2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS parking brake

1,
2,3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 209
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 60
Import antsafety notes.................... 60
Warnin glamp .................................2 39
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Acoust iclockin gver ifica tionsig-
nal
Activat ing/de activat ing (mult i-
med iasyst em) ...............................2 03
Ac tivatin gmedia mode
Gene ralnotes ................................ 251
Ac tivatin g/deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication .................118
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 201
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
CU RVE<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC) (exc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 170
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Spor tPl us <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 174
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 173
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 172
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 172Spor
t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 172
Ac tive Body Contro l(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG Vehi cles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Body Contro l(Me rcedes -
AMG Vehicles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Ac tive Brake Assist with cro ss-
traffi cfunc tion
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 70
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Distan ceAssist
DI STRONI C
Ca lling upaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 159,160
Cru ise control lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 159
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Disp lays inthe multifuncti ondis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 158
Indi cato rand warning lamp ........... 244
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Drivin gAs sistan cepack -
age <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive LaneKe epi ng Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Functi on/inform ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 189
Ac tive light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 178
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2274
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dex

Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 244
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 63
DIST RONIC PLUS
Ac tivat ing Ac tive Steer ing As sis t... 166
Dea ctiva tingActive Steering
Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Disp layin the multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 165
Do ors
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Auto maticlo cking (switch) ............... 81
Ce ntral locking/ unlocki ng
(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 74
Co ntrol panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 79
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 273
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 154
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-
traf ficfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 65
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61Bra
keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 63
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Dri vin gsys tem
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 172
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active DrivingAssi stance pack-
ag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 189
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 177
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 168
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Cru ise control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 157,164
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 166
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 174
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
AMG ceramicbrakes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 154
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 154
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 154
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154 In
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On-boar
dcomput er
AMG menu .....................................2 05
Assista ncemenu ........................... 199
Audi omenu ................................... 197
Conve nience submenu .................. 203
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 207
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .273
Factory settings submenu ............. 204
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 192
Instrument clustersub menu ..........201
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 202
Menu overview....... .......................195
Messa gememory .......................... 207
Navi gationmenu ............................ 196
Opera tion.......................................193
RAC ETIMER ................................... 205
Service menu................................. 201
Settings menu...............................201
Standard displa y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 195
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 198
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 28
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 27
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 23
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 192
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 38 P
Paddl eshi fters
see Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 323
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...275
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Pan orami croo f
Ope ratingthe rollersu nbl ind ........... 94
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 147
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 148Pos
ition ofexter iormir ror, front-
pa sse nger side <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 106
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
see Active Parking Assist
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 176
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 177
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 174
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 175
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 149
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 149
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 211
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 148
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 148
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 149
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 41
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 218
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Po we rlo cks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 275
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
PRE -SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccu-
pant prote ction)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 55
PRE -SAFE®
PL US (anticipato ry
oc cupa ntprote ction PLUS)
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56 In
dex
15

R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
Occ
upant safetySafety

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), BrakeAssist withcross-t raffic
function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
R obstacles crossingyourpath which movein
the detection rangeofthe sensors andare
detected
i If
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction
requires aparticularl yhigh braking force,
preventative passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are activated atthe same time
(Y page 55).
X Keep thebrake pedaldepressed untilthe
emergency brakingsituation isover.
ABS prevents thewheels fromlocking.
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction is
deactivated andthebrakes function asusua l
agai nif:
R you release thebrake pedal
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R no obstacle isdetected infront ofyour vehi-
cle
R you depress theaccelerator pedal
R you activate kickdown Active
BrakeAssis t
General information i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
Act ive Brake Assist consists ofadistance
warning function withanautonomous braking
function andAdaptive BrakeAssist.
Act ive Brake Assist canhelp youtominimize
the risk ofacollision withthevehicle infront
or reduce theeffects ofsuch acollision.
If Act ive Brake Assist detects thatthere isa
risk ofcollision, youwillbewarned visually
and acousticall y.Ifyou donot react tothe vis-
ual collision warningorthe warning tone,
autonomous brakingcanbeinitiated incritical
situations. Ifyou apply thebrake yoursel fin a
critical situation, AdaptiveBrakeAssist ofthe
Act ive Brake Assist system supports you. Importa
ntsafety notes In
particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R there issnow orheavy rain
R there isinterferenc eby other radarsources
R there arestrong radarreflections, forexam-
ple inparking garages
R anarrow vehicle istraveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbike
R avehicle istraveling infront onadifferent
line
R you aredriving anew vehicle orservicing on
the Active Brake Assist system hasjust
been carried out
Observe theimportant safetynotesinthe
"Breaking-in notes"section (Ypage 125).
Followi ngdamage tothe front endofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfiguration andoperation of
the radar sensor checked ataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop. Thisalso appli estocollisions
at slow speeds wherethereisno visible dam-
age tothe front ofthe vehicle.
Activating/ deactivating Act
ive Brake Assist isautomaticall yactive
after switching onthe ignition.
You canactivate ordeactivate Active Brake
Assist usingtheon-board computer
(Y page 200). When deactivated, thedistance
warning function andtheautonomous braking
function arealso deactivated.
If Act ive Brake Assist isdeactivated, the00D4
symbol appearsinthe assistance graphicdis-
play .
Distance warningfunction General
information
The distance warningfunction canhelp youto
minimize therisk ofafront -end collision witha
vehicle aheadorreduce theeffects ofsuch a
collision. Ifthe distance warningfunction
detects thatthere isarisk ofacollision, you
will bewarned visuallyand acousticall y. Driving
safetysystems
63Safety Z

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
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Opens/c losesthetrunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
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 centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the glove compartmen t
R the stowage compartmen tunder thearm-
rest
R the stowage compartmen tin the rear
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 203).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 202). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 128). 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 287).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 288).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Doo
rs 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 transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
79Opening andclosing
Z

Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1,000 miles
(1, 500 km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramC.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1000 miles(15 00km) ,yo ucan increase
the enginespee dgra dually and accelera tethe
veh icleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing inifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Se
lf-lo ckingrea raxl edif feren tial
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with ase lf-lo cking dif-
fer enti alon the rearaxl e.
Ch ang ethe oilto impro vepro tecti onofthe
rea raxl ediffe rent ial:
R after abre aking-i npe riod of2000 miles
(U SA)
R after abre aking-i npe riod of3000 km(Can-
ad a)
R eve ry30, 000 milesor 3ye ars( USA)
R every 60,000 kmor4years (Canad a)
These oilchanges prolongtheservice lifeof
the differential. Havetheoilchange carried
out ataqual ified speciali stworkshop. Driving
Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Objects inthe driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedal sor block a
depressed pedal.This jeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobjects securely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well .When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedal s.Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. G
WARNING
Unsuitable footwearcanhinder correct
usage ofthe pedal s,e.g.:
R shoes withthick soles
R shoes withhigh heels
R slippe rs
There isarisk ofan accident.
Wear suitabl efootwear toensure correct
usage ofthe pedal s. Driving
125Drivingandparking Z