#
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam plights upintheinst rument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth ere d0049 (USA)or0024 (Can-
ada) indicat orlam pis lit continu ously.
R R
eleasing eleasing
#
Switc hon theve hicle. #
Pullhandl e1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam pin theinst rument clustergoes out.
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
#
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdrivi ng ,th ePlea se
Rel ease Parking Brakemessag eis displa yed
and there d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada)
indicat orlam p0ash es.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toast and-
st ill, theelectr icpar king brak eis applied. The
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicator
lam plights upintheinst rument cluster. InfInf
or or
mation oncollision det mation
oncollision detection onapar k ection
onapar ked ed
v v
ehicle ehicle
If
acollision isde tected when theto w- awa yalar m
is armed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill receiv ea
no ti/cation inthemultimedia system when you
switc hth eve hicle on.
Yo uwill receiv einf ormation aboutthefo llo wing
points:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situation canlead toinadv ertent
ac tivatio n:
R The parkedve hicle ismo ved, forex am ple, ina
tw o-s tory garage .
% Disar mtheto w- awa yalar minorder topre-
ve nt inad vertent activ ation. Ifyo udisar mthe
to w- awa yalar m,coll isionde tection willalso
be deactiv ated.
% Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc harged, thefunc-
tion forde tectin gacollisi onon apar kedve hi- cle
isaut omati callydeact ivat ed tofacilit ate
th ene xt engine star t.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, for
ex am ple, ifan out side mirroris torn o. orthe
paint isdamag edbyake y
R Animpac tocc ursat low spe ed
R The electric par king brak eis no tapp lied NNo o
t t
es on par es
on par king t king
the v he
vehi cle f ehi
cle for an e or
an ext xt
ende d ende
d
per per
iod iod
If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysu.er damag eth ro ugh disuse.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam-
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further informatio ncan beobt aine dat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Dr
iving and parking
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th
einst rument clusteraTer thedr ive sy stem is
st ar ted. FF
unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking. The
brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. FF
unction ofESP unction
ofESP ® ®
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofskidding ifESP ®
is
deactiv ated
If yo udeactiv ateESP ®
,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout
ve hicle stabili zation . #
ESP ®
should onlybe deact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situations. *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. The
Electr onicStabili tyProg ram (ESP ®
)can moni-
to rand improv edr iving stability andtraction in
th efo llo wing situations within physical limits:
R When pulling awayon wetor slip peryro ad.
R When braking . If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ection desired
by thedr iver ,ESP ®
can stabilize theve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engineoutput isadap tedaccor dingtothe
situ ation .
When ESP®
is deacti vated, the00BB warning
lam plights upcontinuousl y:
R Driving stability willnolong erbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction controlissti llactiv e.
% When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar estill assis -
te dby ESP ®
when braking.
When the00E5 warning lamp0as hes, oneorsev-
er al wheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit:
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather cond itions.
R Donotdeact ivat eESP ®
.
R Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal asfaras is
necessar ywhen pulling away. Dr
iving andparking
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#
End thesuppor tby activ elyst eer ing in
non -critical situ atio ns. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedestr iansclose tothepat hof your
ve hicle. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Fu llsy stem perform ance isno tye tav ailabl efo ra
few secon dsaTer switchingontheve hicle oraTer
dr ivi ng o..
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisim pair edorinoper ative
due toamalf unct ion,th e00C7 warning lamp
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction,
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis glar e,
in dir ect sunlight oringreatl yva rying ambient
light.
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged or
co vered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfere nce
fr om other radar sour ces, e.g.strong radar
re 0ectio nsinapar kingga rage . R
Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor amalf unctionin g
tir ehas been detected and displa yed.
R Incom plextra1c situations whereobjects
canno talw aysbe clear lyident i/ed.
R Ifpedestr iansorvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifped estr ians arehid den byother objects.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedestr iancanno tbe
distin guished from thebac kgroun d.
R Ifapedestr ianisno tde tected assuc h,e.g .
due tospecial clothing orother objects.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stene d.
R Oncurves withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsens orsadjust auto-
mati callywhile acer tain dist ance isbeing
dr iven aTer theve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl ypar -
tiall yav ailabl edur ing thete ac h-in process.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssis t e
Assis t
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Active BrakeAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting .
The setting isretained when thedr ive sy stem
is ne xt star ted.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist
% Itis recommen dedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stacti vated. #
Select Off.
The distance warning function, theaut ono-
mous braking function andEvasiv eSt eer ing
Assist aredeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeac tivated, the00D4
symbol appearsin thestatus baroftheInstr u-
ment Displa y. Dr
iving andparking
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Engine *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutr al005C and intoano ther transmission posi-
tion. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Chang eth etransmission position.
Apply Brake toShift toDor
R *Y
ouhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005Bor005E.
Apply Brake toShift to'R'
*Youhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005E.
Driver's DoorOpen &
Transmissi onNot inPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hedriver's door isno tfu lly closed andtransmi ssionposition005B, 005Eorneu tral 005C isselect ed.
The vehicle mayro llawa y. #
Sele ctpark position 005Dwhen switchingo.theve hicle.
N Per mane ntlyActive Risk
of Ro lling Awa y *N
eutral005C has been select edwhile theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr iving. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstation ary. #
Tocont inuedr ivi ng ,select transmissio npositi on005B or005E. 362362
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
BrBr
ak ak
es es
Dis
pla Dis
playmes sag y
mes sages P es
Pos sible causes/co nseq os
sible causes/co nsequenc esand uenc
esand 0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
0049 (U SA only)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera -
tor's Manu al *T
heyello w0024 indicat orlam pis lit. The electr icpar king brak eis malfunctioning.
T T
o appl y o
appl y: :
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page160).
If it is no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Wher enece ssary,also secur eth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
*T heyello w0024 indicat orlam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The electr ic
par king brak eis malfuncti oning.
T T
o r o
release: elease:
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page160).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page160).
If it is still notpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcontinue driving. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Plea seRel ease Parking
Brake *T
hered0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)is0ash ing.
The electr icpar king brak eis applied whileyouar edr iving:
R Acondition foraut omatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ehas notbeen ful/lled (/page160).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency brak ing using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page161). #
Chec kth econditions foraut omatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. 368368
Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignition to
Rel ease theParking Brake *T
hered0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis lit.
Yo uha ve attem pted torelease theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eve hicle switchedo.. #
Switchon theve hicle.
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D
(Canad aonl y)
Ch eck Brake FluidLeve l *T
her eis insu1cie ntbrak e0uid inthebr ak e0uid reser voir. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetolow brak e0uid leve l
If th ebr ak e0uid leve lis toolow, thebr aking e.ect andthebr aking charact eristics maybe impair ed. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. Do
no tcont inuedr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances . #
Cons ultaqu ali/e dsp ec ial ist wo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak e0uid. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Check BrakePadsSee
Opera tor'sManua l *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimi t. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. DrDr
iving syst ivi
ng systems ems
Displ
a Displ
ay messag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/ conseq ossible
causes/ consequen ces and uen
ces and 0050 0050
Sol utions Sol
utions
00D9
Off *T
heHOL Dfunct ion isdeact ivat ed because theve hicle isslipp ingoracond ition foractiv ation isno tful/lled. #
Reactiv ateth eHOLD function later or checkth eactiv ation conditions forth eHOLD function (/page167).
é
ATTENTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTEN TIONASSIS Tis ma lfunct ioning. #
Cons ultaqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. 370370
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aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps