G
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
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking
helps
youtoavoid overheating thebrakes and
wearing themoutexcessively.
When youtake advantage ofengine braking, it
is possible thatadrive wheel willnotrotate for
some time,e.g.onaslippery roadsurface.
This could cause damage tothe drive train.
This type ofdamage isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-Ben zwarranty.
Briefly depressing theaccelerator pedalon
downhill gradients whilethemanual drivepro-
gram Mistemporarily activated:theautomatic
transmission mayswitch tothe last active auto-
matic driveprogram Eor S.The automatic trans-
mission mayshift toahigher gear.Thiscan
reduce theengine's brakingeffect.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARNING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedalwhile
driving, thebraking systemcanoverheat. This
increases thestopping distanceandcaneven
cause thebraking systemtofail. There isa
risk ofan accident.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootrest .Never
depress thebrake pedalandtheaccelerator
pedal atthe same time.
! Depressing
thebrake pedalconstantly
results inexcessive andpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subjected toaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately. Drive
on for ashort while. Thisallow sthe airflow to
cool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking, theremaybeadelay edreac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first
time. Thismay alsooccur afterthevehicle has
been washed ordriven through deepwater.
You have todepress thebrake pedalmore
firmly. Maintain agreater distance fromthe
vehicle infront .
Aft erdriving onawet road orhaving thevehicle
washed, brakefirmlywhilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .This willwarm upthe
brake discs, thereby dryingthemmore quickly
and protect ingthem against corrosion. Limited
braking performanceonsalt-
treat edroads If
you drive onsalted roads, alaye rof salt resi-
due may form onthe brake discsandbrake
pads. Thiscanresult inasignificantly longer
braking distance.
R Inorder toprevent anysalt build -up,apply the
brakes occasionally whilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .
R Carefull ydepress thebrake pedalandthe
beginning andend ofajourney.
R Maintain agreater distance tothe vehicle
ahead.
Servicing thebrakes !
The
brake fluidlevel maybetoo low, if:
R ifthe red brake warning lamplights upin
the instrumen tcluster and
R you hear awarning tonewhile theengine is
running
Observe additional warningmessages inthe
multifunction display.
The brake fluidlevel maybetoo low due to
brake padwear orleaking brakelines.
Have thebrake system checkedimmediately.
Consult aqual ified specialist workshop to
arrange this.
! A
funct ionorperformance testshould only
be carried outona2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish tooperate thevehicle onsuch a
dynamometer, pleaseconsult aqual ified spe-
cialist workshop inadvance. Youcould oth-
erwise damage thedrive trainorthe brake
system.
! As
the ESP ®
system operates automatically ,
the engine andtheignition mustbeswitched
off (the SmartKey mustbeinposition 0092or
0047 inthe ignition lock),ifthe electric parking
brake istested onabraking dynamometer
(maximum 10seconds).
Braking triggered automatically byESP ®
may
cause severe damage tothe brake system.
All check sand maintenanc ework onthe brake
system mustbecarried outataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop.
Have brake padsinstalled andbrake fluid
replaced ataqual ified specialist workshop. 148
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