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Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youselect theS+
drive program (Ypage 138)orthe manual
drive program (Ypage 140). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theE(Mercedes-AMG vehicles:C)
drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake.
i Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
i Depending
onthe specified minimum dis-
tance, yourvehicle willcome toastandst ill
at asufficient distancebehindthevehicle in
front .The specified minimum distanceisset
using thecont rolonthe cruise controllever. When
Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, thetransm issionisshifted automati-
cally toposition 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
The electric parking brakeisapplie dautomati-
cally ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs.
R the power supply isinsufficient .
If amalfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X Press thecruise controllever up0043 for a
higher speedordown 0044for alower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044to
the pressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecrea-
ses in1mph (1km/h) incremen ts.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044
beyond thepressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecrea-
ses in5mph (10km/h) incremen ts.
i Act
ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivated ifyou depress theaccelerator
pedal. Ifyou accelerate toovertake, Active
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, after
you have finished overtakin g.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 164). 162
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The
Parking AssistActiveSelectR Parking
AssistActiveSelectR
Observe Surrounding s Observe
Surrounding smessage appearson
the multifunct iondisplay .
As soon asthe parking procedure iscomplete,
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinished mes-
sage appears andawarning tonesounds. The
vehicle isnow parked.
The vehicle iskept station arywithout the
driver having todepress thebrake pedal. The
braking effectiscanceled whenyoudepress
the accelerator pedal.
Act ive Parking Assistnolonger supports you
with steerin ginter ventions andbrake applica-
tions. When Active Parking Assistisfinished,
you must steer andbrake againyourself.
Act ive Parking Assistisstill availabl e.
Parking tips:
R The way your vehicle ispositioned inthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors.These include theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfront
and behind itand thecondit ionsofthe loca-
tion. Itmay bethe case thatActive Parking
Assist guides youtoofarinto aparking
space, ornot farenough intoit.Insome
cases, itmay alsolead youacross oront o
the curb. Ifnecessary, canceltheparking
procedure withActive Parking Assist.
R You canalso preselect transmission position
005B. The vehicle redirect sand does notdrive
as far into theparking space.Should the
trans mission changetakeplace tooearly,
the parking procedure iscanceled. Asensi-
ble parking position cannolonger beach-
ieved fromthisposition.
Exiting apar king space In
order thatActive Parking Assistcansupport
you when exitingthe parking space:
R you need tohave parked usingActive Park-
ing Assist .
R the border ofthe parking spacemustbe
high enough atthe front andtherear. A
curb stoneis too small, forexample.
R the border ofthe parking spacemustnotbe
too wide, asthe position ofthe vehicle must
not exceed anangle of45° tothe start ing
position asitis maneuvered intotheparking
space.
R amaneuvering distanceofat least 3.3ft
(1.0 m)must beavailabl e. Act
ive Parking Assistcanonly assist youwith
exitin gaparking spaceifyou have parked the
vehicle parallel tothe direction oftravel using
Act ive Parking Assist.
i If
Act ive Parking Assistdetectsobstacles,
Act ive Parking Assistbrakes automatically
while thevehicle isexitin gthe parking
space. Youareresponsible forbraking in
good time.
X Start theengine.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe turn signal inthe direction
you willdrive outofthe parking space.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005Bor005E.
The Start Parking Assist? Start
Parking Assist?Yes:OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 message appearsonthe multifunct ion
display .
X To cancel theprocedur e:press the0038
button onthe multifunct ionsteerin gwheel
or pull away .
or X To
exit apar king space usingActive
Park ingAssist: pressthe0076 button on
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrake Observe Surrounding s Observe
Surrounding s
message appearsonthe multifunct iondis-
play.
X Let goofthe multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
X Pull away ,being ready tobrake atall times.
Do not exceed amaximum speedofapprox-
imately 6mph (10km/ h)when exitinga
park ingspac e.Otherwis e,Ac tivePark ing
As sist willbecan cele d.
X Dep endingonthemess ageoras requir ed,
shif tth etransm ission toposit ion005Bor005E.
Ac tivePark ingAssist imme diatelysteers in
th eoth erdirec tion.The Park ingAssist Park
ingAssist
Acti veAcce lerateand Brake Acti
veAcce lerateand BrakeObse rve Obse
rve
Surr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears onthe
mult ifunction display.
i You
willachie vethebest result sby waitin g
for thest eerin gproc edure tocom plete
befo repulling away.
If you back upafteract ivat ion, thest eerin g
wheel ismov edtothest raight -aheadposi-
tio n.
X Dr ive forwards andreverse asprom ptedby
th eAc tivePark ingAssist warn ingdisplays,
seve raltim esifnec essar y. Drivin
gsyst ems
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still
detects increasing lapsesinconcen tra-
tion, youwillbewarned againafter 15minutes
at the earliest. Thiswillonly happen ifATTEN-
TION ASSISTstill detects typicalindicators of
fatigue orincreasing lapsesinconcen tration.
Vehicles withtheCOMAND multimedia
system: ifawarning isoutput inthe multi-
function display,aservice stationsearchis
performed inthe multimedia system.Youcan
select aservice stationandnavigation tothis
service stationwillthen begin. Thisfunction
can beactivated ordeactivated inthe multi-
media system; seetheDigital Operator's Man-
ual . Lane
Tracking package
General notes The
Lane Tracking packageconsistsofBlind
Spot Assist (Ypage 185)andLane Keeping
Assist (Ypage 186).
Blind SpotAssis t General
notes
Blind SpotAssist monitors theareas oneither
side ofthe vehicle thatarenot visible tothe
driver withtwolateral, rear-facing radarsen-
sors. Awarning displayin the exterior mirrors
draws yourattent iontovehicles detected in
the monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudiblewarn-
ing.
Blind SpotAssist supports youfrom aspeed of
approximately 20mph (30km/h).
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Blind SpotAssist doesnotreact to:
R vehicles overtaken tooclosely onthe side,
placing theminthe blind spotarea
R vehicles whichapproach withalarge
speed differential andovertake yourvehi-
cle
As aresult, BlindSpotAssist maynotgive
warnings insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident. Always
observe thetraffic conditions care-
fully ,and maintain asafe lateral distance.
Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid. Itmay failto
detect somevehicles andisno substitute for
attent ivedriving. Alwaysensurethatthere is
sufficient distancetothe side forother road
users andobstacles.
i USA
only:
This device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a"Vehicul arRada rSystem". Theradar
sensor isintended foruse inan automotive
radar system only.Removing, tampering
with, oraltering thedevice willvoid anywar-
ranties, andisnot permitted bythe FCC. Do
not tamper with,alter, oruse inany non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equip ment.
Rada rsenso rs
The radar sensors forBlind SpotAssist are
integrated intotherear bumper. Makesure
that thebumpers arefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Thesensors mustnotbecovered, for
example bycycle racks oroverhanging loads.
Following asevere impact orinthe event of
damage tothe bumpers, havethefunction of
the radar sensors checked ataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop. BlindSpotAssist maynolon-
ger work properly.
Monitoring rangeofthe senso rs
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R there ispoor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy
rain orsnow
R anarrow vehicle traveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbike orbicycle
R the road hasvery wide lanes
R the road hasnarrow lanes
R you arenot driving inthe middle ofthe lane
R there arebarriers orother roadboundarie s
Vehicles inthe monitoring rangearethen not
indicated.
Blind SpotAssist monitors thearea upto10 ft
(3 m) behind yourvehicle anddirectly nextto
it. Driving
systems
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If
the lanes arenarrow, vehiclesdriving inthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicle may
be indicated ,especia llyifthe vehicle sare not
driving inthe middl eof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthe vehicle sare driving onthe inner
side oftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissu edinerror when driv-
ing close tocrash barriersor simil arsolid
lane borders.
R warnings maybeinterrupted whenyouare
driving alongsideparticul arlylong vehicle s,
such astrucks, foraprolonged time.
Warning display 0043
Warning display
Blind SpotAssist isnot active atspeed sbelow
appro ximately 20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
the monitoring rangearethen notindicated .
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp 0043inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyellow
at speed sof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At
speed sabove 20mph (30km/h), theindicator
lamp goesoutand Blind SpotAssist isopera -
tional.
If avehicle isdetected withintheblind spot
monitoring rangeatspeed sabove 20mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp0043onthe corre-
sponding sidelights upred. This warning is
alw ays emitted whenavehicle enterstheblind
spot monitoring rangefrombehind orfrom the
side. When youovertake avehicle ,the warning
only occurs ifthe difference inspeed isless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged .In this event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/wa rninglamps
is adjusted automaticallyaccording tothe
ambi entlight. Col
lision warning
If avehicle isdetected inthe monitoring range
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe cor-
respondi ngturn signal ,a doub lewarning tone
sounds. Redwarning lamp0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal remains on,vehicle sdetected are
indicated bythe flashi ngofred warning
lamp 0043.There arenofurther warning tones.
Swi tching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactiva-
ted inthe on-board computer (Ypage 198).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043 inthe exterior mirrors
light upred forappro ximately 1.5seconds
and then turnyellow.
Lane Keeping Assist Gene
ralnotes Lane
Keepi ngAssist monitors thearea infront
of you rvehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshi eld.Lane Keepi ngAssist detects lane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leaveyou rlane unintentionally .
This function isavai lablein the range betwee n
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwil lwarn youbymeans
of intermittent vibrationin the steering wheel
for upto1.5 seconds .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot always clearl y
detect lanemarkings. 186
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ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking

In
such cases, LaneKeepi ngAssist can:
R give anunnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway spay particul arattention tothe traffic
situa tionandkeep within thelane, espe-
ciall yif Lane Keepi ngAssist alerts you . G
WARNING
The Lane Keepi ngAssist warning doesnot
return thevehicle tothe origina llane. There
is arisk ofan accident.
You shoul dalw ays steer, brakeoraccelera te
you rself, inparticul arifwarned byLane
Keepi ngAssist.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,Lane
Keepi ngAssist canneither reducetherisk of
an accident noroverride thelawsof phys ics.
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot takeintoaccount
the road, traffic andweather conditions. Lane
Keepi ngAssist ismerely anaid.You are
responsib lefor the distance tothe vehicle in
front, forvehicle speed,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
The Lane Keepi ngAssist doesnotkeep the
vehicle inthe lane.
The system maybeimpa iredormay notfunc-
tion if:
R there ispoor visibility,e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorspray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenoorseveral unclearlane mark-
ings forone lane, e.g.roadw orks
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge R
the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
Swi tching onLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onActive LaneKeepi ngAssist using
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 186).
If you drive atspeed sabove 40mph
(60 km/h) andlane markings aredetected,
the lines inthe assis tance graphi care
shown ingreen (Ypage 197). LaneKeepi ng
Assist isready foruse.
If Standard Standard
isselected, nowarning vibration
occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
When Adaptive Adaptive
isselected, nowarning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
R you accelera tehard, e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanesquickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend.
In order thatyouarewarned onlywhen neces-
sary andingood timeifyou cross thelane
marking, thesystem detects certaincondi-
tions andwarns youaccordingly .
The warning vibrationoccurs earlierif:
R you appro achtheouter lanemarking ona
bend
R the road hasvery widelanes, e.g.afreewa y
R the system detects solidlanemarkings
The warning vibrationoccurs laterif:
R the road hasnarrow lanes.
R you cutthe corner onabend Drivi
ngsystems
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Garage
doorremotecon trol 0083 isno tinc luded
with theint egr atedgarag edoor opener.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Sel ect oneof butt ons0044 to0085 tocon trol
th egarag edoor drive.
X To star tpr ogr am mod e:pres sand hold
on eof butt ons0044 to0085 ontheint egr ated
garag edoor opener.
The garag edoor openerisno win pro gram
mode .Af tera shor ttim e,ind icat orlamp 0043
light sup yellow.
In dicat orlamp 0043light sup yellow assoon
as butt on0044, 0087or0085 isstore dfor thefir st
tim e.Ifth eselec tedbutt onhas alread y
been program ed,indicat orlamp 0043will only
light upyellow aftertensec onds have
elapse d.
X Release button0044, 0087or0085. Indicat or
lamp 0043flas hes yellow.
X To progr am therem otecont rol:poin t
garag edoor remotecon trol 0083 towards but-
to ns 0044 to0085 ontherear -view mirror ata
dist anceof 2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand hold button0084 onrem otecon trol
0083 untilind icat orlamp 0043light sup gre en.
When indicat orlamp 0043light sup gre en:
pro gram mingis fin ishe d.
When indicat orlamp 0043flas hes green: pro-
gram mingwas successful. Thenextst ep is
to syn chron ize theroll ing cod e
(Y page 270).
X Release button0084 onrem otecon trol 0083 for
th egarag edoor drivesyst em.
If ind icat orlamp 0043light sup red: repeatthe
pro gram ingproced ure forthecor respon ding
butt onon therear -view mirror.When doing
so, varyth edist ancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and therear -view mirror. The
requi reddistancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erdepen dson thegarag edoor drive
syst em. Several attempt smigh tbe nec es-
sary. Youshoul dte st ever yposit ionforat
least 25sec onds befo retrying another posi-
tio n.
Synch ronizin gth eroll ing code
Pay attent ion tothe"Imp ortant safe tyno tes"
(Y page 269).
If th egarag edoor systemuses aroll ing cod e,
you willalso have tosyn chron ize thegarag e
door systemwith theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror.To do this you
will needto use thepro gram mingbutt onon
th edoor drivecon trol pane l.The program ming
butt onmay belocate din diff eren tplace s
depen dingon theman ufacturer. Itis usually
loc ate don thedoor driveunit onthegarag e
cei ling .
Fam iliariz eyours elfwith thegarag edoor drive
oper atingins truct ions,e.g .unde r"Pro gram -
min gaddit ionalrem otecon trols", beforecar ry-
ing out thefoll owin gst eps.
Your vehicle must bewith inreac hof the
garag edoor orgat eopen erdriv e.Mak esure
th at nei ther your vehicle norany pers ons/
obj ect sare pres entwith inthesweep ofthe
door orgat e.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Get outoftheveh icle.
X Pre ssthepro gram mingbutt ononthedoor
driv eunit .
Usually, younowhave 30sec onds toinit iate
th enex tst ep.
X Get intoth eveh icle.
X Pre ssprev iously program edbutt on0044, 0087
or 0085 ontheint egr atedgarag edoor opener
repe atedly and inquick succession untilth e
door closes.
The rolling cod esyn chron izat ion isthen
com plete.
Not eson progr ammin gth erem otecon-
tr ol
Canadi anradio frequen cylaws requirea
"break "(or interr upti on)of thetrans miss ion
sign alsafterbro adcas tingfor afew seconds.
Ther efore, these signalsmay notlast long
eno ugh fortheint egr atedgarag edoor opener. 270
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uresSt owage andfeatures

The
signal isnot detect edduring program-
ming. Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S. garage dooropeners alsofeature a
"break".
Proceed asfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada
R ifyou have difficulties programming the
garage dooropener (regardless ofwhere
you live) asyou follow theprogramming
steps.
X Press andhold oneofbutton s0044 to0085 on
the integr atedgarage dooropener.
Aft erashort time,indicator lamp0043lights
up yellow.
X Release thebutton .
Indicat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button 0084ofgarage doorremote con-
trol 0083for two seconds, thenrelease itfor
two seconds.
X Press button 0084again fortwo seconds.
X Repeat thissequence onbutton 0084of
remote control0083 until indicator lamp0043
lights upgreen.
When indicator lamp0043lights upgreen:
programming isfinished.
When indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessful. Thenext step is
to synchron izethe rolling code.
X Release button0084ofremote control0083 of
the garage doordrive.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programming processforthe correspon ding
button onthe rear-view mirror.Whendoing
so, vary thedistance between remotecon-
trol 0083and therear-view mirror.
The required distance between remotecon-
trol 0083and theintegr atedgarage door
opener depends onthe garage doordrive
system. Severalattemptsmight beneces-
sary. Youshould testevery position forat
least 25seconds beforetryinganother posi-
tion.
Problems whenprogramming
If you areexperienc ingproblems programming
the integr atedgarage dooropener onthe rear-
view mirror, takenoteof the following instruc-
tions:
R Check thetrans mitterfrequency usedby
garage doordrive remote control0083 and
whether itis supported. Thetrans mitterfre- quency
canusuall ybe found onthe back of
remote control0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequency rangeof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatteries ingarage doorremote
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremote control0083 will trans mit
a stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programming, holdremote control0083
at varying distances andangles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogramming.
Try various anglesatadistance between
2and 8inches (5to20cm) oratthe same
angle butatvarying distances .
R Ifanother remotecontrol0083 isavailab lefor
the same garage doordrive, repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol0083. Before performin gthese steps,
make surethatnew batteries havebeen
installed ingarage doordrive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controlsonly trans -
mit foralimited amount oftime (theindica-
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoes out).
Press button 0084onremote control0083 again
before transmission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/clo singthegara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener performs thefunct ionof
the garage doorsystem remote control.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 which youhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The trans mitterwill trans mitasignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetrans mission Featur
es
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X
When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hoff the automatic locking
(Y page 199).
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition lockto
position 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe
ignition lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is importan tthat youobserve thesafety
inst ruction swhen towing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 299).
X On
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO orthe
KEYLE SS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start/S topbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts toposition 005Dwhen youopen thedriv-
er's orfron t-passenger doororwhen you
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.In
order toensure thattheautomatic transmis-
sion stays inposition 005Cwhen towing away
the vehicle, youmust observe thefollowing
points :
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirect ion
when towing thevehicle withthehazard
warning lampsswitched on,use thecombi-
nation switch asusual. Inthis case, onlythe
indicator lampsforthe direct ionoftravel flash.
Afterresett ingthe combin ation
switch, thehazard warning lampstarts
flashing again. Perm
ittedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway.
When towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged. All
vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D. Towing
andtow-sta rting
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