The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R Anautomatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrav eling
at alow speed.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nth an 005E, the
engine willautomaticall yst op inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t activ
eand one ofthefo llo wing condition sar e
me t:
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isno tse lec‐
te d.
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isselect ed
but thedoes notst ar tto mo ve.
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isse lect ed ,
th eve hicle ismo ving ataspeed ofmor e
th at 15 mp h(20 km/h) andGlide mode is
no tactiv ated.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R Anautomatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s 14
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Driving and parking
ECO
Assis tfun ction Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead(e .g. aspe edlimit oratraf fic cir‐
cle ),it wi llap pea ron mul tifunction displ ay1 .
The follo wing symbols canbedispla yed: No
tall event scan bedispla yed, depending onthe
engine type. 1
Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
A differ ent number ofsegment s2 will appear
ar ound thesymbol depending onthedis tance to
th eeve ntahead:
R Fewsegm ents:theev ent ahead isnear .
R Man ysegment s:theev ent ahead isfur ther
aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAssi st
will calc ulateth eop timal speed formaximu m
fuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased on
th edis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. The Foo
toff the Accel erator mes sage will appear on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver lifts offth e
acc elerat orpedal ingood time,there maini ng
segments onthedispla ywill turngr een until the
eve ntsho wnisreac hed. Thedrivet ra in will be
se tfo rmaximu mfuel econom y.The vehicle will
coas t,wit hth ecombus tionengine switchedoff
if neces sary,and recup erateon itsownus ing
th eelectr icmo tor.Re cup erati on willch arge the
batt ery.
If th er eis no response totheFoot offthe Accel-
erator prom pt,th esegment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle ahead andwhen
th ecoas t-do wn recomme ndation isgiv en, all
seg ments willimme diat ely turngr een once ther e
is are sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator
pr om pt.
Fo rAc tiveECO Assistindrive pr ogr am ;,
symbol 3will appear onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yand onthehead-up displaybeside transmis‐
sion position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear
when theassis tant displ ayisno tselec ted. 14
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Driving and parking
Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐ 15
0
Driving and parking
Manual
gearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. Whe
nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e st
eer ing wheel paddle shifter.If per mitt ed,the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto thene xt gear
up ordown depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifterbeing pulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manua lge arshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thecurrent gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
% Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton thedr iving style. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. #
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: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page15 0). #
Select theManua ldr ive pr ogr am
(/ page15 0).
Me rcedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. Gear
shiftrecomm 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. Dr
iving andparking 15
3
#
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. #
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 The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio n005B isdispl ayed in
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 ogr am ; issel ect ed.
R The spee dis within asuit able rang e. R
The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation 15
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Driving and parking
#
Beforeope ning thefuel filler cap ortak‐
ing holdof thepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic body oftheve hicle.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. #
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel . Ne
verre fuel using anyof thefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine. If
yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hth eignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s. #
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle. #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s
R The vehicle isunloc ked(/ page66).
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 8). 15
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Driving and parking
&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page15 2). #
Swi tchof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesof tto p
fo rapp roxima tely five minut esifth edr iver's
door isclosed. 15
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Driving and parking
Gar
agedoor opene r Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . #
When usingtheint egr ated garage door
opener ,alw aysmak esur eth at nobody
is wit hin thera ng eof mo vement ofthe
door . Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op and reve rsing fea‐
tur e.
R Doorswhic hcon form tothecur rent U.S.
sa fety standar ds.
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whentheignition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha sth efreq uency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adi st anc eof
1 in (1 cm )to 3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt ons
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthefo llo wing signalsappear s:
R Indicat orlam p4 light sup green contin‐
uousl y.Progr amming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pr o‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, Dr
iving and parking 15
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