (vehicleswithdamping sys-
tem orAMG adaptive sportsuspension sys-
tem)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the climate control
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram Cis DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)
129Driving andparking Z

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005Dand
the trans mission position displaymustshow
005D inthe multifunct iondisplay .
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromtheigni-
tion lock.
R on uphill ordownhill gradients, thefront
wheels mustbeturned towards thecurb. Switching
offthe engine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe engine.
The vehicle mayrollaway .There isarisk ofan
accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybyapplyi ngthe parking
brake.
Automa tictransmission X
Apply theelectric parking brake.
X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shiftthetrans mission toposition 005D. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:pressbutton 0043. X
With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 005Ainthe ignition lockandremove it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With theStar t/Stop button:press the
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 123).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe same
as key position 0047.Ifthe driver's doorisopen,
this isthe same askey position 005A,i.e.the
Smart Keyhaving beenremoved.
If you switch theengine offwith thetrans mis-
sion inposition 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
mission shiftsto005C automatically.
With theSmar tKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front -passenger doororremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition, theautomatic
trans mission shiftsto005D automatically.
With theStar t/Stop button:ifyou then open
the driver's doororthe front -passenger door,
the automatic transmission shiftsto005D auto-
matically.
If you want theautomatic transmission to
remain inneutral 005C,e.g. when having thevehi-
cle cleaned inan automatic carwash witha
towing system:
X Vehicles
withtheStar t-Stopbutt on:
remove theStart -Stop button fromtheigni-
tion lock.
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
X All vehicles: switchtheignition on.
X Depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
X Eng age neutral 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleave theSmart Key
in the ignition lock. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Par
king
143Driving andparking
Z

i
Canad
aon ly: This devicecomplie swit h
RSS -210 ofIndust ryCanad a.Oper ationis
subj ecttothefoll owin gtwo condi tions:
1. This devicemay notcaus eint erf ere nce,
and
2. This devicemust accept any interf ere nce
rec eive d,inc ludin gint erf ere nceth at may
caus eunde sired oper ationof thedev ice.
Remo val,tampering,or alte ringof thedev ice
will void anywarr anties, and isno tper mitted.
Do nottam per with,alte r,or use inany non-
appro vedway.
An yunaut horizedmod ificatio nto this dev ice
co uld void theuser 'sauth orityto oper atethe
equipm ent.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor anim als
R statio naryobj ect sin theroad ,e.g .st oppe d
or park edveh icles
R on comin gveh iclesand cross ing traff ic
As ares ult, ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C
may neith er give warn ingsno rint erv enein
suc hsit uatio ns.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alwa yspay careful attentio nto thetraff icsit -
uatio nand beread yto brak e. G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan not
always clearly iden tifyot her road usersand
co mple xtraff icsit uatio ns.
In suc hcas es, ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Ccan :
R give anunn ecessar ywarn ingand then
brak eth eveh icle
R ne ith er give awarn ingnorint erv ene
R acc eler ate orbrak eune xpectedly
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Con tinue todriv ecar efull yand beread yto
brak e,espe ciallyif Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Cwarn syou. G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cbrak es
your vehicle withup to50 %of themax imum
poss ibledeceler ation.Ifth is dec eler ationis
no tsuff icient,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Calert syou withavis ual and acous-
tic warn ing.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tyour speedin these casesand main -
tain sufficientdist ance.
Ap ply thebrak esyours elfand /or takeevas ive
act ion.
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cor
th eHO LD function isact ivat ed, theveh icle
brak esauto maticall yin cer tain situatio ns.
To avoid damag eto theveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cand the
HO LD function inthefoll owin gor sim ilar sit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan neith er
red uce theris kof an acc iden tif you failtoadapt
your drivingstyle, norove rride thelaws ofphys-
ics .Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan not
tak eint oacc oun troad ,weat herortraff icco n-
dit ion s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cis
on lyan aid. You arerespon sible forthedist ance
to theveh icle infron t,for veh icle spee d,for
brak ingingood timeand forstaying inyour lane.
Do notuse ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C:
R In road andtraff icco ndi tions whic hdo not
allow youtomain tainaco nstan tspee d,e.g .in
heav ytraff icor on wind ingroad s
R On slipp eryroad surfaces .Br akin gor acc el-
erat ingcould caus eth edriv ewheel sto lose
tr act ion and theveh icle could then skid
R In poor visibilit y,e.g .due tofog ,heav yrain or
sn ow
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cmay not
det ect narrow vehiclesdriv inginfron t,e.g .
mot orcycle s,or veh iclesdriv inginast agger ed
for mat ion.
In part icular ,th edet ection ofobst aclescan be
impai redif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain Driv
ingsyst ems
153Drivingand parking Z

R
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
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

!
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
systems
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i
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
ngsystems
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