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lpanel Function Page
0046
008D
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Store ssettings for the seat,
exterio rmirrors and steer-
ing wheel* 75
0047
Adjusts the sea
telectri-
cally* 68
008A
00360037Locks/unlocks
the vehicle
64
0088
Opens the door 63
0086
006B
007000AD0071
Adjusts and folds the exte-
rio rm irror sin/out electri-
cally* 73 Function Page
0087
0062
Opens/close sthe
side windows 94
006E
0089
Activates/deacti-
vates the override feature
for the side windows in the
rea rcompartment 51
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008A
Opens the boot lid 6532
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have belt tensionersw
hich have been trig-
gered replaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Comply with safety regulations when dispos-
ing of belt tensioners. Any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre can provide details of these
regulations.
Airbags Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed, you will hear a
bang and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that escapes
does not generally constitute ahealth hazard.
The 0081 SRS warning lamp lights up.
The AIRBAG label indicates the location of the
airbags. G
Risk of injury
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, asubstitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R All vehicle occupants ―inparticular, preg-
nant women ―must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be positioned
as close to the vertical as possible. The
head restraint must support the back of the
head at about eye level.
R Always secure children less than 1.50 mtall
and under 12 years of age in suitable child
restraint systems.
R All vehicle occupants must select aseat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver's seat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely. The
driver's chest should be as far away from
the centre of the driver's front airbag cover
as possible. R
Move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible. This is especially important if
you have secured achild in achild restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R Coupé: vehicle occupants —inparticular,
children —must not lean their head into the
area of the window in which the sidebag/
windowbag is deployed.
R Cabriolet: vehicle occupants —inparticular,
children —must not lean their head into the
area of the window in which the sidebag/
headbagisd eployed.
R Rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. On the front-
passenger seat, the front-passenger front
airbag is only disabledifac hild restraint
system with automatic child seat recogni-
tion is fitted to the front-passenger seat*.
The 007F PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warn-
ing lamp must be continuously lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition*, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in achild restraint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
R Make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objectsinp ockets of clothing.
R Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger front airbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allowst he airbag to deploy fully.Y ou
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and you are holding th
einside of th esteer-
ing wheel.
R Do no tlean on th edoors/rear sidewalls
from th einside.
R Mak esure that there are no people, ani-
mals or object sbetween th evehicle occu-
pant sand th earea of deploymen tofthe
airbag.
R Do no tplace any object sbetween th eseat
backres tand th edoor.
R Do no thanga ny hard objects, for example,
coat hangers, on th egrab handles or coat
hooks.
R Do no tattach accessories suc hasdrinks
can holders to th edoors/rear sidewalls.
It is no tpossible to rule out arisk of injuries
caused by an airbag due to th ehigh spee dat
whic hthe airbag must deploy. G
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The airbag's functionalit ycan only be assured
if th efollowin gpartsa re no tcovered and no
badges or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R knee airbag cover below th esteering col-
umn
R front-passenger fron tairbag cover
R outer side of fron tseat bolsters
R side trim nex ttotherear seat backrest
R Cabriolet :door trim G
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When an airbag deploys, asmall amoun tof
powder is released. The powder may cause
short-term breathin gdifficulties to persons
sufferin gfroma sthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In orde rtoprevent potential breathin gdiffi-
culties, you shoul dleave th evehicle as soon
as it is safe to do so. You can also open the
window to allow fresh air to enter th evehicle
interior. The powder generally does no tcon- stitut
eahealthhazard and does no tindicate
that there is afireint hevehicle. G
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The airbag part sare hot after th eairbag has
been deployed. Do no ttou ch them as you
coul dburn yourself.
Hav ethe airbag sreplaced at aqualified spe-
cialis tworkshop .Otherwise, occupant sare
no tp rotected by th eairbag sintheeven tof
another accident.
Fron tairbags
The fron tairbag sare designed to increase
protection for th edriver' sand fron tpasseng-
er' sh ead and chest. The driver'
sfront airbag 0046deploys in front
of th esteering wheel; front-passenger front
airbag 0047deploys in fron tofand above the
glov ecompartment. They are deployed:
R at th estart of an acciden twith ahigh rate
of vehicle acceleratio nordeceleratio nina
longitudinal direction
R if th esystem determine sthata irbag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by th eseat belt
R if th eseat belt is fastened
R independently of other airbag sinthevehi-
cle
R if th evehicle overturns, but only if th esys-
te md etect shigh vehicle deceleratio nina
longitudinal direction
On vehicle swith automatic child seat recog-
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dairbags 0046deploy in the are aofthe side
window satthe front. The yare deployed:
R on the sid eonwhich an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with ahighr ate
of latera lvehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in asidei mpact
R independently of the sea tbeltu se
R independently of the front airbags
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
sea tiso ccupied
Windowbags (Coupé)
The purpos eofthe windowbags is to enhance
the level of protection for the hea d(butn ot
chest or arms )ofthe vehicle occupants on
the sid eofthe vehicle on which the impact
occurs.
The windowbags are integrated into the side
of the roof frame. and run from the front door
(A-pillar) to the rea rsidew all( C- pillar). Windowbags
0046are deployed:
R on the sid eonwhich an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with ahighr ate
of latera lvehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in asidei mpact
R independently of the sea tbeltu se
R independently of the front airbags
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
sea tiso ccupied PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE ®
system takes pre-emptiv emeas-
ure stop rotect yo uincertainhazardou ssit-
uations.
PRE-SAFE ®
intervenes in the event of:
R emergency braking situations, e.g. if Brake
Assis tBAS is activated or Brake Assis tBAS
PLUS* intervenes powerfully
R the radar senso rsystem detecting an
immediate danger of collision in certai nsit-
uations (on vehicles with Distroni cPlus*)
R critica lsituations involving driving dynam-
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteer sorunder-
steer ssignificantly du etophysica llim its
being exceeded
PRE-SAFE ®
may take the following measures
in these situations:
R it tensions the front sea tbelts.
R on vehicles with memory functions*: it
adjusts the front-passenger sea tifthis is in
an unfavourable position.
R on vehicles with multicontou rseat*: it
increases the ai rpressur einthe sea tside
cushions and the backrest sid ecushions.
R Coupé: if the vehicle skids, it closes the
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side windows so that only
asmall gap
remains.
R Cabriolet: if the vehicle skids, it closes the
front side windows so that only asmall gap
remains.
if the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE ®
slackens
the belt pretensioning. You can then reverse
all settings made by PRE-SAFE ®
.Onv ehicles
with amulticontour seat*, the air pressure in
the side bolsters is reduced.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or the seat back slightly
until the belt tension is reduced.
The locking mechanism releases. G
Risk of injury
When adjusting the seat, make sure that
nobody can become trapped.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when adjusting
the seats. You could otherwise damage the
seats and the objects. Roll bar (Cabriolet)
The roll bars are located under the rear head
restraints. They are extended if systems
detect that the vehicle is in danger of over-
turning. G
Risk of injury
Make sure the roll bars and head restraints
can move freely in order to prevent injuries
when the roll bars extend.
When the roll bars are extended, the rear
head restraints also extend automatically.
Once the roll bars are extended, you can no
longer lower the rear head restraints or oper-
ate the soft top. In this case, visit the nearest
qualified specialist workshop. G
Risk of injury
If the roll bar is malfunctioning, the 0073
Malfunction Consult workshop message
appears in the multifunction display. The roll
bars will then not be extended in the event of
an accident. This could result in severe or
even fatal injuries to you and other occupants.
In this case, visit aqualified specialist work-
shop immediately and have the roll bar
checked. NECK-PRO head restraints
NECK-PRO head restraints are designed to
increase protection to the driver's and front-
passenger's head and neck.Tot his end, the
head restraints on the driver's and front-
passenger seats are moved forwards and
upwards in the event of arear-end collision of
ac ertain severity when viewed in the direc-
tion of travel. This provides better head sup-
port. G
Risk of injury
Head restraint covers prevent the NECK-PRO
head restraints from triggering correctly. Con-
sequently, the NECK-PRO head restraints
cannot provide the intended level of protec-
tion. Do not use head restraint covers.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints are triggered
in an accident, you must reset the head
restraints on the driver's and front-passenger
seats (Y page 257). Head restraints that have
been triggered are tilted forwards. Children in the vehicle
If ac hild is travelling in your vehicle, secure
the child using achild restraint system which
is appropriate to the size and age of the child
and is recommended for Mercedes-Benz
vehicles. You should fit the restraint system
to as uitabler ear seat. Ensure that the child
is secured throughout the trip. Occupant safety
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Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat*
If your vehicle does no
thave automatic child
seat recognition on th efront-pa ssenger seat,
this is indicated by aspecial sticker. The
sticker is affixe dtotheside of th edashboard
on th efront-pa ssenger side .Itisvisible when
you open th efront-pa ssenger door. The automatic child seat recognition sensor
system on th
efront-pa ssenger seat detects
whether aspecial Mercedes-Ben zchild seat
wit ha utomatic child seat recognition has
been fitted. In suc hcases, 007F PASSENGER
AIRBA GOFFwarning lamp 0046light sup. The
front-passenger fron tairbag is disabled. G
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If the 007F PASSENGER AIRBA GOFFwarning
lamp does no tligh tupw hen th echild restraint
system is fitted, th efront-pa ssenger fron tair-
bag has no tbeen disabled. If th efront-
passenger fron tairba gdeploys, th echild
could be seriousl yorevenf atally injured. Procee
dasfollows:
R do no tuse arearward-facing child restraint
system on th efront-pa ssenger seat.
R fit arearward-facing child restraint system
on asuitable rear seat.
or
R only use aforward-facing child restraint
system on th efront-pa ssenger seat and
mov ethe front-passenger seat to its rear-
mos tposition.
R have th eautomatic child seat recognition
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
To ensure that th eautomatic child seat rec-
ognition on th efront-pa ssenger seat func-
tions/communicate scorrectly ,never place
object s(suc hasac ushion)under th echild
restraint system. The entir ebase of th echild
restraint system must always res tontheseat
cushion .Anincorrectly fitte dchild restraint
system canno tperfor mits intended protec-
tiv ef unction in th eevent of an accident, and
could lead to injuries.
i Coupé: th ewindowbag ,the sidebag and
th eb elt tensioner on th efront-pa ssenger
side are still active eve nifthefront-
passenger fron tairbag is disabled by the
automatic child-seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat.
Cabriolet :the head airbag ,the sidebag and
th eb elt tensioner on th efront-pa ssenger
side are still active eve nifthefront-
passenger fron tairbag is disabled by the
automatic child-seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat. G
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Do no tplac ee lectronic device sonthefront-
passenger seat ,e.g.:
R laptops, when switched on
R mobile phones
R cards wit htransponders, e.g. sk ipasses or
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Cabriolet
Coupé
X
Coupé: when installin gthe child seat:
pres sthe upholstery on bot hslotso ver
retainin gloop 0046to on eside.
Top Tether (Coupé)
Top Tether provides an additional connection
between th echild restraint system secured
with ISOFIX and th erear bench seat .Ithelps
reduc ethe risk of injury even further.
The Top Tether anchorage points are located
in th erear compartmen tbehin dthe head
restraints. X
Route Top Tether belt* 008Aon th eleft and
righ tpast head restraint 0046.
X Pres sdown th erear of cover 0047in the
direction of th earrow.
Cover 0047is raise dslightly at th efront.
X Fol dupc over0047of Top Tether anchorage
0086.
X Hoo kTop Tether hook* 0088intoT op Tether
anchorage 0086.
X Fit th eISOFI Xchild restraint system with
Top Tether*. Compl ywith th emanufactur-
er' sinstallation instructions. Mak esure
that th eTop Tether belt *istight.
Overrid efeature for th erears idew in-
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Activate th eoverride switch for th erear side
windows if childre nare travelling in th evehi-
cle .Otherwise, th echildre ncoul do pen the
windows while th evehicle is moving and
injure themselve sorothers. Occupant safety
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X
To activate: press button 0047.
Indicato rlamp 0046lights up .The rea rside
windows can onl ybeoperated using the
switches on the driver's door.
X To deactivate: press button0047.
Indicato rlamp 0046goe sout.Y ou can oper-
ate the rea rsidew indows using the
switches in the rea rcompartment. Driving safety systems
Overview of drivin
gsafety systems
In thi ssection, yo uwillf ind informatio nabout
the following driving safety systems:
R ABS ( Anti-lock Braking System)
R BAS ( Brake Assist System)
R BAS PLUS* ( Brake Assist System Plus*)
R Adaptive brake lamps
R ESP ®
( Electronic Stability Program)
R EBV (electroni cbrake-power distribution)
R ADAPTIVE BRAKE
R PRE-SAFE Brake* (vehicle swithD istronic
Plus*)
i In wintry driving conditions, always use
winter tyres (M+S tyres) and if necessary,
snow chains .Onlyint hisw aywill the driv-
ing safety system sdescribe dinthiss ection
work as effectivel yaspossible. G
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The ris kofana ccident is significantly
increased by driving too fast. Thi sisparticu-
larly the cas ewhenc ornering as well as on
we tors lipper yroads or when driving too close
to the vehicl einfront.
The driving safety system sdescribe dint his
sectio ncan neither reduce thi sriskn or over-
rid ethe laws of physics.
For thi sreason, always adap tyou rd riving
style to the prevailing roa dand weather con-
ditions. Maintain sufficient distance from
othe rroa du sers and objects on the road. Anti-loc
kBraking System (ABS)
ABS regulate sbrake pressure in such away
tha tthe wheels do not lock when yo ubrake.
Thi sallow syou to continue steering the vehi-
cle when braking.
ABS works from aspeed of abou t8km/h
upwards ,regardless of road-surface condi-
tions. ABS works on slippery surfaces ,even
when yo uonlyb rake gently. G
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Do not depress the brake peda lsevera ltimes
in quick succession (pumping) .Depres sthe
brake firmly and evenly .Pum ping the brake
peda lreduce sthe braking effect.
Braking If ABS intervenes when braking
,you will feel
the brake peda lpulsa ting.
X If ABS intervenes: continue to depress the
brake peda lwithf orc euntilthe braking sit-
uatio niso ver.
X To make afullb rake application:
depress the brake peda lwithf ullf orce. G
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If ABS is faulty, the wheels could lock when
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