Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refu-
eled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up. X
Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder on
the inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace
and refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe
vehicle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen,
the 00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. A
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 219).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 239).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindica-
tor lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 239). 144
RefuelingDriving
andparking
Problems
withfuelandthefuel tank Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Fuel
isleaking fromthe
vehicle. The
fuel lineorthe fuel tank isfaulty.
G WARNING
Risk ofexplosion orfire.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- functionorKEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition 005A.This isthe same
as the SmartK eybeing removed fromtheignition.
X Do not restart theengine underanycircumst ances.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
fuel filler flapcan-
not beopened. The
fuel filler flapisnot unlocked.
X Unlock thevehicle (Ypage 69). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Unlock thevehicle usingthemechanical key(Ypage 76). The
fuel filler flapisunlocked, buttheopening mechanism isjam-
med.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Parking
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhaust systemor
exhaust gasflow. There isarisk offire.
Park thevehicle sothat noflammable mate-
rials come intocontactwith parts ofthe
vehicle whicharehot. Take particular care
not topark ondry grassland orharvested
grain fields. G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
! Always
securethevehicle correctlyagainst
rolling away.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedamaged. Park
ing
145Driving andparking Z
To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005Dand
the trans mission position displaymustshow
005D inthe multifunct iondisplay .
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R on uphill ordownhill gradients, thefront
wheels mustbeturned towards thecurb. Switching
offthe engine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
Automa tictransmission X
Apply theelectric parking brake.
X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shiftthetrans mission toposition 005D. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:pressbutton 0043. X
With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 005Ainthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With theStar t/Stop button:press the
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 125).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same askey position 0047.Ifthe driver's door
is open, thisisthe same askey position 005A,
i.e. the Smart Keyhaving beenremoved.
If you switch theengine offwith thetrans mis-
sion inposition 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
mission shiftsto005C automatically.
With theSmar tKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front -passenger dooror
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition, the
automatic transmission shiftsto005D automati-
cally.
With theStar t/Stop button:ifyou then open
the driver's doororthe front -passenger door,
the automatic transmission shiftsto005D auto-
matically.
If you want theautomatic transmission to
remain inneutral 005C,e.g. when having the
vehicle cleaned inan automatic carwash with
a towing system:
X Vehicles
withtheStar t-Stopbutt on:
remove theStart -Stop button fromtheigni-
tion lock.
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
X All vehicles: switchtheignition on.
X Depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
X Eng age neutral 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleave theSmart -
Key inthe ignition lock. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment 146
Par
kingDriving andparking
Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The functio nof the electri cpa rking brakeis
de pende nton the on-b oard vol tag e.Ifthe on-
bo ardvol tag eis low or ther eis ama lfunctio n
in the system ,it ma ynot bepossi ble to apply
the released parking brake.
X Ifthi sis the case,onl ypa rk the vehicleon
le vel ground andsecureit to pre vent itrol l-
ing away.
X Shi ftthe automa tictrans mission topositio n
005D.
It ma ynot bepossi ble to release an applied
pa rking brakeifthe on-b oard vol tag eis low or
ther eis ama lfunctio nin the system .Co ntact a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
The electri cpa rking brakeperfor ms afu nctio n
test atreg ular inte rvalswh ile the engineis
sw itch edoff. The sounds thatcan behea rd
wh ile thi sis occu rring arenorma l.
Appl ying orreleas ingmanua lly X
To apply :pu sh handl e0043.
Whe nthe electri cpa rking brakeisap plied,
the red 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp lights upinthe instru-
ment cluster .
The electri cpa rking brakecan also be
ap plied wh en the Sma rtKeyis rem oved.
X To releas e:pullha ndl e0043.
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entclus-
ter goe sou t.
The electri cpa rking brakecan onlybe
rel eased :
R ifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 125 )or
R ifthe igniti onwassw itch edon using the
Star t/Stop button
Appl ying auto matic ally The
electri cpa rking brakeisau toma tically
ap plied wh en the trans mission isin po sitio n
005D and :
R the engineissw itch edoff or
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
To pre vent theelectri cpa rking brakefrom
be ing automa tically ap plied, pu llha ndl e0043.
The electri cpa rking brakeisalso applied au to-
ma tica lly if:
R Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbri ngs
the vehicleto asta ndsti llor
R The HOLD functio nis kee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
R Active Parking Assistiskee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
In additio n,at leas tone ofthe followi ng cond i-
tio ns mu stbe fulfilled :
R The engineissw itch edoff
R The driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
R The reisasy stem malfunctio n
R The powe rsu pp lyisins uffici ent
R The vehicleis sta tionar yfor along perio dof
time
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster
goe sou t. Parki
ng
147Dr ivi ng andparki ng 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
Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. ParkingAssist PARKTR ONICisopera -
tional ifyel low segme ntsshow ingopera tional
read iness 0087light up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ion
posi tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
173Drivingand parking Z
Parking
tips:
R On narrow roads,driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R Parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incor rectly
R Parking spacesthatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R Snowf allorheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R Pay atten tiontothe warning messages of
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 173).
R You caninter vene inthe steerin gprocedure
to correc tit at any time. Active Parking
Assist willthen becanc eled
R When transportin gaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parking Assist
R Never useActive Parking Assistwhensnow
chains areinstalled
R Make surethatthetire pressures arealway s
correc t.This hasadirect influenc eon the
parking characteristics ofthe vehicle.
Use Active Parking Assistforparking spaces:
R that areparallel oratright- angles tothe
direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Object
slocated abovethedetect ionrange of
Act ive Parking Assistwillnotbedetect ed
when theparking spaceismeasured. These
are not taken intoaccount whentheparking
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhangin g
loads, truckoverhangs orloading ramps.
Act ive Parking Assistmaytheref oreguide you
into theparking spacetooearly.
Act ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces atright angles tothe direc-
tion oftravel if:
R two parking spacesarelocated directly next
to one another
R the parking spaceisdirectly nexttoalow
obstacle suchasalow curb
R you park forwards Act
ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces thatareparallel oratright
angles tothe direction oftravel if:
R the parking spaceison acurb
R the system readstheparking spaceasbeing
blocked, forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parking spaceisbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer
Further informationabout thedetect ionrange
(Y page 172). G
WARNIN
G
If there areobject sabove thedetect ion
range:
R the Parking Package withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
object s
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate theParking Pack-
age with rearview camera. 0043
Detected parking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detected parking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R that areparal lelor atright-ang lesto the
di recti onoftrav el
R that areparal lelto the directi onoftrav el
and atleas t59 in(1.5 m)wid e Dr
ivin gsy stem s
175Dr ivin gand parking Z