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Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Owner's Manual
goin gtop ress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe fit‐
te dw itha llfe atures desc ribed. This is also the
case fors yst ems and function srele vant to
saf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle
ma ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escription sand illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
The Owner's Manual and Service Bookle tare
impor tant documents and shoul dbekeptint he
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo udon othave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkora nyrequ iredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected. As
aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardise theo perating
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
yo um odify thec ar electronics ,the general
operating pe rmit is rende redi nva lid. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau st
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. General no
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Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stem
The restra int sy stem can reduce ther isk of vehi‐
cle occupants coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle
occupants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, sea tbeltt ensione rs
and/or airbags supplement thep rotection
of fere dbyac orrectly wornseat belt. Seat belt
te nsioner sand/or airbags ar enotdepl oyed in
ev erya ccident. In order
fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
R Alw ayss ecur epersons under 1.50 mt all in
an additional restra int sy stem suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation .Inparticular ,the seat belt
and airbag generally do no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also no tpossible tocompl etelyr ule out the
ri sk of injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Re
duce drestraint sy stem pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youo nly use
drivin gaids whic hhaveb een appr ovedspecifi‐
cally fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. Occupant saf
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NO
TEInva lidation of theo perating per‐
mit due tofailur etoc omply wi th the
instructions fori ns tallation and use The operatin
gpermit ma ybeinvalidated if
th ei nstruction sfor ins tallation and use of
two-w ayradios ar enotobser ved. #
Onlyuse appr oved frequency bands. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible out‐
put po werint hese frequency bands. #
Onlyuse appr oved aerial positions. 1
Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear wing
On vehicles wit hapanoramic sliding sunroof,
ins talling an aerial tothef ront or rear roof area
is no tpermitted. On
ther ear wings, it is recommended that you
ins tallth ea erial on thes ide of thev ehicle clos‐
es ttot he centre ofther oad.
Use Tech nica lSpecificatio nISO/T S21609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs fori ns tallation of af term arket
ra dio frequency transmitting equipment") when
re trofitting two-w ayradios. Comply wit hthe
legal requirements ford etachable parts.
If yo ur vehicle has fitting sfor two-w ayradio
equipment ,use thep ower suppl yoraerial con‐
nector sintended foru se wit hthe basic wiring.
Be sur etoobservethem anufacturer's Supple‐
ment swhen ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmission output
The maximum transmission outpu t(PEAK) at the
base of thea erial mus tnotexc eed thev alues in
th ef ollowing table: Te
ch nica ldata 449