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#Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad jus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side.
Ad justin gthe 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4,a djustthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
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Adjustin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest
#Select / X P E D U.
#Adjus tthe air cushion.
Memor yfunction
#Save thes eat settings wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion (→pag e96).
Setting automatic adjustment of thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle.
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W.
#Select ' \ Q D P L F 6 H D W.
#Selects etting: 2 I I, / H Y H O or / H Y H O .
Overvie wofmassageand workout prog rams
Massag eprograms
The following programs can be selecte d:
R + R W 5 H O D [ L Q J % D F N
R + R W 5 H O D [ L Q J 6 K R X O G H U
R $ F W L Y D W L Q J 0 D V V D J H
R & O D V V L F 0 D V V D J H
R : D Y H 0 D V V D J H
R 0 R E L O L ] L Q J 0 D V V D J H
Ac tiv eW orko ut
The $ F W : R U N R X W % D F N and $ F W : R U N R X W & X V K
L R Q prog rams requ irey our activ ecooperation.
Te nsing and releasing also helps toimpr ove
blood flow to yo ur muscles. Press agains tapres‐
sur epointass oonasyoufeel it.
Selecting them assag eprogram fort he front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U.
#Select 0 D V V D J H.
#Selectamassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
9to15m inutes, depending on thes etting.
#To setthe massa geintensity: switch + L J K
, Q W H Q V L W \ onO or off ª.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V. 5 H V H W
#Select < H Vor 1 R.
Depending on whe ther thes ettings fort he driver
or front passenger seat ar eselected, onl ythe
selected seat can be reset.
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%Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay(
→pag e348). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐
ing equipment is requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plate.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Installth et ow ing eye(→pag e350).
#Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Onl yconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes.
#Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→pag e64).
#Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function.
#Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st(→pag e164).
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease thee lectric parking brake.
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&WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
Rthee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired.
#Use atow bar.
#Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po we r
Ifyo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged.
#Pull away slowl yand smoo thly.
Loading the vehicl efor transport
#Obser vethen otes on towing away
(→pag e346).
#Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshif ttoi,p rovide the
on-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpowe r
(
→pag e342).
#Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j.
#Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
#Onl ysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with AD SPLUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle.
#When transporting, ensur ethat:
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