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an accident. This could result in sever
eor
even fatal injuries to you and other occupants.
In this case, visi taqualifieds pecialist work-
shop immediately and have the roll bar
checked. PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE ®
take spre-e mptive measures to
protect you in certain hazardous situations.
PRE-SAFE ®
intervenes:
R in emergency braking situations, e.g. if the
BA SB rake Assist System is activate dorthe
BA SP LUS Brak eAssist System intervenes
powerfully
R if the radar sensor system detects an immi-
nen tdanger of collision in certain situa-
tion s(on vehicles with DI STRONIC PLUS)
R in critical situatio nsinvolvin gdriving
dynamics, e.g .ifthe vehicle oversteers or
understeers significantly due to physical
limits being exceeded or if the vehicle
swerves to avoid an obstacle at aspeed of
over 14 0km/h.
PRE-SAFE ®
takes th efollowin gmeasures
dependin gonthe hazardou ssituation detec-
ted:
R the fron tseat belts are pre- tensio ned.
R vehicles with memory fun ctions: under
acciden tconditions, it adjusts the front-
passenger seat if it is in an unfavourable
position.
R vehicles with amulticontour seat: the air
pressure in the seat side cushions and in
the backrest side bolsters is increased.
R if the vehicle skids ,the fron tside windows
and, on the Coupé, the panorama sliding
sunroof, are closed so that only asmall gap
remains.
If th ehazardous situation passe swithout
resulting in an accident ,PRE-SAFE ®
slackens
the belt pretensioning. The air pressure in the
side bols terson the multicontour seat is redu
ceda gain. All settings made by PRE-
SAFE ®
can the nbereversed.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or the seat back slightly
until the belt pretensionin gisreduced.
The locking mechanism releases. G
Warning
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
as yo uadjust the seat.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when moving
the seat back. There is arisk that the seats
and/or the objects could be damaged.
More information abou tbelt adjust ment,a
convenience function integrate dinto PRE-
SAFE ®
,c an be found in the "Belt adjustment"
section (Y page 42). NECK-PRO head restraints
The NECK -PRO head restraints increase pro-
tection to the driver's and front-passenger's
head and neck .Tot his end, the head
restraint sonthe driver's and front-passenger
seats ar emoved forwards and upwards in the
even tofa rear-end collision of acertain
severity. This provides better head support. G
Risk of inju
ry
Head restraint cove rsprevent the NECK-PRO
head restraint sfrom triggering correctly .Con-
sequently, the NECK-PRO head restraints
cannot provide the intended level of protec-
tion .Don ot use head restraint covers.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints have been
triggered in an accident, you must reset the
NECK-PRO head restraints on the driver’s and
front-passenger seat (Y page 40). Other-
wise, the additional protection will not be
available in the even tofanother rear-end col-
lis ion. You can recognise whe nNECK-PRO
head restraints have bee ntriggere dbythe
fact that they hav emoved forwards and can
no longer be adjusted. Occupant safety
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Wei
ghtc ategori es Group 0:
up to
10 kg Group 0:
up to
10 kg Group 0:
up to
10 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg
Order
number - - - - - B6
686
8224 Auto-
matic
chil
dseat
recogni-
tion - - - - - No
Weigh
tcateg ories Grou
pI:9to
18 kg Grou
pI:9 to
18 kg Group I:
9to
18 kg Grou
pI:9 to
18 kg Group I:
9to
18 kg Size cate-
gory
A B B1 C D
Manufac-
turer
- - Britax Römer - -
Ty
pe - - DUO PLUS - -
Type
approval
number
- - E1 03
301133
E1 04
301133 - -
Category
- - Universal - -
Order num-
ber - - A0
00 970 11
00 - -
Automatic
chil
dseat
recognition - - Yes - -
Child-proof locks
Overrid efeature for the rear side win-
dows G
Risk of accident and injury
Activat ethe over ride switch for the rear side
windows if children are travelling in the vehi- cle. Otherwise, the children could open the
side windows while the vehicl
eismovingand
injure themselves or othe rs.54
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To deactivate tow-away protection:
remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up briefly.
X Loc kthe vehicle with the key or, if the vehi-
cle has KEYL ESS-GO,bytouching the out-
side door handle.
Tow-away protection remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again.
R ad oor is opened and closed again.
R the vehicle is locked again. Interior motion sensor
If the interior motion sensor is primed, avis-
ual and audible alarm is triggered when move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior while
the vehicle is locked. This occur sifsomeone
reaches int othe vehicle interior, for example.
Priming th einterior motion sensor
X Make sure that:
R
the side windows are closed.
R the panorama sliding sunroof is closed
(Coupé).
R there are no objects, e.g. mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirror or on the grab
handles on the roof trim.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Cabriolet: makesure that the roof is
closed.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO, you can also lock the vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion senso
risp rime dafter
approximately 30 seconds.
i Cabrio let: in some countries the interior
motion sensor is primed even if the soft top
is open. The vehicle should only be parked
with the soft top closed, however, to pre-
vent insects or falling leaves ,for example,
from causing false alarms.
Deactivating th einterior motion sensor
X Unlock the vehicle with the key or KEY-
LE SS -GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated
automatically.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate the inte-
rior motion senso rifyou lock your vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in the vehicle.
R the side window sremai nopen.
R the panorama sliding sunroof remains open
(Coupé).
Deactivating the interio rmotion sensor
X Remove the key from the ignition lock. X
Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;flashes briefly.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYL ESS-GO,you can also lock the
vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated until: 62
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eequipment .............................. 66
Key ....................................................... 66
Doors .................................................... 70
Boot ...................................................... 72
Side windows ...................................... 73
Soft top (Cabriolet) .............................76
Sliding sunroof (Coupé) ......................87 65Opening and closing
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Opening and closing all side windows
(Cabriolet)
X Open the cover on the lower centr econ-
sole.
The switc hfor all side window sisunder the
cover. X
To open all side window smanually:
press switch :as far as the point of resist-
ance.
X To open all side windows fully: press
switch :beyon dthe point of resistance.
X To close all side windows: pull
switch :. Convenience opening (Coupé)
You can ven tilate the vehicle before you start
driving. To do this, you can use the key to
simultaneously:
R open the side windows
R open the panoram asliding sunroof and
roller sunblind
R switch on the seat ventilation
i The convenience opening featur ecan
only be operated using the key. The key
must be near the handle of the driver's
door. X
Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor
handle.
X Unloc kthe vehicle by pressing the %
button.
X Press and hold the %button until the
side windows and the panorama sunroof
ar eint he desired position.
If the roller sunblind of the panorama sliding
sunroof is closed ,the roller sunblind is
opened first.
X Press and hold the %button again until
the panorama slidin gsunroof is in the
desired position. Convenienc
eclosing (Coupé)
Genera lnotes When you lock the vehicle, you can simulta-
neously:
R
close the side windows
R close the panoram asliding sunroof
On vehicles with apanorama sliding sunroof,
you can then close the roller sunblind. G
Risk of injury
When using the convenience closing feature,
make sure that nobody can become trapped.
Proceed as follows if there is arisk of entrap-
ment:
With the key:
R release the &button.
R press and hold the %button until the
side windows and the panoram asliding
sunroof open again.
With KEYLESS-GO:
R release the sensor surfac eonthe door han-
dle.
R pull the door handl eimmediatel yand hold
it.
The sid ewindows and the panoram asliding
sunroof open. Side windows
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Using th
ekey i
The key must be near the handle of the
driver 'sdoor.
X Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor
handle.
X Loc kthe vehicle by pressin gthe & but-
ton.
X Press and hold the &button until the
side windows and the panorama sliding
sunroo fare full yclosed.
X Make sure that all the side windows and the
panorama sliding sunroof are closed.
On vehicles with apanorama sliding sunroof:
X Press and hold the &button again until
the roller sunblind of the panorama sliding
sunroof closes.
Using KEYLESS-GO X
Touch the senso rsurface on door han-
dle :until the side windows and the pan-
orama sliding sunroof are full yclosed.
i Make sure you only touch sensor sur-
face :.
X Make sure that all the side windows and the
panorama sliding sunroof are closed.
On vehicles with apanorama sliding sunroof:
X Touch senso rsurface :on the door han-
dle again until the roller sunblind of the
panorama sliding sunroof closes. Problems with the side windows
Problem: aside window cannot be closed
because an object is obstructin gthe side
window.
X Remove the object(s).
X Close the side window.
Problem :aside window cannot be closed,
and you cannot see th ecause. G
Ris
kofi njury
Closing the side windows with increased for ce
or withou tthe anti-entrapmen tfeature could
lead to serious or even fatal injury .Make sure
that nobody can becom etrapped when clos-
ing the side windows.
If as ide window is obstructed during closing
and reopen sagain slightly:
X Im me diately aft er the window blocks ,pull
on the corresponding switch again until the
side window has closed.
The side window is closed with increased
force.
If as ide window is obstructed again during
closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the window blocks, pull
on the corresponding switch again until the
side window has closed.
The side window is closed without the anti-
entrapment feature. Soft top (Cabriolet)
Important safet
ynotes
You can open or close the soft top either
when the vehicle is stationary or when driving
up to aspeed of 40 km/h.
If there is astron ghead wind, it may not be
possible to close the soft top fully. In this
case, reduc espeed or stop in order to close
the soft top fully.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you only open or close the soft
top when the vehicle is stationary. 76
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To open
J To lock
X Pull off the cover of the roof lock behind the
overhead control panel.
X Insert the hex-socket wrench int othe roof
lock.
X Tur nthe hex- socket wrench cl ockwiseI
as far as possible.
! Make sure the hex-socke twrenc his
turned anti-clockwise as far as possible
during the following step .The soft top may
otherwise not be fully locked.
X Tur nthe hex- socket wrench anti-clockwi se
J as fa rasp ossible.
The soft top is now pre-locked on the wind-
screen frame. X
Move material tensionin gframe Kto an
upright position.
! Make sure th esoft-top compar tment
cover doe snot collide with the material
tensionin gframe during th efollowin gstep.
X Lower soft-top compartment cover L. X
With your hand flat, press down the mate-
rial tensioning frame until it rests on soft-
top support Mof the soft-top compart-
ment cover. G
Risk of injury
You could trap your hands.
Do not push the soft-top compartment cover
forwards in fron tofthe soft -top suppor twith
your hands.
X With your hand flat, press the soft-top com-
partmen tcover forwards/downwards on
both sides simultaneously until it engages
in the guide. Apply your hands to the points
indicated with arrows.
At the same time, press the material ten-
sionin gframe gentl ydownwards with your
fla th and. 82
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To lock
X Insert the hex-socket wrench int othe roof
lock.
X Tur nthe hex- socket wrench anti-clockwi se
N as fa rasp ossible.
X Hav ethe soft -top mechanism repaired
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
i Press the soft-top compartmen tcover
again if the boot lid can notb eo pened.
! Do not under any circumstances open the
boot lid with the emergenc ykey. You could
otherwise damage the boot lid and the soft-
top compartmen tcover. Re-locking th
esoft top
The soft top is not locked if:
R the Topino peration message appears
in th emultifunction display.
R you hear awarning ton efor up to ten sec-
onds when pullin gaway or while driving.
You can lock the soft top again if it is not
locked fully.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying atten-
tion to road and traf ficc onditions.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the soft -top switch. Boot sepa
rator
General notes The boot separator can be used to cover lug-
gage and loads in the boot.
The soft top can only be opened when the
boot separator is closed.
!
To avoid damaging the soft top or load
when folding back the soft top, observe the
following:
R when the boot separator is open, do not
place any object sinorbehind the net on
the side that are so long they could
obstruct the boot separator or damage
the opened soft top.
R mak esure that the load does not push
the boot separator upwards.
Openin gand closing X
To close: pull boot separator :by the
handle in the direction of the arrow until it
rest sont he sides of the boot.
The boot separator finishes closing auto-
matically.
X To open: push boot separator :against
the direction of the arrow by the handle.
The boot separator finishes opening auto-
matically. Brackets fo
rthe draught stop
Th ed raught stop protects against wind when
driving with th esoft top open. It is secured Soft top (Cabriolet)
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