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Controls in detail Driving and parking Driving off Depress the brake pedal. The gear selector lever can now be used. Shift automatic transmission to D or R. i Wait for the gear selection process to complete before setting the vehicle in motion. ! If you hear a warning signal, the red indicator lamp 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster flashes and the message "Please release parking brake" appears in the multifunction display when driving off, you are driving with the electronic parking brake engaged, or you are carrying out an emergency brake application with the electronic parking brake. Release the electronic parking brake ( page 395). Warning! G On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in order to obtain braking action. This could result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not prevent this type of loss of control. i Shifting from gear position P to position R, N, or D is only possible with the brake pedal depressed. Without the brake pedal depressed, the gear selector lever can be moved, but the parking pawl remains engaged, not allowing shifting to occur. i Once the vehicle is in motion, the automatic central locking system engages and the locking knobs in the doors move down. The automatic door lock feature can be deactivated ( page 245). You can open a locked door from the inside. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. Warning! G Release the brake pedal. Carefully depress the accelerator pedal. The electronic parking brake is automatically released ( page 395). The red brake warning lamp 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster goes out. After a cold start, the automatic transmission shifts at a higher engine revolution. This allows the catalytic converter to reach its operating temperature earlier. It is dangerous to shift the gear selector lever out of P or N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accelerate quickly forward or in reverse. You could lose control of the vehicle and hit someone or something. Only shift into gear when the engine is idling normally and when your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal. ! Shift the automatic transmission to P or R only when the vehicle is stopped in order to avoid damaging the transmission. 392

Section	Page
Contents	4
Introduction	14
Product information	14
Service and warranty information	15
California retail buyers and lessees, important notice for	16
Maintenance	16
Roadside Assistance	17
Change of address or ownership	17
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada	17
Symbols used in this operator’s manual	19
Operating safety	20
Proper use of the vehicle	20
Problems:With vehicle	21
Safety:Reporting defects;Reporting safety defects	22
Reporting safety defects	22
Vehicle data recording	23
Information regarding electronic recording devices	23
At a glance	24
Exterior view	25
Cockpit	27
Instrument cluster	29
f. At a glance/Pos. 11/ Center console	33
f. At a glance/Pos.11/Center console, upper part	33
Overhead control panel	34
Door:Control panel	35
Door:Control panel	36
Door:Control panel	39
Safety and Security	40
Occupant safety	41
Air bags	43
Occupant Classification System see OCS<$nopage>	48
Seat belts	53
Head restraints:Luxury active head restraints (S600only)	56
PRE-SAFE<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	57
Children in the vehicle	58
Rear door window:Blocking operation;Power windows:Blocking of rear window operation	64
Panic alarm:Audible alarm and flashing exterior lamps;Panic alarm:Panic button	66
Activating	66
Deactivating	66
Driving:Safety systems;Driving systems:Driving safety systems	67
ABS:Indicator lamp;Lamps, indicator and warning:ABS;ABS	67
Driving safety systems:Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and USA only);Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and U	69
Driving safety systems:BAS;BAS;Brake assist system (BAS)	69
Driving safety systems:BAS Plus;Brake assist system (BAS Plus)	70
EBP	72
Driving safety systems:ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>;ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	72
ESP®:Four wheel electronic traction system with ESP®	76
Anti-theft systems	82
Immobilizer	82
Alarm system see Anti-theft alarm system<$nopage>	82
Control systems	84
COMAND:Operating safety	85
Availability of functions while the vehicle is in motion	86
COMAND:Switching on or off	86
COMAND:Components	86
COMAND:Operating	91
COMAND:Main menus	97
Radio:FM/AM operation (COMAND)	101
Radio:Submenu overview, FM/AM (COMAND)	101
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Controls in detail

Driving and parking

Driving off

Depress the brake pedal.

The gear selector lever can now be

used.

Shift automatic transmission to

Release the brake pedal.

Carefully depress the accelerator

pedal.

The electronic parking brake is auto-

matically released (

page 395).

The red brake warning lamp

(USA

only) or

(Canada only) in the

instrument cluster goes out.

After a cold start, the automatic transmis-

sion shifts at a higher engine revolution.

This allows the catalytic converter to reach

its operating temperature earlier.

Wait for the gear selection process to com-

plete before setting the vehicle in motion.

Shifting from gear position

to position

, or

is only possible with the brake pedal de-

pressed. Without the brake pedal depressed, the

gear selector lever can be moved, but the park-

ing pawl remains engaged, not allowing shifting

to occur.

If you hear a warning signal, the red indica-

tor lamp

(USA only) or

(Canada only)

in the instrument cluster flashes and the mes-

sage “Please release parking brake” appears in

the multifunction display when driving off, you

are driving with the electronic parking brake en-

gaged, or you are carrying out an emergency

brake application with the electronic parking

brake.

Release the electronic parking brake

(

page 395).

Once the vehicle is in motion, the automatic

central locking system engages and the locking

knobs in the doors move down.

The automatic door lock feature can be deacti-

vated (

page 245).

You can open a locked door from the inside.

Open door only when conditions are safe to do

so.

Warning!

On slippery road surfaces, never downshift

in order to obtain braking action. This could

result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-

cle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pre-

vent this type of loss of control.

Warning!

It is dangerous to shift the gear selector le-

ver out of

if the engine speed is high-

er than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly

on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accel-

erate quickly forward or in reverse. You

could lose control of the vehicle and hit

someone or something. Only shift into gear

when the engine is idling normally and when

your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.

Shift the automatic transmission to

only when the vehicle is stopped in order to avoid

damaging the transmission.