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the inst ructions for handling thech arging
cable and the control element on the
ch arging cable ha vebeen obser ved #
Ifth ech arging cable or charging cable
connector becomes too hot, ha vethe
po we r supply system checked. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damaged or dirty vehicle soc ket
when the soc ket 0ap is open #
Alwayske ep the soc ket co ver and the
soc ket 0ap closed when there is no
ch arging cable connected. This pr otects
th eve hicle soc ket from dirt and damage. #
Make sure that the soc ket co ver is
closed proper lybefore closing the soc ket
0ap. This can otherwise result in damage
which may pr event the soc ket 0ap from
being opened again. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle soc ket or the
ch arging cable connector due toincor rect
handling Do not use
excessive forc e (maximum 300 N)
to insert thech arging cable connector into the
ve hicle soc ketto the stop. You may otherwise
damage theve hicle soc ket,thech arging cable
connector or their contacts. #
Ifyo ufe el there is increased resis tance,
pull thech arging cable connector out of
th e soc ket and reinsert it. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The transmission is in position j.
R The hybrid system is not activated. The õ
display in the Instrument Display is o..
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The charging cable is not taut. T
T ype 1 v
ype 1 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press the bottom leT of soc ket 0ap 1and
swing the soc ket 0ap open outwards.
% When thehy brid system is activated (the
õ display in the Instrument Display),
soc ket 0ap 1cannot be opened. #
Press catch 3tothe leT and fold open
soc ket co ver5. 222
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#
T
To c
o c harg
harg e at a mains soc ke
e at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): insert
th e mains plug into the mains soc ket of the
ex tern al po wer source tothe stop. #
Set the maximum charging cur rent if requ ired. #
Insert thech arging cable connector into vehi-
cle soc ket2 tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
Indicator lamp 40ashes orange and, as soon
as the high-voltage battery is charge d, green. #
T
To c
o c harg
harg e at a w
e at a w allbo
allbo x/c
x/char
harging st
ging st ation
ation
(mode 3):
(mode 3): insertthech arging cable connector
into vehicle soc ket2 tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
Indicator lamp 40ashes orange and, as soon
as the high-voltage battery is charge d, green.
When thech arging cable is connected totheve hi-
cle, theve hicle cann otbe star ted or mo ved.
At the start of thech arging process, thech arging
side is shown in the Instrument Display with a
ch arging prediction. The charging prediction
either refers to the predicted charge leve l at the set departure time, or
the time at which the high-
vo ltage battery will be fully charge d.
T
T ype 2 v
ype 2 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press the bottom leT of soc ket 0ap 1and
swing the soc ket 0ap open outwards.
The % indicator lamp 4lights up. %
When thehy brid system is activated (the
õ display in the Instrument Display),
soc ket 0ap 1cannot be opened. #
Press catch 3tothe leT and fold open
soc ket co ver6. #
T
To c
o c harg
harg e at a mains soc ke
e at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): insert
th e mains plug into the mains soc ket of the
ex tern al po wer source tothe stop. #
Set the maximum charging cur rent if requ ired. #
Insert thech arging cable connector into vehi-
cle soc ket2 tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
The # indicator lamp 50ashes orange
and, as soon as the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, green. #
Char
Char ging at a w
ging at a w allbo
allbo x/c
x/char
harging st
ging st ation (mode
ation (mode
3) wit
3) wit hout pr
hout pr e-inst
e-installed cable:
alled cable: insertthe
ch arging cable connector into vehicle soc ket
2 tothe stop. Driving and parking
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#
Insert thech arging cable connector into the
soc ket of thewa llbox tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
The # indicator lamp 50ashes orange
and, as soon as the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, green.
When thech arging cable is connected totheve hi-
cle, theve hicle cann otbe star ted or mo ved.
At the start of thech arging process, thech arging
side is shown in the Instrument Display with a
ch arging prediction. The charging prediction
either refers to the predicted charge leve l at the
set departure time, or the time at which the high-
vo ltage battery will be fully charge d.
% Depending on thete mp erature, thefa n and
bat tery cooling system may audibly switch on
during thech arging process.
% Ifth eve hicle is idle for lengt hyperiods and
connected tothe mains suppl y,the high-volt-
age battery will be rech arge d automatically as
needed or when electrical consumers are
activated. Ending t Ending t
he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess
ocess T T
ype 1 v ype 1 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press and hold button 1onthech arging
cable connector and remo vethech arging
cable connector from theve hicle soc ket.
% Ifth ech arging cable connector is bloc ked,
contact a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Char
Char ging at a mains soc ke
ging at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): discon-
nect the mains plug from the mains soc ket
and st owthech arging cable safely in theve hi-
cle (/ page 213). #
Close the soc ket co ver and the soc ket 0ap.
T
T ype 2 v
ype 2 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket 224
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#
Unlo cktheve hicle.
The charging process is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ket is unloc ked. #
Remo vethech arging cable connector from
th eve hicle soc ket within 30 seconds.
ATer the 30 seconds ha veelapsed, theve hicle
soc ket will be loc ked again and thech arging
process will resume.
% Ifyo u cannot remo vethech arging cable con-
nector, repeat the unlocking procedure. If the
ch arging cable connector is still loc ked, con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Char
Char ging at a mains soc ke
ging at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): discon-
nect the mains plug from the mains soc ket
and st owthech arging cable safely in theve hi-
cle (/ page 213). #
Char
Char ging at a w
ging at a w allbo
allbox/c
x/char
harging st
ging st ation (mode
ation (mode
3) wit
3) wit hout pr
hout pr e-inst
e-installed c
alled c har
harging cable:
ging cable:
re mo vethech arging cable connector from the
wa llbox soc ket and st owthech arging cable
safely in theve hicle (/ page 213). #
Close the soc ket co ver and the soc ket 0ap. %
ATer thech arging cable connector has been
disconnected, the leT % indicator lamp 1
on theve hicle soc ketre mains lit for some
time before switching o.. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he c
he charg
harg e lev
e lev el displa
el displa y in t
y in the Ins
he Instr tru-
u-
ment Display
ment Display 1
Current charge level
2 Time at which comple tely ch arged
3 Predicted charge leve l at pre-selected depar-
ture time
4 Current charging capacity When
theve hicle is connected tothe mains sup-
ply and is switched o., the Instrument Display
sho ws th ech arge leve l display for appr oximately
two minutes.
The value of cur rent charging capacity 4can dif-
fe r from the display on thech arging station. At a
ch arging capacity of 10 kW or highe r,th eva lue in
th ech arge leve l display is rounded o. and shown
without a decimal place.
% The value in 3varies depending on the set-
ting of thech arging process. It displ aysthe
ch arging prediction, e.g. the time at which the
selected charge leve l will be reached or the
ch arge leve l at the pre-selected departure
time. Driving and parking
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P
P
ar
ar king
king P
P
ar
ar king t
king t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused byan insu1ciently secured vehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked su1-
cient ly,it can rollawa y in an uncontrolled way
eve n at a slight downhill gradient. #
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
front wheels so that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth eke rb if it starts moving. #
apply the parking brake. #
Switch the transmission toposition j. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re caused byhot
ex haust system parts
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
Park theve hicle so that no 0ammable
material can come into contact with hot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass-
land or har vested grain /elds. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toitro ll-
ing away #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due totheve hicle lo wering V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIR BOD
h AIR BODY C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL or lev
OL or lev el
el
contr
contr ol:
ol:The vehicle can lo wer because of tem-
perature di.erences or longer non-operational
times. This can cause damage toparts of the
body. #
When stopping theve hicle and when
driving o., make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body. 226 226
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#
Bring theve hicle toa standstill bypressing the
brake pedal. #
Ongradients, turn the front wheels so that the
ve hicle will rollto wa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Engage transmission position jin a station-
ary vehicle with the brake pedal depressed
(/ page 204). #
Switch o. theve hicle bypressing button 1. #
Release the service brake slo wly. #
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the sliding sunroof
fo r appr oximately four minutes if the driver's
door is closed.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the panoramic slid-
ing sunroof for appr oximately four minutes if
th e driver's door is closed. Electr
Electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake F
F
unction of t
unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake (appl
e (appl ying
ying
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. Driving and parking
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The electr
The electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is applied if t
e is applied if t he tr
he trans-
ans-
mission is in position
mission is in position j
jand one of t
and one of t he f
he follo
ollowing
wing
conditions is
conditions is ful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's
door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page 229).
In t
In t he f
he f ollo
ollowing situations, t
wing situations, t he electr
he electric par
ic parking
king
br
br ak
ak e is also applied:
e is also applied:
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta-
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
stationar y.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toa standstill. R
In addition, one of t
In addition, one of t he f
he follo
ollowing conditions
wing conditions
mus
mus t be
t be ful/lled:
ful/lled:
- The vehicle is switched o..
- The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
th e driver's door is opened.
- There is a system malfunction.
- The po wer supply is insu1cient.
- The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment cluster.
% The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if theve hicle is switched o. bythe
ECO start/s top function.
F
F unction of t unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake (r
e (r eleasing
eleasing
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y)
The electr
The electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is r
e is r eleased when t
eleased when t he
he
f
f ollo
ollo wing conditions ar
wing conditions ar e
eful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The vehicle has been star ted. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelerator pedal or you shiT
from transmission position jtoh ork
when on le velgr ound.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,theta il-
ga te must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inse rted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inse rted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
fo llowing conditions must be ful/lled:
- You shiT from transmission position j.
or
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
gre ater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the inst rument clus ter
goes out. 228
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Appl
Appl
ying/r
ying/r eleasing t
eleasing t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
manual ly
manually
Appl Appl ying
ying #
Push handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp lights up in the
inst rument clus ter. %
The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if there d! indicator lamp is lit
continuousl y.
R R eleasing
eleasing #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the inst rument
cluster goes out.
Emerg Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is in motion, the
Release parking brake message is displayed
and there d! indicator lamp 0ashes.
When theve hicle has been braked toa stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment cluster. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on collision det
mation on collision det ection on a park
ection on a parked
ed
v
v ehicle
ehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- awa y pro-
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
ceive a noti/cation in the multimedia system
when you switch theve hicle on.
Yo u will receive information about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situation can lead toinadver tent
activation:
R The par kedve hicle is mo ved, fore xamp le, in a
two-stor eygarage.
% Deactivate tow- awa y protection in order to
pr ev ent inadver tent activation. If you deacti-
va te to w-awa y protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact,
fo re xamp le, if an outside mir ror is torn o. or
th e paint is damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed Driving and parking
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