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AM Gadapt ivespor tsuspe n-
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 295).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing
The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z
ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z
ual.
You willsee thecur ren tset tings ofthe
var ious climatecontrol function s.
DYNAM ICSELECT button (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles) You
canchoos ebet ween various drivepro -
gram swit hth eDYN AMICSELECT but ton
(Y page 132).
If you have selected driv epro gram E:
R when heating,th eelec trical heat erboos ter
is deac tivate dand inthewarm ing-up phase
heat output isred uced
R therear wind owdefrosterrun ningtim eis
red uced
De pen dingon theco nfigura tion,clim ateset-
tin gs may alsobeinfluen ced inthedriv epro -
gram I.
If you have selected driv epro gram Cor S,cli-
mat eset tings are notinf luen ced.
ECO star t/s top funct ion Dur
ing auto maticen gin eswit ch-off,th ecli-
mat eco ntrol syst emonlyoper atesat a
red uced capac ity.Ifyou require thefull cli-
mat eco ntrol out put ,you can switchoff the
ECO start /stopfun ction bypre ssin gth eECO
but ton(Y page 130). Ope
ratin gth eclim atecont rolsys-
tem s Activ
ating/d eactivatingclim atecon-
tr ol
Gener alnot es When
theclim atecontrol isswit ched off,th e
air supply andaircirculat ionare also switched
off .The wind owscould fog up.Ther efore,
swit choff clim atecontrol onlybrie fly
Air- cond itioning system X
Turn theSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X To swit chon: turnco ntrol 0083 clockwise to
th edesir edposi tion(ex cep tposi tion0)
(Y page 114).
X To swit choff:tur nco ntrol 0083 count er-
clo ckwise toposi tion0 (Y page 114). Dua
l-zone autom atic clim atecont rol X
Turn theSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X To act ivate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0058 buttonlight s
up. Airflow andairdist ribut ionare setto
auto maticmod e.
or
X Pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttongoes
out .The previous lysele cted settings are
res tored .
X To dea ctiv ate: pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttonlight s
up.
i Dual-
zone auto maticclim atecontrol:
swit chon clim atecontrol prim arily usingth e
0058 button. Swit
ching cooling withairdeh umidi-
fica tion on/off
Gener alnot es If
you deac tivate the"Coolin gwit hair- dehu-
midi ficatio n"fun ction ,th eair inside theveh icle
will notbe cooled. Theairinside theveh icle
will also notbe dehum idified. Thewind owscan
fog upmor equic kly.Ther efore, onlydeac tivate
th e"Coolin gwit hair- dehum idificat ion"fun c-
tio nbrie fly.
The "Coolin gwit hair dehum idificat ion"fun c-
tio nis on lyavailab lewhen theen gin eis run -
nin g.The airinside theveh icle isco oled and
dehum idified according tothete mpe rature
sele cted.
Con densation may dripfrom theunde rside of
th eveh icle when itis in coolin gmod e.This is
no rm aland nota sign that there isamalf unc-
tio n.
Activ ating/d eactivating X
Pre ssthe005A button.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A buttonlight s
up orgoes out.
The indicat orlamp inthebut tonind icat es
th at theres pec tivefun ction isact ivat ed. The
"Coolin gwit hair dehum idificat ion"fun ction
has adelayed switch-off feat ure. 118
Op
era tingth eclim atecontr olsyst emsClim atecontr ol
It
is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat
of the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle
for appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine
has been switched off.The heating time
depends onthe setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflowsetting.
i If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 125).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates
that therespective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet betwee nthe windshi eld
and thehood freeofblockage s,such asice,
snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
0049 Side airvent open
004A Side airvent closed
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044tothe left inpositio n0049.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil l
go topositio n004A.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted
in the same way. Ai
rvents
123Climate control Z
take
advantag eof eng inebraking .For this
yo umu stfirst acti vate ma nua lge arshi ftin g.
Thi she lpsyo uto avoid ove rheating the
bra kes and wearing themoutexce ssivel y.
Wh enyoutake advantag eof eng inebraking ,
it is po ssi ble tha ta dri ve wheelwi llnot
rota tefor som etim e,e.g .on aslip pe ry roa d
su rfa ce. Thiscou ldcau sedama getothe
dri ve train. Thistyp eof dama geisnot cov-
ere dby the Merced es-Benz warranty.
Bri eflyde pre ssing the accelera tor pedalon
do wnh ill gra dients while the manua ldri ve pro -
gra mM istemp orarilyacti vated :the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion maysw itch tothe last acti ve
au toma ticdrive pro gramEor S.The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion mayshi ftto ahighe rge ar.Thi s
can reduce theengine'sbra king effect.
He avy and light loads G
WA
RNING
If yo ures tyo ur foo ton the brakepedal
wh ile dri vin g,the braking syste mcan over-
he at. Thisincr easesthe stop ping dista nce
and canevencau sethe braking syste mto
fa il. The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Nev erusethe brakepedalas afoo tres t.
Nev erdepre ssthe brakepedaland the
acc elera tor pedalat the same time.
! Dep
ressing the brakepedalcons tantly
res ults inexce ssive and prematurewe arto
the brakepads.
If the brakes have been subje cted toahe avy
lo ad ,do not stop thevehicleim med iatel y.
Dri veon for asho rtwh ile. Thi sal lo ws the air-
flo wto coo lthe brakes morequ ickl y.
We troad s If
yo uha ve driven foralong tim ein he avyra in
wi thou tbra king ,the rema ybe ade laye drea c-
tio nfro mthe brakes when bra king forthe first
tim e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uha ve todepre ssthe brakepedalmor e
fir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce fromthe
veh iclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe bra
kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Th iscan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
Th
ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
Th ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! A
functio nor perfo rma nce testsho uld onl y
be car riedou ton a2-a xle dynam ome ter.If
yo uwi sh toopera tethe vehicleon such a
dy nam ome ter,plea se cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opinad vance. Youcou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe drive trainor the
bra kesyste m.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock), ifthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra keistes ted onabra king
dy nam ome ter(ma ximum 10second s).
Bra king triggered automa tically by ESP ®
ma ycau sesever eda ma getothe brakesys-
tem.
All che cks and mainte nanc ewo rkon the brake
sy ste mmu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. Dr
ivi ng tips
151Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z
R
Activa teDSR. Ifthi sis not sufficie nt, bra ke
gen tly.Whe ndo ing so,makesure tha tthe
veh icleis fac ing inthe directi onofthe line
of fall.
R Ch eck thatthe brakes arewo rking norma lly
afte ra long downh ill stre tch.
Off-r oadABS isacti vated when the off-r oad
pro gramissel ecte d.
At spe edsbe low 18 mph (30km/h ),the front
wh eelslock cyc lical lydu ring braking .The dig-
gi ng-i neffe ctach ieved inthe proces sred uce s
the stop ping dista nce onoff-r oadterra in.The
stee rability of the vehicleis consi derably
red uce difthe wheelslock. Dri
ving sys tems Crui
secontro l
Ge neral notes Cr
uise contro lma inta insaconsta ntroa d
spe edfor you. Itbra kes automa tically in ord er
to avoid exce eding the setspeed.On long and
stee pdo wnh ill gra dients, especially ifthe vehi-
cle islade n,youmu stsel ect alow gea rin
goo dtime .Yo unee dto shi ftma nua lly us ing
the stee ring wheelpa dd leshi fters before hand.
By doing so,youwi llma keuseof the braking
effe ctof the engine.Thi srel ieves theload on
the brakesystem andprevents thebrakes
from overheating and wearing too quickl y.
Whe nthe engineisrunning ,yo ucan usethe
cru ise contro lle ver tolimit the speedtoany
spe edbetwe en20 mph (30km/h )and the
tech nically pe rmi tted maximu mspe edofthe
veh icle.
Use cruise contro lif roa dand trafficcond i-
tio ns ma keitap pro priate toma inta inastea dy
spe edfor apro longe dpe rio d.
The speedindicated inthe speedome termay
di ffer slig htl yfrom thespeedstor ed.
Impo rtant safetynotes If
yo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving style,cru ise
contro lcan neither reduce theriskof an acci -
de nt nor override the laws ofphy sics. Cruise
contro lcanno ttake intoacco unttheroad,
traf ficand weath ercond itions. Cruise contro l
is onl yan aid. Yo uar eres ponsi ble for the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein front, forveh iclespe ed, for
braking ingoo dtime andforstaying inyour
la ne.
Do not usecru ise contro l:
R in roa dand trafficcond itions which donot
al lo w yo uto ma inta inaconsta ntspe ed,e.g .
in hea vytraf ficoron windi ng roa ds
R on slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .Bra king oracce l-
era ting couldcau sethe drive wheelsto lose
trac tionand thevehiclecou ldthen skid
R in po or vis ibility ,e.g .du eto fog ,hea vyrain
or snow
If ther eis acha nge ofdri ver s,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe speedstor ed.
Crui secontro lle ve r 0043
Activa tesorincr eases speed
0044 Activa tesorred uce sspe ed
0087 Dea ctiva tescruise contro l
0085 Activa tesatthe current speedorlast
stor edspe ed
Whe nyo uacti vate cru ise contro l,the stor ed
spe edissho wninthe multifu nctio ndispl ayfor
fiv esec ond s.
Ac tiv atio nco ndi tions To
acti vate cru ise contro l,allof the followi ng
acti vatio ncond itions mustbe fulfilled :
R the electri cpa rking brakemu stbe released .
R ESP ®
mu stbe acti ve,butnot intervening .
Sto ring,main tainingand calling up a
spe ed Sto
ringand main tainingthe curren t
spe ed
Yo ucan storethe current speedifyo uar e
dri ving faster than20 mph (30km/h ). Dri
ving sys tems
157Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z