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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial son hotpar tsof theex haus tsy s-
te m
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite if th ey come intocont actwith
ho tpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When drivi ng on unpa vedro ads oro.-
ro ad, regula rly ch eckth eve hicle under-
side. #
Remo vetrapp edplants orother 0amma-
ble mat erial, inpar ticu lar. #
Ifth er eis damag e,consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately. *
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Dam ageto theve hicle duetodriv-
ing toofast anddu eto impacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yor suspen sioncompo-
nen ts In
thefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle become sgr ounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofast ove ran
obst acle, e.g.acurb, speed bumpor pot-
hole
R Ahea vyobject strikes theunderbody or
suspension components
In situations suchas these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension component s,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo-
nent sdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpect edly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan accident, mayno lon-
ge rabsorb there sult ing forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,0am-
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass ortwig s
can colle ctbetween theunderbody andthe underbody
paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwithho tpar ts
of theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr ivi ng safetyis im pair edwhil econ -
tin uin gyo ur jour ney,pull overand stop
th eve hicle immed iately, while paying
att ent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions,
and cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. VV
ehicle swit ehicle
swit ha48 Von- boar h
a48 Von- boar delect r d
elect rical syst ical
system em
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Riskoffata linjur yby touc hing
damag edhigh-v oltagecom ponents
Ve hicles witha48 Von- boar delect rical sys-
te m cont ainindiv idual high-v oltagecom po-
nen ts.These high-voltagecom ponen tsare
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The
system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ient
illumination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings, orseveral
unclear lanemarkings arepr esent forone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane markings arewo rn,dar kor cov-
er ed.
R Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g. lanes
br anc ho., cross one another or mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
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if
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty or
coveredin sno wand anobst acle isde tec-
te din your lane, nolane-cor rectin gbr ak e
applicat iontake splace.
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g/deacti vatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keepi ng eepi
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Assis t Assis
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Mul time diasystem:
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5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Switchth efunction onoro..
Se Se
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Activ ctiv
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Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneKeeping Assist
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingt ating
the hap he
hap ticw tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Select Warning.
Ac tivateor dea ctivateth efunction . DD
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function DY
NAMI CBOD YCO NTR OLcon tinuous lyadju sts
th ech aract eristics ofthesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent ope rating anddriving condi tions. The
dam ping istuned individu allyfo reac hwheel
and isa.ect edbythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr og ram select ed
R The drivin gst yle
The drive pr og ram can beadjus tedusing the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch. AI
R BOD AI
R BOD YC Y
CON TR ON
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R BOD AI
R BOD YC Y
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Merced es-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prov ed driving com-
fo rt.The all-round leve lcontr olsystem ensur es
th ebest possible suspension andconst antground
clear ance, even withaladen vehicle. When drivi ng 196196
Dr
iving and parking

at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omaticall yto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjusti ngtheve hicle leve l.
AIR BOD YCO NTR OLinclud esthefo llo wing com-
ponents andfunctions:
R Airsuspension withva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcontr olsystem
R Speed-dependent lowe ring toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption
R Manuall yselect ablehigh-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
const antdam ping forc eadjustmen t)
R DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itchan dleve lbutt on
Suspension se Suspension
setting andv tting
andvehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram A:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l. R
When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
78 mph(1 25 km/h)or above ,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr og ram ;:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram C:
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram B:
R The suspension settin gis eve n/r mer .
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds. Individual
suspension setting scan becalled upin
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident becausevehi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofent rapment from vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe Dr
iving andparking
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 179
Sy stem limits............. ............................ 179
A A
ctiv ctiv
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Tr Tr
a1c a1c
JamAssis t Jam
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 178
A A
dap dap
tiv tiv
ecr e
cr uis econt r uis
econt rol ol
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
A A
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbea mAssi st e
Highbea mAssi st
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 116
A A
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighb eamAssis e
Highb eamAssistPlus t
Plus
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 117
Switc hingon/o ........... .......... ................118
A A
ddi tiv ddi
tives es
Engine oil........... ....................................339
Fu el..... .................................................. 339
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(engine oil) es
(engine oil)
see Additiv es
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(fuel) es
(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PL ADS
PLUS dam US
dam ping syst ping
system em
see AIRBOD YCO NTR OL ATer ATer
-sales -sales
ser ser
vice vi
ce
see ASSYST PLUS
Air bag Air
bag
Re duced protection .................................. 41
AIR BOD AIR
BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
Se tting......... .......... ................................197
Suspension... .........................................1 96
Air conditioning menu Air
conditioning menu
Calling up.............................................. 128
Air dis Air
distr tr
ibution ibution
Se <00550055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Se tting (MBUX multimedia system)..... ....129
Air fr Air
freshener syst eshener
system em
see Frag rance system
Air inle t Air
inle t
see Air-water duc t
Air pr Air
press ure ess
ure
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension Air
suspension
see AIRBOD YCO NTR OL
Ai rv Ai
rvent s ent
s
Ad justing (front).....................................132
Ad justing (rea r)..... ................................. 133 Air
v Air
vents ents
se eAir vents
Air Air
-co nditi oning syst -co
nditi oning system em
see Clim atecont rol
Air Air
-r -r
eci r eci
rcul atio nmod e cul
atio nmod e.............. ....................130
Air Air
-w -w
at at
er duc t er
duc t
Ke eping free......... ................................. 274
Airbag Airbag
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Au tomatic co-driver airbag shuto.............4 2
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)........ 39
Inst allation locations ................................ 39
Knee airbag... ........ .................................. 39
Ov ervie w.... .............................................. 39
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s...... 43
Pr otection.... ............................................ 40
Side airbag....... ....................................... 39
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................. 39
Air0 ow Air
0ow
Se tting .... ............................................... 127
Ala rm Alar
m
see Panic alarm
Alar Alar
msyst m
system em
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem) 414414
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ar t ar
ter batt er
batt ery er
y
Char ging(R emo teOnlin e)...................... 136
St St
ar ar
tin g tin
g
see Vehicle
St St
ar ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance ance
see Jump-st artconn ection
St St
ar ar
ting- o. ting-
o.aid aid
see Hillst ar tassis t
S S
TEER C TEER
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 167
St St
eer eer
ing wheel ing
wheel
Ad justing (elec trica lly)... ...... .....................93
Ad justing (manu ally)... ........................... ... 92
Butt ons.................................................. 218
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Oper ating thememor yfunction ................9 6
St eer ing wheel heater..... ......................... 94
St St
eer eer
ing wheel heat ing
wheel heater er
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St St
eer eer
ing wheel paddle ing
wheel paddle shiTers shiTer
s......................1 51
St St
or or
ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
see Storag espace S S
t t
or or
ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tment s tment
s
see Storag espace
St St
or or
ag ag
espace e
space
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Door......... .............................................100
Glo vebox...... .........................................1 00
St ow St
ow ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
see Loadi ng
St ow St
ow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts
see Loadi ng
S S
tr tr
ee ee
tname sand house numbers t
name sand house numbers
Displ aying ...... ............ ............................ 240
Sugg Sugg
es estions tions
Con/ guring........ ........................ ............ 232
Sulfur cont Sulfur
content ent.........
.....................................3 38
Sur r Sur
round lighting ound
lighting
Switc hingon/o........ .............................119
Sur r Sur
round V ound
Vie w ie
w
see 360° Camer a
Sur r Sur
round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
Car e....... ..................... .......................... 277 Opening
thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)................................................. 204
Selecting avie w....... .............................. 204
Suspension Suspension
Adjusting thech assis leve l(AIR BODY
CO NTR OL). ........ .................................... 197
Dam pingch aract eristics .........................1 96
DY NAMI CBOD YCO NTR OL....................1 96
Suspension Suspension
see AIRBOD YCO NTR OL
Switc Switc
h-o. h-o.
dela dela
ytim e y
tim e
Ext erior ............ ...................................... 119
Int erior ...................................................1 20
Switc Switc
hingont hing
onthe ignition he
ignition
see Vehicle
Syn c Syn
chr hr
oni zation funct ion oni
zation funct ion
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (controlpanel )...129
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (MBUX multi-
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Sy st Sy
stem se em
settings ttings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem setting smenu ....232
Re setfu nct ion (MB UXmult imedi asy s-
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V V
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Contr olSy st ol
Sy stem em
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 227
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lamp
see Warning/in dicatorlam p
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ar ar
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system em
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem)
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Re mo ving..... ....................................... ... 281
Se ttin gup..... ....................................... .. 282
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lam p
0025 ABSwarning lamp....... .................. 408
Ó ActiveBr ak eAssi stwa rning lamp..4 07
004D Brak esy stem warning lamp
(Canada only)...... ...... ............................. 406
0027 Brak ewa rning lamp(US Aonl y)..... 406 004D
Brak es warning lamp(yello w)
(Canada only)...... ................................... 405
ÿ Coolant warning lamp(red) ...... ..... 400
ÿ Coolant warning lamp(yello w)...... .401
0024 Electricpar king brak eindicat or
lam p(red) (Canada only)....... .................404
0049 Electricpar king brak eindicat or
lam p(red) (USAonl y)....... ......................404
003D Electricalmalfunction warning
lam p........ .................. ............................ 402
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lamp...... 402
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp................ 410
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes ...... ..... 409
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamplights up...... ...409
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lamp0as hes ...... ...402
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lamplights
up....... .................. .................................403
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lamp
(r ed).... .................. ................................399 00C6
Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem
wa rning lamp(US Aonl y)...... .................. 405
0075 Restr aint system warning lamp...... 398
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lamp0as hes ...... 398
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lamplights up.... 399
ä Suspension warning lamp(yel-
lo w)..... .................. ................................408
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0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system
wa rning lamp0as hes ...... ....................... 411
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system
wa rning lamplights up...... ..................... 411
L Warning lampfo rdist ance
wa rning function.. .................................. 407
Ov ervie w... ...... .......................................397
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