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Fo
lding the ball neck out #
Pull swit ch2 until the ball neck unloc ks.
The ball neck will fold out from under the
re ar bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will flash. #
Pull the ball neck in the direction of the
ar row until it en gage s audibly in a vertical
position.
Indicator lamp 1onthe ball neck release
switch will go out.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in
place, theCheck trailer hitch lock message
will appear on the multifunction displa y. #
Remo vethe co ver cap from the ball head and
st ore it in a safe place.
Make sure that the ball on the ball neck is clean.
Check that it is either greased or dr y (grease-
free), depending on the instructions forthe
traile r.
Fo lding the ball neck in #
Pull swit ch2 until the ball neck unloc ks.
The ball neck will fold up under there ar
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will flash. #
Push the ball neck in the direction of the
ar row until it en gage s audibly behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will go out and the mes‐
sage on the multifunction display will disap‐
pear.
Obser vethe information about the displa yson
th e instrument clus ter:
R Indicator and warning lamps (/ page 485)
R Display messages (/ page 430) Driving and parking
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#
Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1in groo ve3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2totheright as far
as it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering. Under
thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the multifunction display even if the
trailer has been connected cor rectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer light‐
ing sy stem.
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma‐
nent po wer supp lyup to180 W and tothe
po we r supp lythat is swit ched on via the igni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling a trailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncoupling in a
st ate of overrun Uncou
pling in a state of overru n can dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when disconnecting the trailer cable
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: The
ve hicle may lo wer when the trailer cable is
disconnected.
This could result in you or other people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is unde rneath
th eve hicle or in the immediate vicinity
of the wheel ar ches when you discon‐
nect the trailer cable. #
Secure the trailer against rolling away. Driving and pa
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Note
s onthe instrument display and on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, the function restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt sy stems are not visible.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer sho wsonly display mes‐
sages and warnings from specific sy stems on
th e multifunction displa y.Yo u must therefore
ensure that your vehicle is alw aysre liable.
If th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle immediately and in
accordance with the traf fic conditions. Contact a
qu alified specialist workshop. 226
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Instrument display
overview 1
Speedome ter
The segments on the speedome ter indica te
th est atus of thefo llowing sy stems: cruise
control / limiter / Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC
2 Outside temp erature
3 Time 4
Area for additional values (e xamp le:rev
counter): rev counter / navigation / ECO
display / consum ption / G-me ter / date
The fuel supply will be inter rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached.
5 Coolant temp erature display During normal operation,
the coolant tem‐
perature display is permitted torise to
12 0°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m: POWER and CHARGE displ ays (electri‐
cal drive support and recuperation po wer of
th e electric mo tor)
6 Selected drive program Instrument display and on-board computer
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7
Selected transmission position
8 Multifunction displ ay(exa mp le:standard dis‐
play for a trip): assi stance / telephone /
navigation / trip / media / radio / styles
and displa ys/ service / possible settings
fo r head-up display
9 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Overview of buttons on
thest eering wheel 1
P Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 232) 5
ò Tocall up the home screen of the mul‐
timedia sy stem
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (multimedia sy stem)
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in
th e Instrument Display and in the control
elements of theve hicle interior Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. 228
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The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R HUD
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Design
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe left-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed.
% Press theò button tocall up the menu
bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll on the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toswitch between displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button.
Fu ll-screen menus
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus full-screen
on the instrument display: R
Assistance
R Trip #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the left-
hand Touch Control toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displ ayed full-
screen. Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display
Displa yson the multifunction display:
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 215)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 213)
¯ Cruise
control (/ page 176)
È Limi
ter (/ page177)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 179)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st (/ page 193) In
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è
Active Steering Assist (/ page186)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist (/ page198)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page145)
ë HOLD fu
nction (/ page 173)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 124)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 193). Head-up display
Fu
nction of the head-up display *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. The head-up displ
ayprojects thefo llowing into
th e driver's field of vision:
R Information from the navigation sy stem R
Information from the driver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning messages
Display content 1
Navigation instructions
2 Curr ent speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre cei vea call, the6 Incoming call
message will appear on the head-up displa y.In audio mode,
thest ation name or track will be
shown temp orarily when the audio source is
being actively operated.
Sy stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions
R Wetro ad sur faces
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the head-up display off and on
again. 230
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Ad
justing the head-up display settings on
the on-board co mputer On-board computer:
4 HUD 1
Setting cur rently selected
2 Digital speedome ter
3 Traf fic Sign Assi st
4 Navigation displa ys
The following can be adjus tedfo rth e head-up
display:
R Position
R Brightness R
Display content #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust a value: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Swit
ching the head-up display on/off #
Press button 1. In
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