Fu
nctions ofOff-road ABS %
Off-road ABS isactiv ated aut omaticall ywhen
yo usele cttheF drive pr ogr am.
Of f-road ABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving off-
ro ad:
R The fron twheels lockcy clic allydur ing brak‐
ing .
R The brakin gdis tance issho rtened duetothe
digging- ineffect.
Sy stem limit s
R Off-ro ad ABSfun ction sat spee dsbelo w
25 mph(40 km/h).
R IfOf f-road ABS interve nes, theability tosteer
ma ybe restrict ed. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e. If
yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. The
Electr onicStabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
)can
mon itor and improve driving stabilit yand trac‐
tio nin thefo llo wing situat ionswithin physical
limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng. 17
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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
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Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(200 km/h) whendriving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr ev ent lurching of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip ove rbef ore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side.
R Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e.
R The vehicle star ts to skid. Dr
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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
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Oper
ating cruise contr ol #
Press thero ck er switc hon thesteer ing
wheel control panel upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Select M with theright rock er switc h.
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed.
Incr easing/decr easingthesto redspe ed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Ad opting ade tected spee d #
Activatecr uise contr olor theva riable limiter. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsordoes notexc eed this speed.
Deactiv ating cruise contr ol #
Selec tO withth elef tro ck er switc h.
Deactiv atingcruise contr ol #
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. DSR
(Downhill Speed Regulat ion) Fu
nction ofDSR (Downhill Speed Regulat ion)
DS Ris an aid toassis tyo uwhen drivin gdo wn‐
hill. Itke eps thespeed oftrav el at theselect ed
ta rget speed. Thesteeper thedo wnhill gradient,
th egr eat ertheDS Rbr aking effect on theve hi‐
cle. Onflat stre tche sof road and uphill gradi‐ 18
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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
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#
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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%
Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspende dmessage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment son
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic
adop tionofthemaximum permissible speed,are
displa yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themulti‐
func tion displa yon asing leline.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth er eis swir ling dust,e.g. when driving off-
ro ad oron san dysur faces.
R The windsh ield inthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. 19
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