Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certainse ttings your‐
self . 0007
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthefo llo wing
measur esindepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Increasin gbr ak epr essur ewhen theve hicle
is statio nary.This brak eapplication iscan‐ celed
automaticall ywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limita tions
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R when backingup
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R whils tdr ivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Saf
elytransp orting childr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrav eling
in theve hicl e 0009
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐ dr
en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(0013 page49).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingto secur each ild in
th ech ild restra int system mayha ve ser ious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur ingach ild
car efull ybef oreev eryjour ney.
To improv epr otect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur edin
th ere ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan childr en
secur edinthefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyad vis es that youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat . 48
Occupan tsaf ety
Obser
vewhen stopping orpar king 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D. R
Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an ex
tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. 0007
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 52
Occupant safety
Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear door s 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. 0007
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
When childr enaretra veling intheve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
people orroad user s
R get out oftheve hicle andbehit bytraf fic
R oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple 0007
When childr enaretra veling intheve hi‐
cle, alwaysactiv ateth eav ailable child
saf etyloc ks. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Child
safetyloc ksforth ere ar door sand there ar
side windowsareav ailable.
The child safetyloc kon there ar door ssec ures
eac hdoor separat ely. The door scan nolong er
be opened from theinside. Occ
upant safety 61
Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout oftheve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005Dorshif ting manual
tra nsmiss ionintoneutral .
R Startin gth eengine 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheke ycaus edby
magne ticfields 0007
Keep theke yaw ay from stro ng ma g‐
ne tic fields. 1
Locks
2 Batt erych ecklam p
3 Unlocks
4 Opens/closes thetrunk lid
5 Panic alar m
0009 The Sma rtKe yma yva ry from theone shown
in thediagr am,depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment.
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R thedoor s
R thetrunk lid
R thefuel filler flap 64
Opening andclosing
Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. 0007
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. 0007
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. 0007
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 0007
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar side windows. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. 0007
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 80
Openingand closing
000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. 0007
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. 0007
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or 0007
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthero ller sun
blind
When openingorclos ing, makesur eth at no
body partsbec ome trapped between the
ro ller sun blind andframe orthesliding sun‐
ro of. 0007
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep of
th ero ller sun blind. 0007
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or 0007
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. 000E
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. 0007
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. 0007
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. 000E
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of rack isins talled When
aro of rack isins talled, raising oropen ‐
ing thesliding sunroofmaybe limit ed. 0007
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of rack is
ins talled. 84
Opening andclosing
Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 91
1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 0007
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 93