
#Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevenf atal
injur y.
#Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
& WARNING Risk of injury causedbythe
use of damaged child restra int sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an accidentm aythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident.
#Ha ve thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again.
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) in weight until they reac has ize
wher eathree-point seat belt can be used prop‐
erly without aboos ters eat. The
following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
RWhen ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (
→pag e51).
RInstructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger air bag shutoff
(
→pag e39).
RSaf etyn otes on thes eat belt (→pag e33).
RInformation on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→pag e36).
Activating/deactivatin gthe child seat saf ety
fe atur eoft he sea tbelt
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no
longer cor rectly secure d. Thechild seat
saf etyf eatur eisd eactivated and thes eat
belt is dr awnina bitbyt he inertia reel.
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It istherefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions.
#Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of ther ear seats do
no ts lac keno nce thec hild restra int sy stem is
secured.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when ins talling and removing
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
Ac tivatin gthe child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
When thec hild seat saf etyf eatur eisa ctiva‐
te d,you should hear aratcheting sound.
#Pusht hechild restra int sy stem down until
th es eat belt sits tightly. Deactivating the
child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pres sthe release button of thes eat belt
buckle.
#Hold thes eat belt tonguea nd guid ebackt o
th es eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )isastandardized securing
sy stem fors pecialr estraint sy stems. LATC H-type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems ar eappr oved in
accordance wit hECE R-44 .
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R-44 maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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Occupant safe ty

RIncorrect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Fo rw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger
seat
When using arear ward-f acin gchild restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag mus talway sbed isabled. This
is only thec ase if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuousl y(
→page41).
When usingac hildrestra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat, it is essential toobser vethef ol‐
lowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RRe tract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
RThee ntirebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe backres tofthe front passenger
seat. The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to
uc ht he roof or be put under stra in by the
head restra ints.
RAd jus tthe angle of thes eat backres tand the
head restra int position according ly.
RMo vethes eat cushion inclination tothe
highest, mos tvertical position.
RAlw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec
hild restra in
t system. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. acushion.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
Child saf etyl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unatte ndedint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thea utomatic transmission out
of par kposition jor shifting them anual
transmission int oneutral.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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Occupant saf ety

1Toraise
2To open
3Toclose/lowe r
Use the3 button tooperat ethe sliding sun‐
ro of and ther oller sunbli nd.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof can onl ybe
opened when ther oller sunbli ndis open.
RThe roller sunblin dcan onl ybeoperated
when thes liding sunroof is closed.
#To star ta utomatic operation: press/pull
th e3 button be yond thep ressur epoint.
#Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe 3 button again.
Re strictions:
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic opening and raising fea‐
tur eisa vailable only whenthes liding sun‐
ro of is closed.
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic raising featur eiso nly
av ailable when thes liding sunroof is closed
or raised.
RThe panoramic slidings unroof cannotbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐
amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes liding
sunroof
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe sliding sun‐
ro of during thec losing process, thes liding sun‐ ro
of opens again automatically .The automatic
re ve rsing function is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function being
active
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e. g. small
fi ngers
Rdu ring thel ast1 /6 in (4 mm) of thec los‐
ing path
Rduring resetting
Rwhen closing thes liding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately af tera utom atic
re ve rsing
This meanst hatther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt someoneb eing trapped in these
situations.
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Childreninparticular could acc identally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped.
#While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no texchang ethe head restra int soft he front
and rear seats. Otherwise, youc anno tadjus tthe
height and angle of theh ead restra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
& WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
ev en fata linjur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back
The seats ma ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k.
#When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behindt he seats.
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&WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
#To raise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down.
Ad justin gthe gapb etwe en the head
re stra int and theb ackofy our head:
#Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe fron tseatluxur yhead
re stra int manually
#To adjus tthe sid ebolsters of theh ead
re stra int: pull or push ther ight or left-hand
side bols ter2.
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Seats and stowing

&WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
Driver-seat comfor tposition sfor up tothre e
people can be stored and called up using the
memor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be operated using the
memor yfunction:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
RSt eering wheel
REx terior mir rors
RHead-up Display
#To save :se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, the
Head-up Displa yand theo utside mir rort o
th ed esired position.
#Press them emor ybutton Mtogether with
one of thes torage position buttons 1,2or3 .
The settings ar estore d. An acknowledge‐
ment tone sounds.
#To call up: press and hold button 1,2or3
until al lthe driver-seat comfor tsystems are
in thes tore dp osition.
Stow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If object sarenots ecured or no tsecured suf‐
fi cientl y,they could slip, tip over or be
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Seats and stowing

Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
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