
0007
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold itin pla ce.
The transmiss ionposi tion 005Bapp earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: 0007
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram
= (0013 page14 9). 0007
Select drive pr ogr am Manual
(0013 page14 9).
Plug -inhybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gearshif
tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 0007
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
R vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine isswitc hedoffdepending on
th edr iving situation .All oftheve hicle func‐
tions remain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e. Dr
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If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdisu sedama ge.
0009 Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cogni zedan‐
ge rs. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
0009 This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, theve hicle canbe
par kedfo ran extende dpe riod oftime without
losing powe r.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-opera tionaltime outof
use isdispla yedin themultimedia system
displa y.
R The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d. If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenie nce, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liabl yst ar tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themultimedia
sy stem displa y.
0009 Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Standby Mode
0009 This function isno 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. Dr
iving andparking 16
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If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
0009 When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el.
0009 Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
(0013 page47 8)
R Display messa ges(0013 page43 1) ET
S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and acceler ateon
a slippe ryroadw ay.
ET S/4ET Scan impr ovetheve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan
sele ctthedr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h(0013 page14 9). 16
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R
Medium
R Late 0007
Select ase ttin g.
0009 Your sele ction isretained when theve hicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
0009 Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. 0007
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andtheaut on‐
omous braking function aredeactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:When theve hicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tis no tav ailable.
When theignition isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tis available.
0009 IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum speed.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce therisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
Cr uise contr olisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible
fo rth edis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hi‐
cle speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ‐
ing inyour lane .
Disp lays on themu ltifunct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thestor ed
speed aresho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro lis selec ted
2 Spee dis save d, cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated
0009 The segmen tsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limita tions
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By Dr
iving andparking 17
5

If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated,
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cad apts this
ne wspeed asthestor ed speed.
The driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit displa
yin theins trument displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisad op tedas thestor ed speed.
The system uses thespeed stor ed on anunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road asthere comme ndedspeed.
If yo udo notalt er thestor ed speed onanunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road, there comme ndedspeedis
80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions.
Sy stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum per
missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. Dr
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mus
tbe initia ted. An immediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. 0007
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. 0007
Mon itor thelane chang e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . 0007
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limita tions
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( 0013 page18 3).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tance bya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance 0007
Select LaneChange Assist. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.At
speeds below40 mph(6 0km/h) thehazar d
wa rning light sswitc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked 18
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Deact
ivat ing/a ctivatin gmane uveringass is‐
ta nc e
Mu ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Camera &Parkin g0019
Maneuverin gAssist . 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
0009 Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( 0013 page20 7) and Cross Traf fic Aler t
(0013 page 208). AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐
gu eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys, ta
ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings.
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theins trument dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
tak eabr eak wher eneces sary.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak .
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheins trument display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐ Dr
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Tr
af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar plywhen traffic sig ns areou t‐
sid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cadop tion
of spe edlimits
Re quiremen ts:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. 0007
Select LimitAdopt ion. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y 0007
Select Display inCOMA ND. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
0009 When DISTRONIC orcruise control areacti‐
va ted, thespeed detected can bemanu ally
ad op tedas thespeed limit
(0013 page17 9).
Ad jus tingthe type ofwa rning 0007
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. 0007
Select Warning Threshold. 0007
Setth edesir edspeed. 21
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