#
Chec kth ese tting ofthemaximum
ch arge cur rent usi ng thech argin gcapa-
city shownintheInstr ument Display. Bef
orech argin gat amain ssoc ket,ha ve themaxi-
mum permissible chargin gcur rent forth ere leva nt
ma ins soc ketor thebuilding inspectedbyaqu ali-
/ed elect rician. Thechargin gcable suppliedisse t
to acountr y-speci/c maximum chargin gcur rent
va lue. When chargin gabr oad, themaximum value
ma yex ceed theper mitt edvalue forth at coun try.
When abroad, obser vethecount ry-sp eci/c laws
when chargin g.Ifyo uha ve question sconcer ning
se tting thech argin gcur rent or ifth er eis amal-
function ,please contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop. #
Setth emaximum permissible chargin gcur -
re nt inthemultimedia system menu
(/ page172).
If th eex act value ofthemaximum permissible
ch argin gcur rent canno tbe set,sel ect thene xt
smaller adjustablevalue.
% Ifth eve hicle requ ires mor etime than usual to
ch arge thehigh-v oltagebatt ery, ch eckth e maximum
chargin gcur rent settings inthe
multimed iasystem menu. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the c he
char har
ging cable contr ging
cable controlpanel ol
panel The
chargin gcable controlpanel showsthecur -
re nt status ofthech argin gpr ocess. 1
Suppl yvo ltag eindicat or
2 Char ging process indicat or
3 Temp eratur emonit orindicat or
4 Safetysy stem indicat or Sup
pl Sup
plyv y
volt olt
ag ag
eindicat e
indicat or or
1 1
Disp
lay Disp
lay Meaning Me
aning
Lig hts upwhit eT hesuppl yvo ltag eis
connect ed. CharChar
ging pr ging
process indicat ocess
indicat or or
2 2
Displa
y Displa
y Meaning Meaning
Flashes green Thehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry isch argin g. 164164
Dr
iving and parking
The
follo wing chargin gtime scan beselect ed:
R Off (no depar turetime )
R Once (XX)
R Wee kPro file #
Select ase tting .
Se Se
tting asing ledepar tti
ng asing ledepar tur tur
etime e
time #
Select Depa rtureTime. #
Select Once (XX). #
Select Z. #
Seta depar turetime .
Se Se
tting t tti
ng the w he
week eek
pr pr
o/le o/le
#
Select Depa rtureTime. #
Select Wee kPro file. #
Select Z. #
Add New Time #
Setth edesir eddepar turetimes, e.g.every
da yat 8a.m. #
Select 0076. Sear
c Sear
ching f hing
for c or
char har
ging st ging
stations ations
#
Select Search forCha rging Stations. #
Enterthesear chterm and select Charg ing
Stati on.
Se Se
tting t tti
ng the maximum c he
maximum char har
gingcur r gin
gcur rent ent
#
Select Home ,Wor kor Stand ard. #
Select Maximu mCh arg eCu rrent . #
Select Maximu m,8Amps or6Amps .
When thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis ch arge d, the
ch argin gcur rent islimi tedto theselect ed
am per age.
% The value ofthemaximum chargin gcur rent
dep ends onthe/x ed value chargin gcable
whic hwa spr ov ided.
Se Se
tting t tting
the maximum st he
maximum stat at
eof c e
of char ge har
ge #
Sele ctHo me, Workor Stand ard. #
Sele ctMax imum State ofChar ge. #
Setth edesir edper cent age.
The high-v oltagebatt eryis ch arge dup tothe
se tper cent ageas amaximum. %
The percent agecan besetin incr emen tsof
10% .
A maximum stat eof charge of80% isrecom-
mende d.Hig her maximum stat es ofcharge
can dimin ishthelong evity ofthehigh-v oltage
batt ery(/ page158).
% Assoon asthefull stat eof charge isreac hed,
a no ti/cation issho wninthemedia display
th at thech argin gpr ocess iscom pletedand
th ejour neyma ybe continued.
U Unloc nloc
king t king
the c he
char har
ging cable (mode 2,3or 4) ging
cable (mode 2,3or 4)
When thefunction isactiv e,thech argin gcable is
unl ockedwhen themaximum stat eof charge is
re ac hed. #
Select Home orWor k. #
Activateor dea ctivateUnloc kCharging Cable.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordea ctiv ating
ordea ctivating location-ba sedc ating
location-ba sedchar harging ging
If th efunction isactiv eand pertinent addresses
ha ve been stor ed inthena vig ation destinations,
th ecor respond ingchargin gpr og ram isaut omati-
call yselect edassoon astheaddr essisreac hed
and parking posit ionPis eng aged. #
Select Home orWor k. Dr
iving and parking
173 173
#
Activateor deac tivateSelect BasedonLoca-
tion . PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehic le ehic
le &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident andinjur y
cau sed 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 ofaccident andinjurydue
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. %
Ifyo upar kth eve hicle fora long period,
obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R Mak esur eth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas a
su1cien tcondition ofcharge ,especi ally
at very low outside temp eratur es.Inthis
wa yyo ucan avoidanypr oblems whenthe
ve hicle issubsequentl yst ar ted.
R Ifpossible, avoidpar king spaces indir ect
sunlight.
Obser vetheno teson chargin gth ehigh-v olt-
ag ebatt ery(/ page158). 174174
Dr
iving andparking
#
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing the
br ak epedal. #
Ongradien ts,turnth efront wheels sothat the
ve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Eng agetransmission position005Dinast ation-
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page157). #
Switc ho. theve hicle bypressing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly . #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thepanor amicslid-
ing sunr oofforappr oximat elyfo ur minut esif
th edr iver's door isclosed. GarGar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener PrPr
og r og
ramming butt amming
buttons f ons
for t or
the g he
gar ar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yby becoming
tr apped whenopening andclosing a
ga rage door
When youoper ateor prog ram aga rage door
wit han integratedga rage door opener ,per -
sons canbecome trapped orstruckby the
ga rage door ifth ey stan dwi thin its rang eof
mo vement. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at nob ody iswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move-
ment. Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing thega rage
door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op andre ve rsing featur e
R Door swhic hconf orm to thecur rent U.S.
sa fety standa rds
Bef oreprog ramming thega rage door opener ,par k
th eve hicle outside thega rage .Mak esur eth at the
ve hicle isswitc hedonbut notst ar ted.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailabl ewhen theve hicle isswitc hedon. Dr
iving and parking
175 175
ApplAppl
ying/r ying
/relea sing t elea
sing the elec tr he
elec tric par ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e
ma nual ly manuall
y
Appl Appl
ying ying
#
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam plights upintheinst rument cluster. %
The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth ere d0049 (USA)or0024 (Can-
ada) indicat orlam pis lit continu ously.
R R
eleasing eleasing
#
Switc hon theve hicle. #
Pullhandl e1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam pin theinst rument clustergoes out.
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
#
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdrivi ng ,th ePlea se
Rel ease Parking Brakemessag eis displa yed
and there d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada)
indicat orlam p0ash es.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toast and-
st ill, theelectr icpar king brak eis applied. The
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicator
lam plights upintheinst rument cluster. InfInf
or or
mation oncollision det mation
oncollision detection onapar k ection
onapar ked ed
v v
ehicle ehicle
If
acollision isde tected when theto w- awa yalar m
is armed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill receiv ea
no ti/cation inthemultimedia system when you
switc hth eve hicle on.
Yo uwill receiv einf ormation aboutthefo llo wing
points:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situation canlead toinadv ertent
ac tivatio n:
R The parkedve hicle ismo ved, forex am ple, ina
tw o-s tory garage .
% Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar minorder to
pr ev ent inadv ertent activatio n.Ifyo udeacti-
va te theto w- awa yalar m,coll isionde tection
will also bedeactiv ated. Dr
iving and parking
179 179
R
The incline must notbe gre ater than 30% .
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe HOL Dfunct ion he
HOL Dfunct ion &
W W
AR NING AR
NING Riskofan acciden tdue tothe
HOLD functionbeing activewh en you
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
function itcould, inthefo llo wing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth er eis amalfunction inthesy stem orin
th epo we rsuppl y.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupan t. #
Alwayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
awa ybef oreyo ulea veit. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isstation ary.
R The driver's dooris clo sed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastene d.
R Theve hicle hasbeen star ted.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released. R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr essthebr ak epedal, andaTer ashor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin theInstr ument Display. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 display
disappear sfrom theInstr ument Display.
The HOLD functionisdea ctivated inthefo llo wing
situations:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
R The transmission isshiTed toposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e. In
thefo llo wing situations, theve hicle isheld by
tr ansm ission position 005Dand/or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Ther eis asy stem malf unct ion.
R The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient. FF
unction oft unction
ofthe int he
intellig ellig
entcr ent
creeping mode eeping
mode The
intellig entcreeping modeassists youwhen
pulling away,mane uvering and parking onuphil l
or downhil lincl ines.When thebr ak epedal is
re leased, theve hicle rollsin thedir ection ofthe
eng aged transmission position.Thecraw ler tor-
qu eis adap tedto theuphill incline.
In recuper ationleve l005B0058 (/page151) the
int ellig entcreeping modealsoassists youup to
speeds ofappr oximat ely12 mph(2 0km /h),by
fo llo wing theve hicle infront atappr oximat elyth e
same speed. Dr
iving and parking
185 185
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. In
dr ive pr og ram ;, theadjust ablespeed islimi-
te dto 81 mph(1 30 km/h).
Ob serveth eno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page180) .
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.
Incr ease recuper ationingood timeonlong and
st eep downhill gradien ts.Take par ticular note of
th is when driving aladen vehicle. Bydoin gso, you
will mak euse oftheelectr icmo tor's braking
e.ect tocharge thehigh-v oltagebatt ery. 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. 188188
Dr
iving andparking
OperOper
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
#
Press thero ck er switc hesonthesteer ing
wheel controlpanel upordown tothedesir ed
position.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
#
Select Mwithth eright rock er switc h.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maintaine dby
th eve hicle.
or #
Select J withth eleT rock er switc h.
The laststor ed speed iscalled upand main-
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elast stor ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswitc ho. theve hicle, thelast
speed stor ed isdele ted.
Incr Incr
easing ordecr easing
ordecr easing t easing
the st he
stor or
ed speed ed
speed #
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. A A
dop dop
ting ade t ting
ade tect ect
edspeed ed
speed #
Activatecr uise control. #
Ifatra1c signhasbeen detected and isdis-
pla yedin theinst rument cluster:select J
wit hth eleT rock er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownbythe
tr a1 csign isstor ed andth eve hicle maintains
or does notex ceed this speed.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingcr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
#
Select Owithth eleT rock er switc h.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingcr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
#
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deactiv ateESP ®
or ifESP ®
int er-
ve nes, cruis econt rolis deactiv ated. AA
ctiv ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cmai ntains the
se tspeed onfree-0o wingroads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdist ance ismaint ained,
if necessar y,until theve hicle comes toahalt. The Dr
iving and parking
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