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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 201).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 262) .
Speed limitsbel ow 12mp h(20 km/h) areno t
aut omaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp oraryspeed 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(20 km/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 (/ page222). The
follo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Curves
R T-int ersect ions,ro und about sand tollst atio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTraf fic )
% Whe nth eto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane sis swit ched on and one of
th efo llo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,ro und ‐
about sand traffic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill. Dr
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The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No,or several,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or intersecti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers. The
system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tcur vesand when turning.
R When crossing intersections.
R Atround about sor tollst atio ns.
R When towing atrailer .
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
The detection oflane mar kings andobje cts
ma ymal functi onand causeune xpect ed
st eer ing interve ntio ns. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eSte ering
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed, but isno tint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist. Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist Ac
tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal indicat or. 22
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Obser
vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e222).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsadef ect.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Fu
nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear sin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer the ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing 226
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th
ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isno tmo ving faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) .
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h).
- Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(2 0km/h) andthe
re ar foglam pis no tswitc hedon. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. 232
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Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack If
th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eof f-r oad leve l+1 can beselec tedre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. Dr
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R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R Off-ro ad leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) . -
Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) :th e
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(3 0km/h) . 23
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Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Of f-road
le ve l+1 Mer
cedes -
Ma ybac hve hi‐
cles: approx‐
imat ely
+2. 0in
(+50 mm)
All other mod‐
els: appr ox‐
imat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm) appr
oximat ely
+1 .2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor ta pproximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm)
Spor t+a pproximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries. The
ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using multifunction
camer a(/ page20 1). ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
de tects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g.
bu mp s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
Chassis movements arere duced anddriving
comf ortis incr eased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyact ivat ed
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The drive pr ogr am A orN isselect ed.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dbe tween 4mp h
(7 km/ h)and 112mp h(1 80 km/h) .
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero ad isins ufficie ntlylit, e.g. atnigh t.
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 ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edor
co vered. R
Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gto oclose totheve hicle in
fr ont.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv ers, e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page332).
Fu nction ofreco very mode &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue totheve hi‐
cle moving upand down
Dur ing reco very mode, theve hicle movesup
and down and cancause injuries. #
When activating reco very mode, make
cer tain that no oneis in thevicin ityof
th eve hicle. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isbeing driven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) .
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h).
- Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(2 0km/h) . Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. Dr
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