Seats
Ad
justing the front seat electrically &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
ted when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured. Children in particular could acciden
tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints which are not fitted or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not fitted or are adjus‐
te d incor rectl y,they cannot pr ovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. 88
Seats and stowing 
1
Adjusts the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2 Adjusts the height #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 96).
% Ifth e driver's door is open, thesteering
wheel can be adjus tedfo r up to30 minutes
af te rth e ignition has been switched off. Switching
thest eering wheel heater on or off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Turn the le ver in the direction of ar row1or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on. When
you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater switches off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process of
th e easy exitfeature
‑ If you pull away while the easy entry and
ex itfeature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy entry andexit
fe ature
When the easy entry andexitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. Seats and
stowing 95 
Setting au
tomatic lateral support
adju stment ............................................ 92
Setting options ...................................... 14
Wo rkout programme overview .............. .92
Seat belt ............................................... 31, 35
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 35
Ad justing the height .............................. 34
Care ....................................................3 88
Fa stening ............................................... 34
Pr otection ..............................................31
Re ar seat belt status display ................ .35
Re duced pr otection ...............................32
Re leasing .............................................. .35
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 35
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 35
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 35
Fu nction ................................................ 35
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 30
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) .................................... .388 Seat heater
Activating/deactivating ......................... 93
Seat settings Configuring ............................................ 91
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 94
Second telephone .......................... .302, 303
Connecting .......................................... 302
Fe atures .............................................. 303
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 40
Sensors (Care) ........................................ .386
Service Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 230
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop Service inter
val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 284
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting summer time .............................. 262
Setting the date form at .......................... 262
Setting the distance unit ........................ 267
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .................. 15 6
Short messages see Text messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 36
Side impact pr otection .......................... .198
Side windo ws............................................. 78
Child saf ety lock in there ar .................. .69
Closing .................................................. 78 Index
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