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Function of the charge level display in the driver's

display

Range at current charge level

Current charge level of the high-voltage bat-

tery

Maximum charge level (depending on the set-

ting)

Time remaining until completely charged (until

the selected maximum charge level is

reached)

Dynamic charge level display

Current charging capacity

Specied remaining range 1 may vary due to

dierent factors, e.g. driving style or topogra-

phy.

When the vehicle is connected to the mains sup-

ply and is switched o, the driver's display shows

the charge level display for approximately two

minutes.

The value of current charging capacity 6 can

dier from the display on the charging station.

Parking

Parking the vehicle

WARNING Risk of accident and injury

caused by an insuciently secured vehi-

cle rolling away

If the vehicle is not securely parked su-

ciently, it can roll away in an uncontrolled way

even at a slight downhill gradient.

On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the

front wheels so that the vehicle rolls

towards the kerb if it starts moving.

apply the parking brake.

Switch the transmission to position j.

WARNING Risk of re caused by hot

exhaust system parts

Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or

twigs may ignite.

Park the vehicle so that no ammable

material can come into contact with hot

vehicle components.

In particular, do not park on dry grass-

land or harvested grain elds.

WARNING Accident– and risk of injury

with unsupervised children in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they can in particular

Open doors and thereby endanger other

persons or road users.

get out of the car and are hit by trac.

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Operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, forexample.

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion, for exampleby:

releasing the parking brake.

change the gearbox setting.

start the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to it roll-

ing away

Always secure the vehicle against rolling

away.

Bring the vehicle to a standstill by depressing

the brake pedal.

On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the front

wheels so that the vehicle will roll towards the

kerb if it starts moving.

Apply the electric parking brake.

Engage transmission position j in a station-

ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied

(/ page 278).

Switch o the vehicle by pressing button 1.

Release the service brake slowly.

Get out of the vehicle and lock it.

When you park the vehicle, you can still oper-

ate the side windows and the panoramic slid-

ing sunroof for approximately four minutes if

the driver's door is closed.

Automatic vehicle shut-o upon locking

Your vehicle is equipped with automatic engine

shut-o.

When you leave the vehicle ready to drive, the

vehicle will be turned o when locked under the

following conditions:

The ignition is switched on or the engine is

running.

Transmission position j is engaged.

The driver's door is closed.

In addition, one of the following conditions

must be fullled:

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The vehicle is locked using the vehicle key.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the vehicle is

locked via KEYLESS-GO on the door han-

dle of a closed door.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the vehicle is

locked via the locking button on the tail-

gate.

The engine will continue to run if the vehicle is

not locked as described aer you have le it.

In this case, switch o the vehicle manually.

Automatic vehicle shut-o aer a period of time

(equipment-dependent)

When the engine is running, the following display

message will appear on the driver's display when

you leave the vehicle or aer a certain holding

time in transmission position j :

Vehicle is

ready to drive Shutdown occurs when locked or

automatically in XX mins

The vehicle will then switch o automatically aer

a total holding time of 20 minutes.

To avoid automatic shut-o aer a period of

time, acknowledge the corresponding mes-

sage on the central display of the multimedia

system.

The engine will continue to run in the following

cases:

If the vehicle is not locked as described aer

you have le it

If automatic shut-o is not indicated by the

display message

If automatic shut-o aer a period of time has

been deactivated via the corresponding mes-

sage on the central display

In this case, switch o the vehicle manually.

Garage door opener

▌Programming buttons for the garage door

opener

DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to

exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Breathing in

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and results in poisoning.

Never leave the engine and, if present,

the stationary heater, running in an

enclosed space without sucient venti-

lation.

WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

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Requirements

The vehicle has been parked outside the

garage or outside the range of movement of

the door.

The vehicle is switched on.

The vehicle has not been started.

The garage door opener function is always

available when the vehicle is switched on.

Press and hold button 1, 2 or 3 that you

wish to program.

Indicator lamp

4 ashes yellow.

It can take up to 20 seconds before the indi-

cator lamp ashes yellow.

Release the previously pressed button.

Indicator lamp 4 continues to ash yellow.

Point remote control 5 from a distance of

1 cm to 8 cm towards button

1, 2 or 3.

Press and hold button 6 of remote control

5 until one of the following signals appears:

Indicator lamp

4 lights up green continu-

ously. Programming is complete.

Indicator lamp

4 ashes green. Program-

ming was successful. Additionally, syn-

chronisation of the rolling code with the

door system must be carried out.

If indicator lamp 4 does not light up or ash

green: repeat the procedure.

Release all of the buttons.

The remote control for the door drive is not

included in the scope of delivery of the garage

door opener.

▌Synchronising the rolling code

DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to

exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Breathing in

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and results in poisoning.

Never leave the engine and, if present,

the stationary heater, running in an

enclosed space without sucient venti-

lation.

WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

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garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

Requirements

The door system uses a rolling code.

The vehicle must be within range of the garage

door or door drive.

The vehicle as well as persons and objects are

located outside the range of movement of the

door.

The garage door opener function is always

available when the vehicle is switched on.

Press the programming button on the door

drive unit.

Initiate the next step within approximately

30 seconds.

Press previously programmed button 1, 2

or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.

When the door closes, programming is com-

pleted.

Please also read the operating instructions for

the door drive.

▌Troubleshooting when programming the remote

control

DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to

exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Breathing in

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and results in poisoning.

Never leave the engine and, if present,

the stationary heater, running in an

enclosed space without sucient venti-

lation.

WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

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garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

The garage door opener is always available

when the vehicle is switched on.

Check if the transmitter frequency of the

remote control 5 is supported.

Replace the batteries in the remote control

Hold remote control 5 at various angles from

a distance of 1 cm to 8 cm front of the inside

rearview mirror. You should test every position

for at least 25 seconds before trying another

position.

Hold remote control 5 at the same angles at

various distances in front of the rearview mir-

ror. You should test every position for at least

25 seconds before trying another position.

Press the button 6 on the remote control 5

again before transmission ends on remote

controls that transmit only for a limited period.

Angle the aerial line of the garage door opener

unit towards the remote control.

It is possible that older garage doors cannot

be operated using the remote control in the

inside rearview mirror even aer you have

successfully performed the measures descri-

bed above. If this is the case, contact the

HomeLink

Hotline.

Support and additional programming informa-

tion:

with the HomeLink

Hotline on (0) 0800

046 635 465 or +49 (0) 7132 3455 733

(chargeable)

on the Internet at

www.

▌Opening or closing the garage door

DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to

exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Breathing in

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and results in poisoning.

Never leave the engine and, if present,

the stationary heater, running in an

enclosed space without sucient venti-

lation.

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WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

Requirements

The corresponding button is programmed to

operate the door.

The garage door opener function is always

available when the vehicle is switched on.

Press and hold buttons 1, 2 or 3 until the

door opens or closes.

If the indicator lamp 4 ashes yellow aer

approx. 20 seconds: Press the previously

pressed button again and keep it pressed until

the door opens or closes.

▌Clearing the garage door opener memory

DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to

exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust

gases such as carbon monoxide. Breathing in

these exhaust gases is hazardous to health

and results in poisoning.

Never leave the engine and, if present,

the stationary heater, running in an

enclosed space without sucient venti-

lation.

WARNING Risk of injury by becoming

trapped when opening and closing a

garage door

When you operate or program a garage door

with an integrated garage door opener, per-

sons can become trapped or struck by the

garage door if they stand within its range of

movement.

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Always make sure that nobody is within

the range of the garage door's move-

ment.

Before programming the garage door opener, park

the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the

vehicle is switched on but not started.

The garage door opener function is always

available when the vehicle is switched on.

Press and hold buttons 1 and 3.

Indicator lamp

4 lights up yellow.

If indicator lamp 4 ashes green: release

buttons

1 and 3.

The entire memory has been deleted.

Electric parking brake

▌Function of the electric parking brake (applying

automatically)

WARNING Accident– and risk of injury

with unsupervised children in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they can in particular

Open doors and thereby endanger other

persons or road users.

get out of the car and are hit by trac.

Operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, forexample.

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion, for exampleby:

releasing the parking brake.

change the gearbox setting.

start the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

The electric parking brake is applied if the trans-

mission is in position j and one of the following

conditions is fullled:

The vehicle is switched o.

The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the seat

belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's

door is opened.

To prevent application: pull the handle of the

electric parking brake (/ page 317).

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In the following situations, the electric parking

brake is also applied:

The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-

tionary.

Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle

stationary.

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing

the vehicle to a standstill.

In addition, one of the following conditions

must be fullled:

The vehicle is switched o.

The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the

seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and

the driver's door is opened.

There is a system malfunction.

The power supply is insucient.

The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy

period.

When the electric parking brake is applied, the

red ! indicator lamp lights up in the driver's

display.

The electric parking brake is not automatically

applied if the vehicle is switched o by the

ECO start/stop function.

▌Function of the electric parking brake (releas-

ing automatically)

The electric parking brake is released when the

following conditions are fullled:

The driver's door is closed.

The vehicle has been started.

The transmission is in position h or k and

you depress the accelerator pedal or you shi

from transmission position j to h or k

when on level ground.

If the transmission is in position k, the tail-

gate must be closed.

The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat

belt buckle of the driver's seat.

If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the

seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the

following conditions must be fullled:

You shi from transmission position j.

You have previously driven at speeds

greater than 3 km/h.

When the electric parking brake is released, the

red ! indicator lamp in the driver's display

goes out.

▌Applying/releasing the electric parking brake

manually

WARNING Accident– and risk of injury

with unsupervised children in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they can in particular

Open doors and thereby endanger other

persons or road users.

get out of the car and are hit by trac.

Operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, forexample.

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion, for exampleby:

releasing the parking brake.

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change the gearbox setting.

start the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

Applying

Push handle 1.

The red ! indicator lamp lights up in the

driver's display.

The electric parking brake is only securely

applied if the red ! indicator lamp is lit

continuously.

Releasing

Switch on the vehicle.

Pull handle 1.

The red ! indicator lamp in the driver's

display goes out.

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▌Emergency braking

Press and hold handle 1.

As long as the vehicle is in motion, the

Release parking brake message is displayed

and the red ! indicator lamp ashes.

When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-

still, the electric parking brake is applied. The

red ! indicator lamp lights up in the driv-

er's display.

Information on collision detection on a parked

vehicle

If a collision is detected on the locked vehicle

when towing protection is switched on, and the

collision detection is switched on, when the vehi-

cle is switched on, you will receive a message in

the multimedia system.

You will receive information about the following

points:

The area of the vehicle that may have been

damaged.

The force of the impact.

The following situation can lead to inadvertent

activation:

Forexample, the parked vehicle is moved to a

two-storey garage.

Deactivate tow-away protection to prevent

accidental activation. If you deactivate tow-

away protection, collision detection will also

be deactivated.

You can permanently deactivate collision

detection via the multimedia system

(/ page 320).

System limits

Detection may be restricted in the following situa-

tions:

the vehicle is damaged without impact,

forexample, if an outside mirror is torn o or

the paint is damaged by a key

an impact occurs at low speed

the electric parking brake is not applied

You are responsible for your vehicle. Convince

yourself that your vehicle is free of damage

and roadworthy.

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Setting collision detection for a parked vehicle

Multimedia system:

Settings

Vehicle

Open/close

Vehicle protection

Activate or deactivate the function via Colli-

sion notification

A maximum of three incidents can be regis-

tered. Up to 15 photos are taken for every

incident. In the event of another incident, the

photos of the rst incident will be overwritten

if they have not been deleted already.

Activating or deactivating the collision photos

function

Please note that legal restrictions regarding auto-

matic recording of the vehicle surroundings may

be in place in certain countries.

Activate or deactivate Collision photos.

Transferring the collision photos with the

Mercedes me app

Select Upload collision photos.

Select Upload automatically.

Any device that can scan QR codes can be

used to view the collision photos in the

Mercedes me app.

Copying the collision photos to a USB ash drive

Connect a USB ash drive (/ page 562).

Select Manage collision photos.

Select Copy (USB).

All collision photos are copied to the USB

ash drive.

Only use FAT32 or exFAT formatted USB stor-

age devices to ensure secure operation.

Deleting collision photos

Select Manage collision photos.

Select Delete.

All collision photos are deleted.

Notes on parking up the vehicle

If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than

six weeks, it may suer damage through disuse.

The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-

aged by heavy discharging.

Do not disconnect the 12 V battery even if the

vehicle is le idle for a lengthy period.

Further information can be obtained at a

qualied specialist workshop.

Standby mode (extension of the starter battery's

period out of use)

▌Standby mode function

This function is not available for all models.

If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be

minimised during extended periods of non-opera-

tion.

Standby mode is characterised by the following:

The starter battery is preserved.

The maximum non-operational time appears

on the driver's display.

The connection to online services is interrup-

ted.

The ATA (anti-the alarm system) is not availa-

ble.

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