
R
The windshield isdir 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 atintersecti 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 tollplazas.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlystops 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 eEme rgency Stop Assis t 17
0
Driving and parking

ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Bear inmind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- board computer
(/ page203). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Maint
enance workwhic his no tcar ried out at
th eright time orincom pletely ca nlead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Adher eto thepr escr ibed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed maint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng 25
0
Ma intena nce and care

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page16 8).
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on . #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif neces sary.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Steering Asst.Cur-
rently Unavaila bleDue to
Multiple Emergenc yStops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable duetomultip leemerg encystops. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis available once mor e.
Beg inning Emerg enc ySt op *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isbeing initiated(/ page17 0). #
Put your han dsbac kon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancelthedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oraccelera ting
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 359

003D
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....371
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual .................................................3 71
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 358
: SwitchOf fLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 339
: SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 339
0080 Trans miss ionOilOverheat ed
Dr ive wit hCautio n...............................3 49
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 355
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............. 341
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ............ 374
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing ............ 372
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 61
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 361 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 368
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 369
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 58
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .3 58
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .. .........................................................3 58
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 61
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e .......................................................3 61
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 59
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......3 59
Ac tiveSt eer ing Asst.Cur rentl y
Un available DuetoMultiple Emer‐
ge ncy Stops ......................................... 359 Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 40
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 340
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 346
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ...................3 47
App lyBrak eto Shif tto Dor R............. .347
App lyPa rking Brak eRisk ofRo lling
Aw aySee Operator's Manua l..... ......... 349
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 350
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 359
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 360
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... .......... 360
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................3 75
Chec kTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........376
Cr uise Control Inoper ative...................3 57
Cr uise Control Off...............................3 57
Decr ease Spe ed............ ...................... 375 402
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