Downhill gradients
On long and steep gradients, you must reduce the load on the brakes by shifting early to a lower gear. This allows you to take advantage of the engine braking effect and helps avoid overheating and excessive wear of the brakes.
When you take advantage of the engine braking effect, a drive wheel may not turn for some time, e.g. on a slippery road surface. This could cause damage to the drive train. This type of damage is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz warranty.
See also:
Cockpit
Cockpit
Function
1 Steering wheel paddle shifters
2 Cruise control lever
3 Instrument cluster
4 Horn
5 PARKTRONIC warning display (Canada only)
6 Overhead control panel
7 Climate control sys ...
Digital speedometer
– Press the or
button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
– Press or
to select the digital
speedometer.
1 Digital speedometer ...
Slippery road surfaces
WARNING
The outside temperature indicator is not
designed to serve as an ice-warning device
and is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the
freezing poi ...