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vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Oper ating Instruction s,other wise youma yfa ilto
re cogn izedang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R AMG RIDECO NTR OL
R AMGsteer ing- wheel buttons 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 theke yis in theve hicle andisde tected.
R thebr ak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
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R
Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
S S
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
icle (Rem ot emo
te Online) e
Online) &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tpr imed.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked. R
The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eke ybef oretryin gto star tth eve hicle again
wit hth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath eSmar tphone App
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
ke y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
#
Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. BrBr
eaking-in not eaking-in
notes es
To
preser vetheengine during the/r st
1,000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drive at varying road speeds andengine
speeds .
R Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 85 mph
(140 km/h ).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr og ram A
or ;.
R ShiT tothene xt highest gear no later than
when theneedle reac hes thelast third bef ore
th ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R DonotshiT down manuall yto brak e.
R Avoid overstr aining theve hicle, e.g.dr ivi ng at
fu llth ro ttle.
R Donotdepr esstheacceler ator pedal pastthe
point ofresis tance (kickdo wn).
R Increase theengine speedonlygr aduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km). 138138
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iving and parking
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The actua l(m aximu m)values that can beach-
ie ve dfo rengine outputandengine torq ue
ma yde viat efrom thecer ti/ed values within
th ecount ry-sp eci/c guidelin es forper missible
to ler ances (basis:UN-ECE No.85orcount ry-
speci/c guideli nes).
In0uencing variables that can in0uence this
ar e, forex am ple:
R Sealeve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outsi detemp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a-
tion. Thevalues forengine outputandengine
to rq ue sho wnonthemedia displayma yde vi-
at efrom theactual values. Calling
upt Calling
upthe fuel consum p he
fuel consum ption indicat tion
indicat or or
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumption.
The current and averag efuel consum ption is
displa yed. AA
ut ut
omatic tr omatic
transmission ansmission
DIRECT
SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe DIRECT SELECT lev he
DIRECT SELECT lever er
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct gearshiTing
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyoueng ageth etransmission posi-
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ueng ageth etransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat ast and-
st ill, alw aysdepr 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. 148148
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iving andparking
#
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. &
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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. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue totheve hicle lowe ring VV
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CON TR ON
TROL orlev OL
orlevel el
cont r cont
rol: ol:
The vehicle canlowe rbecause oftem-
per atur edi.er ences orlong ernon- oper ational
times. Thiscancause damag eto par tsof the
body . #
When stopping theve hicle andwhen
dr ivi ng o., mak esur eth at ther ear eno
obst acles suchas curbs under orinthe
immediat evicinity ofthebody . Dr
iving andparking
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#
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 depressed
(/ page149). #
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 thesliding sunroof
fo rappr oximat elyfo ur minut esifth 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 &
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GER GER
Riskofdeat hcaused byexhaus t
ga 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 . #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent, the
auxili aryheati ngrunning inan encl osed
spa cewithou tsu1 cientventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk 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 func-
tion
R Door sth at conf orm to thecur rent U.S. safety
st anda rds 156156
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#
Ifind icat orlam p4 0ashes green: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entir ememor yhas been deleted. ElectrElectr
icpar ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e FF
unction oft unction
ofthe electr he
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
e(appl e
(appl ying ying
aut aut
omaticall omaticall
y) y)
&
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. The
electr The
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
eis applied ift e
is applied ifthe tr he
trans- ans-
mission isin position mission
isin position 005D 005D
and one oft and
one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing wing
conditions is conditions
isful/lled : ful/lled
:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The seat belttongue isno tinse rted intheseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat andthedr iver's
door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page160).
In t In
the f he
follo ollo
wing situations, t wing
situations, the electr he
electr icpar ic
par king king
br br
ak ak
eis also applied: e
is also applied:
R The HOLD function iske eping theve hicle sta-
tion ary. R
ActivePa rking Assist iske eping theve hicle
st ation ary.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bringing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R Inaddit ion,one oft In
addit ion,one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing conditions wing
conditions
mus mus
tbe t
be ful/lle d: ful/lle
d:
- The vehicle isswitc hedo..
- The seat belttongue isno tinse rted inthe
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat and
th edr iver's door isopened.
- Ther eis asy stem malfunction.
- The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient.
- The vehicle isstation aryfo ra lengt hy
per iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upintheinst rument cluster.
% The electric par king brak eis no taut oma tically
app lied ifth eve hicle isswitc hedo.bythe
EC Ostar t/s topfun ction. Dr
iving andparking
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R
Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page177)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page183)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page179)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page181)
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page182 )
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page192)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page194)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Reversing camer a(/ page200)
R 360° Camer a(/ page203)
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page206)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page211) FF
unctions ofABS unctions
ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS) regula testh e
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situations:
R Dur ingbraking (e.g.atmaximum full-stop
br aking orifth er eis insu1c ienttiretraction),
th ewheels arepr ev ent edfrom locking.
R Vehicle steer abili tywhile braking isensu red.
If ABS interve nes when brak ing, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindication ofhazar dous road con-
dit ion sand canserveas are minder totake extra
car ewhi ledriving.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R ABS isacti vefrom speed sof appro x.3mp h
(5 km/h ).
R ABS maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction ifa
malfuncti onhas occur redand theye llo w0025
ABS warning lamplights upcontinuousl yaTer
th eve hicle isstar ted. FF
unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
&
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GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking.
The brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. 164164
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iving andparking
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Accessor iescan beconn ectedtotheper ma-
nent powe rsuppl yup to180 Wand tothe
po we rsuppl yth at isswitc hedonvia theigni-
tion lock.
U U
ncou pling atr ncou
pling atrail er ail
er &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbeing crush edand
bec omi ngtrapp edwhen unco uplinga
tr ail er
Whe nunco uplingatrail er wit han eng aged
iner tia-a ctivated brak e, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr aile rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ewhen uncoupling inast at e
of ove rrun Uncoupling
inast at eof ove rrun can damag e
th eve hicle. #
Donotunco upletrailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
disconnecting thetrailer cable
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Thevehicle
ma ylo we rwhen thetrailer cable isdisconnec-
te d.
This could result inyouor other peopl e
becomi ngtrapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when youdisconnect the
tr aile rcab le. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnection between
th eve hicle andthetrailer . #
Uncouple thetrailer . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount. VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able foruse oftow bar sys-
te ms used for0at towing ordin ghyto wing ,fo r
ex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar systems can
result indamag eto theve hicle. When youar e
to wing ave hicle withto w bar systems, safedr ivi ng
ch aract eristics cann otbe guar anteed forth eto w-
ing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle. Thevehicle-
tr ailer combin ationmaysw erve from side toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page298)
R Noteson towing withbo th axles onthegr ound
(/ page298) 220220
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ivin gand parking