#Do notrepeatedly switch on the seat
heater.
* NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on
When the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face.
#Make surethat no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on.
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply is switched on.
#To switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
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Steering wheel
Adjusting the steering wheel electrically
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
The steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
po we r supp lyis switched off.
1To adjust the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2To adjust the height
#Sa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 96).
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Switchingthest eering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on.
#Tu rn the le ver in the direction of ar row1or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entry and exitfeature
Fu nction of the easy entry and exitfeature
&
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
off while adjusting the easy exitfeature
‑ If youdr ive off while the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle.
#Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore driving off.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature
When the easy ent ryand exitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped.
#During the adjustment process of the
easy ent ryand exitfeature, make sure
th at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of the seat or thesteering wheel.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel:
#Mo vethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat:
#Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped.
Ve hicles with memory function: You can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory position buttons of the memory func‐
tion.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
duri ng acti vation of the easy ent ryand
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature, they can become trapped, part icu‐
lar lywhen unat tended.
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#Never lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
Ifth e easy ent ryand exitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar dsand the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uswit chthe ignition off when the driver's
door is open
RYo u open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched off
% The steering wheel mo ves upwards only if it
has not already reached the upper stop. The
driver's seat mo ves backwards only if it is
not already in there armost position.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat mo ve
back tothe last drive position in thefo llowing
cases:
RYo uswit ch th e power supply or the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
RYo u close the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on
The last drive position is stored in thefo llowing
situations:
RYo uswit chthe ignition off
RVe hicles with memory function: Call up
th e seat settings via the memory function.
RVe hicles with memory function: Save the
seat settings via the memory function.
Ve hicles with memory function: Press one of
th e memory function sa ved position buttons to
st op the adjustment process.
Setting the easy entry and exitfeature
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle Set-
tings.Easy Entry/Exit
#Select Steering Wheel & Seat ,Steering
Wheel Only orOff.
Using the memory function
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made.
#Use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side when theve hicle is stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat
or steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants – particularly children – could
become trapped.
#During the setting procedure of the
memory function, ensure that no body
parts are in the sweep of the seat or
th esteering wheel.
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Seats and stowing
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atelyrelease the memory function posi‐
tion button.
The adjustment process is stopped.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle.
The memory function can be used when the igni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memory function is only available in vehicles
with the memory pac kage .
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function. The
following settings can be stored forth e front
seats:
RSeat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of the seat backrest in the lumbar
re gion
RAc tive multicontour seat: side bols ters of the
seat backrest, shoulder of the seat backrest,
conto ur ofthe seat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel
RSeat heate r:distribution of the heated sec‐
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
RDriver's side: steering wheel position and
position of the outside mir rors on the driver's
and front passenger sides
RHead-up Display#Set the seat, thesteering wheel, the head-up
display and the outside mir rorto the desired
position.
#Brief lypress memory button M and then
press preset position button 1,2 or 3 within
th re e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
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Usingthe cigar ette lighter in the front center
console
& WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself ifyo uto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the ciga‐
re tte lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
Ryo udr op the hot cigar ette lighter
Rach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample
#Alw ays hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw ays make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
Re quirements:RThe ignition is switched on.
#Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
cally when the heating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
12 V sock etinthe front center console
Re quirements:ROnly devices with up toa maximum of
18 0wa tts (15 A) are pe rmissible.
#Lift up soc ket cap 1.
#Insert the plug of the device.
If yo u ha veconnected a device tothe12 V
soc ket, le ave the co ver of thestow age compart‐
ment open.
Using the12 V sock etinthere ar passen ger
compa rtment
Re quirements:ROnly connect devices up toa maximum of
18 0wa tts (15 A).
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RStarting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
The electric parking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position jand one of thefo llow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake.
In thefo llowing situations, the electric parking
brake is also engaged:
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toast andstill.
RThe HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta‐
tionar y.
RActive Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
st ationar y.
This is only the case if one of thefo llowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
RThere is a sy stem malfunction.
RThe po wer supply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationary for a lengt hyperiod.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re dF (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
appears in the instrument clus ter.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off bythe ECO
st art/ stop function. Electric parking brake function (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brake is
released when the
fo llowin
g conditions are fulfilled:
RThe engine is running.
RThe seat belt tongue is inser ted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelera tor pedal or you
shift from transmission position jtoh or
k.
RIf th e transmission is in position k,the
trunk lid must be closed.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inser ted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, thefo llow‐
ing conditions must be fulfilled:
RThe driver's door is closed.
RYo u mo vethe transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryou ha veprev iously
driven faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).
RIfth e transmission is in position k,the
trunk lid must be closed.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Front Passenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T
he front passenger air bag and knee air bags are enabled during the journey:
Reve n when a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the sy stem weight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat
Reve n when the front passenger seat is not occupied
The sy stem may de tect objects or forc es applying additional weight on the seat.
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata l injury when using a child restra int sy stem while the front passenger air bag
is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a child restra int sy stem on the front passenger seat and the front passenger air bag is
enabled, the front passenger air bag can deploy in theev ent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe air bag.
#Ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,that thest atus of the front passenger air bag is cor rect.
NEVER use a rear wa rdfacing child restra int on a seat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIR BAG; DE ATH or SERI‐
OUS INJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Check thest atus of the automatic front passenger air bag shutoff .
#If necessar y,consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
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