In
addi tion, thech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page16 3). In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upintheins trument cluster. The
electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eis running .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you
shif tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lgr ou nd withth edr iver's
door closed.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,theta il‐
ga te mus tbe closed .
R The seat belttongu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, oneof
th efo llo wing condition smus tbe fulf illed:
- Youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D. 16
2
Driving and parking
#
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page30 1). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page86) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 0). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e298). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
9
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù St eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediately SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0051
*A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 36
1
C
Calls Mer cedesme. .......................................2 54
Cam era
see 360° Camera
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)..........................................2 78
Car -to-X -Com municat ion
Dis playing hazardwa rnings .............. .....2 48
Car e
Air -water duct ........................................ 278
Au tomatic carwash. ........................ ...... 278
Car pet...................................................2 83
Decor ativefo il.. ................................ .....2 81
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 283
Ext eriorlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Hea dline <0055001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Ma tte finis h............... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...280
Pa int wo rk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 280Pl
as tic tr<004C005000110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Po we rwa sher .................................... ....2 79
Re alwo od/tr imelements .................. ... 283
Re ar vie wcam era.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 282
Ru nning bo<0044005500470056001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Sea tbe lt........... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........283
Sea tco ver.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 282
St eer ing wheel... ................................... 283
Sur round viewcam era..........................2 82
Ta ilpipes ............................................ .... 282
Tr ailer hitch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Wa shing byhand ................................... 280
Wheels/r ims.........................................2 82
Wi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Wi per blades .........................................2 82
Car gocomp artment cover
Ext end ing/retra cting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .106
Re mo ving/ins talling .............................. 107
Car gocom partmen tfloor
Loc king/un lockin g.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 113
Car gotie- down rings ................................. 108
Car pet(Car e).............................................2 83
Chang eof addr ess....... ................................24 Cha
ngeof ow ner ship ..................................2 4
Cha nging awheel
Pr eparation. .......................................... 329
Ra ising theve hicle. ...............................3 30
Chang ingawhe el
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears
Manu ally. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 153
Cha nging hubcap s.. .................................3 29
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle)........ ............................ 295
USB port........... .....................................116
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting.. .................................................2 01
Child safetyloc k
Re ar door s...............................................6 3
Re ar side windows<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 65
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes)... ..................................5 6
Basi cins tructi ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ...............52
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes)... ................6 2
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling). .............5 7
No teson risk sand dang ers... .................. 53 Inde
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Ra
dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................3 87
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 367
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 395
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................3 66
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................3 67
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 390
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........3 90
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .....................................3 91
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 393
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 366
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times..... ......................3 63 Tr
af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l......... 377
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 377
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... .......... 377
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ......... 367
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s)............ ...... 63
Loc king(emer gency key). ................ ........ 72
Opening (from inside)... ........................... 70
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .............. ...... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e).................... .......7 0
Door controlpan el....................................... 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 318
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system Dr
inking anddriving... ...............................1 43
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 219
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 53
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 150
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 67
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 186
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ..................... 167
Cameras. ...............................................1 65
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................1 70
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t............ .............. 168
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation........................ 168
Ov ervie w.. ............................................. 166
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 165
Re sponsibili ty... .....................................1 65 Inde
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gotie-do wn ri<0051004A00560011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...108
Coat hook.............................................. 109
Def initio ns............ .................................322
No tes... ............................................. ..... 100
Ro oflugg agera ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 114
Load ing
see EASY-PAC Kloa d-secur ingkit
Loadin gguidel ines.................................... 100
Load inginforma tion table ........................ 313
Load s
Sec uring. .......................................... .....1 00
Lo cking/unloc king
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e............................... 71
Emerg encykey.. ...................................... 72
KEYLESS- GO..... ...................................... 70
Opening theta ilg ate.. .............................. 73
Un loc kin g/op eningth edoor sfrom
th einside.. ..............................................7 0
Lo w-beam headla mps
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 120
Lo we ring theve hicl e
Re ar oftheve hicle. ...............................2 02 Lu
bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Pa rcel ne t.... .................................... .......1 10
Secu ring.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........100
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 92 M
Main tenance
Ve hicle. ............................................. .......2 4
Maint enanc e
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system.. .............................. ..... 38
Malfu nction messag e
see Displa ymessag e
Maneuv ering assis tance
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............220
Cr oss Traf fic Aler <0057001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 219
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 219 Map
Displa yingonline mapcontents......... ....248
Dis play ing weather informat ion.............2 48
Mo ving........... ........................................ 247
Sel ecting themap orient ation... ............ 247
Se tting themap scale.... ........................ 247
Swi tching free wa yin fo rm atio non /of f...2 47
Massag epr og ram
Re settin gth ese ttings... ........................... 94
Massag epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats .........................9 4
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g.... ............................................. 94
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ........ 280
Maxim umload ratin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........319
Maximum permissib leload
Ca lcul ation exam ple.............................. 315
De term inin g........................................... 314
Maximum tirepr essur e..... ........................ 319
MBUX Interior Ass istant
Switc hingthere adin glight forth e
dr iver and front passeng eron/ off
con tact-fr ee<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............237 Inde
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