1
003E003D Turn signal light →
122
2 0075 Restra int system →
419
3 00BB ESP®
OFF →
427
00E5 ESP®
→
427
4 005E Rear foglam p →
122
5 0057 Highbeam →
122
0058 Lowbeam →
121
0060 Parking lam ps →
121
6 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
421
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
242
8 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
424
9 003D Electrical malfun ction →
421
A L Distance warning →
426
B 0025 ABS →
427
C Ù Electric po we rst eer ing →
420 D
0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
429
E 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
421
F Fuelleve l →
242
G Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
424
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
H Brak es(red) →
424
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
I 00E9 Seatbelt →
419
J 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
421
K ä Suspen sion (red) →
426
ä Suspen sion (yello w) →
426 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps 11
&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m cont ainindivi dualhigh-v oltagecom po‐
nents. Thesehigh-voltagecom ponents are
under highvoltag e.
If yo umod ifycomp onent partsof these high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsor touc hdamag edcom‐
pon entpar ts,yo uma ybe elec troc uted.
Hig hvo ltag ecom pone ntsma ybe damag ed
in an acc ident ,alt hough thedamag ema yno t
be visible. #
Neverper form modif icationstocom po‐
nent parts of high-v oltagecom ponents. 26
Gener alno tes
#
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tonon-ob servance ofpro‐
hi bi tio nsigns En
vironme ntal protect ion has prior ity.Tr eat
natur ewit hre spect. #
Besureto obser veprohibition signs. Chec
klistbef oredr iving off-r oad
Chec kth efo llo wing pointsbef oredr ivin gof f-
ro ad:
R Fuelleve l
R Engi neoille ve l:fill engin eoil tothemaxi‐
mum leve lto ensur efull gradeability
(/ page29 1).
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and spar ewheel
R Tire sand wheels
% Further information aboutspecial all-terrain
tir es forre trof itti ng can beobtained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Of
f-road driving
Re ad this sect ionbeforedr ivin gyo ur vehicle off-
ro ad. Pract ice bydriving overmor ege ntle off-
ro ad terrain firs t.
R Observeth eno teson thecr oss-c ountr yABS
(/ page17 6).
R Ifnecessa ry,select theF (/page15 8)
dr ive pr og ram before driving off-r oad.
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able forof f-r oad ter‐
ra in (/ page203). Toavo iddamagin gth e
ve hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssuf ficie nt
gr ou nd clearance .
R Alw ayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivin gon downh illgradien tsand
slope s.Obse rveth eno teson driving in
mount ainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unk nown terrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain. R
Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Selec tth eF drive pr og ram.
R Select ahighe rve hicle leve l.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t‐
ance, other wise theve hicle maydig itself in.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- thetir eru ts areno tto odeep
- thesand isfirm enough
- thegr ound clearance issuf ficie nt
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Fo rding 15
2
Driving and parking
Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
(/ page17 5)
R Off-ro ad ABS(/ page17 6)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (/ page17 6)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(/ page17 6)
R ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st(/ pag e17 9)
R ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation(/ page17 9)
R EBD (Ele ctroni cBrak efor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page17 9)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 179)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 0)1
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 185)
R DSR (Dow nhillSpe edRegulatio n)
(/ page 186) R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 188)1
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e19 3)2
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
(/ page 193)2
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page19 5)2
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e19 7)2
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page19 8)2
R ActiveTraf fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e19 9)2
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page20 0)
R HOL Dfun ction (/ page20 0)
R AIRMA TIC(/ page20 1)
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL(/ page206)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page21 2)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 6)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page21 9)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page223 ) R
ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page22 7)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e229) 1
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page230) 1
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page233) 3 Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
1 Thi sfu nctio nincl udes subfu nctio nswhich ar eonly available incon junction withth eDr iving AssistancePackag e.
2 This function iscoun try- dependen tand onlyav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
3 This function includes subfun ction swhic har eonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag eor onl yav ailable dependingonthecount ry. Dr
iving and parking 17
5
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
6
Driving and parking
Cleani
ng
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approve dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
ev erycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . Main
tenance andcare29
9
#
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page17 5)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page17 6)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitethehighly
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. #
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . All
vehicl es
+ ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. 308
Breakdo wnassis tance
Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload-bear ingcapa‐
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, consumption, etc.
ma yot her wise beadv ersely affect ed. Fur‐
th er mor e,other tiresizes could result inthe
tir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle com‐
ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. Wheels
andtires 339