Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr eve ntlurc hing of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip over bef ore
ES P®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side. R
Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation. This
steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion 18
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Driving and parking
doing
so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. #
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. #
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rently driven spe edisstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed. #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
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or
#
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC with ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up(RES). Remo veyour foot
fr om theacceler ator pedal.
% Bypressing rock er switc h4 upagain, the
speed limitation shownintheins trument
clus terwil lbe ado ptedby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C. #
Toacc eptth edisp laye dspe edrestriction
when Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedin theins trument
clus teris ado ptedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed. #
Topull away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :re mo veyour foot from the
br ak epedal andactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C. #
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cconti nuetobe car ried out. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. #
Todeac tivateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h4 down
(CNCL). #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h3 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)to thepr essur epoint andhold.
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 1mp h(1 km/h).
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)and hold beyond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 5mp h(1 0 km/h). #
Toincr ease orreduce thespecified dis‐
tance from theve hicl ein front :pr ess
ro ck er switc h2 upordown. Dr
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The
system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tan cebya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically. When
theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R ifpossible ,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysintheins trum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hicand thest atus displa y
sho wthest atus ofthefo llo wing functionsin the
ins trumen tclus ter:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t 202
Driving andparking
Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theaccelera torpeda lor brak e
peda l,e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D. Dr
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The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
th etra nsmiss ionposition 005Dorby theelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RBO DY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
AI R BO DY CONTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prove ddr iving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr oun dcle aranc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle.
When driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle leve l. AI
R BO DY CONTR OLincludes thefo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R automat icleve lcon trol system
R speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec tablehigh leve lse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on 206
Drivin gand parking
Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a When
youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
re ar vie wcam era1 issho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth esteer ing wheel inits
cur rent positio n.Thi shel psyouto orient your‐
self and toavoid obstacle swhe nba cking up. The
rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Dr
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Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic) 2
Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areat adis tance of
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegmen tsof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. 21
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