1
L Distance warning →
420
2 00CC Powe rst eer ing →
413
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
122
4 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
414
5 Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
417
0049 USAonly
0024 Canada only
6 Brak es (red) →
417
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
7 ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e →
414
8 Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
234
9 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
417
004D Brak es (yell ow ),Canada only →
417 A
0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
417
B 0025 ABS →
420
C 0075 Restra int system →
412
D 00E9 Seatbel t →
412
E 0057 Highbeam →
122
F 0058 Lowbeam →
121
G 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
414
H Fuelleve l →
234
I 0060 Parking lam ps →
121
J 005E Rear foglam p →
122
K 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
423
L 00BB ESP®
OFF →
420
M 00E5 ESP®
→
420 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 11
1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
122
2 005E Rear foglam p →
122
3 0057 Highbeam →
122
0058 Lowbeam →
121
0060 Parking lam ps →
121
4 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
414
5 Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
234
6 L Distance warning →
420
7 00E9 Seatbelt →
412
8 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
423
9 Ù Powe rst eer ing →
413
A 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
417
B Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
417
0049 USAonly
0024 Canada only C
0075 Restra int system →
412
D Brak es (red) →
417
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
E 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
414
F Fuelleve l →
234
G 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
417
004D Brak es (yell ow ),Canada only →
417
H 003D Electrica lma lfunctio n →
414
I 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
414
J 0025 ABS →
420
K 00BB ESP®
OFF →
420
00E5 ESP®
→
420 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(widesc reen coc kpit) 13
*
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetodriv‐
ing toofast and due toimpact sto the
ve hicle underbody orsuspension compo‐
nent s In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
suspension componen ts
In situation ssuc has these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension componen ts,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo‐
nen tsdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpec tedly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan acciden t,ma yno lon‐
ge rabso rbthere sulting forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and th
eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat ely, while paying
att ent ion toroad and traffic condi tions,
and cont actaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"Radio based devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce
re cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired oper ation.Chan gesor modif ications no
tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"This vehicle contains license-e xemp t
tr ans mitter( s)/r ece iver( s)that com plywit hInno ‐
va tio n,Scie nceand Econo micDe velopmen tCan‐
ada ’sRSS (s).Operatio nis subj ectto thefo llo w‐
ing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma yno t
cause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice smu st
acc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfere nce
th at ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (mode l:WMI2 Wireless Mobile Inte rface) :
th is de vice complies withPa rt18 oftheFCC
Ru les."
The name andaddr essofthepar tyresponsible
is:
peik eracus ticGmbH
Max-Planc k-St r.28-32
61 38 1Fr iedr ichsdor f
Ger man y 26
General notes
R
Engi neoille ve l:fill engin eoil tothemaxi‐
mum leve lto ensur efull gradeability
(/ page28 4).
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and spar ewheel
R Tire sand wheels
Of f-road driving
Re ad this sect ionbeforedr ivin gyo ur vehicle off-
ro ad. Pract ice bydriving overmor ege ntle off-
ro ad terrain firs t.
R Observeth eno teson thecr oss-c ountr yABS
(/ page17 3).
R Ifnece ssary,select theF orG drive
pr og ram (vehicl eswit hOf f-road package )
bef oredr iving off-r oad (/page15 6).
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able forof f-r oad ter‐
ra in (/ page208 ).To avo iddamagin gth e
ve hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssuf ficie nt
gr ou nd clearance .
R Alw ayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivin gon downh illgradien tsand
slope s.Obse rveth eno teson driving in
mount ainous terrain. R
Donotdr ive on unk nown terrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Selec tth eF drive pr ogr am.
R Select ahigher vehicle leve l.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto overcome thero lling resis t‐
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitself in.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep -
The sand isfirm enough
- The ground clearance issuf ficie nt
Fo rding
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:selec t
th ehighes tpossible vehicle leve l
( / pag e208 ).
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e359 ).
R Switc hof faut omatic climatecon trol
(/ page13 6).
R Ensur eth at abo wwav edoes notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page15 3).
Dr ivi ng inmount ainousterra in Dr
iving andparking 15
1
th
efront and rear wind owsrepair edat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page29 1). The sensor sand camer asmus t
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es arou nd
th em mus tbe kept free. Donotatt achadd itiona l
lice nse platebrac ket,ad vertisemen ts,sticke rs,
fo ils orfoils toprotect agains tst one chipping sin
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, orafte ran impact, have thefunc tion of
th esensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthe
ar ea ofthecamer ason thewindshield andrear
wind owrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
(/ page17 3)
R Off-ro ad ABS(/ page17 3)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page17 3)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Program)
(/ page17 4)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page17 5)
R ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation(/ page17 5)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page17 7)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 177)
R HOLD function (/page17 7)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page17 8)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page17 8)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 180)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e19 9)
R AIR BOD YCO NTR OL(/ page20 7) Dr
iving Assistance package
The follo wing functionsar epar tof theDr iving
Assis tance Packag e. Cer tain func tionsar eonl y
av ailable insom ecoun tries. Som efun ction sar e
also available without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, albeit withre strict ed functi onality.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 182)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page18 6)
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page18 7)
R DSR (Dow nhi llSpe edReg ulati on)
(/ page 188)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 4)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
(/ page 190)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(countr y-
dependen t)(/ page19 2)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page19 2)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page202) 17
2
Driving and parking
R
ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page205)
Pa rking Packag e
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 2)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page21 5)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e21 8)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page223 ) Fu
nctions ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atmaximum full-stop
br aking orinsuf ficie nttiretracti on, the
wheels arepr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Sy
stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.3 mp h
(5 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nctions ofOff-road ABS %
Off-road ABS isactiv ated aut omaticall ywhen
yo usele cttheF orG drive pr ogr am.
Of f-road ABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving off-
ro ad:
R The fron twheels lockcy clic allydur ing brak‐
ing .
R The brakin gdis tance issho rtened duetothe
digging- ineffect.
Sy stem limit s
R Off-ro ad ABSfun ction sat spee dsbelo w
25 mph(40 km/h). R
IfOf f-road ABS interve nes, theability tosteer
ma ybe restrict ed. Fu
nction ofBA S &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braki ng situa tionis
increase d. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance. Dr
iving and parking 17
3
R
ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Electr onicStabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
)can
mon itor and improve driving stabilit yand trac‐
tio nin thefo llo wing situat ionswithin physical
limit s:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng. If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateES P®
in the
fo llo wing situat ionstoimprove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page41 0)
R Displ aymessa ges(/ page362) 17
4
Driving and parking
Matt
efinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 289) .The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e. Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr oved for
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. 290
Maintenanceand care