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. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areonl y
aids. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio n
to thesur round ingsand donotre lie ve youof
yo ur responsibili typer tainin gto road traf fic law.
The driver isalw aysre sponsible formaint aining
a saf edis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. Payatt ention tothetra ffic con dition sat
all tim esand interve ne when nece ssary.Be aw
areof thelimit ations rega rding thesaf euse of
th ese systems.
Dr iving systems canneither reduce therisk of
accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle nor
ove rride thelaws ofphysics. Theycan notalw ays
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as 1
Multifunction camera
2 Front camer a
3 Ultrasonic sensors
4 Rear vie wcam era
% Depen dingon theve hicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sar eint egratedbehind the
bum persand/or behindthera diat orgrill. 12
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Driving and parking
Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
camer asand sensor sto monit orthear ea in
fr ont of,behind ornext to theve hicle.
Ke ep thear eas around thesensor sand camer as
fr ee ofdir t,ice orslush (/page27 1). The cam‐
er as and sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am‐
ple bybicy clerack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,
fo ilor foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .
Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets can impai rth e
function oftheultr asonic sensors,in par ticular .
In theeve ntofdamag eor ase vere impact inthe
ar ea ofthesensor s,ha ve thefunc tion ofthe
sensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer asrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sor camer asaredam‐
ag ed, some driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems mayno long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Ant i-lockBra king System)
(/ page12 1)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page12 1) R
ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
(/ page12 2)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page12 4)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e12 4)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 127)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 128)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page13 2)
R HOLD function (/page13 2)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 133)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page13 6)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page14 0)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page14 2)
R Blind Spo tAssi st(/ pag e14 3)
R Lane Keeping Assist(/ page14 4) 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. 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. Dr
iving and parking 12
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Selec
tingthesusp ension setting
Yo ucan selectfrom thre edif fere nt suspe nsion
se ttings :
R COMF ORT ensuresa comf ortable suspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting if
yo upr efer aco mf ortable driving style.
R SPOR Tensur esafirm ersuspension setting.
Select this suspen sionsetting when employ‐
ing aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
R SPOR TPL US ensures ave ry firm suspension
se ttin g. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R ä C(blue) :CO MF ORT
R ä S(yello w): SPOR T
R ä S+(red): SPOR TPL US
The select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem. Itmonit orsth ear ea
ar ound your vehicle using multiple sensorson
th efront bum perand onthere ar bum per
(/ page12 0). Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
sho wsyouth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle
and ade tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces. Dr
iving andparking 13
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As
are sult ofadditional accessories(e.g. license
plat ebr ac ketor bicy cle rack )th eactual distance
to an obs tacle mayno tcor respond tothedis‐
ta nce mea suredby Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
und ercertain con dition s.
The sensorsmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush .
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI Cwi th the butt ononthe center
co nso le
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted. Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warnin gTones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
iving andparking 13
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dir
ect ion, awa rning tone sou nds once andthe
wa rning lam pin theex terior mir rorflashes red. If
th etur nsignal indicat orremains switchedon,all
ot her detected vehicles areindicat edonlyby the
fl ashin gof there dwa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
Blind SpotAssis tcann otwa rndriver sin this
situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tis onl yan aid. Itma yfa ilto
de tect some vehicles andisno ta subs titutefo r
att ent ive dr ivin g.Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf‐
fi cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her road user s
and obstacle s. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe limit edinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The sensorsar edir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno wor spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arewit hin the
monit oring rang e.
R Ifth elanes areve ry nar row or very wide,
espec iallyif ve hicles areno tdr iving inthe
middl eof their lane.
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driv‐
ing alongside longvehicles, forex am ple truc ks,
fo ra pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction ofLane Keeping Assist
Lan eKe eping Assistmonit orsth ear ea infront of
yo ur vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncamera
(/ page12 0). Itser vesto protect youag ains t
unin tentio nallylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill be
wa rned bymeans ofavibr ation inthesteer ing
wheel.
Lane Keeping Assistis available inthespeed
ra ng ebe twee n40 mph(60 km/h) and120mp h
(200 km/h).
Lane Keeping Assistcan neither reduce therisk
of an accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin g
st yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan not
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions .Lane Keeping Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e 14
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ESP
®
(El ectr onicSt abilit yPr og ram) ..... 122
Ov ervie w ..............................................1 21
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 120
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 120
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m + ..... ..... .........................................1 36
Dr ivi ng system
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
Dr iving tips
AM Gcer amic high-perfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem ......................1 00
Dr inking anddriving ..............................96
Gene raldr ivin gtips ........................ .......9 6
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......9 5 Dr
ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 105
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... ......... ..... 107
Dis play ing engin edat a.................... .... 107
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 107
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............. ............. 107
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. .......................105
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>105
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ...................................................... ....1 07
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ............ ....1 07
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k......... ...... 107 E
E-SELECT selectorleve r............ ..............108
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. .......... 109
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................109
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 109
Eng aging park position automatic ally..109
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 09
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>108
E1 0 ............................................................ 325 Easy
entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................7 2
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 73
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................7 2
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 73
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes .................................... 124
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 100
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 100
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 00
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 00
Switc hingoff/on ................................. 101
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 18
App lying automatical ly..... .................... 118
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 119
Emerg encybraki ng ............ ..................119
Re leasing automat ically.......................1 19
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided) ....................... 275
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.............. 14
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 274 Inde
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