#
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth e0063 setting for
th etransmission .
Gear shifting #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. Gea
rshif tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
R Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ-B oostte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine canbeswitc hedoff.All ofthe
ve hicle functionsremain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves. Dr
iving andparking 16
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%
Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc ha rged ,th e
function forde tecting acoll ision on apa rked
ve hicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated tofacil i‐
ta te thene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyake y
R Animpact occursat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyloss willbe
min imis eddur ing ex tende dpe riods ofnon- oper‐
ation.
St andb ymode isch aract erised bythefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in themedia display.
R The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R The ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system) isno tav ail‐
able.
R The interior motionsen sor and tow- aw ay
alar mfun ction sar eno tav ailable.
R The function forde tecting collisions ona
pa rked vehicle isno tav ailable. If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenience, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liabl yst ar tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themedia display.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode (park‐
ing theve hicl efo ran extended period)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. Dr
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If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateES P®
in the
fo llo wing situat ionstoimprove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page41 7)
R Display messa ges(/ page368) ET
S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
If yo usele cttheF drive pr og ram, aspecia l
ET Ssy stem specif icallysuit edtooff-r oad terrain
is aut omat icallyact ivat ed.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
ESP ®
modes
Depen dingontheselect eddrive pr og ram, the
appr opriateES P®
mode willbeact ivat ed aut o‐
mat icall y.ESP ®
ad apts to differe nt we ather and
ro ad con dition sas wellas thedr iver's prefer red
dr iving style. Youcan selectthedr ive pr ogr ams
using theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h
(/ page15 8). ES
P®
Com fort
R active in drive pr ograms A,;and
N
R balan cebetween tract ion and stabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road sur face condi tions
R suitab leforbo th dryand difficul tro ad con di‐
tio ns,suc has snow orice, orwhen thero ad
is we tfr om rain
ESP ®
Spor t
R active in drive pr og ram C
R continues toofferst abilit ybut withaspor ty
se tup
R allowsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
ESP ®
Spo rt+
R active in drive pr ogram B
R emphasi zesth eve hicle's ownove rste er ing
and under steer ing charact eristic sfo ra mor e
activ edr iving style Dr
iving and parking 17
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#
End thesuppor tby act ivel yst eer ing in
non -critical situation s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedes trians close tothepat hof
yo ur vehicle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R IfDS Ris activ e. R
Incom plextra ffic situat ionswher eobje cts
can notalw aysbe clear lyident ified.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground .
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. 18
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Driving and parking
Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum design speed.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 174).
Mer cedes‑A MGvehicl es:Cruis econtr olis
av ailable uptoamax imum speedof 155mp h
(250 km/h).
Displa yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
R h (gra y): cruise contro lis selec tedbut
no tye tacti vated.
R h (green): cruise control isactiv e. A
stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis‐
pla y.
% The segment sbe tween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so,youwill mak euse ofthebr aking effect
of theengine. Thisrelie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid. R
Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. Dr
iving andparking18
5
ent
s,theDS Rbr ak es theve hicle minimally or
no tat all.
When DSRisactiv ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSRcon trols thedr iving
speed. Thetarget speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km/h) and11mp h
(1 8 km/ h).Bybraking oracceler ating,youcan
dr ive at ahigh eror lowe rspee dth an theta rget
speed atanytime.
DSR isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
spee dsgreat erthan 28 mph(45 km/h) orselect
dr ive pr ogr am C orB. Theî Offmes‐
sag eth en appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The status indicat orinthemultifunc tiondispla y
disappear s.Yo ualso hear awa rning tone.
No teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and accident
whe nDSR isacti vatedon slipper yro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rget speed dif‐
fe r, th ewheels maylose traction . #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving speed
andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 174).
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbenego tiated. Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be
able tokeep totheta rget speed. Selectata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also applyth ebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(vehi cles with
E- Ac tiv eBody Contr ol)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24 mp h(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Youha ve notsel ect eddrive pr ogr am C or
B. R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted. #
Toactiv ate: pul lro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The î symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y. Dr
iving and parking 18
7
#
Todeac tivate: pullro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 and theî symbol go
out.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill
Speed Regulat ion)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 25 mph(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select î.
A status displa yappear sin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv ated. Changing
thetar getspe ed #
Toincr ease/r educethetar getspe ed:
pr ess rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N tothepoint ofresis tance.
The select edtarget speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km/h) andappea rs
alon gwit hth eî symbol inthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Av ailable speedra ng e:
R Vehicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(20 km/h) -12 0mp h
(200 km/h)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(2 0km/h) -13 0mp h
(2 10 km/h) 18
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Driving and parking
Fu
nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist If
speed limitch ang ebe tween 12mp h
(20 km/ h)and 80mph(1 30 km/h) isde tected
and theaut omatic adoptionofspeed limitsis
activ e,itwill beaut omaticall yadop tedas the
st or ed speed (/page230).
The driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theaccelera ‐to
rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 174).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 229).
Speed limitsbel ow 12mp h(2 0km/h) areno t
au tomatical lyadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp orar yspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as: R
atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(2 0km/h)
R inwe tcond itions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation When
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ncan beconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (/ page19 4). Dr
iving and parking 19
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