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We arin gseat belts We
aring seat bel ts G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt which is not worncorrect ly,or
wh ich has notb een enga gedin theseat belt
buckle corr ectly, cannot perfor mitsinte nd-
ed pro tective fun ction. Unde rcertain cir-
cu ms tanc es this couldev en cause severe or
fa ta l inj uries.
Make sur ethat al loccupa nts– inpa rtic ular ,
pre gnantwo me n–w earth eirs ea tbel tscor-
re ctly at all times:
! These at belt must pass clos ely ov er
your body and mu stnot be twisted.Yo u
sh ould therefo reavoid wearing bul ky
clot hing (e.g. awinter coat).Th e shoul-
de rsect ion of the bel tmu stbe routed
ac ross the middl eof yo urshould er–on
no acco un t ac ross yo urneck orunder
you r arm –an d pu lledtight ag ainst your
uppe rbody. Thelap sect ion of the belt
mu stalways pass across thepelvic area
as low dow nas possible, i.e. ac ross your
hip joints –not across your stomach or
lower abdo me n.Ifne cessary, ti ghten
th ebel tstrap by pu llingit dow nslig htly
an dr etig hten in the dire ction of the iner-
tia reel. !
Donot route the belt strap over sharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif
thes eare lo cated onorinyour clot hing,
e. g. spect acles, pe ns, keys, etc. The
sea tbel tst ra p could be da magedan d
tear in an ac cide nt andyo uor other ve-
hi cle oc cup ants could be injur ed.
! Only one person should useea ch seat
be lt at any one time .Do not allow chil-
dren tobe ca rried on thelap of another
occ upant,sinc eth ec hild canth en no
longer berestrained in the eve nt ofan
ac cident, br aking or asudden chan ge in
di re ction, which cou ldresult inse vere or
fata lin ju ries tothech ild an dot he roc cu-
pa nts.
! Persons less than 1.50 mtall cannot
we arthe seat belts co rrec tly. For this
re ason, secure pe rsons less than 1.50 m
ta llin specia lly de signe d,suitab le re-
straint syste ms. !
Childre nless than 1.50 mtallor under
12 yea rsof ag ecannot wearthe seat
bel tsprop erly. Therefore ,alway ssecure
th ese childre nin suitable chil drestrai nt
syste mson suitabl eveh icle seats
( =
page 40). Fo llow thema nufact urer’s
in st allation inst ruc tions when fitti ngthe
child restraint syste m.
! Do not secure anyob ject s with a seat
be ltifthe seat belt is being used byone
of the veh icle’soc cu pan ts. G
Risk of inju ry A
se at be lton lyoffers its intended degre eof
prot ection ifth ebackre stisposi tioned as
close to the vertical aspossible andth eoc-
cupa ntis sit ting upright .Av oid seat posi-
ti on sthat do not allow the seat belt tobe
routed correc tly (
=page 231). Position the
backrest asclose tothever tica las possibl e.
Do not drive withthe ba ckrest rec line dt oo
far ba ck. 216_R
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Li gh ts
Fo r reasons of safety, Mercedes -Ben zrec-
om mends that you drive with th elights
sw itchedo neven duringthe daytime.
In some coun tries ,de viati ons inthe opera-
ti on are possible du eto legal requi rements
an d self -imp osed obligati ons.In these
co unt ries , the dipped-beam headlamps
ar es witched on whe nthe engi neisstar t-
ed.
In co un tries in which da ytime drivin g lights
are no ta lega lre quir ement,you can
cha ngethis setting using th eon-boa rd
compute r (
= pa ge 286).
i If you drive in countries in whic htraffic
drives on the opposite side of the road tothe
co untry where theve hicleisr egiste red ,oncom-
ing traffic maybe dazzled bythe asy mmetrical
dipped- beam headlamps. Hav eth ehe adlamps
changed tosymm etrical dipped beam when driv-
ing in these countries. You can ob tain infor ma-
ti on about this from any Mercedes -Benz Service
Cent re. M
Lightsoff/ daylight driving lights
* Automatic he adlamp mo de /
dayt ime dr ivin gm ode
C Sidelamps, li cenc eplat ean din-
st rume ntlighting on
B Dipped-be am headlamp s or main-
beam headlamp son
ˆ Right- hand parki nglamp on
‚ Left-h an d park ing lamp on
C Side lamp indi ca torlamp
† Rearfoglamp indi ca tor la mp
‡ Front fog lamps in dica tor lamp i
Awa rning so un ds ifyou remo vethe key
from the ignit ionloc kand open the driv er’s door
wh ilethe side lamps or dipped- beam headlamps
are swit ched on. The "Swit choff ligh ts"m essa ge
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Dip
ped-bea mheadlam ps
6 Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
B .
The C greenside lamp indic ator
la mp next to the light swi tchlights up. Dayt
imedr iving lights
Make sure that daylig htdrivin g lig htsar e
se t on th eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 286)1
.
6 Turn the light switch to Mor* .
The dipped -beam head lamps, side
la mp sand lice nce pl ate lighting are
sw itchedon wh en the engin eisru n-
ning.
i Ifyo ut urnt he ligh t sw itch to anotherpo si-
ti on apar tfrom M or* ,th e appropriate
ligh tswit ches on. Li
gh ts Light
switch P5
4.25- 5009-31 1T
hisdoe snotapply in coun trie sin wh ich th ereis
a legal require mentto us edayli ghtdr ivi ng lights. 216_R
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Li gh ts Autom
atic hea dlam pmo de
The side lamps, dipp ed-bea m headlamps
an dlic en ce plate li ghtingaresw itched
on or off automa tica lly, depe nding on the
brightnes sof the ambient light. 6
Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
* .
The side lamps aresw itched on or of f
au tom atica llywh en the key is inpo si-
tion 1in theignition lock.
Th edip ped-be am headlamp s, si de
la mp sand lice nce plate lighting are
swit chedon or off automatic ally wh en
the engine isrunning.
i Ifthe side lamps or dipped-b eamhe adlamps
ar e swit ched on automat ically, thegree nside
lamp indicat orlamp C nexttoth eligh tswitch
also ligh tsup. Fr
ont foglamps and rear foglamp
i Whenthe lig htswit chis at * ,you cannot
swit chon the fron tor rear foglamps. Inthis ca se,
tu rn the lightswit ch to B. 6
Toswitchon: turn th elight swit chto
B .
The C gree nside la mpindi ca tor
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up.
Front fog lamps
6 Pullthe light sw itch out to the first
sto p.
The ‡ green front fogla mp indicator
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up. G
Risk of acc ident If
the ligh tsw itch is at position *:
! the headlamp scould automati cally
switch offte mporarily as a conse quence
of stro ng glar e(e.g. from oncomi ngtraf-
fi c)
! the li ghtsdo not switch onautoma tical ly
in foggy conditions
Tu rn the light switch toB ingo od time ,
ot herw ise yo uc ould endanger yoursel fan d
others.
When it isda rk,onl yturnth el ight sw itch
fr om * toB when theve hicle is sta-
ti onary .You could oth erwi se cau sean acci-
dent if theheadl ampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
The automat ichead lamp fe atur eis only an
ai d. The dri verisr espo nsi ble for the vehicle
li gh ting at all time s. G
Risk of accident Wh
enit is dark, only turn the light switch
from * toB when the vehi cle is sta-
ti on ary. Youcou ldotherwise ca usean ac ci-
de nt if thehead lampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
Turn the light switch toB beforest ar ting
a jou rney in foggy conditions. Othe rwis e,
yo ur veh icle ma yno tb es eenan d yo ucould
therefo reendan geryo urse lfan dot he rs. 216_R
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Li gh ts Ext
ended range fo glamps
Th e exte nded rang efo glam ps reduce the
gl ar eexpe rien ced by thedr iver andim-
pr ove the illumination of the left-hand edge
of the carriagew aywh en driving on the
right-h andside.
6 Toswitch on:pull thelight sw itch out
to the second detent. Thefront
fo glamps and th erear fogla mp are ac-
tive.
Th e exte nded ran gefogla mp sare
ac tiv ated if yo uar edr ivi ng under
70 km /h.
6 Toswitch off:sw itch off the re ar
fog lamp.
i Theextended range foglamps are deac tivat-
ed automat ically at spe eds above 10 0km/ h.
Th eha zard warning lamps still op erate if
the ignition is switched of f.The hazard
wa rnin glam psaresw itchedon automa ti-
ca lly if an airbag has been deployed or if
yo u brake th eveh icle sharply and bri ngit
to a haltfrom asp ee d of morethan
70 km /h. 1
Hazard wa rning lamp button
6 Toswitchon or off: pres sha zard
warning lamp s button 1.
i Whenyouindicat eatu rn ,on lythet urnsig-
nal lamps onthat side of the veh icle ar esw itch ed
on if theha zard warning lamps are swit ched on.
If th eha zard warning lamps have been swi tched
on automat ically, press theha zard warnin glamp
bu tton once to sw itch th emoff. i
When you unloc kthe vehicle fro mthe out-
side ,th e in terior ligh ting is swit ched off. How ev-
er, as soon as you press one of the in terior
ligh ting but tons, the selec ted li ghtc omes on and
all thel ight sin theve hicle th at are not switch ed
on with abu tton are ac tiva ted.
If yo u do notloc kth eve hicle, all the ligh tsare
switc hed off after 30 minu tes. Ifyou ope nthe
door, thest owag eco mp artme nt,glove compart-
me nt and vanit ymirror ligh ting will swit chon
even ifyou do not use the key. Hazar
dwarning ligh tfu nc tion P5
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erior lighti ng 216_R
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Li gh ts Over
head contr olpanel
1 Toswitc hth ele ft-h an d reading lamp on
or off
2 Toswit chthe re arinter iorlighti ngon or
off
3 To sw itch the front interior lighti ngon
or off
4 Tocontrol th eau tom atic in terior
li ghti ng
5 To sw itch the right-h and re ading lamp
on or off Autom
atic co ntrol
6 Toswitch off:press button 4.
Th eO FFind icat or lamp next to th ebut-
ton lights up.
6 Toswitcho n:press button 4.
Th einter iorlighti ngswitches on when
yo u:
! unlock the vehicle
! open adoor
! remo vethe key
Th einter iorlighti nghas adel ayed
swit ch-off fea ture. Ma
nual co ntrol
Fr on t interio rlig hting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 3.
Re ar interi orligh ting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 2.
Front readi nglamps
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 1
or 5 .
Amb ient li ghting*
6 Adjust the brightness of the ambien t
lighting using COMAND with the "Amb i-
ent light" func tion (
=page 206).
P6
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Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
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Side wind ows i
Youc an al soopen orclos ethe side win-
dow s:
! from theoutside using the "Sum mer opening
feature" ( =
page 351) or the "Convenience
cl osin gfe atu re"( = page 352)
! from the inside usin gth e" Co nven ience
opening feature" or the" Co nven ienc eclos-
ing feature" on the au tomatic air cond ition-
ing air re circula tion but ton( =
pag e340)
Yo uc an disable control of the rear side windows
from the drive r’ss eat ( =
page 45).
i WhenPRE-SAFE ®
ha sbe en activa ted, the
front side windows close autom atically butre-
ma inslig htly open.
Th e ro cker sw itches fo ral lsi de windows
ar elo ca tedon thedr iver ’s do or.There are
al so rocker switch es fo rth ere sp ect ive
windows on th efront-p assengerdoor and
in the rear on the le ftan dr ight -han dsides. Side
wind ows G
Risk of inj ury Stay
away from theside window during the
op ening pro cedure, otherwise youc ouldbe
ca ug ht or trap ped bet ween the side window
an dth e door fram eby the dow nwards move-
me ntofthe wi ndow.If danger threatens,re-
lease thero ck er sw itch orpres sthe roc ker
switch a secon dtime toclos eth eside win-
do wag ain. G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you close aside window .Ifdange r threat-
en s,relea sethe rock er sw itch orpres sthe
lower secti onofthe rock erswitch toopen
th esid e wi ndow again. G
Risk of inju ry Ne
ver leav echildren unsupe rvised in thev e-
hi cle. Alway sta ke the KEYLES SGO key with
yo uwhen leaving thevehic le,ev en ifyo uare
only leaving it for a short time.
Do not leave children un supervi sedin the
ve hicle, even ifthey are secu redi n a child
re stra int system .The childr en could:
! injure them selv eson parts of the vehicle
! beinjur ed sev erel yor even fatally by
pr olonged exposur eto inte ns eheat
! press thece ntralloc king button and
thereb yrelea sethech ild-pr ooflocks
an dop en the door
If th ec hildre nopenthe do or,they could:
! injure other peop le
! get out ofthe vehi cle an dt here byinju re
th emsel ves or be injur ed byapa ssing
vehi cle
Ac tiva te ove rridefeature forrear com part-
ment controls ( =
page 45) when childr en
ar etravelling in the ve hicle. The childr en can
otherwise open window swh ile the vehicleis
in mo tion andt here byinju re them selves and
others. 216_R
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Side windows
1 Front left
2 Front right
3 Rea rleft
4 Rea r right
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 1in the
ig ni tion lock.
i The windows can still be operated wit hthe
ke yin position 0or with the keyremove dfrom
th ei gnition loc kuntil thedriver’s door or front
pa ssenger door is ope ned, bu tfor a maxim um of
fi ve minu tes.
6 Toopen orclos e:press andho ldroc k-
er sw itch 1,2 ,3 or4 upordown
un til the correspondi ngwindow has
re ac he d the desired position. 6
To open auto matica lly: press th e low-
er section of rocker switch 1,2 ,3
or 4 bey ond the pressure poi ntand
the nrelea se it.
6 Toclos ethe fron tside wind ows au-
tom atical ly:press the upper se ction
of rocke rswi tch1 or2 bey ond the
pr essu repointan dth en release it. 6
Tostop: pressrock er sw itch 1,2 ,
3 or4 brief ly.
Th ewindow stops imme diat ely. P5
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Risk ofinju ry If
the windo wisobs truc ted dur ing closing,
the clos ing proced ure is aborted. The wi n-
do wrema insin this positi on aslong asyou
ho lddown the ro cker sw itch . If you release
the roc kers witc h, th ewi nd ow open sagain
slightly.
If th ewi nd ow cannot then be clo sed, you
ca npr es st he rocker switch again. Thewin-
do wwill now beclose dwith out the ant i-en-
trap mentfunction. Makesure that no body
ca nbecome trap ped. G
Risk of inj ury If
the wind ow is obstructe dduringa utom at-
ic closin g,the clo sing proced ureis ab orted
an dthe window reop ens sli ghtly. Ifth ewin-
dow cannot then be close d,youc an press
th erocker switch again. The window will
no wbe close dwith outth ea nti-en trap ment
fu nc tion .Y ou mu st pr essan dho ldthero ck-
er sw itch untilth ec orresponding window
ha sre ache dth e desi red posi tion. Make sure
th at nobody can become trap ped. 216_R
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