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Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leavingth eSmar t-
Ke yin theve hicle, theaut omatic transmission
re mains inneut ral005C.
Eng Eng
aging par aging
parkposition P k
position P #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page147). #
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.
% Tomaneuv erwit han open driver's door ,open
th edr iver's door while atast andstill and
eng agetransmission position005Bor005E again.
% Atvery low outside temp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4°F (-20° C),youma yno tbe able to
shiT thetransmission from 005Dtoano ther
tr ansmission positionwhentheve hicle is
switc hedo..Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheve hicle
switc hedon.
Eng Eng
agin gdr agin
gdr iv iv
e posit ionD e
posit ionD #
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 PrPr
oblems wit oblems
witht h
the tr he
transmission ansmission
The
tr The
transmission hasaf ansmission
hasafaulty g aulty
gear ear
shiT shiT
Po ssible cause:
R The transmissi onislosin goil. #
Have thetransmission checkedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately.
The accel er The
accel erati on c ati
on cha r ha
rac t ac
ter er
is istics
ge tics
getw t
w or or
se, and se,
and
t t
he tr he
transm ission nolong ansm
ission nolong er er
shi Ts. shi
Ts.
Po ssible cause:
R The transmissi onisin emer gency operation
mode . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c
conditions. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Waitat least tensec onds . #
Startth eve hicle again. 142142
Dr
iving and parking

Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page269). Thesensor sand camer asmust
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es around
th em must bekept free. Donotat ta ch addit ional
licen seplat ebr ac ket,adv ertisem ents, stickers,
fo ils orfoils toprotect against stone chippings in
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, oraTer animpact, have thefunction ofthe
senso rscheckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer ason thefront and rear wind ows
re pair edataqua li/ed specialist workshop. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof dr w
of drivi ng syst ivi
ng systems anddr ems
anddrivi ng safe ivi
ng safety ty
sy st sy
stems ems
R
ABS(A An
ti-loc kB Bra
king S Sys
tem) (/ page157 )
R BAS (B Bra
keA A
ssis tS Sys
tem) (/ page157)
R ESP ®
(E Electr
onicS Sta
bility P Pro
gram)
(/ page157) R
ESP ®
Cr osswin dAssis t(/ page158)
R EBD (E Elect
ronic B Bra
keforc eD Distr
ibution)
(/ page159 )
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page159 )
R HOL Dfunct ion (/ page159 )
R HillSt artAssis t(/ page160 )
R Start-o. assis t(/ page161 )
R ATTEN TIONASSIS T(/ page161)
R Cruis econt rol(/ page163)
R Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ page180)
R Suspen sionwith adap tivedam pingadju stmen t
(/ page189)
Dr Dr
iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance pack ance
packag e ag
e
The follo wing functions arepar tof theDr iving
Assist ancePackag e. Cer tain functions areonl y
av ailabl ein some countries. Som efu nct ionsar e
also availabl ewit hout theDr iving Assist ance
Pa ckag e, albei twit hre str icte dfun ctionality .
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page165) R
ActiveSpeed LimitAssist(countr y-dependent )
(/ page169)
R Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page170)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page175)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page171)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page173 )
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page174)
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page184)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page187)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page189)
R Surround viewcamer a(/ page191 )
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page194)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page198) 156156
Dr
iving andparking

R
When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. The tires
must becheckedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hicle is
oper ated und erincr eased loads. Further informa-
tion canbeobt aine dat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Bat
t Bat
ter er
ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page257). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 258258
Main
tenanc eand care

#
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
opping upengine oil opping
upengine oil &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcomes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/lli ng too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles (1000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. Maint
enance andcare
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ar ar
nin g/ind icat nin
g/ind icat orlam pP or
lam pP ossiblecauses/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
ÿ
Coolant warning lamp(yel-
lo w) *T
he yello wcoolant warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunctionin g
R The charge air,tr ansmi ssionoilorbatt erycooli ngisfaulty
R The radiat orshutt ersar ebloc kedor def ectiv e #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop.
00B9 Eng inediag nosiswa rning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEngine warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
A ma lfunct ionhasocc urredin theengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som estat es, legalrequ irements stipulateth at youmust immediat elyconsult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEngine warning lamplights up. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
003D
Elect rical malfu nctionwarn-
ing lamp *T
heredelectr icalmalfuncti onwarning lampis lit.
Ther eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
391 391

Dashca
m Dashca
m
No tes... .................................................. 234
Sel ecting aUS Bde vic e.... ......................2 34
St artin g/ stoppin gavid eo recor ding .......2 34
Dat Dat
aacq a
acq uisition uisition
Ve hicle ..................................................... 31
Dat Dat
apr ot a
pr otection r ection
rights ights
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Dat Dat
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ag e ag
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Ve hicle ...... ............................................... 31
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar m(AT m
(ATA) A)
........................... 85
Deale r Deale
rship ship
see Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop
Declar Declar
ationofconf ation
ofconf or or
mity mity
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Deco r Deco
rativ ativ
ef e
foil (cleaning ins oil
(cleaning instr tr
uctio ns) uctio
ns)........... 268
De/ nition s De/
nition s(tir (tir
es and loading) es
and loading)<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Des Destinatio
nentr y tinatio
nentr y
Ent ering aPOI oradd ress ..................... .. 229 De
t De
tecti nginat t ecti
nginat tent iv ent
ivene ss ene
ss
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
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Digi t Digi
tal Ope r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.............. ................. 20
Dingh Dingh
yto y
to wing wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
Eng aging drive position.. ........................ 142
Eng aging neutral.... ................................ 141
Eng aging parkposition automaticall y...... 142
Eng aging reve rsege ar.. .......................... 141
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 140
Selec tingparkpos ition.......... .................142
Dis pla Dis
play(c ar y
(c ar e) e)
.......... .................... .................270
Dis pla Dis
play(MBU Xmult imediasyst y
(MBU Xmult imediasystem) em)
Home screen.... ..................................... 213
Oper ating.. ............... ............................. 214
Displa Displa
y(on-boar y
(on-boar dcom d
com put put
er) er)
Displa yson theinst rument displa y......... 209
Disp la Disp
lay in t y
in the winds hield he
winds hield
see Head-up Display
Disp la Disp
lay mes sage y
mes sage
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tes... ............ ...................................... 337
Di sp la Di
sp lay messag y
messag es es
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003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
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: ActiveHeadl ampsInop erativ e....... 344
é ATTEN TIONASSIS TIno per ative..... 362
é ATTEN TIONASSIS T:Take a
Br ea k!...... .............................................. 363
: Automatic Headlam pMode
Inoper ative............................................. 344
û BeforeSt artin gth eEngine, Turn
St eer ing Wheel ....................................... 348
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level................ 361
00BD CheckCoola ntLevelSee Oper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 351
00B3 CheckEngine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art)... .................................................3 84
: CheckLeT LowBeam (exa mp le)... 343 Inde
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00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid... ...................3 49
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neO... ...... .............................. 351
0025 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper -
at or's Manual. ............ ............................ 372
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 373
Á Don't Forget Your Key<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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00B3 Engine OilLevelCanno tBe
Measur ed........ ......................................385
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engi neO... ...............................3 84
00B3 Engine OilPressur eSt op Switc h
O. Engin e....... ....................................... 385
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........... 384
0075 Front LeT Malfu nction Service
Re quired (examp le)...... ..........................338
00D4 FuelLevelLo w... ...... ..................... 352
00D4 GasCap Loose ............................. 352 0025
Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................3 73
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................374
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................375
0053 Inoper ative....... ..................... ....... 376
: Intell. Light System Inoper ative..... 345
Á KeyBe ing Ini tia lized Please Wait.... 342
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displa y
messag e)...............................................3 42
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edispla y
messag e)...............................................3 41
0075 LeTSide Curtain Airbag Mal-
function Service Required (exa mp le).... ..338
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
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: Malfunctio nSee Oper ator ’s
Manua l................. .................................343
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0049 Parking Brak eSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................3 57
0077 Please Correct Tire Press ure........ .381
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e...... ..360
Á Replace KeyBat tery <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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0075 SRSMalfunctio nSer vice
Re quired....... ......................................... 338
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Increased
Ph ysical E.or tSee Oper ator's Manual. ...347
Ù Steer ing Malfunction SeeOper -
at or's Manual .........................................3 47
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Stop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....... 347
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun-
ning .......... .............................................379
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Man ual...................... ............................3 78 408408
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