Alar
msys tem
see ATA(A nti-T hef tAlar msyst em)
AMG
Adapt ive spor tsusp ension sys-
te m .......... ...................................... 168
Per forman ceSeat ............................ 96
AMG adaptiv esp ort sus pen sion
sys tem
Gen eral Infor mat ion.......................1 68
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....201
AMG Perfo rmance exhaustsys-
tem ..................................................... 130
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Approac h/departure angle....... ....... 156
Ashtray ............................................... 260
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 197
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................196
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .279
Driving abroad ....... ........................279
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 278
Informati onabo utService ............. 279
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ....... .................................. 279
Service message....... ..................... 278
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..279
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 68
Function ...........................................68
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Audi o20
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....194
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l Auth
orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 280
Auto matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic headlamp mode.............. 102
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 137
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
DIREC TSELECT lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 134
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 134
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 137
DYNAM ICSELECT button (all
veh icles exce ptMer cedes-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 133
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 142
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 136
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Enga ging park pos ition
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 136
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 135
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 134
Hol ding the vehiclesta tiona ryon
up hillgra dients <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 138
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 201
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 142
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 140
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 136 In
dex
5
Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes 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. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z
There
isarisk offire and anaccident .
Release theparking brakefullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe engine whilestation -
ary. Pullaway immediately. Avoidhigh
engine speeds andfullthrot tleuntil the
engine hasreached itsoperating tempera-
ture.
In vehicles withautomatic transmission,
engage positions Pand Ronly when the
vehicle isstation ary.
Where possible, avoidspinnin gthe drive
wheels whenpulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethedrive train.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:avoidfull-load
operation andengine speeds greater than
5000 rpmwhen theengine iscold. This
helps toprotec tthe engine andavoids
uncomf ortable driving. Key
positions
Smar tKey 005A
Toremove theSmart Key
(shift thetrans mission toposition 005D)
0047 Power supply forsome consumer s,such
as the windshield wipers
0048 Ignit ion(power supplyforallconsumer s)
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
Smart Keycanbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrec tSmart Key
for the vehicle. Theignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannotbe start ed. Star
t/Stop button General
notes
Vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO are equipped with
Smart Keysfeaturing theintegr atedKEYLE SS-
GO funct ionand adetachable Start/Stopbut-
ton .
A check whichperiodically establishesaradio
conn ection between thevehicle andthe
Smart Keydetermin eswhether avalid Smart -
Key isin the vehicle. Thisoccurs, forexample,
when startingthe engine.
When youinsert theStart /Stopbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imately twoseconds recognitiontime. Youcan
then usetheStart /Stopbutton .
Pressing theStart /Stopbutton several times
in succession correspondstothe different
Smart Keypositions inthe ignition lock.Thisis
only thecase ifyou arenot depressing the
brake pedal.
If you depress thebrake pedalandpress the
Start /Stopbutton ,the engine startsimmedi-
ately.
To start thevehicle without actively usingthe
Smart Key:
R the Start /Stopbutton mustbeinsert edin
the ignition lock
R the Smart Keymust beinthe vehicle
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO (Ypage 70)
Do not keep theKEYLE SS-GO key:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case.
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofKEYLE SS-
GO.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmart Key
remote controlorwith KEYLE SS-GO, after a
short time:
R you willnotbeable toswitch onthe ignition
with theStart /Stopbutton .
R you willnolonger beable tostart theengine
with theStart /Stopbutton untilthevehicle
is unlocked again.
If you lock thevehicle centrally using thebut-
ton onthe front door(Ypage 75),youcan
cont inue tostart theengine withtheStart /
Stop button . Driving
125Drivingandparking Z