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G
WARNING To
prevent possibleperso nalinjury ,alw ays
keep hands andfingers awayfrom thecargo
compartment openingwhenclosing the
tail gate. Beespeci allycarefu lwhen small
child renarearou nd. G
WARNING Make
surethetailgate isclosed whenthe
engine isrunning andwhiledrivi ng.Among
other dange rs,dea dlycarbon monoxide (CO)
gase smay enter vehicleinterior resultingin
unconsciou snessanddeath.
You canopen andclose thetailgate from the
driver' sseat when thevehicl eis stationary
and unlocked . X
To open :pul lremote operatingswitch :
for the tailgate untilthetailgate opens.
X To clo se: turn theSmartKey toposi tion 1
or 2in the ignitio nlock.
X Press remote operatingswitch for
tail gate :until thetailgate isclosed .
If the tailgate comes intocontact withan
object, theclosi ngprocedu reisinterrupted
and thetailgate reope ns.
X To interrupt theclosing procedure: push
or pul lremote operatingswitch forthe
tail gate :. Limiti
ngthe open ingangle ofthe
tailgate
Important safetynotes You
canlimitthe opening angleofthe
tailgate. Thisispossible inthe top half ofits
opening range,uptoapproximately
4 in (10 cm) before thestop.
! Make surethere issufficient clearance to
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe
opening angle.Thetailgate couldotherwise
be damaged. Ideally,set the opening angle
outside.
Activating X
To open thetailgate: pullthehandle on
the tailgate.
X To stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position: presstheclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate orpull thehandle
on the outside ofthe tailgate again.
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttoninthe tailgate untilyouhear
a short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivated. The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stored position
when opening.
Deactivating X
Press andhold theclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate untilyouhear
two short tones. Tailgate
emergency release
If the tailgate cannolonger beopened from
outside thevehicle, usetheemergency
release oninside ofthe tailgate.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe
SmartK ey(Ypage 75).
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary. 84
Carg
oco mpartmentOpening/closing

The
switches onthe driver's doortake
precedenc e. i
The
side windows cannotbe operated
from therear when theoverride featurefor
the side windows isactivat ed(Ypage 59).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
X To open: pressthecorrespon dingswitch.
X To close: pullthecorrespon dingswitch. i
If
you press theswitch beyond thepoint
of resistanc e,an automatic opening/
closing process isstart edinthe
correspon dingdirection .You can stop
automatic operationbyoperating the
switch again. i
You
cancont inue tooperate theside
windows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionis
availa bleforuptofive minutes oruntil the
driver's orfront -passenger doorisopened. Conveni
enceopening feature
You canvent ilate thevehicle beforeyoustart
driving. Todo this, thekey isused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thesliding sunroof orthe panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panelandthe
roller sunblinds
R switch onthe seat ventilation forthe
driver's seat i
The
conv enienc eopening featurecan
only beoperated usingtheSmart Key.The
Smart Keymust beclose tothe driver's
door handle.
X Point thetipofthe Smart Keyatthe driver's
door handle.
X Press andhold the% button untilthe
side windows andthesliding sunroof orthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel areinthe desired position. If
the roller sunblinds ofthe panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelareclosed, the
roller sunblinds areopened first.
X Press andhold the% button againuntil
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isin the desired position.
X To interr uptconvenie nceopening:
release the% button . Conveni
enceclosin g
General notes When
youlock thevehicle, youcan
simultaneously:
R close theside windows
R close thesliding sunroof orthe panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel,youcan then close the
roller sunblinds. G
WARNIN
G When
closing thedoor windows andthe
sliding sunroof orpanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel,makesurethatthere isno
danger ofanyone beingharmed bythe closing
procedure.
If potent ialdanger exists,proceed asfollows:
R Release the& button tostop theclosing
procedure. Toopen, pressandhold the
% button .To cont inue theclosing
procedure aftermaking surethatthere is
no danger ofanyone beingharmed bythe
closing procedure, pressandhold the
& button .
Vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO:
R Release thesensor surface onthe outside
door handle tostop theclosing procedure.
R Immediately pullonthe same outside door
handle andhold firmly. Thedoor windows
and thesliding sunroof orpanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelwillopen for
as long asthe door handle isheld butthe
door isnot opened. 86
Side
window sOpening/closing

Using
theSma rtKey i
The
Smar tKeymust beclose tothe
driver' sdoor handle.
X Point thetipofthe Smar tKeyatthe driver' s
door handle.
X Press andhold the& buttonunt ilthe
side windows andthesliding sunrooforthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel arefully closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
sliding sunroof orpanorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panelareclosed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel:
X Press andhold the& button againuntil
the roller sunblinds ofthe panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelclose.
X To interru ptconve nienceclosi ng:
release the& button.
Using KEYLESS-GO The
KEYLE SS-GO key must beoutside the
vehicle. Allthe doors mustbeclosed. X
Touch recessed sensorsurface :onthe
door handle untiltheside windows andthe
sliding sunroof orthe panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panelarefully closed. i
Make
sureyouonly touch recessed
sensor surface :.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
sliding sunroof orpanorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panelareclosed. On
vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel:
X Touch recessed sensorsurface :onthe
door handle againuntiltheroller sunblinds
of the panorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelclose.
X To interru ptconve nienceclosi ng:
release recessed sensorsurface :onthe
door handle. Resetting
theside window s
If aside window cannolonger beclosed fully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
X Pull thecorresponding switchonthe door
cont rolpanel untiltheside window is
completely closed(Ypage 85).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Immediately pullthecorresponding switch
on the door controlpanel untiltheside
window iscompletely closed(Ypage 85).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
X Ifthe corresponding sidewindow remains
closed afterthebutton hasbeen released,
the side window hasbeen reset correct ly.
If this isnot thecase, repeat thesteps
above again. Problems
withtheside window s
Problem: aside window cannotbeclosed
because itis blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthewindow guide.
X Remove theobje cts.
X Close theside window.
Problem :asidewindow cannotbeclosed
and youcannot seethecause. Side
windows
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G
WARNING Clo
sing theside windo wswith increas edforce
or witho utthe anti-entrapme ntfeatu recoul d
lea dto serio usoreven fatalinjury .Make sure
th at nobody canbecome trapped when
clo singth eside windows.
If aside windowisobst ructeddurin gclo sing
and reopen sagain slightly:
X Imm ediat elyafterthewind owbloc ks,pull
th ecor respon dingswit chagain untilth e
side windowhas closed.
The side windowisclo sed with increas ed
for ce.
If aside windowisobst ructedagain during
clo singand reopen sagain slightly:
X Imm ediat elyafterthewind owbloc ks,pull
th ecor respon dingswit chagain untilth e
side windowhas closed.
The side wind owisclo sed with outtheant i-
ent rapm entfeat ure. G
WAR
NING Pullin
gand holdi ngtheswit chtoclo sethe
wind owimm ediat elyafterithad been blocked
two timeswill caus eth ewind owtoclo se
with outtheant i-entrapm entfeat ure foras
lon gas you hold theswit ch. Slid
ingsunroof Imp
ortant safety notes
Your vehicle may beequippe dwith aslidin g
sun rooforapanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel.Inthe following section, the
term "sliding sunroof"refer sto both types of
sliding sunroof . G
WARN
ING When
openin gor closin gthe sliding sunroof ,
make surethatthereis no danger ofanyone
being harmed bythe openin g/closing
procedur e.
The sliding sunroof isequipped with
automatic operationandtheanti- entrapmen t feature.
Ifthe movem entofthe sliding sunroof
is block edduring theclosin gprocedu re,the
slid ing sunroof willstop andopen slightly.
The sliding sunroof operatesdiffere ntlywhen
the slidingsunroof switch ispresse dand held .
See the"Prob lemswiththesliding sunroof"
section formore details.
The opening/cl osingprocedu reofthe sliding
sunroof canbeimmed iatelyhal ted by
relea singthesliding sunroof switch or,ifthe
slid ing sunroof switch was moved pastthe
resista ncepoint andrelea sed,bymoving the
slid ing sunroof switch inany directio n. G
WARNING The
slidingsunroof ismade outofgla ss. Inthe
event ofan accide nt,the glassmay shatter.
This may resul tina no penin gin the roof.
In avehicle rollover, occupants notwearing
their seatbelts ornot wearing themproperly
may bethrown outofthe openin g.Such an
openin galso presen tsapoten tialforinjury for
occ upants wearing theirseatbelts properly,
as ent irebody parts orportion sof them may
protr udefrom thepassenger compartment.
! Only open thesliding sunroof ifit is free
of snow andice.Other wise, malfunc tions
may occur.
Do not allow anythin gto protr udefrom the
sliding sunroof .Othe rwise, the sealscou ld
be dama ged.
! Thewe ath ercan change abruptl y.Itcou ld
sta rtto rain or sno w.Ma kesure tha tthe
sl id ing sunroo fisclosed whenyouleave the
vehicle. Thevehicle electronics canbe
damage difwater enters thevehicle
interior. i
Resonance
noisescanoccur inaddition
to the usua lairflow noiseswhenthesliding
sunroof isopen. Theyarecaused byminor
pressure fluctuations inthe vehicle interior.
Change theposition ofthe sliding sunroof
or open aside window slightlytoreduce or
eliminate thesenoises. 88
Sliding
sunroofOpening/closing

Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Correct
driver's seatposition Observ
ethe safet yguidelines onseat
adjust ment(Ypage 95).
X Check whether youhave adjust edseat =
properly.
Elec tricalseat adjust ment(Ypage 96)
When adjustingthe seat, make sure:
R you areasfar away fromthedriver' sair
bag aspossible.
R you aresitting inanor mal upright
position .
R you can faste nthe seat beltproperly. R
you have moved thebackrest toan
almost vertical position.
R you have setthe seat cushion angleso
that your thighs aregently supported.
R you can depress thepedals properly.
X Check whether thehead restraint is
adjusted properly(Ypage 97).
When doingso,make surethatyouhave
adjusted thehead restraint sothat theback
of your head issupported ateye level by
the cent erofthe head restraint .Also mak e
sure thatthehead restraint 'sfor e/af t
posit ionisadjust edsothat thehead
rest raint isnot too farfromt heback ofyour
head.
Observe thesafety guidelinesonsteering
wheel adjustment (Ypage 100).
X Check whether steeringwheel:is
adjusted properly.
Adjustin gthe steering wheelmanually
(Y page 101)
Adjustin gthe steering wheelelectrically
(Y page 101)
When adjusting thesteering wheel,make
sure:
R you can hold thesteering wheelwithyour
arms slightly bent.
R you can move yourlegsfreely.
R you can seeallthe displa ysinthe
instrumen tcluste rclearly.
Obser vethe safet yguideline sfor seat belts
(Y page 49).
X Check whetheryou have fastened seat
belt ;proper ly(Y page 51).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snug lyacro ssyour body
R be rout edacro ssthe middle ofyour
shoulder
R be rout edinyour pelvic areaacrossthe
hip joints
X Bef ore start ing off,adjust therear- view
mirr orand theexterior mirrors 94
Corr
ectdriver' sseat posit ionSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

(
Y page 103)in such away that youhave
a good viewofroad andtrafficcon dition s.
X Vehicles withamem oryfunct ion:save
the seat, steeringwheel andexterior mirror
sett ings (Ypage 105). Seats
Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING In
order toavoid possible lossofvehicle
con trol,all seat, head restraint ,steer ing
wheel andrear view mirror adjustm ents,as
well asfasten ingofseat belts, mustbedone
before settingthe vehicle inmot ion. G
WARN
ING Do
not adjust thedriver' sseat while driving.
Adj ustin gthe seat while drivingcould cause
the driver tolose controlof the vehicle.
Never travelin amovin gvehicle withtheseat
backr estinan exc essively reclinedposition as
this canbedangerous. Youcould slideunder
the seat beltinacollision .Ify ou slide under
it, the seat beltwould applyforceatthe
abdomen orneck .This could cause serious or
fatal injuries. Theseat backrest andseat belts
provide thebest restraint whenthewearer is
in aposition thatisas upright aspossible and
seat belts areproperly positioned onthe
body. G
WARNING Your
seatbeltmust beadjusted sothat you
can correct lyfasten yourseatbelt.
Observe thefollowing points:
R adjust theseat backrest untilyour arms are
slightly angledwhenholding thesteering
wheel.
R adjust theseat toacomfort ableseating
position thatstillallow syou toreach the
accelerator/brake pedalsafely. The
position shouldbeasfar back aspossible with
thedriver stillable tooperate the
cont rolsproperly.
R adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as
close tothe head aspossible andthecent er
of the head restraint supports theback of
the head ateye level.
R never placehands undertheseat ornear
any moving partswhile aseat isbeing
adjusted.
Failure todo socould result inan accident
and/or serious personal injury. G
WARNING The
electrically adjustableseatscanbe
operated atany time. Therefore, donot leave
children unattended inthe vehicle, orwith
access toan unlocked vehicle.Achild's
unsupervised accesstoavehicle couldresult
in an accident and/orserious personal injury. G
WARNING Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained inthe rear
seating positions thaninthe front seating
position. Thus,westron glyrecommen dthat
children beplaced inthe rear seats whenever
possible. Regardlessofseating position,
children 12years oldand under mustbe
seated andproperly securedinan
appropriately sizedinfant restraint ,toddler
restraint ,or booster seatrecommen dedfor
the size andweight ofthe child. Foradditional
information, see"Chil dren inthe vehicle".
Ac hild's riskofserious orfatal injuries is
significantly increasedifthe child restraint s
are not properly securedinthe vehicle and/
or the child isnot properly securedinthe child
restraint . G
WARNING For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as close
to the head aspossible andthecent erofthe
head restraint supports theback ofthe head
at eye level. Thiswillreduce thepotent ialfor Seats
95Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

inj
ury tothe head andneckint he event ofan
accident orsimilar situation.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint s.Head restraint sare intended to
help reduce injuries duringanaccident.
! Toavoid damage tothe seats andtheseat
heating, observethefollowing information :
R do not spill anyliqui dson the seats. If
liqui dis spilled onthe seats, drythem as
soon aspossible.
R ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Theseat
heating shouldalsonottobe used todry
the seats.
R clean theseat covers asrecommen ded;
see the"Interior care"section.
R do not transport heavyloadsonthe
seats. Donot place sharp object son the
seat cushions, e.g.knives, nailsortools.
The seats should onlybeoccupied by
passengers, ifpossible.
R when theseat heating isin operation, do
not cover theseats withinsulating
materials, e.g.blankets, coats,bags,
seat covers, childseats orbooster seats.
! When youmove theseats, makesurethat
there arenoobject sin the footwell or
behind theseats. Otherwise, youcould
damage theseats andtheobject s.
! When therear bench seatisfolded
forwards, thefront seats cannot bemoved
to their rearmost position.Youcould
otherwise damagetheseats andtherear
bench seat.
! Make surethatthesun visor isfolded up
before adjusting thebackrest andhead
restraint height.Thehead restraint andsun
visor could otherwise collidewhenthehead
restraint isfully exten ded. i
It
is not possible toremove thehead
restraint sfrom thefront seats. Therear-
compartmen thead restraint scan be
removed (Ypage 98). Please
contactanauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center formore information . i Other
topics:
R cargo compartmen tenlargement
(folding therear bench seatforwards)
(Y page 287) Adjust
ingthe seats electrically :
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height
? Seat fore-and- aftadjustment
A Backrest angle i
Vehicles
withmemory function:ifPRE-
SAF E®
has been triggered, thefront -
passenger seatwillbemoved toabetter
position ifit was previously inan
unfavorable position. i
You
canstore theseat settin gsusing the
memory function(Ypage 105). i
Vehicles
withmemory function:when the
seat ismoved forwards orrearwards, the
headrest ismoved upordown
automatically .96
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Adj usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht
! The head restrain tsmus tonly berem oved
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Mer cedes-B enzreco mme ndsthatyou use
a Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis purpose. X
To raise: pullthehead restraintuptothe
desired position.
X To lowe r:press release catch: inthe
direction ofthe arrow andpush thehead
restr aintdown tothe desired position.
Adjust ingthe fore/aft position ofthe
head restraint With
thisfunct ionyou can adjust thedistance
between thehead restraintandtheback of
the seat occupant 'shead.
X To adj ust forward s:pull thehead restraint
forwards inthe direction ofthe arrow until
it engages. There
areseveral notches.
X To adj ust rear wards: pressandhold the
release button:and push thehead
restr aintback.
X When thehead restraintisin the desired
position, releasethebutton andmake sure
that thehead restraintisengaged in
position.
Adjust ingthe head restraints
elec trically X
To adj ust the head restraintheight: slide
the switch forhead restraintadjustmen t
(Y page 96)upordown inthe direction of
the arrow.
Rear seathead restraints G
WARNIN
G For
safety reasons, alwaysdrive withtherear
head restraint sin the upright position when
the rear seats areoccupied.
Keep thearea around headrestraint sclear of
articles (e.g.clothin g)to not obstruct the
folding operation ofthe head restraint s. G
WARNIN
G For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint insuch away that it
is as close tothe head aspossible andthe
cent erofthe head restraint supports theback
of the head ateye level. Thiswillreduce the
potent ialfor injury tothe head andneck inthe
event ofan accident orsimilar situation.
With arear seat occupied, makesuretomove
the respect ivehead restraint upfrom the
lowest non-useposition andhave the
occupant adjustthehead restraint properly.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint sinstalled whentherear seats are
occupied. Headrestraint sare inten dedto
help reduce injuries duringanaccident . Seats
97Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z