%
Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. Tr
actio nco ntr ol Fu
nction oftraction control &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Ad
jus table traction control isused toenhanc e
per form anc eon ara ce trac kand isonly activa‐
te dwhen ESP®
is deactiv ated. Youcan adjust
th eleve lof assis tance from tracti oncontr oland ,
in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance between stabilit y
and agilit ygr aduall ywhile accelerating .
Tr act ion control suppo rts yo uon lyin me tering
th eengine output. AsESP®
is deactiv ated, ESP® does
notst abiliz eth eve hicle ifth eve hicle star ts
to skid.
% Deactiv atingESP®
and using adjustable trac‐
tion control requ ires ahighl yqu alif ied and
ex per ienced driver .
Ad jus table traction control ma yno tbe used
on nor mal roads. Adjus table traction control
ma yonl ybe activ ated and used ondedica‐
te dra ce circui ts, noton public roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page14 0).
Ad jus tingtrac tio nco ntr ol
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed. The 00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight upintheins trument
clus ter(/ page14 2).
Yo ucan adjustth eleve lof assis tance from trac‐
tio ncontr oland ,in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance
be tween stabilit yand agilit ygradually while
acc elerating .
Ta ke thefo llo wing parame ters int oacc ount :
R current road con dition s
R type oftireused R
road charact eristic s
R tirecon dition ,suc has temp eratur eor we ar
R person aldrivin gst yle Dis
play butt on1 showsthecur rent tracti on
contr olleve lwit han LEDsegme ntdispla y. #
Toinc rease orreduce theleve lof assis tance
fr om tracti oncontr ol,tur ncontr ol2 clock‐
wise orcoun ter-cloc kwise.
Disp lay bu tton 1 and theins trument cluster
sho wthese tle ve l.
If th edispla ybutt onsho wsleve l1 wit honl y
one LEDsegme ntlitup, traction control is
deact ivat ed (OFF ).Ifleve l9 is sho wnand all 15
4
Driving and parking
1,
2, 3...
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle) A
A/ Cfunc tion
Swi tching on/of f(co ntrolpa nel )......... 105
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 39
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....2 64
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............55
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...293
Ac tiv eaer ody nami csprofile
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 307
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 167 Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 142
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 145
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 147
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 48
Displ aysin theIns trument Display...... 150
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>147
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 48
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 148
St eer ing wheel buttons .................. ...... 148
St or ing aspeed ................................... 148
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......148
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 148
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 47
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ad aptiv e
see Lane Keeping Assist
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>97
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 98Ad
diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 172
Ad diti ves.................................................. 365
En gine oil............................................ 365
Fu el ..................................................... 364
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 294
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...293
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 294
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 294 432
Index
Seat
beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............37
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 37
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................3 7
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 37
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 4
Re leasing ...............................................3 7
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 37
Wa rning lam p........................................ 37
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................310
Seat heating
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............82
Se at ventilat ion
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Se cond telephone .... ................................ 249
Con necting .......................................... 249
Fe atur es.............. ................................ 249
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Select
ingthesound profile
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 294
Select orleve r
see E-SELECT selectorleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 43
Sens ors(Car e).........................................3 07
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 231
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting summe rtime <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 207
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 207
Se tting thedis tance unit.........................2 11
Se tting thema pscale
see Map SETU
P(on-boa rdcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )...............................................1 74
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 126
Shor tmessag es
see Text mes sage s
Side airbag .................................................3 8
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Closin g.................................................. 71
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 73
Con venie nce closing featur e.................7 3
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....72
Opening .................................................7 1
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 72
Pr oblem .................................................7 3
Size designation (tires) ........................... 345
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 54
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal ....... 55
Batt ery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>56
Energy consumption........... ...................55
Fe atur es................................................ 54 456
Index