Always drive with the head restraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
Do not rotate the head restraints of the front and
rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot adjust the
height and angle of the head restraints to the
correct position.
Using the fore-and-aft adjustment, adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close as possible to
your head.
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 a risk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicle occupants could be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While moving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem.
GWARNING
The seat belt does 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
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder.
!To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
Rkeep liquids from 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 also not be used to dry the seats.
Rclean the seat covers as recommended;
see "Interior care".
Rdo not transport heavy loads on the seats.
Do not place sharp objects on the seat
cushions, e.g. knives, nails or tools. 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
footwell under or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is a risk that the
seats and/or the objects could be damaged.
Adjusting the seats
Adjusting the front seat electrically
0043Head restraint height
0044Head restraint height
0087Seat height
0085Seat cushion angle
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0083Seat cushion length
0084Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
006BBackrest angle
iIf PRE-SAFE®is triggered, the front-
passenger seat will be moved to a better posi- tion if it was previously in an unfavorable posi-
tion (
Ypage 55).
iYou can store the seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 103).
iTo ensure the largest possible range of seat
settings, certain seat adjustment functions
will also adjust other settings.
iThe head restraint height is adjusted auto-
matically when you adjust the seat height or
the seat fore-and-aft position.
Adjusting the front-passenger seat
from the driver’s seat
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the seat guide rail. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"
(
Ypage 46) and "Children in the Vehicle"
(Ypage 57).
GWARNING
The front-air bags for could also injure the
vehicle occupants in the front If the front
seats are positioned too close to the dash-
board or steering wheel. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Always adjust the front seats so that they are
as far from the front air bags as possible. Also
observe the notes on the correct adjustment
of the seats.
GWARNING
Children could become trapped if they adjust
the seats, particularly when unattended.
There is a risk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
!Do not move the front-passenger seat fully
forwards if there are objects in the parcel net
in the front-passenger footwell. The objects
could otherwise be damaged.
Adjusting the front-passenger seat
The power supply or the ignition must be
switched on so that the front-passenger seat
can be selected (
Ypage 122).
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button 0043repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
When the indicator lamp in button 0043lights up,
for the front-passenger seat you can adjust:
Radjust the seat (Ypage 92)
Rseat heating (Ypage 96)
Rseat ventilation (Ypage 96)
Rthe memory function to call up or save set-
tings (Ypage 102).
Adjusting the head restraints
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 a risk of an accident.
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Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If the head restraints are not installed or not
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
Do not rotate the head restraints of the front and rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot adjust the
height and angle of the head restraints to the
correct position.
Using the fore-and-aft adjustment, adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close as possible to
your head.
Pay attention to the important safety notes
(
Ypage 91).
Adjusting the front head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints manually
With this function you can adjust the distance
between the head restraint and the back of the
seat occupant's head.
XTo move forwards: pull the head restraint
forwards in the direction of the arrow until it
engages in the desired position.
XTo move backwards: press and hold the
release catch 0043.
XPush the head restraint back.
XRelease the release button once the head
restraint is in the desired position.
XEnsure that the head restraint is engaged.
Adjusting the front head restraints elec-
trically
The height of the front head restraints can be
adjusted using the seat adjustment switch
(
Ypage 92).
Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
Lowering from the front electrically
XSwitch on the power supply or the ignition
(Ypage 122).
XBriefly press button 0043.
The head restraints lower.
Adjusting the rear seat head restraint
height mechanically
XTo raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired height.
XTo lower: press release catch 0043and push
the head restraint down until it is in the
desired position.
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Folding the front seat backrests
forward/back
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
If th ebackrest is no tengaged, it could fol d
forwards durin g abraking maneuve ror in th e
event of an accident, for example .The seat
backrest will then push th evehicl eoccupant
against th eseat belt .The seat belt can no
longer offer th eintended leve lof protection
and could eve ncaus einjuries. Ther eis an
increased ris kof injury.
Before eac hjourney, mak esure that th eback-
res tengage sfully as described.
GWARNIN G
The seat belt does no toffer th eintended leve l
of protection if you have no tmoved th eback-
res tto an almost vertical position .When brak -
ing or in th eevent of an accident, you could
slide underneat hth eseat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example .This
poses an increased ris kof injury or eve nfatal
injury.
Adjus tth eseat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that th ebackrest
is in an almost vertical position and that th e
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across th ecente rof your shoulder .
GWARNING
When you adjust aseat ,you or other vehicl e
occupant scould become trapped ,e.g. on th e
seat guide rail. Ther eis aris kof injury.
Mak esure when adjusting aseat that no on e
has any body part sin th eswee pof th eseat .
Observ eth esafet ynote son "Air bags "
(
Ypage 46 )and "Children in th eVehicle"
(Ypage 57) .
Folding the seat backrest forward
The seat moves forwards as soo nas you fol dth e
backrest forwards . This makes it easie
rfor passenger sto get int o
and out of th erear compartment. The head
restraint is lowered and th eseat moves for -
wards .
XPull seat release handle 0043forwards and fol d
th ebackrest forwards as far as it will go.
The seat automatically moves to th eforemost
position and th ehead restraint is lowered.
Folding the seat backrest back
XFold bac kth ebackrest horizontally until it
engages.
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, this
will be shown in th emultifunction display in
th einstrumen tcluster. Awarning tone also
sounds.
The seat moves automatically to th elast posi -
tion .
Adjusting the active multicontour
seat
You can adjust th eactive multicontour seat sfor
th edriver and fron tpassenger via th emultime-
dia system; see th eDigital Operator's Manual.
The driving dynamic ssetting sare only activated
if:
Rth eseat is occupied
Rth eseat belt is fastene d
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support
You can adjust the4-way lumba rsupport via th e
multimedia system (see th eDigital Operator's
Manual).
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Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off
GWARNING
Repeatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and backrest pads to
become very hot. The health of persons with
limited temperature sensitivity or a limited
ability to react to excessively high tempera-
tures may be affected or they may even suffer
burn-like injuries. There is a risk of injury.
Therefore, do not switch the seat heating on
repeatedly.
For vehicles equipped with the Warmth Comfort
package: the armrest in the door and the center
console can also be heated when you switch on
the seat heating of one of the front seats. You
can set this via the multimedia system; see the
Digital Operator's Manual.
The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-
cate the heating level you have selected.
The system automatically switches down from
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes.
The system automatically switches down from
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switches off approx-
imately 20 minutes after it is set to level 1.
You can set the distribution of the heated sec-
tions of the seat cushions and backrests on the
front seats using the multimedia system; see the
Digital Operator's Manual.
Front seats
XSwitch on the power supply or the ignition
(Ypage 122).
XTo switch on: press button0043repeatedly
until the desired heating level is set.
XTo switch off: press button0043repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off.
Rear seats
XSwitch on the power supply or the ignition
(Ypage 122).
XTo switch on: press button0043repeatedly
until the desired heating level is set.
XTo switch off: press button0043repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off.
Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Front seats
The three blue indicator lamps in the buttons
indicate the blower setting you have selected.
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XSwitch on the power supply or the ignition
(Ypage 122).
XTo switch on:press button0043repeatedly
until the desired blower setting is set.
XTo switch off: press button0043repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, the seat
ventilation may switch off.
iYou can open the side windows using the
"Convenience opening" feature (Ypage 86).
The seat ventilation of the driver's seat auto-
matically switches to the highest level.
iWhen the vehicle is stationary, the fan
speed can be reduced automatically. This
reduces the noises of the seat ventilation.
Problems with the seat heating/ventilation
ProblemPossible causes/consequences and 0050Solutions
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.
AIRSCARF
GWARNING
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the vents in the head restraints. This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the air vents. There is a risk of injury.
Reduce the heater output before it becomes
too hot.
The AIRSCARF function warms the head and
neck area of vehicle occupants with warm air.
The warm air flows out of the holes in the head
restraints.
The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-
cate the heating level you have selected.
XMake sure that the power supply or the igni-
tion is switched on.
XTo activate: press button 0043.
Three red indicator lamps in the button light
up. The blower starts up after a preheating
phase of seven seconds.
XPress button 0043repeatedly until the desired
heating level is set.
XTo deactivate: press button0043repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
Make sure that no objects enter the front outlet.
iThe blower continues running for seven sec-
onds to cool down the heating elements.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
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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 a risk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
GWARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steering wheel. There is a risk 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 SmartKey in
the ignition lock.
Adjusting the steering wheel
0043Adjusts the steering wheel height
0044Adjusts the steering wheel position (fore-
and-aft adjustment)
iFurther related subjects:
REASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Ypage 99)
RStoring settings (Ypage 103)
Steering wheel heating
Switching on/off
XSwitch on the ignition (Ypage 122).
XTo switch on/off: turn the lever in the direc-
tion of arrow 0043or0044.
Indicator lamp 0087lights up or goes out.
If you switch off the ignition, the steering wheel
heating is deactivated.
98Steering wheel
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Problems with the steering wheel heating
ProblemPossible causes/consequences and0050Solutions
The steering wheel heat-
ing has switched off pre-
maturely or cannot 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.
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particularly
children – could become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the seat and
the steering wheel.
If there is a risk of becoming trapped by
Rthe steering wheel: move the steering
wheel adjustment lever.
Rthe seat: press the switch for seat adjust-
ment.
The adjustment process is stopped.
You can stop the adjustment process by press-
ing one of the memory function's position but-
tons. This function is only available on vehicles
with memory function.
GWARNING
If children activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture, they can become trapped, particularly
when unattended. There is a risk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
GWARNING
If you drive off while the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments, you could lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Always wait until the adjustment process is
complete before driving off.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting in
and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature using the multimedia sys-
tem (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
Position of the steering wheel and the
driver's seat when the EASY-ENTRY/
EXIT feature is active
The steering wheel tilts upwards and the driver's seat moves backwards if you:
Rremove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
Rwith the start/stop button: open the driv-
er's door; the ignition must be switched off
Rwith the SmartKey: open the driver's door;
the SmartKey must be in position 0or 1in the
ignition lock (
Ypage 121)
iThe steering wheel only tilts upwards and
the driver's seat only moves backwards if the
driving position is stored after the seat or
steering column has been adjusted.
The last position of the steering wheel or seat is
stored if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe setting is stored with the memory function
(Ypage 103).
iThe steering wheel only moves upwards if it
has not already reached the upper stop. The
driver's seat only moves backwards if it is not
already in the rearmost position.
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