%
ATer changing the wiper blades or treating
th eve hicle with wax, clean the windscreen
th oroughly with cleaning agents recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz. Failure toobser vethe
application instructions may result in damage,
smear mar ksor dazzling spots.
% Remo veextern al fogging or dirt on the wind-
screen in front of the multifunction camera.
Otherwise, driving systems and driving saf ety
systems may be impaired or not available
(/ page 213).
W
W iper blades
iper blades
R Movethe wiper arms into there placement
position (/ page 144).
R With th e wiper arms folded out, clean the
wiper blades with a damp clo th.
% Make sure that the wiper blades are coated.
The coating can lea veresidues on a clo th. Do
not rubth e wiper blades excessively or clean
th em too oTen.
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
R Clean the lenses with a wet sponge and mild
cleaning agent (e.g. car sha mpoo). R
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning clo ths
th at are suitable for plastic lenses.
V
V ehicle soc ke
ehicle soc ket (high-v
t (high-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt er
ery)
y)
R Use clean water and a soT clo thtoclean the
ve hicle soc ket.
R Do not use high-pressure cleaners or cleaning
agents such as soap.
Sensors
Sensors
R Clean the sensors in the front and rear bump-
ers with a soT clo thand car shampoo
(/ page 213).
R When using a high-pressure cleaner, main tain
a minimum distance of 30 cm.
R
R unning boar
unning boar ds
ds
R Use water and acid-free cleaning agents.
R Do not clean the aluminium trim inserts of the
ru nning boa rdwith alkaline or acidic cleaning
agents such as wheel cleaners. Do not use
acidic alloy wheel cleaners toremo vebrake
dust. The aluminium trim inserts could other-
wise be damaged. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing camer
sing camer a and 360° Camera
a and 360° Camera
R Open the camera co ver with the multimedia
system (/ page 254).
R Use clean water and a soT clo thtoclean the
camera lens.
R Do not use a high-pressure cleane r.
T
T ailpipes
ailpipes
R Clean with a cleaning agent recommended for
Mercedes-Benz, especially in the winter and
aTer washing theve hicle.
R Do not use acidic cleaning agents.
Tr
Tr ailer hitch
ailer hitch
R Obser vethe no tes on care in the trailer hitch
manufacturer's operator manual.
R Do not clean the ball neck with a high-pres-
sure cleaner or sol vent.
R Remo vetraces of rust on the ball (e.g.using a
wire brush).
R Remo vedirt with a lint-free clo th.
R ATer cleaning, lightly oil or grease the ball
head. 340
340
Maintenance and care
R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a pe
h a petr
trol engine:
ol engine: jump-start the
ve hicle only when the engine and exhaust sys-
te m are cold. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 V batt
he 12 V batt ery
ery R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
transmission is in position j.
R The vehicle and all elect rical consume rsare
switched o..
R The bonn etis open. Example: engine compartment
#
Slide co ver1 of POSITIVE contact 2onthe
jump-starting connection point in the direction
of the ar row. #
Connect POSITIVE contact 2onyour vehicle
to the positive term inal of the donor battery
using the jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays begin with POSITIVE contact
2onyour own
ve hicle /rst. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:startthe engine of
th e donor vehicle and run at idle speed. #
Connect the negative term inal of the donor
battery and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery /rst. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:startthe engine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur
During t
ing t he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess:
ocess: startthech arg-
ing process. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:letthe engines run
fo r se veral minutes. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:before disconnect-
ing the jump lead, switch on an electrical con-
sumer on your ow nve hicle, e.g. there ar win-
dow heater or lighting.
When the starting assistance/charging process is
comple te, per form thefo llowing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethe jump lead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and the negative term inal 354
354
Breakdown assistance
Dr
Dr
iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty systems
ems Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be temp orarily una vailable.
The brake system will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may lock during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilisation.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive carefully on a suitable str etch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.Drive care-
full y. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
451
451
Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
÷
inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) ma y also be malfunctioning.
The brake sy stem will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. ÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) ma y also be malfunctioning. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning ®
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive carefully on a suitable str etch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. 452
452
Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps
Indicat
Indicat
or and w
or and w ar
arning lam
ning lam ps:
ps:
6 Restraint system (/ page 473)
ü Seat belt (/ page 473)
_ Reduced po wer (/ page 474)
Ú System error (/ page 474)
# Electricalfault (/ page 474)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 475)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 475)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 477)
; Engine diagnostics (/ page 477)
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow
# Electricalfault (/ page 477)
8 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 477)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 480)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/ page 480)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page 480)
J Brakes (red) (/ page 480) L
Distancewarning (/ page 482)
Ó Active Brake Assist (/ page 482)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 482)
! ABS (/page 482)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 482)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 482)
h Tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 485)
T Standing lights (/ page 134)
L Low beam (/ page 134)
K High beam (/ page 136)
#! Turn signal lights (/ page 136)
R Rear fog light (/ page 134)
Symbols on t
Symbols on t he centr he central display:
al displ ay:
É DriveAway Assist (/ page 263)
L CrossTra1c Ale rt (/ page 264) 472
472
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems
ems W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
L
Wa rning lamp for distance
wa rning function *T
he red distance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obstacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the distance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assist (/ page 233).Dr
Dr
iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty systems
ems W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
ABS warning lamp *T
he yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGThere is a risk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
The wheels may lock during braking. 482
482
Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addition,
ot her driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake system checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. ÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes while theve hicle is in motion.
One or more wheels ha vereached their grip limit (/ page 215). #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot carr y outvehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
483
483
1, 2, 3 ...
1, 2, 3 ...
(Ke
(Ke y) batt
y) batt ery
ery..................................................82
48 V on-boar
48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em
em
Operating saf ety...................................... 25
360° Came ra
360° Camera
Care...................................................... 339
Fu nction................................................ 251
Switching automatic mode on/o.
(r ev ersing camera)................................. 254 A
A
A/C function
A/C function Activating/deactivating (operating
unit)....................................................... 150
MBUX.................................................... 151
ABS (Anti-loc
ABS (Anti-loc k Br
k Braking Syst
aking Syst em)
em), Anti-lock
braking system............................................. 215
A
A cceler cceler ation
ation
Kickdown............................................... 188
Optimised acceleration.......................... 169
A A cceler
cceler at
ator pedal
or pedal
Double tap............................................ .181
Pressure point....................................... 181 A
A ccident, emerg
ccident, emerg ency call
ency call.............................3 17
A
A cous
coustic pr tic pr esence indicat
esence indicat or (sound g
or (sound gener-
ener-
at
at or)
or).............................................................1 62
A
A cous
coustic V tic Vehicle Indication
ehicle Indication
Sound generator.................................... 162
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the acous
he acoustic loc k-
tic loc k-
ing
ing v
ver
er i/cation
i/cation signal
signal...................................... 81
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Brake application................................... 241
Fu nction................................................ 240
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .241
A
A ctiv ctiv e bonnet
e bonnet, Pedest rian pr otection............ 329
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
Fu nction................................................ 233
Setting.................................................. .237
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist DIS t DISTR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tivating............................................... 227
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 233
Calling up a speed................................. 227
Deactivating........................................... 227
Fu nction................................................ 224
Inc reases/decreases the speed............. 227
Maximum design speed (electric
mode).................................................... 181 Ro
ute-based speed adap tation............... 229
St oring a speed...................................... 227
A
A ctiv ctiv e Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist ,
Driving system............................................ .233
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 244
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning....... 244
Fu nction................................................ 242
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .242
A
A ctiv
ctiv e light function
e light function..................................... 137
A
A ctiv
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist ,Pa rking assistance systems
Exiting a parking space.......................... 262
Pa rking.................................................. 260
A A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US,
ASS YST PLUS............................................. .328
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist .............................2 28
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 232
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 233
Fu nction................................................ 231
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 220
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol,Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC........................................ 229 Index
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