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sti
ll, al wa ys depr essthebr ak epedal
/r ml yand donotacceler ateat thesame
time. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Use
theDIRECT SELECT leve rto switc hth etrans-
mission position. Thecurrent trans missionpos i-
tion isdis pla yedin theinst rument displa y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neutral
005B Drive position
Eng Eng
aging rev agin
gre ver er
se g se
gear R ear
R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rupw ards past the/r st point of
re sis tance. Dr
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EngEng
aging neutr aging
neutral N al
N #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rup ordown tothe/r st point of
re sis tance.
% ToshiT intoneu tral 005C withth eve hicle
switc hedon,push theselect orleve rup or
do wn forse veralseconds tothe/r st point of
re sis tance.
Subs equentl yre leasing thebr ak epedal willallow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush itor
to w itawa y.
Pr Pr
oce edasf oce
edasfoll ow ollo
ws if y s
if you w ou
want t ant
the aut he
aut omatic omatic
tr tr
ansmission t ansmission
to r o
remain inneutr emain
inneutr al al
005C 005C
ev ev
en ift en
ifthe he
v v
ehicle isswitc ehicle
isswitc hed hed
o. o.
ort or
the dr he
driv iv
er's door is er's
door is
opened: opened:
#
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutr al
005C when theve hicle isstation ary.
The NPerm anentlyActiveRisk ofRolling
Away message appear sin theinst rument dis-
pla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leavingth eSmar t-
Ke yin theve hicle, theaut omatic transmission
re mains inneut ral005C.
The parkposition 005Disaut omaticall yre -eng aged
as soo nas one ofthefo llo wing conditions isme t:
R Youswitc hto transm ission position 005Bor005E.
R Youpr ess the005D butt on.
Eng Eng
aging par aging
parkposition P k
position P #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page182). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle
comes toast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but-
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplaysho ws
005D ,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno trans-
mission position display005D appear s,secur e
th eve hicle toprev ent itfrom rolling away.
% Depending onthesituation, itma yta ke a
shor ttime until005D iseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ent ion tothetransmission posi-
tion displa y. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omaticall yif one
of thefo llo wing conditions isme t:
R Youswitc hth estationar yve hicle o.intrans-
mission position005Bor005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
at ast ands tillor when drivi ng atave ry low
speed andthetransmission positionis005B or
005E.
R When theve hicle isrolling, youswitc hifo. in
tr ansmiss ionposition 005Bor005E and bring itto
a st ands till.
R Youswitc ho. theengine, bring theve hicle to
a st ands tilland open thedr iver's door when
th eve hicle isstation aryor when theve hicle is
ro lling andthetransmission positionis005C.
R Eng aging parkposition 005Dautomaticall yis
re qu ired bytheve hicle.
% Tomaneuv erwit han open driver's door ,open
th edr iver's door while atast andstill and
eng agetransmission position005Bor005E again. 176176
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EngEng
aging dr aging
driv iv
e position D e
position D #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rdo wn past the/r st point of
re sis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmission isin transmis-
sion position 005B,itshiTs thege arsaut omati cally.
This depends ,am ong other things, onthefo llo w-
ing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr og ram
R The positionof theacceler ator pedal
R The driving speed ManualManual
g g
ear ear
shiTin g shiTin
g PP
er er
manent se manent
setting (v tting
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- R O.-
Road oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
eor E-A e
or E-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL) OL)
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e/de activ e/de
activat at
e: e:
pull rock er switc h1.
If indicat orlam pis lit, manual shiTingis acti-
va ted. The current gear isdispl ayedin the
inst rument displa y. T T
em em
por por
ar ar
yse y
se tting tting
#
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle shiTer
1 or2.
Manual shiTingis activ ated fora shor ttime.
Tr ansmi ssionposition0063and thecur rent gear
appear intheinst rument displa y. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle
shiTer 2and hold itin place.
Tr ansmi ssionposition005Bappear sin the
inst rument displa y.
% Toper manentl yshiT thege arsmanu allyin
dr ive pr og ram = usingthesteer ing wheel
paddle shiTers,select the0063 setting forth e
tr ansm ission. Dr
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ShiTi
ng ShiTi
ng #
T T
o o
shiT shiT
up: up:
pullst ee ring wheel pad dleshiTe r
2. #
T T
o o
sh iT sh
iT do do
wn: wn:
pull steer ing wheel pad dle
sh iTe r1. Gea
r Gea
rsh iT sh
iT r r
eco mme ndation eco
mme ndation The
gearshiT recommen dationassistsyo uin
adop tinganeconomica ldr iving style. #
Ifge arshiT recommen dation1appear sne xt
to thetransmission positiondisplay,shiT to
th ere commen dedgear. Using
kic Using
kickdo kdo
wn wn
#
Maxim umacceler Maxim
umacceler ation: atio
n:depr esstheacceler a-
to rpedal beyond thepr essur epoint.
To protect against engine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tr ansmission shiTsuptothene xt gear when maxi-
mum enginespeed hasbeen reac hed. Glide
mode funct ion Glide
mode funct ion *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Wi
th an ant icipat orydr ivi ng style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The combustion engineisdisconnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neutr al.
R The trans missionpos itiondis pla y005B issh ow n
in green. R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with48 Von-boar h
48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsyst ical
system: em:
th ecombustion enginecanbeswitc hedo..
All oftheve hicle funct ionsre main active.
Glide mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing conditions
ar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isselect ed.
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road' scou rseis suit able, e.g.nosteep
uphill ordownhill inclines ortight curves.
R Ther eis no trailer hitched uptothetrailer
hitc h,and nobicy clerack inst alled.
R Youdo notdepr esstheacceler ator orbrak e
pedal (exc ep tfo rlight brak eapplications) .
% Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthecon-
ditions isno long erme t.
Glide mode canalso beprev ent edbythefo llo wing
par ame ters:
R Incline
R Downhi llgr adien t 178178
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R
Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Tra1c situatio n FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe 4MA he
4MA TIC TIC
4MA TICensu resth at all four wheels aredr iven.
To ge ther wit hESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
wheel spinsduetoinsu1c ienttraction. Yo
ucan displa yth ecur rent distr ibutionofdrive
to rq ue son allfour wheels inthehead-up display
and intheright-h anddispla yra ng eof theinst ru-
ment displa y.The higher there specti vescale is
/lled, thehigher thecor respond ingdrive to rq ue
is .
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan acciden tnor override
th elaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcanno tta ke accoun tof
road, weather and tra1c cond itions. 4MATICis
onl yan aid. Youar ere sponsi bleespeci allyfo r
maint ainingasaf edist ance from theve hicle in
fr ont ,fo rve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Inwintr yro ad cond itions, themaximum e.ect
of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo uuse
wint ertires (M+S tires), withsno wch ains if
nece ssary. RR
efueling efueling
RR
efueling t efueling
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reor explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl y0amma ble. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Beforere fuel ing, switcho. theve hicle
and, ifins talled, thestationar yheat er,
and leavethem switc hedo.dur ing refu-
eli ng. Dr
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. #
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reand explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite fue lva por . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzl e,touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel. This
fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85, E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30, M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine. 180180
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Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system due to
ove r/lling thefuel tank #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso..
If to omuc hfuel hasbeen added due,for
ex am ple, toafa ulty /llingpum p: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzl e #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel.
Onl yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Fueltype
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Tire pressur eta ble #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. Dr
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#
Inser tfu el /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzle intoth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzle
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
Appl yth epar king brak e. #
Switc hth etransmission toposition 005D. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/recaused byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammab lemat erials suchas lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite. #
Park theve hicle sothat no 0ammable
mat erial can come intocont actwithho t
ve hicle compone nts. #
Inpar ticu lar,do notpar kon drygr ass-
land orhar vested grain /elds. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c. R
oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetoitro ll-
ing awa y #
Alwayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
awa y. 182182
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