
Gene
ralno tes... ......... ................................... 4
Oper ator's Manual .......................................... 4
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ......... ................4
Oper ating safety.............................................4
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................5
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................5
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 5
No teson plug-in hybrid oper ation ...................6
Swi tching offth ehy brid system manually ...... 7 Occupant
safety.... ....................................... 9
Re stra int system .............................. ............... 9 Climat
econtr ol......... .................................. 10
Ov ervie wof thecon trol panel forau to‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......10
Pr e-ent ryclimat econtr olvia Smar tKey ......... 11
Pr e-ent ryclimat econtr olat time of
dep artur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>12
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating immed iate pre-
ent ryclimat econtr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......13 Oper
ating modes ........................................ 15
Fu nctio nsoftheoper ating modes ................1 5
Swi tching operating mod e........... .................17 Multimedia
system .................................... 18
Con figur ing settings forplu g-in hybrid
ve hicles ........................................................ 18
Fu nctio nsoftheener gyflow displa y.............1 9
Sho wing theener gyflow displa y...... .............1 9 Disp
lays and oper ation ..............................20
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 20
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ........... 20
Hap ticacceler ator pedal function................. 22
Fu nctio nof thepo we rdisp lay of the
electr icmo tor..... .............................. ............23
Fu nctio nof thepo we rme ter..... ................... 23
Displa yingthepo we rme ter..... .....................2 3
Fu nctio nof thero ute-based operatin g-
mod est ra tegy ................................. .............2 3
Ac tivati ng route-based operatin g-mod e
st ra tegy (ROS) ..............................................2 4 Cha
rging thehigh -voltag ebat tery ............ 25
No teson high-v oltagebatt ery... ...................2 5
Chec kingth ech arge leve lof thehigh-
vo ltag ebatt ery.............................................2 5
Fu nctio nof theindicat orlam pon the
ve hicle socket........... ....................................25
No teson chargin gth ehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry atthemains socket(mo de2)........... .....26
Ov ervie wof thech argin gcable control
pane l,ve rsion 1............................................ 27
Se tting themaximum permissible charg‐
ing current forch argin gat amain s
soc ket........... ................................................29
No teson chargin gth ehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry atawa llbo x(mode 3)............................ 30
No teson chargin gth ehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry atach argin gst atio n(mod e3) .............. 30
St artin gth ech argin gpr oce ss.......................3 1
Endi ngthech argin gpr oce ss........................ 33 Dr
iving andparking ................................... 34
Dr iving ............. .............................................34
Re fuel ing...... ................................................ 35 2
Contents

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour hybrid vehicle that
ar eeit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om the
descr iption sin theve hicle Operator's Manual.
This information supplements orreplaces the
cor responding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's
Manual. Under nocircums tances does theSup‐
plement replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byirre sponsible dis‐
posal ofthehigh-v oltagebatt ery A
high-v oltagebatt erycon tains mat erials
whic har ehar mful totheen vironmen t. #
Dispose ofdef ective high-v oltagebat‐
te ries ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Oper
ating safety
Hyb rid ve hicles have acom bustioneng ineand
an elec tric mo tor.The ener gysupply foroper at‐ ing
theve hicle electr icallyis prov ided bythe
high-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsystem. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
The vehicle's high-voltageon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umod ify
co mp onent partsintheve hicle's high-volt‐
ag eon-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdam‐
ag ed comp onent parts,youma ybe elec tro‐
cut ed.
The comp onent partsintheve hicle's high-
vo ltag eon- boar delect rical system maybe
damag edinan acciden t,alt hough thedam‐
ag eis no tvisible. #
Afteran accide nt,donotto uc han y
high -volt ageco mp onent sand never
modify theve hicle's high-voltageon-
boar delectr icalsystem. #
Afteran accide nt,have theve hicle
tr anspor tedaw ay. #
Have thehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr i‐
cal system checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 4
Gener alno tes

No
teson plug-in hybrid oper ation &
WARNIN GRisk ofchemical burnsand
poisonin gfrom damag edhigh-v oltage
batt ery
If th ehousing ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas
been damag ed,electr olyt eand gases may
leak out. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Imm ediat elyrinse electr olytesplashes
of fwit hwa terand seek medica latt en‐
tion stra ight away. &
DANG ER Risk ofexplosion from exces‐
siv eint ernal press ureof thehigh-v oltage
batt ery
In theev ent ofave hicle fire ,th eint ernal
pr essur eof thehigh-v oltagebatt erycould
exc eed acr itical value. Inthis case, flamma‐
ble gasescapes thro ugh ableed valve in the
ve hicle's underbody .
The gascan ignit e. #
Lea vethedang erzon eimmediat ely. #
Secu rethedang erzon eat asuit able
dis tance, whilst obser vinglegalrequ ire‐
men ts. The
hybrid system combin esacombus tion
engine withan electr icmo tor.
Charact eristic swhen theve hicle isat ast and‐
st ill:
R thecombus tionengine isge ner ally switc hed
of f.
R engine idlingonlyoccur sin cer tain ins tan‐
ces.
Ch aract eristics when star tin gth eve hicle:
R ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d, theve hicle canbestar tedwit hth e
electr icdrive wit hout thecombus tionengine
(noiseless star t).
R ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis no tsuf ficie ntly
ch arge dor theoper ating temp eratur eof the
comb ustion enginehasno tbee nre ac hed,
th eve hicle canstar twit hth ecombus tion
engine. Char
acteristics withmoder atepo we routpu t
re qu iremen ts:
R thecombus tionengine isswitc hedoffas
of tenas possi ble du ring thejour ney.
R theve hicle canbeacceler ated electr icallyup
to speeds ofappr oximat ely87 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
Char acteristic swit hhigh powe routpu tre qu ire‐
men ts:
R theelectr icmo torsupp orts thecombus tion
engine (boostef fect), e.g. whenpu lling away
or acceler ating.
R thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis disc harging.
Char acteristics when releasing theaccelera tor
pedal during thejour ney:
R theelectr icmo toris oper ated asaalt ernat or
when inoverru nmod eand during braki ng.
R thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis ch argin g.
No teson electr icdriving:
R vehicles withhy brid systems gener atesigni fi‐
cantly less nois eth an vehicles withcombus‐
tion engines. 6
Gener alno tes

R
when drivin gin elec tric mode theve hicle
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user sdue to
th esignif icantlyless noisege ner ated .
R dependi ng on theve hicle's equipment and
national legislation,theve hicle maybe
eq uipped withAc ous ticVehicle Indication.
Inf ormation onAcous ticVehicle Indication:
R Acous ticVehicle Indication gener ates acer‐
ta in sound ataspeed between 0and 19mp h
(30 km/ h).
R this helps other road user s,par ticular ly
pe destrians and bikerider s,to hear your
ve hicle better .
R abo vethis speed, natural vehicle noise issuf‐
fi cie ntforth eve hicle tobe hear din good
time byother road user s.
R thesound canalso behear din theve hicle
int erior .
R thevo lume depen dson theengine speed,
th espeed andtheacceler ator pedal position .
R Acous ticVehicle Indication switchesoffat a
speed ofover 19 mp h(30 km/h) because
th enatura lve hicle noise issuf ficie nt. Sw
itchin gof fthe hybrid system manua lly &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
The vehicle's high-voltageon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umod ify
co mp onent partsintheve hicle's high-volt‐
ag eon-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdam‐
ag ed comp onent parts,youma ybe elec tro‐
cut ed.
The comp onent partsintheve hicle's high-
vo ltag eon- boar delect rical system maybe
damag edinan acciden t,alt hough thedam‐
ag eis no tvisible. #
Afteran accide nt,donotto uc han y
high -volt ageco mp onent sand never
modify theve hicle's high-voltageon-
boar delectr icalsystem. #
Afteran accide nt,have theve hicle
tr anspor tedaw ay. #
Have thehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr i‐
cal system checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Onl
ydeactiv ateth ehy brid system manually in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup intheins trument cluster,e.g. afte r
an acc iden t.
R The vehicle isbadly damag ed,e.g. afte ran
accide nt,and there stra int system com po‐
nen tswe renotacti vated. Gener
alno tes 7

Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel foraut omat ic
cl imat eco ntr ol
The indicatorlam psinthebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated.
Fr ont contr olpa nel 1
0058 Setsclim atecon trol to aut omat ic,left
2 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
3 002D Setstheair flow ,lef t,or switc hesoff
climat econ trol
4 0072 Switchesair-recir culation modeonor
of fmanuall y
5 0064 Defroststh ewindshield 6 Calls
uptheair con ditionin gmenu of
th emultimedia system
Switc hesthere sidua lheat onoroff
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owdefr osteron
or off
8 003B Activates ordeacti vates"Immediat e
pr e-entr yclimat econt rol"(→ pag e13 )
9 002D Setstheair flow ,ri ght, orswitc hesoff
climat econt rol
A 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right
B 0058 Setsclimat econt rolto aut omat ic,right Re
ar passe nger comp artment contr olpanel 1
Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 Setstheair distribution, left
3 Setsclimat econ trol to aut omat icmode
4 Setstheair flow
5 Switches theclimat econ trol on/ off
Switc hesthere sidua lheat onoroff
6 Setstheair distribution, right
7 Setsthete mp eratur e,right 10
Climat eco ntro l

Fu
nctions oftheoper ating mod es
The operating modedeterm ines thedr ive type of
th eplug-in hybrid vehicle.
The follo wing operating mod esareav ailab le:
HYBRID Foreconomica ldr iving withav ailabilit yof all hybrid func tions
R Default setting when star tin gth eve hicle.
R Alldrive types (combus tionengine, electricdrive, boos tand recup erati on) areavailable.
R The hybrid system select sth emos tsuit able drive type accor dingtothedr iving situation androad con dition s.
E- MOD ED riving byelectr icpropulsion only
R Driving byelectr icpropulsion ispossible uptothepr essur epoint ofthehap ticaccelera torpeda l.
R Beyond thepr essur epoint ofthehap ticaccelera torpeda l,th ecombus tionengine isactiv ated.
R Use: ininner city/low emission zoneor when thech arge leve lof thebatt eryper mits useoftheelectr icdrive. Oper
ating modes 15

E-S
AVET hecharge leve lof thebatt eryis maint ained
R Use oftheelectr icdrive and boos tis restrict ed.
R The charge leve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis maint ained, e.g.forsubs equent useintheinner city/low emis‐
sion zone.
CH ARGE Thebatter yis ch arge dby thecombus tionengine whiledriving
R Onlyth ecombus tionengine isavailable. Theelectric mo toris oper ating asan alternat or.Consu mptionincr ea‐
se s.
R Use :if ahigh batter ych arge leve lis requ ired forsections ofthejour neyahead. R
Indrive pr og rams A and; alloper at‐
ing modes areav ailable.
R The HYBRIDoper atingmode isact ive dur ing
man ualgearshif ting.
R Intheaut omatic drive pr ogr am C the
HYBR IDope rating mod eis acti ve.
Sy stem limita tions
An oper atingmode mayno tbe available under
th efo llo wing circums tances:
R The high-v olta ge batt ery's charge leve lis too
high ortoolow. R
The combus tionengine isno tye tat operat‐
ing temp eratur e.
R The outside temp eratur eis toohigh ortoo
lo w.
R The self-diagnosis functionsareactiv e. 16
Operating modes

No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tclus termalfu nction
If th eins trument clusterhas failed orismal‐
func tioning, youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applica ble to saf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Park theve hicle safely assoon aspos‐
sible andnotify aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ad
dition alno teson your plug- inhybrid vehicle:
R Addition aldispla yson themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y:
- 00D0 Drive is activ ated
- 00CC Operating mode, displaysother
oper ating modes (→pag e17 )
- 00E5 Electricrang e -
Hap ticacce lera torpeda l(→ pag e22)
(→ pag e34)
- 00BE Acous ticpresence indicatorinoper‐
ativ e(→ pag e44 )
Ad dition aldispla yson theTrip menu:
R Elect ric ra ng e
R Trip com puterFro mStart and FromReset Ex
am ple: trip com puter
1 Drivin gtim eand distance coveredelect ri‐
cal ly
2 Electr icalconsu mption Yo
ucan callupthecoolant temp eratur edispla y
on theServ icemenu. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch 20
Displa ysand operation