R
you press button 1twice more. #
T
To switc
o switc h on t
h on the v
he vehicle:
ehicle: press button 1
twice.
Indicator and warning lamps light up on the
driver's displa y.
The vehicle is switched o. again if one of thefo l-
lowing conditions is met:
R you do not start theve hicle within 15 minutes
and the transmission is in position jorthe
electric parking brake is applied.
R you press button 1once. S S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h t
h the st
he st ar
ar t/st
t/st op butt
op butt on
on
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised. #
ShiT the transmission toposition jori. #
Depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once.
R theve hicle is star ted. R
theõ display appears on the driver's
displa y:theve hicle can be driven. #
Ifth eve hicle does not start: switch o. non-
essential consumers and press but ton1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does not start and thePlace
the key in the marked space See Owner's
Manual display message appears on the driv-
er's displa y: starttheve hicle with theke y in
th e mar ked space (emer gency ope ration
mode) (/ page 180).
% You can switch o. theve hicle while driving. To
do this, press button 1for about thre e sec-
onds or press button 1thre e times within
th re e seconds. The transmission will shiT to
neutral iautomaticall y.When you press but-
to n1 again, theve hicle will start again and
yo u can engage drive position hagain. Be
sure toobser vethe saf ety no tes conce rning
th is under "Driving tips" (/ page 181).
Obser veany information rega rding display mes-
sages that may be displ ayed on the driver's dis-
pla y. S
S t tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h t
h the ke
he key in t
y in t he mark
he mark ed
ed
space (emerg
space (emerg ency oper
ency operation mode)
ation mode)
If th eve hicle does not start and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
display message appears on the driver's displa y,
yo u can start theve hicle in emer gency ope ration
mode. #
Make sure that mar ked space 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey1 from theke yring. #
Place key1 in mar ked space 2onthe sym-
bol.
The vehicle will start aTer a short time. 180 180
Driving and parking
To
remo vesalt build-up:
R brake occasionally while paying attention to
th e tra1c conditions
R carefully depress the brake pedal at the end of
th e journey and when starting the next jour-
ney
N
No ot
tes on aq
es on aq uaplaning
uaplaning
Aq uaplaning can take place once a cer tain
amount of water has accumulate d onthero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes during heavy precipi-
ta tion or in conditions in whi chaquaplaning may
occur:
R reduce speed
R avoid tyre ruts
R avoid sudden steering mo vements
R brake careful ly
% Also obser vethe no tes on regula rly ch ecking
wheels and tyres (/ page 396). N
No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving t
iving thr
hrough w
ough w at
ater on t
er on t he r
he road sur-
oad sur-
f
f ace
ace
Wa ter which has entered theve hicle can damage
th e drive system, electrics and transmission.
Obser vethefo llowing if you must drive thro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, may only reach the
lo we r edge of theve hicle body.
R Drive at walking pace at most; water can oth-
erwise enter theve hicle interior.
R Vehicles tr avelling in front, or oncoming vehi-
cles, can create waves which may exceed the
maximum permissible dep thofthewa ter.
The braking e.ect of the brakes is reduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brake carefully while paying attention to
th e tra1c conditions until braking po wer has been
fully restored. F
F
unction of r
unction of r ear axle st
ear axle steer
eering
ing %
This function is an on-demand feature
(/ page 24). The
rear axle steering is an elect romechanical
auxiliary steering on there ar axle which adjusts
th e steering of there ar wheels according tothe
position of the front wheels, depending on the
speed. This results in greater manoeuvrability and
impr oved driving stability, e.g. when cornering.
Re ar axle steering has thefo llowing characteris-
tics:
R reduced steering e.ort and turning circle
re sulting in reduced parking e.ort
R impr oved driving stability, e.g. when cornering
R more direct steering resulting in impr oved
handling of theve hicle
Obser vethe no tes on snow chains and snow
ch ain mode (/ page 397). Driving and parking
183
183
Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The braking e.ect of the electric mo tor during
re cuperation in overrun mode may be reduced or
may not be available at all in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R when the high-voltage battery charge level
increases
R ifth e high-voltage battery is not yet at a nor-
mal operating temp erature
In these cases, the desired deceleration is set by
th e brake control system.
Manuall
Manuall y se
y setting r
tting r ecuper
ecuper ativ
ative deceler
e deceler ation
ation
Yo u can use the steering wheel gearshiT paddles
to manually adjust the intensity of recuperation in
ove rrun mode. %
When theve hicle is star ted again, his auto-
matically set as there cuperation le vel.
The following recuperation le vels are available:
R hà Intelligent and anticipa tory recupera-
tion with ECO Assist (/ page 185)
R hq Norecuperation: theve hicle coasts,
ro lls freely
R h Normal recuperation (standard setting) R
h± Increased recuperation: increased
decele ration in overrun mode #
T
To incr
o incr ease r
ease r ecuper
ecuper ation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 1. #
T
To r
o r educe r
educe r ecuper
ecuperation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 2. #
T
To select
o select hÃ: pull and hold gearshiT pad-
dle 1 or2.
The driver's displ aysho ws th e currently selected
re cuperation le vel next tothe transmission posi-
tion displa y. EC
EC
O Assist
O Assist EC
EC
O Assis
O Assis t function
t function
ECO Assist is only an aid. It is not a substitute for
yo u paying attention toyour sur roundings and
does not relie ve you of your responsibility per tain-
ing toroad tra1c la w.The driver is responsible for
ke eping a safe distance from theve hicle in front,
fo rve hicle speed and for braking in good time. Driving and parking
185
185
T
T
r
ransmission
ansmission DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev
er
erF
F
unction of t
unction of t he DIRECT SELECT lev
he DIRECT SELECT lev er
er&
W
W ARNING
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. Use
the DIRECT SELECT le verto switch the trans-
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi-
tion is displa yed on the driver's displa y. j
Park position
k Reversege ar
i Neutral
h Drive position
Eng
Eng aging rev
aging rever
er se g
se g ear R
ear R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver upwards past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance. Driving and parking
191
191
Eng
Eng
aging neutr
aging neutr al N
al N #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver up or down tothe /rst point of
re sis tance, holding it there until the transmis-
sion position iis shown on the driver's dis-
pla y.
Subse quently releasing the brake pedal will allow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush it or
to w it away.
If y
If y ou w
ou w ant t
ant the tr
he tr ansmission t
ansmission t o r
o remain in neutr
emain in neutr al
al
N ev
N even if t
en if t he v
he vehicle is switc
ehicle is switc hed
hedo.:
o.: #
Start theve hicle. #
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i. #
Release the brake pedal. #
Switch o. theve hicle.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving theke y in
th eve hicle, the transmission will remain in
neut rali.
Eng
Eng aging par
aging par k position P
k position P #
Obser vethe no tes on parking theve hicle
(/ page 212). #
Depress the brake pedal until theve hicle
comes toa standstill. #
When theve hicle is at a standstill, press but-
to nj.
Pa rk position is only engaged when the trans-
mission position display jis shown in the
driver's displa y.If no transmission position dis-
play jappears, secure theve hicle toprev ent
it from rolling away.
Pa rk position jis engaged automatically if one
of thefo llowing conditions is met:
R You switch theve hicle o. in transmission posi-
tion hork.
R You open the driver's door when theve hicle is
at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission is in position h
or k.
% Tomanoeuv rewith an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position hork again.
% Ifyo u ha veengaged park position jor
switched o. theve hicle and no transmission position displ
ayis displa yed, secure theve hi-
cle from rolling away (/ page 215).
Eng
Eng aging dr
aging dr iv
ive position D
e position D #
Dep ress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver down past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he 4MA
he 4MATIC
TIC
The 0exible all-wheel distribution of the 4MATIC
means the drive is alw ays ideal lydist ributed
between bo thaxles. Depending on the situation,
only the front axle or only there ar axle can be
driven, or the drive can be distributed continu-
ously between bo thaxles.
This means that recuperation can be used even
more e.ectively and thera nge of theve hicle can
be increased (/ page 184).
To get her with ESP ®
and 4ETS, 4MATIC impr oves
th e traction of your vehicle whene ver a driven
wheel spins due toinsu1cient traction.
If yo ufa ilto adapt your driving style, 4MATIC can
neither reduce therisk of an accident nor override
th e la wsof ph ysics. It cannot take into account 192
192
Driving and parking
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 vehicle is unloc ked or the distance
between theke y and theve hicle does not
ex ceed 1 m.
R The vehicle has not been star ted. The õ
display in the driver's display is o..
R The charging cable is not taut.
% Depending on the national version, theve hicle
is equipped with one of thefo llowing vehicle
soc kets. Combo 1
vehicle soc ket Combo 2
vehicle soc ket #
Open soc ket 0ap 1viathe EQ module of the
multimedia system (/ page 308).
or #
Press the centre rear section of soc ket 0ap
1.
Soc ket 0ap 1swings open and status display
2 lights up whi te. 202 202
Driving and parking
#
Remo vecharging cable connector 3from
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.
% Status displ ay1 indicator lamp remains lit
fo r some time aTer thech arging cable con-
nector has been remo ved and then goes out. #
Close the soc ket 0ap.
Fo rve hicles with an elect ric soc ket 0ap,
obser vethefo llowing no tes on closing the
soc ket 0ap. #
Remo vethech arging cable connector from
th e mains soc ket, or from the soc ket on the
wa llbox/charging station, and st owtheve hi-
cle's charging cable safely in theve hicle
(/ page 193). The elect
ric soc ket 0ap closes automatically in
th efo llowing situations:
R shortly aTer thech arging cable connector has
been remo ved
R aTer the soc ket 0ap has been tapped in the
direction toclose it
R aTer transmission position i,hork has
been engaged
A
A ut
ut omatic rev
omatic rever
ersing function of t
sing function of t he electr
he electric
ic
soc ke
soc ket
t0ap
0ap
If an obstacle impedes the electric soc ket 0ap
during the closing process, the soc ket 0ap opens
again automatically and the driver's display sho ws
a cor responding display message. The automatic
re ve rsing function is only an aid and is not a sub-
stitute foryo ur attentiveness. #
When closing the soc ket 0ap, make sure that
no body parts or objects are in the closing
area. S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he dir
he dir ect curr
ect curr ent c
ent char
harging pr
ging process ocess
(mode 4)
(mode 4) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of death when charging at a
damaged soc ket
The charging process uses high voltage.
If th ech arging cable, theve hicle soc ket or the
mains soc ket are damaged, you could receive
an elect ric shoc k. #
Only use an undamaged charging cable. #
Avoid mechanical damage such as crush-
ing, abrading or driving overth e cable. #
Have a damaged vehicle soc ketre placed
at a quali/ed specialist workshop as
soon as possible. #
Never connect thech arging cable to a
damaged vehicle soc ket. Driving and parking
205
205
*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due toove rheating of
ch arging cable and charging cable con-
nector During
thech arging process, thech arging
cable and charging cable connector can heat
up within their permissible limit values.
The permissible limit values are in0uenced by
th efo llowing factors:
R the po wer supply system and thech arging
cable are not damaged
R 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 vehicle is unloc ked or the distance
between theke y and theve hicle does not
ex ceed 1 m.
R The vehicle has not been star ted. The õ
display in the driver's display is o..
R The charging cable is not taut.
% Depending on the national version, theve hicle
is equipped with one of thefo llowing vehicle
soc kets. 206
206
Driving and parking