Dat
a
see Technica ldat a
Dat acar rier
Se lec ting ...... .................................. 173
Day time runnin glam ps
Di spla ymes sage ............................ 193
Fun ction /notes ................................ 97
Swi tchin gon /o ff(on -boar dco m-
put er) .............................................1 76
De clarations ofconformity .................26
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 248
De laye dswi tch-off
Exterior lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................177
Interior lighting ..............................177
Di agno sticsco nne ctio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp................................................ .2 2
Introduction .....................................2 2
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 71
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 244
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 182
Driving systems .............................197
Engine ............................................194
Gene ralnotes ................................ 182
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....182
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 207
Ligh ts....... ......................................193
Safety systems ..............................183
SmartKey .......................................206
Tire s....... ....... ................................. 201
Vehi cle....... ....... .............................203
Di stanc ereco rder
see Odome ter
see Trip odome ter
Di stanc ewarni ng(warning lamp)....215
Di stanc ewarni ngfunc tion
Function/notes ................................58
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................178
Automa ticlocking (switch) ...............73
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................6 6
Con trol pan el...................................3 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................205 Emer
gency locking ............ ...............73
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 73
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 71
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 72
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 128
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 180
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 245
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 141
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 57
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 59
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 60
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 57
Dista ncewarning function............... 58
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 63
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 57
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56
Dri vin gsys tem
AMG sportssuspe nsio n
(Me rced es-AM GSLC 43)............... 152
Dri vin gsys tems
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 152
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 163
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 142
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 144
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 165
La ne Tra cking packag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 163
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 1538
In
dex
Problems
whenprogrammin g... ..... 236
Programmin g(button inthe rear-
view mirror) ................................... 235
Sync hroniz ingthe rolling code.......2 35
Gear indicator (on-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMGSLC 43)....... ..179
Genui neparts ......................................23
Glo vebox ...........................................225
Goo gle™Local Searc h
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................217 H
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 206
Switchi ngon/off ..............................99
Head bags
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 190
Opera tion......................................... 45
Head levelheatin g(A IRSC ARF)....... ...89
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 87
see NECK-PR Ohea drestrai nts
Headlamps
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High beam flasher....... ........................99
High-b eamheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 193
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................103
Switchi ngon/off ..............................99
Hill start assist....... ........................... 120
HOLD function
Activating .......................................152
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 152
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 152
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 197
Gene ralnotes ................................ 151
Home address
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217
Hoo d
Cl osing ...........................................241
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 240
Openi ng....... .................................. 240 Horn
...................................................... 31
Hydroplan ing....... ..............................141 I
Ign itio nloc k
see Key positions
Immobi lizer....... ................................... 64
Indi cator lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Indi cators
see Turn signa ls
Ins trument cluster
Overvi ew....... ................................... 32
Ins trument cluster lighting .............. 167
Inte rior lighting
Automa ticcontrol .......................... 101
Dela yedswi tch-off (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................177
Rea ding lamp ....... .......................... 101
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................177
iPo d®
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217 J
Jack Storage location ............................ 252
Using .............................................290
Jump starting (engi ne) ....... ...............260 K
Ke yposi tions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 118
SmartKey .......................................118
KE YLESS -GO
Activating ......................................... 66
Conve nience closingfeatu re....... ..... 77
Deactiva tion.....................................66
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 207
Locking ............................................66
Rem oving theStart/Stop button...119
Start/Stop button.......................... 118
Starting theengine ........................120
Unlocking ......................................... 66 In
dex
11
Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. KEYLE
SS-GO was deactivated.
X Reactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 66). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunction ing.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing
Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swil lnot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dor ifthe side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 64). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passe ngerdoor isclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partment inthe center console.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock statusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbe fullyunlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 72
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng
You
canusetheswitc hon the centercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor allside windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hin the door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs tand
R the nthe correspon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part sof the body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isarisk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eon the
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrec essed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingtheside windows
If aside window cannolonge rbe close dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc hon the door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Y page 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor anaddition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Y page 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor anaddition alseco nd.
If the respec tiveside window remains
close dafte rthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
77Openingandclosing Z
If
you opera tethe roof switch andthe
Trunk Partition Open Trunk
Partition Openmessage appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay,the trunk parti-
tion isnot closed correctly.
X Clos ethe trunk partition.
X To clo se: press andhold soft-top switch0043
until thesoft topisfull yclosed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.Once
the opening procedureiscomplete, the
messag edisa ppea rsand atone sounds.
All ofthe side window sopen.
X To close allside window s,pul lthe switch
under thecover ofthe center console
(Y page 76). Openin
g/closing using theSmart Key
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample ,the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside window s.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raisingorlowe ringtheroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving components. Ifsomeone becomes
trapped ,relea sethe button.
Openin gand closing This
function isonly availableon vehicle swith
KEYLESS- GOorwith roofcomfort operation.
X Clos ethe trunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Vehicl eswith comfort operation: point
the tipofthe SmartKey atthe driver's door
handle .
X Vehicl eswith KEYLESS -GO:theSmartKey
must bewithin 6ft (2 m) ofthe vehicle .
X To open: pressandhold the0036 button on
the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull yopened.
The roof andtherear side window sopen.
The front sidewindow sclose.
X To
interrupt theopeni ngprocedure:
relea sethe 0036 button.
X To open thefront sidewindows: pressthe
0036 button onthe SmartKey again. X
To clo se: press andhold the0037 button
on the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull y
closed.
The roof andtheside window sclose.
X To
interrupt theclosing procedure:
relea sethe 0037 button. Loc
king theroof again
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot fullyopen/close thesoft top,
the soft-top hydraulics depres surizeaftera
short time.Thiscause sthe soft toptolowe r
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped .There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway sopen orclose thesoft topcom-
pletel y.
The roof isnot locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land theVario-Roof in Vario-Roof
in
Operation Operation
messageappe arinthe multi-
function display
R the 0059 symbo land theOpen/Close Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof
Completelymessageappe ar
in the multifu nctiondisplayand youhear a
warning tone
R you hear awarning toneforuptoten sec-
onds when pulling awayor whil edriving
Loc king You
canlock theroof againifit is not locked
full y.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicle safelyas soon
as possib le,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X Press theroof switch (Ypage 79). Trunk
partition
Gene ralnotes !
To
avoid damagingtheroof orlug gage
when foldingback theroof, youshoul d: 80
RoofOpeni
ngand closi ng
In
vehicle swith automa tictransmission,
engage positionsPand Ronly when the
vehicle isstationary .
Where possible,avoid spinning thedrive
wheel swhen pulling awayon slip pery roads.
You could otherwise damagethe drive train. Key
positio ns
Smart Key 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Power supplyfor some consumers, such
as the windshi eldwipers
0048 Ignition (powersupp lyfor allconsumers)
and drive positio n
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicle .The ignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KEY LESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehicle swith KEYLESS- GOare equi pped with
a SmartKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetachab leStart/St op
button.
The Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted inthe
ignition lockandtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicle .
When youinsert theStart/St opbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognition time.Youcan
then usetheStart/St opbutton.
Pressing theStart/St opbutton several times
in successio ncorresponds tothe different keypositio
nsinthe ignition lock.Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depres singthebrake pedal.
If you depres sthe brake pedaland press the
Start/St opbutton, theengine startsimmedi -
ately .
A check whichperiodicallyestabl ishesaradi o
connection betweenthe vehicle andthe
SmartKey determines whetheravali dSmart-
Key isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexample ,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 66).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobil ephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionality ofthe KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot beableto switch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot beableto start theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion. 118
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking
Key
positions with KEYLESS- GO 0043
Start /S topbut ton
0044 Ignition lock
As soo nas theign ition isswit ched on,all the
ind icat orlamps intheins trumen tclus terligh t
up. Further inform ation onsituati onswher ean
ind icat orlamp either fails togo out afterstart -
ing theen gin eor ligh tsup while driving
(Y page 210).
If St art /S topbut ton0043 has notyet been
pre sse d,this co rrespo ndsto theke ybein g
rem ovedfrom theign ition .
X To swit chon thepower supply:pre ss
St art /S topbut ton0043 once.
The power supplyis swit ched on.You can
no wact ivat eth ewin dsh ield wiper s,for
ex ample .
The power supplyis swit ched off again if:
R thedriv er'sdoor isopen edand
R you pressStart /S topbut ton0043 twice
when inthis posi tion
X To swit chon theignit ion:pressStart /
St op but ton0043 twice.
The ignition isswit ched on.
If you pressStart /S topbut ton0043 once
when inthis posi tion ,th eign ition is
swit ched off again .
Rem oving theSt art/S top button
You canremove theSt art /S topbut tonfrom
th eign ition lockand start theveh icleas nor-
mal usingth eSm artKey.
X Remo veStart /S topbut ton0043 from ignition
loc k0044. You
donothave torem ove theSt art /S topbut -
to nfrom theign ition lockwhen youleaveth e
veh icle. You should, howe ver,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou when leavingtheveh icle.
As longas theSm artKey isin theveh icle:
R theveh iclecan bestart ed usin gth eSt art /
St op but ton
R theelec trical lypower edequipm entcan be
oper ated St
artin gth eengine
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare leftuns uper vised intheveh i-
cle ,th ey could:
R oper atetheveh icle's equipm ent
Ad dition ally, childr encould set theveh iclein
mot ionif,for example ,th ey:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans mis sion outof
park position005D
R start theen gin e
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleav ech ildr enoranim alsunat tend ed
in theveh icle.
When leavingtheveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle. This
also applie sfor theDig italVeh icleKey ifth e
"Di gitalVeh icleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessuc has car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gasesis haz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpois oning .Ther eis a
ris kof fat alinj ury. Ther efore, never leav eth e
en gin erun ningan enclo sed spac ewit hout
adequat even tilati on. G
WAR
NING
Flam mable materialsint rod uce dth roug h
en viron men talinfluen ceorby anim alscan Driv
ing
119Drivingand parki ng
Z