Canc
elingst art -off assis t
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
X React ivateES P®
. RACE
START (Mer cedes -AMGvehi -
cles)
Imp ortant safety notes i
RACE
START must notbe used onnorm al
road s.RACE START must onlybe act ivat ed
and used ondedic atedroad circuit s,out side
of public roaduse.
i RACE
START ison lyavailab lein
Mer cedes‑AM Gveh icles. G
WAR
NING
If you useRACE START ,ind ivid ual tires may
st art tospin andtheveh icle could skid.
De pen dingon thesele cted ESP®
mod e,
th ere isan increas edriskof skiddin gand
havi nganacc iden t.Mak esure that no per -
son s,anim alsorobst aclesare within range
of theveh icle.
RACE START enables optimal acceler ation
fr om ast and ingstart .For this, asuit ably high-
grip road surface isreq uired andtheveh icle
and tires must beingood workingorder.
i Obse
rveth esafe tyno teson driv ingsafe ty
syst ems (Ypage 60).
Be sure toread thesafe tyno tesand infor-
mat iononESP®
(Y page 63).
Cond itions foractivation You
canactivat eRACE START if:
R thedoor s,hood andthetrunk lidare closed.
R theen gin eis run ningand thetrans mis sion ,
all- wheel driveclut chand theen gin eare at
oper atingte mper ature.
R thest eer ing wheel isin thest raigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R theveh icle isstatio naryand thebrak epedal
is depr essed(lef tfoo t).
R thetrans mis sion isin posi tion005B.
R driv epro gram S,S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y page 133) Activ
ating RACE START X
De pre ssthebrak epedal withyour leftfoot
and keep itdepr essed.
X Pull and hold bothsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ters.
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel:Pad dle DOWN Can
cel:Pad dle DOWNmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction displ ay.
X Release bothsteer ing wheel paddle shifters.
i If
th eact ivat ion condi tions are nolonger
fulf illed, RACE START iscan celed. The
RAC ESTA RTNot PossibleSee Opera‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot PossibleSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual message appear sin themul-
tif unc tiondispl ay.
X To cancel :pull theleft steer ing wheel pad-
dle shifter(Y page 140).
or X To confi rm:pull therigh tst eer ing wheel
paddle shifter(Y page 140).
The RACESTA RTAvailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTAvailable Depress
gas pedal gas
pedalmes sage appear sin themult i-
fun ction displ ay.
i If
you donotdepr esstheacc eler atorpedal
wit hin afew seconds, RACE START iscan -
cel ed. The mult ifunction displ aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Fully depresstheacc eler atorpedal.
The engin espee dis inc reas ed.
The RACESTA RTReleasebra keto RAC
ESTA RTReleasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appear sin themult ifunction
displ ay.
i If
you donotrele ase thebrak epedal
wit hin asho rttim e,RACE START willbecan -
cel ed. The mult ifunction displ aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Tak eyour footoff thebrak e,but keep the
acc eler atorpedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away atmax imum acceler -
atio n.
The RACESTA RTActive RAC
ESTA RTActive message appear s
in themult ifunction displ ay.
RACE START isdeac tivate dwhen theveh icle
reac hesaspee dof appr oximat ely50km/h.
RACE START isdeac tivate dimm ediat elyifyou
rele ase theacc eler atorpedal duringRACE
ST ART orifany oftheact ivat ion condi tions are
no longer fulfilled. TheRACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operator'sMan ual sib
leSee Operator'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appear sin themul-
tif unc tiondispl ay. Driv
ingsyst ems
167Drivingand parking Z
i
If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only available
aga inafter thevehicle hasbeen driven a
certain distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each
wheel anddepends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orCom-
fort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 133).
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort mode
is activated. Forfurther information about
starting theengine, see(Ypage 125).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.You have selec-
ted Sport mode. The
AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics
of you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Select
this mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage
of this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust
remain eitheronthe ground orbe fully
raise d.Observe theinstructions fortowing
the vehicle withallwheel sin full contact
with theground.
4MATIC, togetherwithESP®
,improves the
traction ofyou rvehicle whenever adrive
wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,4MATIC
can neither reducetherisk ofaccident nor
override thelawsof phys ics.4MATIC cannot
take account ofroad, weather andtraffic con-
ditions. 4MATIC isonly anaid.You arerespon-
sibl efor the distance tothe vehicle infront, for
vehicle speed,for braking ingood timeandfor
stayi nginyou rlane.
If adrive wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip:
R Only depres sthe accelera torpeda las far as
necessary whenpulling away.
R Accelerate lesswhen driving.
i In
wintry driving conditions, themaximum
effect of4MATIC canonly beachieve difyou
use winter tires(M+S tires),with snow
chains ifnecessary . 168
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking
Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andthe
indicator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 283).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention andbrake application
can assist youduring parking andwhen exiting
a parking space.Youcanalso stilluse Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (Ypage 171).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 174
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
R
ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 284)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the
rear view camer amay berest ricteddue to
addition alacc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. licenseplate holder ,rear bicyc le
rack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec -
ted bythe sudden presenceof sunligh tor
oth erlight sourc es,e.g. when exitinga
garage. Payparticular attent ion inthis situa-
tion .
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due
to pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey
is in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinthe multim ediasys-
tem ;see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdis-
play.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais
available throughout themane uverin gproc -
ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D or
aft erdrivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic ator
are displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete sys-
tem failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe
PARK TRONIC buttonlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia system
disp lay The
rear view camer amay show adist orted
view ofobst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or
not atall. The rear view camer adoes notshow
obje ctsin the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in the area immed iatelyabove thetailgat e
handle
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebot-
tom -most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires
will takeat the curr entsteerin gwheel
angle (dynamic ) Driving
systems
179Driving andparking Z
Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eSoo n sur
eSoo n Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasde tecte dasigni ficant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
A wa rning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi ble cau ses:
R youha ve cha nge dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresor ins tal-
le d new wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etire sha sdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atly
imp airtire tractio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma y
be gre atlyimp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 145 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla t
tire (Ypage 288) .
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,if nece ssary,corr ectthe tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 312 ). Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eThe nRes tar t sur
eThe nRes tar t
Run FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadi sp laymes sage
and hasnot been res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallfou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 312 ). Run
FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo low in at leas tone ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebe twe enthe wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 312 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 315 ). 22
4 Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Che
ckTires Che
ckTires US
Aon ly:
The tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lpos ition appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir epre ssur esthat are toolow poseth efol lowin ghaz ards :
R they may burst,esp ecially astheload andvehiclespe edincreas e.
R they may wear exce ssi vel yand /orune venly,whic hmay greatly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thedri vin gch arac teris tics ,as well assteer ing and brak ing,may
be gre atlyimp aire d.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 288).
X Chec kth etire pre ssur e(Y page 312).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tth etire pre ssur e. War
ningTir eMal ‐ War
ningTir eMal ‐
fun ction fun
ction US
Aon ly:
The tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lpos ition appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gwit haflat tire pos esaris kof thefol lowin ghaz ards :
R aflat tire affects theabilit yto steer orbrak eth eveh icle
R you could lose control oftheveh icle
R co ntinu ed drivin gwit haflat tire will caus eex ce ssi ve heat build-
up and possiblya fir e
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 288). Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐ Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable US
Aon ly:
Be caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
no sign alsfrom thetire pre ssur esen sorsare detected. The tire
pre ssur emon itor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emon itor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nas the
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Disp
laymes sage s
225On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte daloss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.
Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 145) .
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 288 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 312 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. 24
2 Warni
ngand indic ator lamps inthe instrume ntcluste rOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s
Disp
laying service messa ges
X Swi tchon theign ition .
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonto sel ectth e
Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ectth e
ASS YST PLUS ASS
YST PLUSsubm enuand confirm by
pre ssing the0076 button.
The servicedue dateappe arsinthemult i-
fun ction display. Inf
orma tion about Service
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erva ldi sp lay !
If
th eAS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis -
play hasbeeninadv ertently res et,th is set -
ti ng can becorrec tedat aqualif iedspecial-
ist wor kshop .
Hav eser vicewor kcar riedout asdes cribed
in theMain tenan ceBooklet .Thi smay other -
wise leadtoincr ease dwear anddam ageto
th emaj orass emb liesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspecialis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor -
iz ed Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis play afterthe
ser vicewor khas beencar riedout .You can
also obtain further info rm ation onmain te-
nan cewor k,forex amp le.
Sp ecia lser vice requ irem ent s The
specifie dmain tenan ceinte rval take son ly
th eno rm alope ration oftheveh icle into
acc oun t.Un der arduous operating co nd ition s
or incr ease dload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmus tbe car riedout morefreque ntly, for
ex amp le:
R reg ular city dri vin gwit hfreque ntinte rm edi-
at est ops
R ifth eveh icle ispri mar ilyused totrave lsho rt
dis tanc es
R use inmo unt ainous terrain oron poo rro ad
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis ofte nlef tidli ng forlon gper i-
ods
R in par ticul arly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair-
rec irculat ionmodeisfreque ntly used
In these orsim ilar ope rating co nd ition s,hav e
th einte rio rfil te r, en gin eair clean er,engin eoil and
oilfilte r, forex amp le,chang edmo refre-
quen tly. Un der arduous operating co nd ition s,
th etires mus tbe checke dmo reofte n. Fur ther
in fo rm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
ci alis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen ter.
Dri vin gab road An
extens ive Mer cedes -Ben zSe rvice ne twork
is also available inother count ries.You can
obt ain further info rm ation from any author ized
Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter. Car
e Gen
eral not es H
Envi
ronm ent alnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kagin gand clean ing
cl ot hs inan environ men tally res pon sible
man ner.
! Whe
nclean ing your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclot hs
R abr asiv eclean ing agen ts
R sol ven ts
R clean ing agen tscontain ing sol ven ts
Do notsc rub .
Do notto uch thesur facesand films with
har dobj ects,e. g. rin gs orice sc rap ers.Ot h-
erw ise,you may scrat ch ordam agethesur -
fac esand films .
! Do
notpar kyour vehicle fora lon gper iod
of time directly aft erclean ing, par ticul arly
aft erclean ing th ewhee lrim withwhee l
cl ean er.Whe elclean ercan lead tothe
in cr ease dco rrosi on ofthebra kediscsand
pads .The refore, dri ve fora fe w min utes
aft erclean ing. By heat ing up thebra kes,the
bra kediscsand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be par kedfo ra lon gper iod oftime.
Regul arcar eof your vehicle isaco nd ition for
ret ain ing th equalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand clean ing agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr oved byMer cedes -Ben z. Car
e
279Maintena nce andcar e Z