Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades 0007
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. 0007
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . 0007
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladesitscorrectly . 0007
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. 0007
Switc hth eignition on. 0007
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position .
Maint enance display 0007
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla ych ang es
fr om blac kto yello w, thewiper blades should be
re placed.
0009 The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 12
6
Light andvisib ility
0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tances when using the
passeng ermir ror
The outside mirroron thefront -passen ger
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear .
As are sult, youma ymis judgethedis tance
be twee nyo uand thero ad user drivin g
behin dyo u, forex am ple, when chang ing
lane s. 0007
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out 0007
Brief lypress switc h1.
Re setting theout side mirrors
0009 Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorcom‐
ple tely disc ha rged ,th eoutside mirrors mus t
be rese t.Onl yth en will theaut omatic mirror
fo lding function workproper ly. 0007
Brief lypress switc h1. Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors 0007
Press butt ons 3or4 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. 0007
Press butt on2 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors 0007
Press and hold button1.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir roris
se tto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsand poisoning
due totheanti- glar emir rorelectr olyte
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis har mful andcaus esirrita ‐
tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocont actwith your
sk in, eye s,respir ator yorg ans orclo thing or
be swallo wed. Light
andvisibility 12
7
Electr
icpa rking brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunct ion(app lying
aut omat ically) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
electr icpar king brak eis appli edifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
0009 Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. R
The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The engin eis running .
R The seatbe ltto ngu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you Dr
iving and parking 16
3
shif
tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, thefo llo w‐
ing con dition smus tbe fulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R Youmo vethetra nsmiss ionout oftransmis‐
sion position 005Doryouha ve prev iousl y
dr iven faster than 2mp h(3 km/h).
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out. Appl
ying/rele asing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
Appl ying 0007
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster. 0009
The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing 0007
Swit chon theignition . 0007
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking 0007
Press and hold handle 1.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan
fo ur we eks,thediscon nectedbatt eryma ybe
damag edbydeep discharge. 16
4
Driving and parking
HOLD
functio n HOLD
functio n
The HOLD function holdsth eve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limita tions
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orthe
br ak epedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant.
R Ifth eelectr icsintheengine compart‐
ment ,th ebatt eryor thefuses areta m‐
per edwithor ifth ebatt eryis discon nec‐
te d. 0007
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking When
ActiveBr ak eAssi st,Ac tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cor theHOLD function are
activ ated, theve hicle brak es aut onomously
in cer tain situat ions.
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: 0007
Dur ing towing 0007
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis no tacti ‐
va ted. Dr
iving andparking18
9
R
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction 0007
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time depressfurther until the00D9 displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function 0007
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti vated. R
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
When transmis sionposition 005Dissele cted.
R When theve hicle issecur edwithth eelectr ic
par king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
th etra nsmiss ionposition 005Dorby theelectr ic
par king brak e:
R When theseat beltisunf astened andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R When theengine isswitc hedoff.
R When ther eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
if th epo we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RBO DY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
AI R BO DY CONTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prov ed driving com‐ fo
rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr ou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen vehicle.
When driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI R BO DY CONTR OLincludes thefo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcon trol system.
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on 19
0
Driving and parking
tio
nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, the00D7
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
ins trumen tdispla ywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall y
when theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre mains stor ed.
Sy stem limita tions
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(2 00 km/h) speedra ng e.
The func tional ity ofATTENTION ASSISTis
re strict ed, and warnings maybe dela yedor not
occ uratall inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes.
R Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth eSt eer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve. R
Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Inacti vedriving situation s,ifyo uch ang e
lane sand vary your spee dfreq uen tly.
The ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tnes s
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k).
Se ttin gAT TENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options 0007
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area 0007
Select SuggestRes tArea. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thefunc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. 0007
Selec ta sugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. 21
0
Driving and parking
No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand
TFT /LCD displa ycar epr oduc t. R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. Maint
enanc eand care363