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Stowage
compartments inthe front Glove
box X
To open: pullhandle 0043and open glove box
flap 0044.
X To close :fold glove boxflap 0044upwa rdsuntil
it engages.
There isapen holder atthe top ofthe glove box
flap.
Eyeglasses compartment X
To open: pressmarking 0043.
Make surethattheeyegla ssescompartmen tis
alwa ysclosed whilethevehicle isin motion. Stowage
compartmentinthe front center
conso le X
To open: pressthemarking oncover 0043.
i Depending
onthe vehicle equipment, there
may beanashtray inthe cent erconsole
instead ofastorage compartmen t.
Stowage compartmentinfront ofthe arm -
rest (vehicle swith autom atictransmis-
sion) X
To open: pressthemarking oncover 0043.
i You
canremove thenon- slipmat andthe
insert forcleaning. Whenremoving theinsert
you willhave toovercome someslightresist-
ance. 240
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Stowage
compartmentunderthearm rest X
To open: onvehicles withmovable armrests,
make surethatthearmrest isin the rearmost
position.
X Press button 0043and fold thearmrest up.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment, thearm-
rest canbemoved backwards orforwards ina
longitudinal direction.
Depending onthe vehicle's equipment, thefol-
lowing maybeinthe stowage compartmen t:a
multimedia connector unitwith anSD card slot
and 2USB ports, e.g.foruse with aniPod ®
,
iPhone ®
or MP3 player(see theDigital Opera-
tor's Manual).
Stowage compartments inthe rear
passenger compartment Stowage
compartmentinthe rear
passenger compartmentcenter console X
To open: pulldown thetop ofstowage com-
partment 0043bythe edge ofthe handle.
i Depending
onthe vehicle's equipment,
there maybeanopen stowage spaceabove
the stowage compartmen t. Parcel
nets
Stowage netsarelocated:
R in the front -passenger footwell
R on the back ofthe driver's andthefront -
passenger seat
R on the left and right-hand sideinthe trunk
Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239)
and thesafety notesregarding stowagespaces
(Y page 239). Thr
ough-loading facilityinthe rear
passenger compartment X
To open: folddown seatarmrest 0043.
X Pull thecent erhead restraint onthe rear
bench seatintotheuppermost position
(Y page 94). X
Slide locking mechanism 0087inthe direction
of the arrow.
X Swing flap0044fully tothe side.
Flap 0044isheld open byamagnet.
X To close :swing flap0044inthe trunk backuntil
it engages.
X Fold armrest 0043upfully ifnecessary. Stowage
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Observe
theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239). Cargo
compart mentenlargement
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seatandseat
backrest arenot engaged theycould foldfor-
wards, e.g.when braking suddenly orinthe
event ofan accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldthereby be
pushed intotheseat beltbythe rear bench
seat/rear seatorby the seat backrest. The
seat beltcannolonger offertheintended
level ofprotection andcould evencause
injuries.
R Objects orloads inthe trunk cannot be
restrained bythe seat backrest.
There isan increased riskofinjury.
Before everytrip,make surethattheseat
backrests andtherear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
! Before
folding thebackrest inthe rear com-
partment forwards, makesurethattherear
compartment armrestandthecup holder are
folded in.They mayotherwise bedamaged .
Observe theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239).
The left-hand andright-hand rearseat backrests
can befolded forwards separately toincrease
the trunk capacity. Fol
ding therear seat backrest forward
and back Foldin
gthe rear seat backrests forward X
Fully insert thebackrest headrestraints if
necessary (Ypage 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Pull left-hand orright-hand releasehandle0044
of the seat backrest forward.
Corresponding seatbackrest 0043isreleased .
X Fold backrest 0043forward.
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. X
Insert theseat beltinto seat-belt holder0043.
Foldin gthe rear seat backrest back
! Make
surethattheseat beltdoes not
become trappedwhenfolding therear seat
backrest back.Otherwise, itcould bedam-
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X
Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Fold seatbackrest 0043back untilitengages.
Red lock status indicator 0044isno longer visi-
ble.
X Adjust thehead restraint sif necessary
(Y page 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. Securing
loads
Observe thefollowing notesonsecuring loads:
R Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239).
R Secure theload using thecargo tie-down
rings.
R Distribute theload onthe cargo tie-down
rings evenly.
R Do not use elastic strapsornets tosecure a
load, asthese areonly intended asan anti-slip
protect ionforlight loads.
R Do not route tie-downs acrosssharpedges or
corners .
R Pad sharp edges forprotect ion. 0043
Cargo tie-down rings Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor Under
thetrunk flooryoucan find abracket for
TIREFIT andthevehicle toolkit,etc.
X To open: pullhandle 0043up. X
Hook handle 0043into raintrough 0044.
To enlarge thetrunk youcan remove thetrunk
floor.
X To remove: liftthe trunk flooralmost torain
trough 0044and pullitout. Stowage
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Do
not touchthe hot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Alw aysma kesure tha tchi ldren
canno tacc ess thehot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Nev erleav echi ldren unsuper-
vis ed inthe vehicle. G
WA
RNING
If ob jects inthe passe nge rcomp artment are
stow edinco rrectly ,the ycan slid e or be
thro wnarou nd and hitveh icleoccu pants. In
ad ditio n,cup holders, open stow agesp ace s
and mob ile ph one brackets canno tal wa ys
reta inallob jects theyconta in.The reisaris k
of inju ry,pa rtic ular ly in the eventofsudd en
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.
R Alw aysstow objects sotha tthe ycanno tbe
thro wnarou nd insuch situa tions.
R Alw aysma kesure tha tob jects donot pro-
tru de fromstow agesp ace s,pa rcel nets or
stow agenets .
R Close thelockab lestow agesp ace sbe for e
sta rtin gajou rney .
R Alw aysstow andsecurehe avy, ha rd, poin-
ted ,sha rp-e dged ,fra gile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
! Onl
yus ethe cup holders for conta inersof
the right size and which have lids .The drinks
cou ldothe rwise sp ill.
Ob ser vethe load ing guideline s(Y page 239 ).
The stow agecomp artments inthe doors provide
sp ace forbottle s:
R fro nt: cap acityup to34 fl.oz. (1.0 l)
R rear: capacityupto17 fl.oz. (0.5 l) Cup
holde rin the front center conso le 0043
Cuphold er The
cup hold erand therubb ermat undernea th
can beremoved forclea ning. Cleanthem with
clea n,lukew armwater only.
X To remove: carefullypul lin upp ersections of
cup hold er0043 onthe driver' sand front-
pass enger sidesuntil theyrelea se.
X Lift the cup hold erupw ards 0044until itcan be
removed . X
To install :insert cuphold erinto latera l
curved sections 0044inthe stowa gecompart-
ment. Insertthecup hold erso that thewed ge Fe
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of
the upper section ofcup holder 0043faces
forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-h andsides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight on
the rear seat armrest whenitis folded down,
as you could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding therear
seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup holder
could bedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back until
it engages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNING
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfolded
up when thevehicle isin motion, youcould be
blinded byincident light.There isarisk ofan
accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover
Vanit ymirr orinthe sun visor Mirror
light0043only funct ionsifthe sun visor is
clipped intobracket 0044and mirror cover0083has
been folded up.
Glare fromtheside X
Fold down thesun visor.
X Pull thesun visor outofretainer 0044.
X Swing thesun visor tothe side. Ashtra
y
Front ashtray !
The
stowage spaceundertheashtray isnot
heat resistant .Before placing litcigarett esin
the ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, thestowage
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X
Vehi
cles with asto wag eco mpartmen t
co ver:pre ssthe lowe rsecti onofcove r0043.
The stow agecomp artmentopens.
X To remo vethe inse rt: lift inse rt0087 up0044 and
ou t.
X To re-i nsta llthe inse rt: pre ssinse rt0087 into
the holder untilit enga ges.
i If
yo uremo vethe ashtra yinse rt,youcan use
the resulting comp artmentforstow age.
Rear compartment ashtray X
To ope n:pullcove r0087 outby its top edge.
X To remo ve:pu llinse rt0044 byrece ss0043 inthe
di recti onofarr ow 0085unti lit au dibl yrel eases .
X Lif tinse rt0044 upand out.
X To instal lthe inse rt: insta llinse rt0044 from
ab ove into theholder and pressdow nunti lit
enga ges. Ci
gare ttelighte r G
WARNI
NG
Yo ucan burn yours elfif yo utou chthe hot
hea ting eleme ntor the socke tof the cigare tte
li ghte r.
In addition, flamma blemate rialscan ignite if:
R the hot cigare tte lighte rfal ls
R achi ldhol dsthe hot cigare tte lighte rto
obje cts,forexa mpl e
The reisaris kof fire and injury.
Alw ayshol dthe cigare tte lighte rby the knob.
Alw aysmake sure that thecigare tte lighte ris
ou tof rea chofchi ldren. Neve rle ave children
uns upervi sed inthe vehicle. Yo
ur atte ntion mustal wa ysbe focu sedonthe
traf ficcondi tions.Only usethe cigare tte lighte r
wh en roa dand trafficcondi tions permit. X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
X Vehi
cles with asto wag eco mpartmen t
co ver:pre ssthe lowe rsecti onofcove r0043.
The stow agecomp artmentopens.
X Pre ssincig are tte lighte r0044.
Ci ga rette lighte r0044 willpop outau toma tically
wh en the heating eleme ntisred -hot. 12
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Gen eral notes X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
The socke tscan beused for acce ssorieswi th a
maxi mum drawof 180 W(15A). Accessori es
inclu desuch items ascharge rsfor mobi le
phones .
If you usethesockets forlong periods whenthe
engine isswi tched off,thebattery maydis-
charge .
An emerg encycut-out ensuresthat theon-
boa rdvolta gedoes notdrop toolow.If the on-
boa rdvolta geistoo low,the pow erto the sock-
ets isau tomatica llycut. This ensure sthat there
is suffi cient powerto start theengine.
Soc ket inthe front center conso le X
Vehic
leswith astow agecompartm ent
co ver: press thelowersection ofthe cover.
The stowa gecompa rtment opens.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket. Fe
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Socket
inthe rear passenger compart-
ment center console X
Pull thecover outbythe top ofthe handle
edge.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket .
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder to
activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MBInfo
call button. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned arenot
carried out,thesystem maynotbeactivated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation, con-
tact oneofthe following telephone hotlines:
USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-63 72)or1-86 6-990-9007
Canada: Customer Serviceat1-88 8-923-83 67
Only USA: shortly aftersuccessfully registering
with Mercedes meconn ect,auser IDand pass-
word willbesent toyou bypost. Youcanusethis
password tolog into the Mercedes meconn ect
area under "Owners Online"athtt p://
www .mbusa.com.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble Determ
iningthelocation ofthe vehicle onamap
is only possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded tothe
Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use themultimedia system'svolumecontrol.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
You canfind information andadescription ofall
availa blefeatures under"Owners Online"at
http: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, thesys-
tem carries outaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detect ed
if one ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button doesnot
come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ecall button doesnotlight updur-
ing self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagnosis
of the system.
R The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttons continues tolight upred after
the system self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadsid eAssistanc ecall button
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R The Inoperative Inoperative
orthe Service Not Service
Not
Activated Activated
messageappearsinthe multi-
funct iondisplay afterthesystem self-diagno-
sis.
If amalfunction isindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpected. Inthe
event ofan emergency, helpwillhave tobe
summoned byother means. 248
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