Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
Vehicle îVehicle Set-
ting sS tandbyMod e
0009 Thisfu nctio nis no tav ailable forall model s. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. 0007
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Fu
nction ofthera dar senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea infront of,
behind ornext to theve hicle (depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.Ke ep these
par tsfree ofdir t,ice and slush (→pag e360).
The sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am ple
by cycle rack s, ove rhang ingloads, sticke rs,fo il
or foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .In the
eve ntofdama getothebum persor radiat orgrill,
or follo wing acollis ionimpact ingthebum persor
ra diat orgrill, have thefunc tion ofthera dar sen‐
sor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driver assis tance system mayno long er
wo rkproper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→ pag e19 6)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBrak ingSystem)
(→ pag e16 3)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(→ page 174)
R AIR BOD YCO NTR OL(→ pag e18 7)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e16 7)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(→ pag e21 2)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(→ pag e206)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (→ pag e16 3)
R HillSt artAs sis t(→ pag e18 5)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL(→ pag e18 7)
R EBD (Ele ctroni cBrak efor ce Dis tribution)
(→ pag e16 7)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Program)
(→ pag e16 3) 16
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Driving and parking
Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng 0007
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Fu
nctions ontheser vice menu oftheon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
Service 0007
Toselect thefun ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(→ pag e425)
R Tires :
- Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (→pag e390)
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(→ pag e388)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(→ pag e389)
R ASSYST PLUS: callsuptheser vice duedate
(→ pag e34 4)
R Vehicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: Cool-
ant :cool anttemp eratur edispla y R
Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l Callin
gup theAssis tance Grap hic On
-bo ardcom puter:
As sist anc e
0009 Ve
hicl eswith theIns trum ent Displa yin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: whenyo uha ve
th edesign setto Progressive ,yo ucan view
th eAssis tance Grap hicin thelef t-hand area
of theIns trument Display.
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable ontheAssis‐
ta nce Grap hicmenu :
R Assi stanc eGr aphic
R Attentio nleve l(→ pag e206) 0007
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :swipe
upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 222
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter
R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. 0007
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(→ pag e34 4). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 0007
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. 0007
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. Maint
enance andcare34
5
Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . Re
quirement s:
The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth eon-
boar dcom puter.
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. 0007
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. 0007
Ifth eengine oilleve lis toohigh, have the
exc ess engine oilremo vedimmediat elyata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lwit han on-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R warm uptheengine.
R parkth eve hicle onaleve lsur face.
R leav eth eengine running atidle spe ed. 34
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Maint enance andcare
On-boar
dcom puter:
Service EngineOilLevel
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: 0007
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. 0007
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. 0007
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. 0007
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain
of fth eex cess engineoil.Co nsul ta qu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. 0007
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. Maint
enanc eand care34
9
0007
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . 0007
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. 0007
Addengin eoil. 0007
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. 0007
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (→pag e348 ). Chec
kingcoolant leve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. 0007
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . 0007
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. 350
Maintenanceand care
No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar .
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. Maint
enanceand care355
Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- sunlight
- temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- weather condition s
- stone chipping sand dirt
- chemical cleaningag ent s
- oily products
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. 0009
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare35
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