GWARNING
You coul dlose control of you rvehicl eifyou do
the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, headr estraint,
steering whee lormirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, headr estraint, steer-
ing whee land mirror and fasten you rseat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicleo ccupants couldbetrappe 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.
GWARNING
If the headr estraints are not installed or not
adjusted correctly, they cannot providep ro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the heada nd neck area,e.g. in the
event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the headr estraints instal-
led .Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicleo ccupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the heada t
about eye level.
GWARNING
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
posesani ncreased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
you rjourney .Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulde rsection of you rseat beltisr outed
across the center of you rshoulder.
!To avoi ddamage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
Rkeep liquid sfrom spilling on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
Rif the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-
ing should als onot be used to dry the seats.
Rclea nthe seat covers as recommended;
see "Interio rcare".
Rdo 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.
Rwhen 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.
iThe rear-compartment head restraints can
be removed (Ypag e99).
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.
iRelated topic:
RRea rbench seat through-loading feature
(Ypag e96)
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z
Problems with the seat heating or seat ventilation
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The seat heating or seat
ventilation has switched
off prematurely or can-
not be switched on.The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical consum-
ers are switched on.
XSwitch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as the
rear window defroster or interior lighting.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the seat heating or seat
ventilation can be switched back on manually.
Steering wheel
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,s teer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before startin gthe engine.
GWARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steering wheel. There is arisk of
injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The electrically adjustable steering wheel can
still be adjusted when there is no key in the igni-
tion lock.
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
:Release lever
;Adjustst he steering wheel height
=Adjuststhe steering wheel position (fore-
and-aft adjustment)
XPush release lever :down completely.
The steering column is unlocked.
XAdjust the steering wheel to the desired posi-
tion.
XPush release lever :up completely.
The steering column is locked.
XCheck if the steering column is locked. When
doing so, try to push the steering wheel up or down or try to move it in the fore-and-aft
direction.
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Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors
Z
Adjusting thesteering wheel electri -
cally
:Adjusts th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
;Adjusts th esteering whee lheight
iFurther relate dsubjects :
REASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Ypage 105)
RStoring settings(Ypage 109)
ROperating theon-bo ard computer
(Ypage 201).
Steering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off
XTurn th eSma rtKey to position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 131).
XTo switch on/off: turnthe lever in th edirec -
tion of arrow :or;.
Indicato rlamp =lights up or goe sout.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO :when you
remove th eSma rtKey from th eignition lock, th e
steering whee lheating is deactivated.
Vehicles wit hKEYLESS-GO :when you switch off
th ei gnition and open th edriver's door ,the
steering whee lheating is deactivated.
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