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move the steering column adjustment
switch in the opposite directio ntothat in
which the steering whee lismoving
R press one of the memory function position
buttons
Never leave children unsupervise dinthe vehi-
cle. They could open the driver' sdoor and,
thereby ,unintentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY feature and become trapped.
The lastp osition of the steering whee lis
stored after you manually adjust it or when
you store amemory position (Y page75).
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature via the on-board com-
puter (Y page121).
i The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT fea-
ture* can only be activated after an acci-
dent if the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is
activated in the on-board computer.
If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
is triggere dinanaccident, the steering
whee lcolumn willm ove upwards when the
driver' sdoor is opened ,irrespective of the
position of the key in the ignitio nlock. This
makes it easier to exit the vehicl eand res-
cue the occupants. Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X Adjust the rear-vie wmirror by hand so you
have agood overvie wofthe traffic condi-
tions. Rear-view mirror (manual anti-dazzle) X
Anti-dazzle mode: flick anti-dazzle
switch 0046forwards or back. Exterio
rmirrors G
Risk of accident
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. Objects are actually closer than they
appear. You could misjudge the distance from
vehicles driving behind and cause an acci-
dent, e.g. when changing lane. For this rea-
son, make sure of the actua ldistance from the
vehicl edriving behind by glancing over your
shoulder.
The convex exterior mirrors provid ealarger
fiel dofv ision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
if the rear windo wheating is switched on and
the outsid etemperature is low.
Adjusting the exterio rmirrors Mirrors
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and you or other vehicle occupant
scould
be injured.
R Only on eperson shoul duse each seat belt
at any on etime. Children must never travel
sittin gont helap of other occupants. It
would no tbepossible to restrain th echild
in th eeven tofas udden chang eindirec-
tion, braking or an accident. This could
result in severe or even fatal injuries to the
child and other occupants.
R Person sless than 1.50 mtall canno twear
th es eat belt scorrectly. For this reason,
secure person sless than 1.50 mtall in spe-
cially designed ,suitable restraint systems.
R Children less than 1.50 mtall or under
12 years of age canno twear th eseat belts
properly. Therefore, they always shoul dbe
secured in asuitable child restraint system
on asuitable vehicle seat .You can find
mor einformatio nunde r"Children in the
vehicle "inthe"Safety" sectio noftheOwn-
er' sM anual. Follow th emanufacturer's
installatio ninstruction swhen fittin gthe
child restraint system.
R Do no tsecure any object swithaseat belt
if th eseat belt is also bein gused by on eof
th ev ehicle's occupants. G
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kofi njury
The seat belt does no toffer th eintended level
of protection unless th ebackres tisalmost
vertical. Under certain circumstances, this
coul dresult in severe or even fatal injuries.
Before starting ajou rney, mak esure that the
seat is properly adjuste dand that th eback-
res tisa lmostvertical. G
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Ad irtyord amage dseat belt or aseat belt that
has been subjected to aload in an accident
or whic hhas been modified no longer offers
th ei ntended leve lofprotection .Under certain
circumstances, this coul dresult in severe or
even fatal injuries. For this reason
,che ck regularly that th eseat
belt sare no tdamage dordirty.
Always have damage dseat belt sorseat belts
that have been subjected to aload in an acci-
den treplaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop .Consult aqualified specialist workshop
whic hhas th enecessar yspecialist knowledge
and tools to carry out th ework required.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou use a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre for this pur-
pose.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you only use seat belt swhichhave
been approved by Mercedes-Ben zfor your
vehicle.
The seat-belt extender for th edriver and front
passenger helps you fasten your seat belt. Example
:Coupé
Seat-belt extender 0046is extended when the
respectiv edoor is closed and th ekeyis
turned to position 1or 2in th eignition lock.
Seat-belt extender 0046is retracte dagain if:
R theb elt tongue is engaged in th eseat belt
buckle.
R theb elt tongue is no tengaged in th eseat
belt buckle within 60 seconds.
R ther espectiv edoor is opened.
R thek eyis turned to position 0in th eignition
lock. Seat belts
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the backrest is release dorfoldedforwards.
R nobod yissitting on the front-passenger
side after approximately five seconds. If
yo up ress the seat-bel textende rbutton
after this, the seat-bel textende rwilln ot
extend.
Yo uc an also activate the seat-bel textender
by using the seat-bel textende rbutton in the
centr econsole. X
Press seat-bel textende rbutton 0046.
Th es eat-bel textende rextends. G
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Th es eat-bel textende rmustber etracted
when the vehicl eisinmotion. Onl ythenc an
the seat belt fi tproperl yonthe body and per-
for mi ts protective function. Example: Coupé
Fastening the belt
X
Adjust the seat and mov ethe backrest to
an almos tvertica lposit ion( Ypage 66).
X Pull the belt smoothly ou tofseat-belt
extender 0046.
X Route the belt ove rthe centr eofthe shoul-
de rw ithout twisting it.
X Engage belt tongue 0047in buckle 008A.
Sea tbelta djustment: if necessary ,the driv-
er' sa nd front-passenge rseatb elts auto-
maticall yadjus ttot he uppe rbody
( Y page 79).
X If necessary ,pullu pwar ds on the shoulder
sectio nofthe belt to tighte nthe belt across
your body.
Th es eatb elts in the rea rcompartment fea-
tur ec hild-seat locks (Y page 49).Ifyoupull
ou tthe seat belt full yand the nallow the iner-
tia ree ltoretract it, the child-seat lock is acti-
vated .Tod eactivate the child-seat lock,
unfasten the seat belt and guid ethe belt
tongue to the belt sash guide. 78
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To switc hoff:press the hazar dwarning
lamp button (Y page 91),(Ypage 84).
or
X Lock and then unlock the vehicl eusing the
key. Windscree
nwipers Combination switch
004A
0027 Windscree nwiper soff
004B 004E Intermittent wipe ,low 25
004C 004F Intermittent wipe ,high 26
004D 00B6 Continuou swipe, slow
004E 00B5 Continuou swipe, fast
0087 00DF Single wipe/ 00E0To wipe the
windscree nusing washe rfluid
! With intermittent wiping with rain sensor:
Due to optica linfluences and the wind-
screen becoming dirty in dry weather con-
ditions, the windscree nwiper smaybe acti-
vated inadvertently. Thi scould then dam-
ag et he windscree nwiper blades or scratch
the windscreen.
For thi sreason, yo ushoul dalway sswitch
off the windscree nwiper sind ry weather.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Turn the combinatio nswitch to the corre-
sponding position. In the
004Eor004F position, the appropriate
wiping frequency is set automaticall yaccord-
ing to the intensity of the rain. In the 004F
position, the rain sensor is mor esensitive
tha nint he004E positio nand therefore the
windscree nwiper will wipe mor efrequently. Side windows
Opening and closin
gthe side win-
dows G
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Whe nopening the side windows ,makes ure
tha tnobod ycan become trapped between the
side windo wand the door frame. Kee pclear
of the side windo wduring the opening proce-
dure. Otherwise, yo ucould be drawn in or
trapped between the side windo wand the
door frame by the downwards movement of
the window. If ther eisariskofb ecoming
trapped ,release the switch or pull it upwards
to close the side windo wagain. G
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Make sure tha tnobod ycan become trapped
as yo uclose asidew indow. If ther eisarisk
of becoming trapped ,release the switch or
press it agai ntoopent he side windo wagain. G
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Childre nmayinjure themselves if they open
or close the side windows.
Never leav echildren unsupervised in the vehi-
cle .Alway stake the key with yo uwhenleavi ng
the vehicle, eve nifyouareo nlyl eavi ng it for
as hort time.
25 Rain sensor set to lo wsensitivity.
26 Rain sensor set to high sensitivity. 94
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Risk of injury
Do not leave childre nunsupervised in the
vehicle ,evenift hey are secured in achild
restraint system. The childre ncould:
R be seriously or eve nfatall yinjured on parts
of the vehicle
R be seriously or eve nfatall yinjured by pro-
longed exposure to extremel yhighor
extremel ylow temperatures
If childre nopenad oor, they could:
R seriously or eve nfatall yinjure othe rpeople
R get ou tofthe vehicle and injure them-
selves, or be seriously or eve nfatally
injured by apassing vehicle
Activate the overrid efeature if childre nare
travelling in the vehicle .The yc ould otherwise
ope nsidew indow swhile the vehicle is in
motio nand thereby injure themselves or oth-
ers.
i Related topics:
R convenience opening from outside
(Y page 96) or inside the vehicle
(Y page 156)
R convenience closing from outside
(Y page 97) or inside the vehicle
(Y page 156)
R disabling the control sinthe rea rcom-
partment (override feature )(Ypage 51)
R automatic closing of the front sid ewin-
dow s(PRE-SAFE ®
)( Ypage 40) 0046
Front left
0047 Front right
008A Rear right
0088 Rear left
The switches for al lsidew indow sare located
on the driver' sdoor. There is also aswitch on
the front-passenger doo raswellasont he
doors in the rea rcompartment on the left and
right-hand sides for the respectiv esidew in-
dow.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
i You can continu etooperate the sid ewin-
dow safteryou switch off the engine. This
function remains active for five minutes or
unti lone of the front doors is opened.
X To open: press the corresponding switch.
X To close: pull the corresponding switch.
i Whe nopening or closing the front side
windows, yo ucan star tautomatic opera-
tion. To do so, press or pull the switch to
just beyond the point of resistance in the
relevant direction. You can stop automatic
operation by pressing or pulling again.
Closin gwithi ncrease dforc eand with-
out the anti-entrapment feature G
Risk of injury
Closing the sid ewindow swithi ncrease dforce
or withou tthe anti-entrapment feature could
lead to seriou sorevenf ata linjury. Make sure Side windows
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Starting the engine using KEYLESS-
GO* G
Risk of injury
Your vehicle can be started using avalid KEY-
LESS-GO* key. For this reason, children
should never be left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
as hort time.
i The Start/Stop button can be used to
start the vehicle manually without inserting
the key in the ignition lock. X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Petrol engine: press Start/Stop but-
ton 0046once.
The engine starts.
X Diesele ngine:press Start/Stop but-
ton 0046once.
Preglow is activated and the engine starts. Pulling away
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performanc euntil it has
reached operating temperature.
Only shift into reverse gear when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. Otherwise, you could damage the
drive train. i
The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulleda way.The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature (Y page 120).
Manual transmission X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Depress the clutch pedal.
X Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X Release the parking brake (Y page 100).
X Release the brake pedal.
X Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal.
! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
i Follow the shift recommendations in the
multifunction display for an economical
driving style.
Automatic transmission* i
It is only possible to move the selector
lever to the desired position from position
P if you depress the brake pedal. Only then
is the selector lever lock released.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
X Release the parking brake (Y page 100).
X Release the brake pedal.
X Carefull ydepress the accelerator pedal.
i Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after acold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly. Driving and parking
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist help
syou when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It hold sthe vehicl efor as hort time after you
have removed yourf oot from the brake pedal.
This gives you time to move yourf oot from
the brake peda ltothe accelerator peda land
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll. G
Risk of accident
Never leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hil lstart assist wil lnolonger brake yourv ehi-
cle and it coul droll away.
X Take yourf oot off the brake pedal.
i Once you have taken yourf oot off the
brake pedal, the vehicl eisheld for around
one second.
X Pulla way.
Hill start assist willn ot function if:
R you are pulling away on aleve lroad or a
downhill gradient.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission is in position N.
R the vehicl eissecure dwith the parking
brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. Parking
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Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignitio nlock
when the vehicl eisstationary, as you cannot
steer the vehicl ewhen the key is removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They coul drelease the parking brake. This
coul dleadtoas erious or fatal accident. G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances come into contact
with easily ignitable material such as dry grass or petrol
.Otherwise, the flammable material
may ignite and set the vehicl eonfire.
To ensure that the vehicl eissecure dagainst
rolling away unintentionally:
R the parking brake must be applied
R on vehicles with manua ltransmission,
engag efirst gearorr everse gear
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission must be in position Pand
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock
R on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels toward sthe kerb
Parking brake X
To apply: depress parking brake 0047firmly.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster lights up if the engine is running.
X To release: depress the brake peda land
keep it depressed.
On vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the selector leve rlock is released.
X Pullr elease handle 0046.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster goes out. 100
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For more information on the automatic door
locking feature ,see (Y page 63).
X Pres sthe 0040 or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to confirm.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Automati cdoor locks: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to sav ethe setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system*
i You mus tdeactivate the radar senso rsys-
tem in certain countries and nea rradio
telescop efacilities .You will find further
information under "Radar senso rsystem"
in the index.
Vehicles with anavigation system*: the radar
senso rsystem is deactivated automaticall yif
yo ua re clos etoradio telescop efacilities.
The following systems are switched off when
the radar senso rsystem is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BAS PLUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Pres sthe 0040 or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to confirm.
X Pres sthe 003C or003D button to select the
Rada rsensor (See Owner's Man.):
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to sav ethe setting. Convenience Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXI
Tfeature*
You can us ethe Easy Entry/Exit: function
to activate or deactivate the easy-entry/exit
feature (Y page 72). G
Risk of injury
The steering wheel move swhent he EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature is active. There is arisk
of occupants becoming trapped .Befor eacti-
vating the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature ,make
sur ethat nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave childre nunsupervised in the
vehicle, eve nifthey are secured in achild
restraint system. The childre ncould ope nthe
driver' sdoorand thereby unintentionall yacti-
vate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
become trapped.
X Pres sthe 0040 or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to confirm.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to sav ethe setting.
Switchin gthe belt adjustmen ton/off
Further information on bel tadjustment
(Y page 79).
X Pres sthe 0040 or003E button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to confirm.
X Pres sthe 003D or003C button to select the
Belt adjustment: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Pres sthe 0064 button to sav ethe setting. On-board computer
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