Door controlpanel
FunctionPage
:Opens th edoor76
;%&Unlocks/locks
the vehicle76
=r45= Saves
the seat and exterior mirror
settings
98
?Adjusts the seats electrically92
A7 Zö\
Adjusts and folds the exterior
mirrors in/out electrically
96
FunctionPage
BW Opens/closes the side
windows82
Cn Activates/deactivates
the override feature for the
side windows in the rear
compartment
60
Dq Opens the trunk80
38Door control panel
Atag lance
Overheadcontrol panel
FunctionPage
:u Switches the rear com-
partmen tinterior lighting
on/off
103
;p Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off103
=| Switches the fronti nte-
rior lighting/automatic inte-
rior lighting control off
103
?ï MB Inf ocall button
(mbrace system)247
ARear-view mirror97
BSetst he compass255
CButtons for the garage door
opener252
FunctionPage
DFBreakdown assistance
call button (mbrace system)247
EG SOS button (mbrace
system)246
FEyeglasses compartment238
G3 Opens/closes the pan-
orama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel with roller sun-
blinds
86
Hc Switches the fronti nte-
rior lighting on103
Ip Switches the left-hand
reading lamp on/off103
Overhea dcontrol panel39
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Correct driver's seat position
GWARNING
You coul dlose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowingw hile driving:
Radjust thedriver'ss eat,head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten th eseat belt
Thereisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver'ss eat,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting th eengine.
Observ ethe followingw hen adjusting steering
wheel :,seat belt ;and driver'ss eat=:
Ryou are as far away from th edriver'sa ir bag as
possible
Ryou are sittin ginanormalupright position
Ryour thighs are slightly supported by th eseat
cushion
Ryour legs are no tentirely stretched and you
can depress th epedals properly
Rtheb ack of your head is supported at eye level
by th ecente roft hehead restraint
Ryou can hold th esteering wheel withy our
arm sslightly bent
Ryou can mov eyour legs freely
Ryou can see all th edisplays in th einstrument
cluste rclearly
Ryou should have agood overview of traffic
conditions
Rth es eat belt is pulled snugly against th ebody
and is routed across th ecente rofy our shoul-
der and across your hips in th epelvic area
Further related subjects:
RAdjustin gthe seatsm anually (Ypage 91)
RAdjustin gthe seatse lectrically
(Ypage 92)
RAdjustin gthe steering wheel manually
(Ypage 95)
RFastenin gthe seat belt correctly
(Ypage 44)
RAdjustin gthe rear-view mirror and exterior
mirror s(Ypage 96)
RVehicles with amemory function: saving
th es eat,s teering wheel and exterior mirror
settings usingt hememory function
(
Ypage 99)
Seats
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Children coul dbecome trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
Thereisar iskofi njury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe
SmartKey withy ou and lockthevehicle .Never
leave childre nunsupervised in th evehicle.
The seatsc an still be adjusted when there is no
SmartKey in th eignition lock.
GWARNING
When you adjust aseat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants coul dbecome trapped, e.g .onthe
seat guide rail. Thereisar iskofi njury.
Makes ure when adjusting aseat that no one
has any body part sinthesweep of th eseat.
Observ ethe safety note son"Air bags"
(
Ypage 45 )and "Children in th evehicle"
(Ypage 54).
GWARNING
If th edriver'ss eat is no tengaged,itc ould
mov eunexpectedly while th evehicle is in
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Seats, steerin gwheel and mirrors
motion. This could cause you to lose control ofthe vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Always make sure that the driver'ss eat is
engagedb efore starting the vehicle.
GWARNING
You could lose control of you rvehicleify ou do
the following while driving:
Radjust the driver'ss eat, head restraint,
steering wheelorm irrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver'ss eat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheela nd mirror and fasten you rseat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly,y ou or
other vehicleo ccupants could be trappeda nd
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electricals eat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
Whilem oving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem.
!To avoidd amage 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.
Rclean the seat covers as recommended;
see the "Interior care" section.
Rdo not transport heavy loads 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
footwellu nder or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is arisk that the
seats and/or the objects could be damaged.
iFurther related subjects:
Rcargo compartment enlargement (folding
down the rear seats) (Ypage 240)
Adjusting the seats manually
Vehicles without the seating comfort
package
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment:
XLift handle :and slidet he seat forwards or
backwards.
XRelease lever :again.
Make sure that you hear the seat engage in
position.
Backrest angle:
XRelieve the pressure on the backrest.
XTurn handwheel =forwards or backwards.
Seat height:
XPullh andle ;upwards or push it down
repeatedly until the seat has reachedt he
desired height.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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Vehicles with the seatingcom fort pack-
age
Sea tfore-and-aft adjustment:
XLif th andle :and slid ethe sea tforward sor
rearwards.
XReleas elever : again.
Make sure thaty ouhea rthe sea tengage in
position.
Backrest angle:
XRelieve the pressure on the backrest.
XTurn handwheel Aforward sorbackwards.
Sea theight:
XPull handle ?upwards or push it down
repeatedly unti lthe sea thas reachedt he
desired height.
Sea tcushion angle:
XAdjust the angle so thaty ourthighs are lightly
supported.
XTurn handwheel =forward sorbackwards.
Sea tcushion length:
XLifth andle ;and slid ethe front part of the
sea tcushion forward sorbackwards.
XReleas elever ; again.
The sea tcushion engages.
Adjustin gthe seats electrically
:Sea theight
;Sea tcushion angle
=Sea tfore-and-aft adjustment
?Backrest angle
iYo uc an storet he seatsettings using the
memory functio n(Ypage 99).
Adjustingthe hea drestraints
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Yo uc ould lose controlofy ourvehicl eifyoudo
the following whil edriving:
Radjus tthe driver'ss eat, headrestraint,
steering whee lormirrors
Rfasten the sea tbelt
There is ariskofana ccident.
Adjust the driver'ss eat, headrestraint, steer-
ing whee land mirror and fasten your sea tbelt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If the hea drestraints are not installe dornot
adjusted correctly, they canno tprovid epro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the hea dand neck area, e.g .inthe
event of an accident or when braking.
Alway sdrive with the hea drestraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicl eoccupant thatt he centerofthe head
restraint supports the back of the hea dat
aboute yelevel.
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Seats, steering wheel andmirrors
Using the fore-and-aft adjustment, adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close as possible to
your head.
General notes
For vehicles with sports seats you cannot adjust
the front head restraints or the outer rear head
restraints.
Adjusting the head restraints manually
Adjusting the head restraint height
XTo raise:pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
XTo lower: press release catch :in the direc-
tion of the arrow and push the head restraint
down to the desired position.
Adjusting the fore/aft position of the
head restraint
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.
There are several notches.
XTo move backwards: press and hold release
button :and push the head restraint back-
wards.
XWhen the head restraint is in the desired posi-
tion, release the button and make sure that
the head restraint is engaged in position.
Rear seat head restraints
Adjusting the rear seat head restraint
height
XTo raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
XTo lower: press release catch :and push
the head restraint down until it is in the
desired position.
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support
You can adjust the contour of the front seat
backrests individually to provide optimum sup-
port for your back.
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Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors
Z
:Raises thebackrest contour
;Soften sthe backrest contour
=Lowers th ebackrest contour
?Harden sthe backrest contour
AMG Performance seat
Vehicles with electricall yadjusta bles eats :
to adjust th econtou roftheseat and for
improve dlateral support ,you can individually
adjust th efront seats.
Adjusting th esideb olsters of th eseatc ush -
ion
XTo set th esideb olsters of th eseatc ush -
ion narrower: press button:.
XTo set th esideb olsters of th eseatc ush -
ion wider: press butto n;.
Adjusting th esideb olsters of th eseatb ack -
res t
XTo set th esideb olsters of th eseatb ack -
res tnarrower: press butto n=.
XTo set th esideb olsters of th eseatb ack -
res twider: press butto n?.
Switchin gthe seath eating on/off
Switchin gon/off
GWARNIN G
Repeatedly switching on th eseat heating can
caus ethe seat cushion and backrest pads to
become ver yhot.T he healt hofpersonswith
limite dtem perature sensitivit yoralimited
abilit ytor eac ttoh igh temperatures may be
affecte dortheym ay eve nsuffer burn-like
injuries. There is ariskofi njury.
Therefore ,donotswitch th eseat heating on
repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamp sinthebutto nindi-
cat ethe heating level you hav eselected.
The system automatically switches down from
level 3to level 2after approximately eigh t
minutes.
The system automatically switches down from
level 2to level 1after approximately te n
minutes.
The system automatically switches off approx -
imately 20 minute safter it is set to level 1.
XTurn theSma rtKey to position 1or2 in th e
ignition loc k(Ypage 122).
XTo switch on: press button: repeatedly
until th edesired heating level is set .
XTo switch off:press butto n: repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamp sgoout.
iIf th ebattery voltag eistoolow, th eseat
heating may switch off .
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Seats,steering wheel and mirrors
Problems with the seat heating
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The seat heating has
switched off prematurely
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.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the seat heating will switch
back on automatically.
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.
Adjusting the steering wheel
GWARNING
If the steering wheel is unlocked while the
vehicle is in motion, it could change position
unexpectedly. This could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Before startin goff, make sure the steering
wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering
wheel while the vehicle is in motion.
: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
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