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Correct driver's seat position
G
WARNING
You coul dlose control of th evehicle while
driving if you:
R adjust th edriver' sseat ,steering wheel or
mirrors
R fasten th eseat belt
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver' sseat ,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror sand fasten your seat
belt before starting th eengine. Observ
ethe followin gwhen adjusting steering
wheel :,seat belt ;and driver' sseat =:
R you are as far away from th edriver' sairbag as
possible
R you are sittin ginanormalupright position
R your thighs are slightly supported by th eseat
cushion
R your legs are no tentirely stretched and you
can depress th epedals properly
R theb ack of your head is supported at eye level
by th ecentr eoft hehead restraint
R you can hold th esteering wheel wit hyour
arm sslightly bent
R you can mov eyour legs freely
R you can see all th edisplays in th einstrument
cluste rclearly R
you should have agood overview of traffic
conditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snugly against th ebody
and must be routed across th ecentr eofy our
shoulder and across your hips in th epelvic
area
Further related subjects:
R Manual and electrical seat adjustment
(Y page 104)
R Electrical seat adjustmen t(Ypage 104)
R Adjusting th esteering wheel mechanically
(Y page 110) or electricall y(Ypage 111).
R Fastenin gthe seat belt correctly (Y page 43).
R Adjustin gthe rear-view mirror and exterior
mirror s(Ypage 113).
R You can store th eseat ,steering wheel ,exte-
rior mirror and head-up display settings with
th em emory function (Y page 116). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If childre nadjust th eseats, they could
become trapped, especiall yiftheya re unat-
tended. Ther eisariskofi njury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
childre nunattende dinthevehicle.
The seat scan still be adjusted when there is no
ke yint heignition lock. G
WARNING
When adjusting aseat ,you or another vehicle
occupan tcoul db ecome trapped by th eguide
rail of th eseat ,for instance. Ther eisariskof
injury.
Mak esure that no on ehas any part of their
body within th esweep of th eseat when
adjusting it.
Observ ethe safety note son"Airbags"
(Y page 44) and "Children in th evehicle"
(Y page 55). 102
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G
WARNING
If the driver's seat is not correctly engaged, it coul dunexpectedly move while driving. This
coul dcausey ou to lose control of the vehicle.
There is arisk of an accident.
Always ensure that the driver's seat is
engaged before starting the vehicle. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control of the vehicl ewhile
driving if you:
R adjust the driver's seat, steering whee lor
mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, headr estraint, steer-
ing whee land mirrors and fasten yours eat
beltb efore starting the engine. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or other vehicl eoccupants coul dbetrappe dand
thereby injured .Childre ninparticular could
accidentally press the electrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
Whil emoving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
leve rassembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem. G
WARNING
The headr estraints cannot provid ethe inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjusted correctly. There is an increased risk of injury to the heada nd neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Always drive with the headr estraints fitted.
Ensure that the centre of the headr estraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
headate ye levelbefore driving off. G
WARNING
The seat beltd oes not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the back- rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slid eunderneath the seat belta nd sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
yourj ourney .Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulders ection of yours eatbelt is routed
across the centre of yours houlder.
! To avoi
ddamage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spil lany liquidsont he seats. If liquid
is spilled on the seats, dry them as soon as possible.
R if the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-
ing should alson ot be used to dry the seats.
R clea nthe seat covers as recommended;
see "Interio rcare".
R do not transport heav yloads on the seats.
Do not place sharp objects on the seat
cushions, e.g. knives, nail sortools. The
seats should only be occupied by passen-
gers, if possible.
R when the seat heating is in operation, do
not cover the seats with insulating materi-
als,e .g. blankets, coats, bags, seat covers,
child seats or booster seats.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwel lunder or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is arisk that the
seats and/or the objects coul dbedamaged.
i The rear-compartment head restraints can
be removed (Y page106).
Vehicles without the through-loading feature:
the head restraints cannot be removed from
the rear-compartment seats.
For more information, contact aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
i Related topic:
R Through-loading facility in the rear bench
seat (Y page102) Seats
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Adjusting th
eseats manually and
electrically
Adjusting th efront seat Vehicles withou
tthe seating comfort
package :
Backrest angle
; Seat height
= Seat fore-and-af tadjustment
Vehicles wit hthe seating comfor tpack-
age :
Backrest angle
; Seat height
= Seat cushion angle
? Seat fore-and-af tadjustment
A Seat cushion length
i On vehicles wit
hthe seating comfort pack-
age, th eseat cushion lengt hcan only be
adjusted manually. Adjusting th
eseatfore-and-aft Vehicles withou
tthe seating comfort
package
X Lif th andle =and slid ethe seat forward sor
rearwards.
X Releas elever =again.
Mak esuret haty ou hear th eseat engage in
position.
Vehicles wit hthe seating comfor tpack-
age
X Lif th andle ?and slid ethe seat forward sor
rearwards.
X Releas elever ?again.
Mak esuret haty ou hear th eseat engage in
position.
Adjusting th eseatc ushion lengt hman-
ually X
Lif th andle Aand slid ethe seat cushion for-
ward sorb ackwards.
X Releas elever Aagain.
The seat cushion engages.
i Manual seat cushion lengt
hadjustmen tis
only available on vehicles wit hthe seating
comfort package. Adjusting th
eseats electrically :
Hea drestrain theight
; Backrest angle
= Seat height
? Seat cushion length
A Seat cushion angle
B Seat fore-and-af tadjustment 104
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i
Furthe rrelated subjects:
R You can store the sea tsetting susing the
memory function (Y page 116).
R If PRE-SAFE ®
is triggered ,the front-
passenger sea twillbem ovedtoab etter
positio nifitw aspreviousl yinanunfavour-
able positio n(Ypage 54).
R Whe nthe sea tismovedforward sorback-
wards, the headrest is move dupordown
automatically.
Vehicles with AMG Performance Seat: the
height of the hea drestraints cannot be adjus-
ted. Adjusting the head restraints
Important safety notes G
WARNING
You could los econtrol of the vehicle while
driving if you:
R adjust the driver's seat, steering wheel or
mirrors
R fasten the sea tbelt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjus tthe driver's seat, hea drestraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors and fasten your seat
bel tbefore starting the engine. G
WARNING
The hea drestraints cannot provide the inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjuste dcorrectly .There is an increased risk
of injur ytothe hea dand neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Alway sdrive with the hea drestraints fitted.
Ensure that the centre of the hea drestraints
support the back of each vehicle occupant's
hea date yelevel before driving off.
General notes Observe the important safety notes
(Y
page 102).
Do not interchange the hea drestraints of the
front and rea rseats. Otherwise ,you will not be able to adjust the height and angl
eofthe head
restraints to the correct position.
Adjusting the head restraint height
manually X
To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desire dposition.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the hea drestraint dow ntothe desire dposi-
tion.
Adjusting the head restraint fore-and-
aft positio nmanually Thi
sfunction allow syou to adjust the distance
between the hea drestraint and the back of the
head.
X To move forwards: pull the headrestraint
forward sinthe directio nofthe arro wuntil it
engages in the desire dposition.
X To move backwards: press and holdrelease
button :.
X Push the hea drestraint back.
X Release the release button once the head
restraint is in the desire dposition.
X Ensure that the hea drestraint has engaged
properly. Seats
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Adjusting th
eheadr estraints electri-
cally X
To adjust th eheadr estrain theight: slide
th es witch for th ehead restrain tadjustment
(Y page 104) up or down in th edirection of the
arrow.
Vehicles wit hAMG Performance Seat: the
height of th ehead restraints canno tbeadjus-
ted.
Adjusting th erears eath eadr estraint
height X
If th ehead restrain tisfully lowered, it is nec-
essary to press release catch :.
X To raise: pull thehead restrain tuptothe
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
th eh ead restrain tdown until it is in the
desired position.
Fitting and removing rea rhead
restraints X
Releas ethe rear seat backrest and fol dit
slightly forward s(Ypage 310).
X To remove: pull thehead restrain tuptothe
stop.
X Press release catch :and pull th ehead
restrain tout of th eguides.
X To refit: insert thehead restrain tsothatthe
notches on th ebar are on th eleftw hen
viewed in th edirection of travel.
X Push th ehead restrain tdown until you hear it
engage in position.
X Fold bac kthe rear seat backrest until it
engages. Folding th
efront-seat backrests
forward/back
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If th ebackrest is no tengaged, it could fold
forward sduring abraking manoeuvre or in the
event of an accident, for example. The seat
backrest will then push th evehicl eoccupant
against th eseat belt .The seat belt cannot
protect as intended and could result in addi-
tional injury. This poses an increased ris kof
injury.
Befor eeachjou rney, mak esuret ha tthe back-
res tengage sfully as described. G
WARNING
You could lose control of th evehicl ewhile
drivin gifyou:
R adjust th edriver's seat ,steering whee lor
mirror
R faste nthe seat belt.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Adjus tthe driver's seat ,steering whee lor
mirror and faste nthe seat belt before starting
th ee ngine. G
WARNING
When adjusting aseat ,you or another vehicle
occupant could become trapped by th eguide
rail of th eseat ,for instance .There is ariskof
injury.
Mak esuret hatnoo nehas any part of their
body within th eswee poft heseat when
adjusting it.
Observ ethe safet ynotes on "Airbags"
(Y page 44) and "Children in th evehicle"
(Y page 55). 106
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,steering wheel and mirrors
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Folding th
eseat backres tforwards Wit
hthe EASY-ENTRY system, th eseat moves
forwards if you have folded th ebackrest for-
wards and you pull th eseat forwards horizon-
tally. This makes it easie rfor passenger stoget
int oa nd out of th erear compartment.
The head restrain talso lower sonvehicles with
electric seat adjustment.
X Vehicles without memory function:
release th
ehead restrain tifnecessar yand
push it down.
X Pull seat release handle :and fol dthe back-
res tforwards until it engages.
X Push th eseat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with memory function: pull seat
release handle :and fol dthe backrest for-
wards as far as it will go.
The seat moves automatically to th eforemost
position.
Folding back th eseat backrest X
Vehicles without memory function: push
th es eat backrest bac khorizontally until the
seat reaches th eposition that was previously
set.
X Fold th eseat backrest backwards until you
hear it engage .Dosoinasmoothmanner.
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, this
will be shown in th emultifunction display in
th ei nstrumen tcluster. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Afte rthe seat backrest has been folded back,
check th eposition of th ehead restraint and
set it to th ecorre ct position.
X Vehicles with memory function: swing
bac kthe seat backrest.
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, this
will be shown in th emultifunction display in th
ei nstrumen tcluster. Awarning tone also
sounds.
The seat moves automatically to th estored
position.
If it is no longer possible to adjust th eseat to the
desired position ,e.g.w hen there is luggag ein
th er ear compartmen tfootwell or when a
passenger enters th erear compartment:
X Pull seat release handle :again and
straighten th ebackrest once more.
The seat engage sinthenews eat fore-and-aft
adjustmen tposition. Adjusting th
e4-wa ylumbar support :
To rais ethe backrest contour
; To softe nthe backrest contour
= To lower th ebackrest contour
? To harden th ebackrest contour
You can adjust th econtou rofthefron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum sup-
por tfor your back. Adjusting th
eAMG Performance Seat
To adjust th econtou roftheseat and for
improve dlateral support ,you can individually
adjust th efront seats. Seats
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Adjusting th
esideb olsters of th eseat cush-
ion
X To narrow: press button :.
X To broaden: press button;.
Adjusting th esideb olsters of th eseat back-
rest
X To narrow: press button =.
X To broaden: press button?. Seat heatin
gand seat ventilation
Switching th eseat heatin gon/off G
WARNING
If you repeatedly switch on seat heating ,the
seat cushion and backres tpaddin gmay
become ver yhot.T he healt hofvehicle occu-
pants wit hlimited temperatur esensitivit yora
limited abilit ytor eac ttoe xcessively high
temperatures may be affected or they may
eve nsuffer burn-like injuries .Ther eisar iskof
injury.
Therefore, do no tswitch on th eseat heating
repeatedly. The three red indicator lamps in th
ebutto nindi-
cat ethe heating leve lyou have selected.
The system automaticall yswitches down from
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes.
The system automaticall yswitches from level 2
to level 1after approximately te nminutes.
The system automaticall yswitches off approx-
imately 20 minute safter it is set to level 1.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1or 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 145).
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until th edesired heating leve lisset.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamps go out.
i If th
ebattery voltage is to olow, th eseat
heating may switch off.
i If driv eprogram Eis selected, th epower of
th es eat heating is reduced:
R Manual transmission (Y page 157)
R Automatic transmission (see Digital Own-
er' sM anual)
Switching th eseat ventilation on/off The three blue indicator lamps in th
ebuttons
indicat ethe ventilatio nleve lyou have selected.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1or 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 145).
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until th edesired ventilatio nleve liss et.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamps go out.
i If th
ebattery voltage is to olow, th eseat
ventilatio nmay switch off.
i You can open th
eside windows and th eslid-
ing sunroo fusin gthe "Convenience opening" 108
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feature (Y
page94). The sea tventilation of
the driver's sea tautomatically switches to the
highest level.
i When the vehicl
eisstationary, the fan
spee dcan be reduced automatically .This
reduces the noises of the sea tventilation. Seats
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