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vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup plem ent ,ot her wise youma yfa ilto recogn ize
dang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGper form ance exhaus tsy stem
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R AMGadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem +
R AMGactiv eadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem
R AMGsteer ing-whee lbut tons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power sup pl er
sup plyor t y
or the v he
vehi cle ehi
cle &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur 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. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
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T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/s t t/s
top butt op
butt on on
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GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial intheengine compartment orthe
ex haus tsy stem
Flammab lemat erials mayign ite. #
Ther efor e, checkre gula rly th at ther ear e
no 0amma blemat erials intheengine
com partment oron theex haus tsy stem. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis-
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator's Manualappear sin the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (emergency
ope ration mode )(/ page175).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec-
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre eseconds. Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesund er"Dr iving tips"
(/ page178). 174174
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DeactivDeactiv
atingoractiv ating
oractiv ating t ating
the EC he
ECOst O
star ar
t/s t t/s
top op
funct ion funct
ion #
Press button1.
A displa yappear sin theinst rument cluster
when switchingtheEC Ostar t/s topfun ction
o./on .
% Acontinu ouss displayappear sin the
inst rument clusterwhile theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis de activated . ECEC
Odis pla O
dis pla yfunc tion y
func tion The
ECOdis pla ysu mm arize syo ur driving charac-
te risti cs from thestar tof thejour neyto its com-
ple tion andassists youin achie ving themost eco-
nomical driving style.
Yo ucan in0uence consum ption bydoing thefo l-
lo wing:
R Driving withpar ticular care.
R Driving indrive pr og ram ;
R Following thege arshiT recommen dations. The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
/ll up when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moder ateacceler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegray ,th eout er
edg ewill bedar kand thesegment willempty
when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Fluctuation sin speed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyacceler ation
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven economicall y:
R The thre esegments will/llup com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegments willlight
up
The additional rang eac hie vedas are sult ofyour
dr iving stylein com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydrivi ng style will besho wnonthecen- 186186
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#
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. %
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vehicles: ehicles:
theGlide mode
function isno tav ailabl e.
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
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Tra1c situatio n 196196
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#
Sele ctJ with theleT rock er switc h.
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brie0y and
/r ml y.
The functi onsofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident dueto
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youlea vethedr iver's seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is bein gbr ak ed byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Conl y,theve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alwaysdeacti vate Ac tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hicle to
pr ev ent itfrom rolling awaybef oreyo u
lea vethedr iver's seat. #
Select Owithth eleT rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deactiv ateESP ®
or ifESP ®
int er-
ve nes, ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
deac tivated. Incr Incr
easing ordecr eas
ing ordecr easing t eas
ing the spee d he
spee d #
1mp h(1 km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint.
or #
5mp h(1 0km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point.
or #
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Changing t Changing
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance t ance
to t o
the v he
vehicle in ehicle
in
fr fr
ont ont
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T T
o r o
reduce t educe
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hdo wn (Ò).
F F
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eSpeed LimitAssist e
Speed LimitAssist
If ach ang ein thespeed limitof12 mph
(20 km/h )or mor eis de tected and automatic
adop tionofspeed limitsis activ ated, thene w
speed limitisaut omaticall yadop tedas thestor ed
speed (/page239). The
driven speed isadjust edwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etra1c signatthelat est. Inthecase
of signs indicating entryint oan urban area, the
speed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed permit-
te dwit hin theurban area. The speed limitdispla y
in theInstr ument Displayis alw aysupdat edwhen
th eve hicle isleve lwit hth etra1c sign.
If th er eis no speed restr iction onanunlimited
str etch ofroad (e.g .on afree wa y), there com-
mende dspeed isaut omatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed spee d. Thesy stem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstretch ofroad asthere commen -
ded speed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed speed on
an unlimit edstretch ofroad, there commen ded
speed is80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Chas been put
int opas sivemode bypressing theacceler ator
pedal, onlyspeed limitswhichar ehigher than the
se tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page209) . 224224
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Spe
edadaptation iscanc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedo.
bef oreth ero uteev ent.
R Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Ro ute-based speedadaptation does notta ke right
of wa yre gula tions intoac cou nt.The driver is
re sponsi bleforcom plying withro ad tra1c regula -
tions anddriving atasuitable speed.
The speedada ptatio nmade bythesy stem may
no talw aysbe suit able, particu larlyin thefo llo wing
situations:
R The road's coursenotclear lyvisi ble
R Road nar rowing
R Varying maximum permissible speedsinindi-
vidual lanes, forex am ple attollplazas
R Wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice
R When towing atrailer
In these situations thedr iver must interve ne
ac cor dingl y. &
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NGRisk ofaccid ent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadaptation
Ro ute-based speedadaptation canmalfunc-
tion orbe temp orarily una vailable inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Ifth edr iver does notfo llo wthecalculat ed
ro ute
R Ifmap datais no tup-t o-dat eor availabl e
R Intheev ent ofroadw orks
R Inbad weather orroad cond itions
R Ifth eacceler ator pedal isdepr essed
R Intheev ent ofelectr onicall ydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adaptth espeed tothetra1c situation. SeSe
tting r tting
rout out
e-based speedadapt e-based
speedadaptation ation
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
R ECOAssist isactiv e. Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Rou te-based Speed #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction .
When thefunction isactiv e,theve hicle speed
is adju sted depen dingon thero uteev ents
ahead.
% Further informatio non therout e-based speed
adap tation (/page225) .
F F
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
e e
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
JamAssis t Jam
Assis t
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis thelps youwhen intra1c
jams onmulti-lane roads withsepar atero adw ays
by aut omati callypull ing awa ywit hin 60secon ds
and withmode rate stee ring maneuv ers. Itor ients
itse lfusi ng theve hicle infront and lane marking s.
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis taut omati callymain tains a
saf edist ance from theve hicle infront and vehi-
cles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis tre qu ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your hands onthesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane. Obser vetheno teson drivi ng sys- 226226
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Changing
t Changing
the t he
tar ge ar
get spee d t
spee d #
T T
o incr o
incr ease/r eas
e/r educ et educ
ethe t he
tar ge ar
ge tspee d: t
spee d:press
ro ck er switc h1 upM ordown N to
th epoint ofresis tance.
The select edtarg et speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km /h)an dap pe ars
al on gwi th theî symbol inthemultifun c-
tion displa y. AA
ctiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist isonl yav ailabl eup toa
speed of130 mph (210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntions .Dep ending on
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assist usesthe
ve hicles ahead andlane marking sas are fere nce.
% Dep ending onthecountr y,in thelowe rspeed
ra ng eAc tiveSt eer ing Assist canusethesur -
ro unding tra1c asare fere nce. Ifnece ssary,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist canthen also prov ide
assist ancewhen driving awayfrom thecent er
of thelane, forex am ple, toform are scue
lane .
If th ede tection oflane marking sand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assist switches
to passiv emode. Thesystem prov ides nosuppor t
in this case.
St St
atus displa atus
display of A y
of Activ ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assis ing
Assist int t
in the he
Ins Instr tr
ument Display ument
Display
R Ø (gra y): acti vatedand passiv e
R Ø (gre en): activ ated and activ e R
Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (white,redhands): "handsonthesteer -
ing wheel" prom pt
% Duringthetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus, theØ symbol issho wnasenlar ged
and 0ashing. Oncethesy stem ispassiv e,the
Ø symbol issho wnasgray intheInstr u-
ment Displa y.
% Depending ontheselect edvehicle setting s,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist maybe una vailable.
S S
t t
eer eer
ing and t ing
and touc ouc
hde t h
de tection ection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st ee ring wheel atall time sand beableto inter-
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hi-
cle and keep itin lane. Thedriver must expect a
ch ang efrom activ eto passiv emode orvice versa
at anytime . Dr
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AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLiscom prised ofthefo l-
lo wing functions andcomponents:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
RO AD SURF ACESC AN
R Cur veinclination functionCURVE
R Recovery mode
R Indivi dualwheel control
R Airsuspension withaut omatic leve lcontr ol
R Speed-dependent lowe ring toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption
R Manual leve ladjustment
R ADS PLUS: AdaptiveDam pingSy stem with
cons tant adju stment ofdam ping charact eris-
tics
R DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itchan dleve lbutt on
Suspension se Suspension
setting andv tting
andvehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram C
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rtleve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated. R
The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram B
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rt+leve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram A
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram £
R The suspension settin gis very comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red. R
When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram N
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram ;
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again. 254254
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