R
the syste mdetects moistureon the wind-
shi eld wh en the air-con ditio ning syste mis
sw itch edon
R the cond ition ofcha rge ofthe battery istoo
lo w
Shi ftin gthe transmi ssion topositio n005D does
not startthe engine.
De activ atin gor activ atin gthe ECO
start/ stopfun ction X
To dea ctivate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up.
If ind icator lamp 0044isoff ,the ECO start/sto p
fu nctio nha sbe en deacti vated manua lly or as
the resultof ama lfunctio n.The enginewill the
nnot beswitch edoff automa tically wh en
the vehiclestop s. AM
GPe rfo rmanc eex haus tsys tem
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ucan choose betwe endiffe rent AMG Per-
for ma nce exhaust syste mvol um esusing the
po sitio nof the exhaust flap.
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, thequietes tse t-
ting isacti vated . Setti
ngthe volum e:
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
If yo use lect the loud estse tting ,ind icator
la mp 0044lights up. 13
0 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng
Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 166)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 163).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isamalfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isamalfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 005Ainthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again.Avoidexcessively longandfrequent
attempt sto start theengine asthese willdrain thebattery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Driving
131Drivingandparking Z
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
The
electric parking brakeisnot automatically
applied ifthe engine isswitched offbythe
ECO start/stopfunct ion.
Releasing automat ically Your
vehicle's electricparking brakeisauto-
matically releasedifall ofthe following condi-
tions aremet:
R The engine isrunnin g
R The trans mission isin position 005Bor005E and
you depress theaccelerator pedalorshift
from position 005Dto005B or005E
R The seat beltisfasten ed
If the trans mission isin position 005E,thetail-
gate must beclosed.
If your seatbeltisnot fasten ed,the following
condit ionsmust befulfilled toautomatically
release theelectric parking brake:
R The driver's doorisclosed.
R You areshiftin gfrom transmission position
005D orhave previously drivenatspeeds
greater than2mph (3km/ h)
Ens ure that youdonot depress theaccelera-
tor pedal unintention ally.Otherwise, thepark-
ing brake willbereleased andthevehicle will
start tomove.
Emergency braking The
vehicle canalso bebraked duringan
emergenc yby using theelectric parking brake.
X While driving, pushhandle 0043ofthe electric
parking brake(Ypage 147).
The vehicle isbraked aslong asyou keep
handle 0043ofthe electric parking brake
pressed. Thelonger theelectric parking
brake handle 0043isdepressed, thegreater
the braking force.
During braking:
R awarning tonesounds
R the Release ParkingBrake Release
ParkingBrakemessage
appears
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or0024 (Canada
only) indicator lampinthe instr ument clus-
ter flashes
When thevehicle hasbeen braked toastand-
still, theelectric parking brakeisapplied. Park
ingthe vehicle foralong period
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
four weeks, thebattery maybedamaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
six weeks, thevehicle maysuffer damage asa
result oflack ofuse.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You
canobtain informationabout trickle
chargers fromaqualified specialist work-
shop. Driving
tips General
notes
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you switch offthe ignition whiledriving,
safety-relevan tfunct ionsareonly availab le
with limitations, ornot atall. This could
affect ,for example, thepower steerin gand
the brake boosting effect.You willrequire
considerably moreeffort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not switch offthe ignition whiledriving. G
WARNIN
G
Mobile commun icationsequipment distracts
the driver fromtrafficcondit ions.Inaddi-
tion, thedriver couldlosecontrolofthe
vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident .
As adriver, usemobile commun ications
equipment onlywhen thevehicle isat a
standst ill.
As avehicle occupant ,use mobile commun i-
cations equipment onlyinthe designated
area, e.g.therear passenger compartment.
Observe thelegal requirement sfor the count ry
in which youaredriving. Somejurisdict ions
prohibit thedriver fromusing amobile phone
while driving avehicle.
If you make acall while driving, alwaysuse
hands-f reemode. Onlyoperate thetelephone 148
Driving
tipsDriving andparking
Trip
menu
Stan dard display X
Pre ssand holdthe 0038 button onthe
stee ringwh eelunti lthe Trip Tri
pmenu with trip
od ome ter0043and odome ter0044appe ars.
Trip compute r"F rom Start" or"From
Res et" 0043
Distance
0044 Driv ingtime
0087 Aver agesp ee d
0085 Aver agefu el cons umption
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Fro mSta rt Fro
mSta rtorFro mRes et Fro
mRes et.
The values inthe FromSta rt Fro
mSta rtsubme nuare
cal cul ate dfro mthe startof ajou rney whilst
the values inthe FromRes et Fro
mRes etsubme nuare
cal cul ate dfro mthe last time thesubme nuwas
res et(Y page 193 ).
In the followi ng cas es, the trip comp uteris
au toma tically res etFro mSta rt Fro
mSta rt:
R the igniti onhasbe en switch edoff for mor e
tha nfou rhou rs.
R 999 hourshave been exce eded.
R 9,9 99 mileshave been exce eded.
Wh en9,9 99 hou rsor 99, 999 mileshave been
exce eded,the trip comp uteris au toma tically
res etFro mRes et Fro
mRes et. EC
Odis play The
ECO disp layis not availa bl e in Me rced es-
AMG vehicles.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
ECO DISPLAY ECO
DISPLAY.
If the igniti onrem ains switch edoff for longe r
tha nfou rhou rs,the ECO disp laywi llbe auto-
ma tica lly res et.
For mor einfo rma tionon the ECO disp lay, see
(Y page 149 ).
Di spl aying the rang eand curren tfue l
co ns umptio n Me
rced es-AMG vehicles: the menu onlysho ws
ra nge 0043.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ss0063 or0064 tosel ect the disp lay
wi th appro xim ate range 0043and current fuel
cons umption 0044.
App roximaterange 0043thatcan becove red
is cal cul ate dacc ording toyour cur rent driv-
ing styleand theamount offuel in the tank.
If the reisonl ya sma llam ount offuel left in
the fuel tank, aveh iclebe ing refueled 00A8
ap pe arsins tea dof appro xim ate range 0043.
Re cup erationdisp lay0087 sho wsyouif
ene rgy hasbe en recu perated fromthe
kine ticene rgy inove rrunmod eand saved in
the battery .Re cup erationdisp lay0087
de pends onthe engineinstalled and is
the refore not availabl e in allveh icles. 19
2 Me
nus and submen usOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 003D
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
battery isno tbein gch arg ed.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R adef ective altern ator
R ato rn poly- V-belt
R amalf unction intheelec tron ics
! Do
notdri ve any further. Other wise theen gin emay overheat.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin thedisp laymes sage 003D SeeOper‐ See
Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef uel ing At
NextRef uel ing The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 275).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 276).
If th eengin eoil need stop pingup mor eoft en:
X Con tacta qualif iedspecialistwor kshop andhaveth een gin e
ch ecke d.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from any quali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00D4
Fue lLev elLow Fue
lLev elLow The
fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on. Disp
laymes sage s
219On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Sto
pVeh icleShi ft Sto
pVeh icleShi ft
to PLea veEngine to
PLea veEngine
Run ning Run
ning The
auto matictrans mis sion hasoverheated.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
The auto matictrans mis sion isavail able again whenthedisp lay
mes sage goesout .
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Wait untilth eauto matictrans mis sion hascooled down andthe
disp laymes sage hasdisap peared. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐ Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐
ted Driveonwith ted
Driveonwith
Car e Car
e Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles: thetrans mis sion oilhas overheated.
Man ualdrive pro gram0063 and thete mpo rarily act ive man ualdrive
pro gramare nolonger avail able. Theengin epowe rout put is
red uce d.
X Allow theveh icleto cool down . 4ma
tic Currently 4ma
tic Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable 4M
ATIC has overheated.The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Dr ive on.
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor equic kly.
Whe nth edisp laymes sage goesout ,4M ATIC isavail able again
and theveh icleis dri ven byallfou rwhee ls. 4ma
tic Inoperative 4ma
tic Inoperative 4M
ATIC ismalf unction ing .The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0065 The
tailgat eis open
G WAR
NING
Whe nth een gin eis run ning,exhaust gasescan enterth eveh icle
int erior ifth etai lgat eis open .
The reisaris kof pois oning .
X Clos eth etai lgat e. 228
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Smar
tKey Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 00AF
Key Does Not Key
Does Not
Belong toVehicle Belong
toVehicle You
have putthewrong SmartK eyinthe ignition lock.
X Use thecorrect SmartKey. 00AF
Take YourKeyfrom Take
YourKeyfrom
Ignition Ignition The
SmartK eyisin the ignition lock.
A warning tonesounds
X Remove theSmartK ey. 00AF
Obtain aNew Key Obtain
aNew Key The
SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 00AF
Replace KeyBattery Replace
KeyBattery The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72). 00AF
Don't Forget Your Don't
Forget Your
Key Key The
display message isshown foramaximum of60 seconds andis
only areminder.
You have opened thedriver's doorwiththeengine switched off.The
SmartK eyisnot inthe ignition lock.Awarning tonesounds.
X Take theSmartK eywith youwhen youleave thevehicle. 00AF
Key NotDetected Key
NotDetected
(red display message) The
SmartK eyisnot inthe vehicle.
A warning tonealsosounds.
If the engine isswitched off,you can nolonger lockthevehicle cen-
trally orstart theengine.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Locate theSmartK ey. Because
thereisinterf erence fromastron gsource ofradio waves,
the SmartK eyisnot detect edwhilst theengine isrunning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lockanddrive inSmartK ey
mode. 230
Display
messagesOn-board computerand displays