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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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R
The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
th etransmission position005Dorby theelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLcontinuousl yadjus ts
th ech aract eristic sof thesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent operati ng and drivi ng cond itions. The
damp ing istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed
R The driving style
The drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. AIR
BODY 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 improv edr iving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanually adjustingtheve 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 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
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*
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th etrunk (/page390).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. 388
Breakdo wnassis tance
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Reversing NotPossible
Servic eRequired *
The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission position005Ecann otbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, manuall yselect transmission position005Dbeforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps