Spe
edcontr Spe
edcontrol cr ol
cruis eco ntr uis
eco ntrol ol
FF
unc tionof cr unc
tionof cruis eco ntr uis
eco ntrol ol
Cr uis eco ntrol regula testh espeed totheva lue
select edbythedr iver .
If yo uacceler ateto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed spee dis no tde lete d. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal aTerovertaking ,
cr uise controlwill resume speed regula tion back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mph
(20 km/h )up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page190) .
Mer Mer
cedes‑ cedes‑
AMGv AM
Gvehicles: ehicles:
Cruise controlis availa-
ble uptoamaximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h ).
Displa y Displa
ys in t s
in the Ins he
Inst r tr
ument Display ument
Display
R h (gra y): cruise control issele cted but not
yet activ ated.
R h (gre en): cruise contr olisactiv e. A
stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis-
pla y.
% The segm entsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upinthe
speedo meter.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr uis eco ntrol maybe una ble to maint ainthe
st or ed spee don uphillgr adien ts.The stor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adien tev ens out.
Chang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeonlongand
st eep downhil lgr adien ts.Take par ticular note of
th is when driving aladen vehicle. Bydoin gso, you
will mak euse oftheengine' sbr aking e.ect.This
re lie vesth eload onthebr ak esy stem and pre-
ve nts thebr ak es from overheating andwearing
to oqu ickl y.
Do notuse cruise contr olinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R Intra1c situations whichre qu ire freq uent
ch ang esofspeed, e.g.in hea vytra1c, on
wind ingroads R
Onslipp eryro ads. Acceler atingcan cause the
dr ive wheels tolose traction andtheve hicle
could then skid.
R When visibility ispoor
Oper Oper
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetostor ed
sp ee d
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed, theve hicle
decel erates. #
Take intoaccount thetra1c situation
bef orecalling upthestor ed speed. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
must beactiv ated, but notint erve ning.
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mph
(20 km/h ).
R The trans missionis in pos ition005B. Dr
iving andparking
199 199
ent
ering/e xiting theve hicle. When drivi ng at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mph(3 0km /h)or
ab ove ,th eentr y/exitleve lis deactiv ated and the
ve hicle israised (/page232).
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If transpor teq uipment, forex am ple atrailer or
bicy clerack ,is att ached tothetrailer hitchand
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished:
R Indrive prog ram F andG, theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
R Inallot her drive pr og rams, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve lir re specti veofspeed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
AIRMA TICmayno tbe availabl eor have onl ylimi-
te dav ailabi lityin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protection hasbeen activated
due tofreq uen tle ve lch ang eswithin ashor t
time .The 00C4 warning lampappear sin the
multif unctiondispla y.
ATe rth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailabl ewit hout restr iction . Se Se
tting t tti
ng the v he
veh icle lev eh
icle level (v el
(veh icle swi t eh
icle swi th AI RMA h
AI RMA TIC) TI
C) &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof accide nt becauseve hi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT out wards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofent rapment from vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hAIRMA h
AIRMA TICorlev TIC
orlevel cont r el
cont rol: ol:
when
yo uunload luggageor lea vetheve hicle, the
ve hicle /rst rises slightlyand then retur ns to
th ese tle ve lshor tly aTer wards.
Yo uor anyone elsein thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody couldthus become
tr apped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur eth at
nob ody isin thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen the
ve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obst acles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immediat evicinity ofthebody when the
ve hicle isbein glowe red. Dr
iving andparking
229 229
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Plug-i nhy brid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tounsuit a-
ble ball neck
If yo uinst allan unsuit ableballneck,thetrailer
hitc hand there ar axle maybe overloaded.
This cansigni/can tly im pair thedr iving char-
act eristics and thetrailer maybecome loose.
Ther eis arisk offata linjur y. #
Onlyins talla ball neckth at com plies
wit hth eper missible dimensions andis
designed forth ere qu irements oftrailer
oper ation. #
Donotmodify theball neckor thetrailer
hitc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheident i/cationplat esand inthe"Tec h-
nical data"section under"Tra iler hitc h"forth e
to wing vehicle (/page400) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GSw ervin gof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationduetoincr eased speed
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ation.
The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmayev en tip
ov er. #
Under nocircumst ances should youtry
to str aigh tenth eve hicle/ trailer combi-
nat ion byincr easing thespeed. #
Reduce your speed anddonotcount er-
st eer . #
Ifnecessar y,appl yth ebr ak es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theengine asare sult of
ove rheating #
Ifyo ure tro/t atrai le rhi tc h, mo di/ca -
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle
model .
When retro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa steni ng point son thech assis. Re
tro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
tr ailer loadisspeci/ edinyour vehicle docume nts.
If th is isno tth ecase, theve hicle isno tappr oved
fo rtr ailer operation.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupl ing,it is essen tialto
com plywit hth eoper ating instruction sof the
tr aile rcoup lingmanuf acturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notconnect thetrailer totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngue weight:
R Donotuse ato ngue weight that exceeds or
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongue weight
R Use ato ngue weight asclose aspossible to
th emaximum tongue weight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle 258258
Dr
iving and parking
R
Ifoper atingcond itions chang e,e.g .o.-
ro ad drivi ng #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adverselya.ect driving charact eristics and
th us driving safety, e.g. duetohydroplaning . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetotoolow
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over-
heat andburstas aconse quence.
In addition, they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elylo w tirepr essur e. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire malfun ctionsasare sult ofove rheating R
Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Incr eased fuel consu mption &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue totoohigh
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hex cessiv elyhigh pressur ecan burst.
In additi on,they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur es. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Incr eased braking distance
R Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Impair eddrivi ng comf ort
R Suscep tibilityto damag e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetorepea-
te dpr essur edr op inthetir es
The wheels, valves ortires could bedamag ed.
To olow atir epr essur ecan lead tothetir es
bur stin g. #
Examine thetir es forfo re ign objects. #
Chec kwhe ther thetir ehas apunctur eor
th eva lve has aleak . #
Ifyo uar eunable torectif yth edamag e,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Yo
ucan /ndinf ormation ontirepr essur efo rth e
ve hicle' sfa ct or y-inst alled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar don the
B‑pi llarof your vehicle (/page359) .
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap(/page354).
Obser vethemaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page365).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes not Wheels
andtires
353 353
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent due to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1 -
Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C)) 394394
Te
ch nica ldat a
VV
ehicle ehicle
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solution s Solution
s
Update Successfull yCom-
pleted *I
nst allatio nof thesoTw areupdat ehas been success fullycom pleted(/ page278).
Upda teFail edSoftware
Rema insUnchanged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page278).
The prev ious soTw arere lease remains inplace.
Upda teFail ed
*Aner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page278).
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheove rhead contr olpanel (/page296).
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Head-up DisplayCurre ntly
Unavail ableSee Operator's
Manua l *T
heHead -upDispl ayistemp orarily una vailable. Possible causes:
R Malf unct ionsin thepo we rsuppl y
R Sign alint erfere nce #
Stop inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc hth eve hicle o.and onagain. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
411 411
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Stop VehicleLea veEngine
Ru nning WaitTra nsmi ssion
Co oling *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Pullingawayma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheengine running. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n(whit edispl aymessag e)*T
heauxili arybatt eryfo rth eaut omatic transmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dmanu allybef oreyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e.
Auxilia ryBattery Malfunc-
tion (red displa ymessag e) *V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Theauxiliar ybatt eryfo rth etransmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmissi on: ansmissi
on:Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dbeforeyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e. 420420
Displa
ymessag esand 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 #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible driving distance inemer gency mod eand themaximum permissible
speed witha0at MOExt ended tire. #
Obser vetheno teson 0at tires. No
tesin theev ent ofa0at tire(/ page332). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Chec kth etir es.
Tires Overheated
*Atleast onetireis ove rheating. Thea.ect edtires aredispla yedin red. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent from driving withove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Decrease
Speed
*Atleast onetireis ove rheating. Thea.ect edtires aredispla yedin red. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent from driving withove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. 452452
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps