%
Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter-
ve nes, cruis econt rolisd eactivated. The varia-
ble limi terisn otdeactivated.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he per
he per manent limit
manent limit er
er
If th ev ehicles hould ne vere xceed aspeci/c
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode), you
can se tthis spee dwitht he permanent limi ter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed between
160 km/h and 240 km/h in them ultimedia sys-
te m( /pag e207).
If yo ul imit thes peed toav alue abo vethev ehi-
cle' sm aximum speed whic hcan be driven or
maximum desig nspeed, thep ermanent limiter
has no e.ect.
Shortl ybefor ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe Inst rument Displa y.When youc on-
/r mt he message, displa ymessages no longer
appear until yous witc ho.the vehicle. The speed
will onl ybedisplaye dagain once thev ehicleh as
been restar tedorift he setspeed is changed.
The permanent limi terd oes no tswitc htop assive
mode even during kickdown and thed rive ns peed
re mains belo wthe se tspeed. Se
Se tting t
tting t he limit speed f
he limit speed f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Winter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. A
A
ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC F F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-0owing roads. If vehicles in
front ar edetected, thes etdistance is maintained,
if necessar y,until thev ehiclec omestoah alt. The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes dependin gonthe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront and thes etspeed.
The speed (from 20 km/h) and thed istance to
th ev ehicleinf ront ar esetand sa vedont he steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustable se tspeed can vary due tothef ol-
lowing factors:
R Driv eprogram selected ;(/page167)
R Stored limit speed (e.g. winter tyr elimit)
(/ page207) Other
features of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving style depending on the
selected driv eprogram (energy-saving, com-
fo rtable or dynamic) (/ page167)
R Initiates acceleratio ntothe stored spee difthe
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on tochange
to theo vertaking lane
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithDr
hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
- Reacts tostationa ryvehicles de tected in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles and
mo torc yc les)
- Take so ne-sided overtaking restrictions
int oa ccou nt on mo torw aysoronm ulti-
lane roads wit hseparat ecarriag ewa ys
(countr y-dependent)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
hDriving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
agea nd
ea nd
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ackag
age:
e: ifth ev ehicleh as been braked to
as tandstil lonm ulti-lane, separat ecarriag ew ays
by ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC, it can auto-
matical lyfollo wt he vehicle in front when driving
o. again within 30 seconds. If acritical situation
is de tected when driving o., avisual and acoustic Driving and parking
207
207
R
The windsc reen is dirty ,misted up, damaged
or co veredint he vicinity of thec amera, e.g.
by astick er.
R No,ors everal, unclear lane markings ar epres-
ent foro ne lane, or them arkings change
qu ickl y,fore xamp le, in aconstruction area or
junctions.
R The lane marking sarewo rnawa y,dar korc ov-
ered up, e.g. bydirtors now.
R Ifth ed istance tothev ehicleinf ront is too
shor tand thus thel ane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R The roadisn arro wa nd winding.
R Ther eareobs tacles on thel ane or projecting
out int othe lane ,suc haso bject mar kers.
The system doe snotprov ide assistance in thef ol-
lowing conditions:
R On tight bends and when turning.
R When crossing junctions.
R Atroundabouts or toll stations.
R When thet yrep ressur eist oo lo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if ActiveS teer-
ing Assist unexpectedl ystops functioning
If th es ysteml imits of ActiveS teering Assist
ar er eached ther eisnog uarantee that the
system will remain activ eorwillke ep thev ehi-
cle in lane. #
Alwaysk eep your hands on thes teering
wheel and obser vethet ra1c carefull y. #
Alwayss teer thev ehiclep aying attention
to tra1 cconditions. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if ActiveS teer-
ing Assist unexpectedl yinter venes
The de tection of lane marking sand objects
ma ym alfunction and cause unexpected steer-
ing inter ventions. #
Steer according totra1 cconditions. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingA
atin gActiv
ctiv eSt
eSt eer
eering Assist
ing Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but is no tinter vening. R
ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cisactiva-
te d.
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctiveEmerg
eE merg ency St
ency Stop Assist
op Assist If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
steered thev ehiclef orac onsiderable period of
time or has remo vedt heir hand sfromt he steering
wheel, display 1appear sinthe Inst rument Dis-
pla y.Ifth ed rive rs till does no tsteer thev ehicle,
or gives no con/ rmation tothes ystem, aw arning Drivin
gand parking
215
215
Plas
Plasti
ctr
tic tr im
im
R Clea nwithad ampm icro/br ecloth.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als.
R Do no tallowc osmetics, insect repellent or
sun cream tocome in contact wit hthe plastic
trim.
R
R eal w
eal w ood and tr
ood and tr im elements
im elements
R Clea nwitham icro/br ecloth.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: Clean wit hadamp
clo thand soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse sol vent-based cleaning agents, pol-
ishes or waxes.
R
R oof lining
oof lining
R Clean wit habrush or dr yshampoo.
Car
Car pet
pet
R Use acarpe tand textil ec leaning agent recom-
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel made of g
ing wheel made of g enuine leat
enuine leather or DINA-
her or DINA-
MICA
MICA
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag ecaused bywrong cleaners #
Do no tuse sol vent-based cleaning
agents suc hastarremo verorw heel
cleaner ;neither should youu se polishes
or wa xes. Otherwise youm aydamage
th e/ nish. R
Clean wit hadampc loth and 1% soap ywater
solution and then wipe wit hadryclo th.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Leather care: Use aleather car eagent that
has been recommended forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
% Leather is anatural product. It has natural
sur face properties, suc hasdi.erences in
st ru cture, mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subtle colou rdi.erences. These sur face
properties ar echaracteristics of leather and no
tm aterial faults. What's more, leather is
subject toan atural agein gprocess during
whic hthe sur face properties change.
Genuine leat
Genuine leat her seat cov
her seat covers
ers
R Clean wit hadampc loth and then wipe wit ha
dr yc loth.
R Leather care: Use aleather car eagent that
has been recommended forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
% Regula rcleaning and care ofthel eather
re duces soiling, wear mar ksand agein gdam-
ag ea nd thus signi/cant lyex tends its life
span. Clo thing that can lea vestains ,e.g.
jeans ,can leav ed iscolouration on thel eather.
DIN
DINAMIC AMIC Aseat cov
As eat cov ers
ers
R Clean wit hadampc loth.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
Imit
Imit ationleat
atio nleat her seat cov
her seat cov ers
ers
R Clea nwithad ampc loth and 1% soap ywater.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth. Maintenanc
eand ca re
311
311
*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etovehicleb ody or suspen-
sion component scaused by/tted snow
ch ains On 4MATIC
vehicles, if you/ tsno wc hains on
th er ear wheels, youc an damag evehicleb ody
or suspension components. #
On 4MATIC vehicles, onl y/tsnowc hains
on thef ront wheels. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen usin gsnow
ch ains:
R Snow chains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations. Youc an obtain
information about this from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sno wchains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr oved fory our vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame qualit ystandard.
R If sno wchains ar e/tted, them aximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h. R
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist: :do no tuse
Ac tiveP arking Assist when sno wchains are
/tted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e200). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achievin ganincreased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr epr
epressure
essure &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Un derin0a tedoro verin0ated ty resp ose in par-
ticular thef ollowing risks:
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessivel yand/or
une venly. R
The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatl yimp aired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres, including thes par ew heel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarking on alon gerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .o.-
ro ad driving #
Adjust thet yrep ressure, if necessar y. Ty
re pressur ewhichist oo high or tool ow can:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tyres.
R Caus eincreased tyr edamage.
R Adve rselya .ect driving characteristics and
th us driving saf ety, e.g. due toaquaplaning. 334
334
Wheel
sand tyres
If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures. These
tyr ep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle' sride
comfort. Energy consum ption ma ythen increase
slightl y.
The loa dconditions "pa rtiall yladen" and "fully
laden" ar ede/ned in thet able ford i.erent num-
ber sofp assenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydi.er from this.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
The system checks thet yrep ressur eand thet yre
te mp eratur eofthe tyres /tted tothev ehicleby
means of atyrep ressur esensor.
The tyr epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in theo n-boar dcomputer (/ page336).
If th er eisas ubstantial pressur eloss or if thet yre
te mp eratur eisexcessive, youw ill be warned with displa
ymessages (/ page403) or theh
wa rning lam pinthe inst rument cluster
(/ page417).
The tyr epressur emonitoring system is onl yan
aid. It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressu retother ecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operatin gsituation.
In most cases,t he tyrepressur emonitoring sys-
te mw ill automaticall yupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues aTer youh ave changed thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an, ho wever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val-
ues byrestarting thet yrep ressur emonitoring
system manuall y(/pag e337).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressur eloss caused byaforeign
object penetrating thet yre, fore xamp le
R ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther radio
signal source Chec
Chec king t
king t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur ewit
ew itht
ht he tyr
he tyr epr
epressure
essure
monit
monit or
oring sy
ing sy st
stem
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Current tyr epressur eand tyr etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures willbed isplayedafterafew
minutes of driving 336
336
Wheels and tyres
R
Tyre pressure monitor active :the teach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yet comple te.T he
tyr ep ressures ar ealready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom-
mende dtyrep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat-
ing condition (/ page335). Additionall y,
obser vethen otes on cold tyres
(/ page334).
% The values displa yedint he on-boar dcom-
puter ma ydeviat ef romt hose of thet yrep res-
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
ele vations, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case,
do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
R
R est
est ar
arting t
ting t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating status on all of
th ew heels (/ page334).
Re star tthe tyr epressur emonitoring system in the
fo llowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged. R
The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
ne wly /tted.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
leT-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use current pressure sasnew reference
values? messageisshown in theI nstrument
Displa y. #
Torestart, pres sTouc hControl on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel.
The Tyre press. monitor restarted messageis
shown in theI nstrument Displa y.
Cur rent wa rning message saredele teda nd
th ey ellow h warning lam pgoes out.
ATer youh ave been driving foraf ewminutes,
th es ystemc heckswhe ther thec urrent tyre
pressures ar ewithin thes peci/ed range. The
cur rent tyr epressures ar ethen acce pted as
re fere nce values and monitored.
Be sur etoalso pa yattention tothef ollowing rela-
te dt opic:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) Wheel c
Wheel c
hange
hange N
No
ot
tes on selecting,
es on selecting, /tting
/ttingand r
and replacing tyr
eplacing tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue toincor-
re ct wheel and tyr edimensions
If wheels and tyres of thew rong size ar e/tted,
th es ervice brakes or components in theb rake
system and in thew heel suspension ma ybe
damaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tyres with
th ose that ful/l thes peci/cation softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtyres, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type Wheels and tyres
337
337
#
Avoid particular lyhigh kerbs. *
N
NO OTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when parking on kerbs or in po tholes Pa
rking on kerbs or in po tholes ma ydamage
th ew heels and tyres. #
If possible, par konlyo n0 at sur faces. #
Avoid kerbs and po tholes when parking. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag etoelectronic component
parts from theu se of ty re-/tting tools V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: electronic component parts ar elocated
in thew heel. Tyre-/tting tools should no tbe
applied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic compo-
nent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aquali/ed
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etosummer tyres at low
ambien ttemperatures At
lowa mbient temp eratures, tear sc ould form
when driving wit hsummer tyres, causin gper-
manen tdamag etothe tyre. #
Attemp eratures belo w7°C use i
M+S tyres. Ac
cessor yparts whic harenota ppr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or whic harenotu sed
cor rectl y,can impair theo perating saf ety.
Befor epurchasing and using non-appro veda cces-
sories, visit aquali/ed specialist workshop and
enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident wit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwitht he
optimise dtyrec ompound means that ther isk of skidding and
hydroplaning on wetroads is
increased.
In addition, thet yreg ripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour driv-
ing style accordingl y. #
Use i M+S tyres at outside temp era-
tures of less than 10 °C. #
Onlyuse thet yres fort heir intende dpur-
pose. Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting ,/ttin ga nd
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-speci/c requ irements fort yre
appr oval that de/ne aspeci/c tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
R Furthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operatio ncanbe
high lybene/cial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and thes ame make. Wheels and tyres
339 339
The
tool bag contains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
R Folding chock
R Ratche tfor jack Pr
Pr
epar
epar ing t
ing t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f oraw heel c
or aw heel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid ,non-slipper yand le vel
gr ound.
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
% Ifyo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop to/nd out abou tsuita ble tools. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanuall y. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
Mak esuret hat thev ehiclec annotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under the
front and rear of thew heel that is diagonal ly
opposit ethe whee lyou wish tochange. R
R
aisin gt
aisin gthe v
he v ehicle when c
ehicle when c hangingawheel
hanging awheel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(/pag e342).
Impor tant no tesonu singthe jack:
R Use onl yavehicle-speci/c jac kthat has been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz toraise thev ehi-
cle.
R The jac kisonlyd esigned forr aisin gand hold-
ing thev ehiclef oras hor ttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
The jac kmustbep laced on a/rm,0at and
non-sli psurface. If necessar y,use alarge ,0 at,
load-bearing ,non-sli punderla y.
R The foot ofthej ackm ust be positioned verti-
call yunder thej acks uppor tpoint. 342
342
Wheels and tyres