doing
so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. 0007
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. 0007
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. 0007
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET /+)ordown (SET /-).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle when youta ke your foot off
th eacceler ator pedal.
or 0007
Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rently driven spe edisstor ed.
0009 When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed. 0007
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up/do wntothepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) .
or 0007
Press rock er switc h2 beyond thepr essur e
point .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or Dr
iving andparking 18
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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.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C. 19
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Driving and parking
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 The transmiss ionisswitc hedtoposition 005D.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 prove ddr iving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es th
ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr oun dcle aranc e,even withaladen 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 OLinclude sth efo 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 Manual leve ladjus tment
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on Dr
ivin gand parking19
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Af
terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again bef oreane wwa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limita tions
The system limit ations forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yfo rpass ive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Deactiv ating/activ atingParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
000E NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. 0007
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s. The
vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
indicat orlam p1 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. 0007
Press button2. 0009
Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edinthecent er
con sole.
0009 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ad jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Camera &Parkin g0019
Set Warnin gTones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones 0007
Select Warning ToneVolume. 0007
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones 0007
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . Dr
iving and parking 205
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 inthevicin ity. 0007
Select asugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. Dr
ivin gand parking 21
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The
segment sin speedome ter1 indica tethe
st atus ofthefo llo wing systems:
R Cruise control (0013 page18 4)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(0013 page 186)
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. 0007
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lyis int erru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise tothere d
mar k. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti mediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall 230
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter
Ve
hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (0013 page 220) . 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:
0018 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(0013 page43 7)
R Tires:
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(0013 page40 1)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(0013 page402)
R ASSYST PLUS: callsuptheser vice duedate
(0013 page35 7)
R Vehicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit :Co ol-
ant: coolanttemp eratur edispla y
R Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l Callin
gup theAssis tance Grap hic On
-bo ardcom puter:
0018 Assist 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(0013 page21 8) 0007
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :swipe
upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 23
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Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter
ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice mess ageusing the
bac kbutt onon thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain further information concerning
th eser vicing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec
ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
0018 Service 0019
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. 0007
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(0013 page23 1). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work 000E
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. 0007
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. 0007
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
intena nce and care35
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