2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE ECU

Locking
centrally
see Cent rallock ing
Locking verifica tion signa l(on-
boar dcomp uter) ...............................1 90
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 204
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................106
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Lumbar support
Adjusting the4-way lumba rsup -
port ..................... .............................95 M
M+S tires ............................................ 292
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Matte finish(clean inginstruc-
tions )..... ............................................. 267
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ................................72
Inserting .......................................... 72
Locking vehicle..... ...........................77
Remo ving.........................................7 2
Unlocking thedriver's door.............. 77
Memory card(audio) .........................1 85
Memory function ...............................100
Merce desmeconne ct
Ca llprio rity....... .............................251
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Downlo ading desti nations
(C OMAND) .....................................251
Downlo ading route s....... ................254
Gene ralnotes ................................ 248
Geo fencing ................................... 254
Info callbutton ..............................250
Merced es-Benz emergencycall..... 249
Reco vering astole nvehi cle....... .... 253
Rem oteVehi cleHeal thChe ck....... 253
Roa dside Assista ncecallbutton ....250
Search &Send ...............................252
Self-di agnosis....... ......................... 248
Speed alert ....... .............................254
System .......................................... 248
Trig geri ngthe vehi clealarm ...........255
Vehi cleremote locking.................. 253
Vehi cleremote unlocking .............. 252 Mess
agememory (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................193
Mess ages
see Displ aymessa ges
Mirror turnsignal
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 269
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vani tymirror (inthe sun visor)
Mobi lephone
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
inter-
face) .............................................. 235
Connecting (device mana ger)........236
Frequ encies ................................... 317
Install ation....... ..............................317
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 185
Transmi ssionoutp ut(ma ximum ).... 317
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)....... ....................................72
MOExte ndedtires.......... .................... 275
Mountin gwhe els
Lowe ringthevehicl e..... .................314
Mounting anew whee l..... .............. 313
Prepa ringthevehicl e..... ................3 11
Ra ising the vehi cle....... ..................312
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 313
Securi ngthe vehi cleaga inst roll-
ing away ....... ................................. 312
MP3
Opera tion.......................................185
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes .............................181
Perma nentdispla y....... ..................189
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcompu ter..179
Overvi ew....... ................................... 34
Multime diasyste m
Switchi ngon and off....... ...............232
Music files
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
dex
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U
Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
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21

The
following textisreproduced asrequired of
all manufact urersunder Title49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations,Part575pursuant tothe
National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyActof
1966 .
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause injury
or death, youshould immediately informthe
National Highway TrafficSafety Administ ration
(NHTSA )in addition tonot ifying Mercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints ,it may
open aninvest igation, andifit finds thatasafety
defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, itmay order
a recall andremedy campaign. However,NHTSA
cann otbecome involved inindividual problems
between you,your dealer, orMercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotlinetoll-fr eeat1-8 88-327- 4236
(TTY: 1-800-424- 9153 );go tohtt p://
www .safer car.gov; orwrite to:Administ rator,
NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet, SW., Washington ,
DC 2059 0.
You canalso obtain otherinformat ionabout
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Manual
regarding thecorrec toperation ofyour vehi-
cle and possible damagetothe vehicle. Dam-
age tothe vehicle whichiscaused byviolation
of these notes isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe new
or used-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident ,rescue services canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate res-
cue card foryour vehicle. Thecurrent rescue
card contains themost important information
about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.the
routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more informat ionunder
www.mercedes-ben z.de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformat ionabout:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformat iondocu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsofsystem componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose ofits
individual componen ts,e.g. number ofwheel
revolutions/ speed,deceleration inmove-
ment ,lateral acceleration, acceleratorpedal
position
R malfunction sand defects inimportant system
componen ts,e.g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditionsin
special drivingsituations, e.g.airbag deploy-
ment ,interv ention ofstability controlsys-
tems
R ambient conditions,e.g.outside temperature
This data isof an exclusively technicalnature
and canbeused to:
R assist inrecogniz ingand rectifying malfunc-
tions anddefects
R analyze vehiclefunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicle's
movement s.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamemory
and malfunction datamemory.
Services include,forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quali tyassurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe ser-
vice network (including themanufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation isobtained fromit,ifrequired. Data
storage
29Introdu ction Z

Panic
alarm X
To activate: pressandhold the
0033 button 0043for approx. onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Press theStart /Stopbutton.
The SmartK eymust beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk ofvehi-
cle occupants comingintocont actwith parts of
the vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan accident.
The restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces
to which vehicle occupants aresubjected during
an accident.
The restraint systemcomprises:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
R Child restraint system
R Child seatsecuring systems
The componen tsof the restraint systemworkin
conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times, all
vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 91) As
the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly.
Observe theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 91).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. Forexam-
ple, if,inthe event ofan accident, theprotect ion
offered bythe seat beltissufficient, theairbags
are not deploye d.When anaccident occurs,only
the airbags thatincrease protectioninthat par-
ticular accident situation aredeploye d.How-
ever, seatbelts andairbags generally donot
protect againstobjectspenetrat ingthe vehicle
from theoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags" (Ypage 52).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation on
children traveling withyouinthe vehicle aswell
as on child restraint systems(Ypage 54). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failinan
accident ortrigger unexpect edly,forexample.
This poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson with
disabil ities,contactanauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center fordetails. USAonly: forfurther
information contactour Customer Assistance
Center at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑367‑6372 ).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
Occ
upantsafetySafety

occupant
inthe best position inrelation tothe
air bag.
The seat beltsystem comprises:
R Seat belts
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices forthe front
seat belts andtheouter seatbelts inthe rear
R Seat beltforce limiters forthe front seatbelts
and theouter seatbelts inthe rear
If the seat beltispulled outofthe belt outlet
quickly orwith ajerk ymovement ,the belt
retract orlocks. Thebelt strap cannotbe extr ac-
ted any further.
The Emergen cyTensionin gDevice tightensthe
seat beltinan accident ,pulling thebelt close
against thebody. However itdoes notpull the
vehicle occupant backinthe direction ofthe
backrest .
The Emergen cyTensionin gDevice doesnotcor-
rect anincorr ectseat position orthe routing of
an incorr ectlyfastened seatbelt.
When triggered, aseat beltforce limiter helpsto
reduce theforce exertedbythe seat beltonthe
vehicle occupant .
The seat beltforce limiters forthe front seats are
synchron izedwith thefront airbags, which
absorb partofthe deceleration force.Thiscan
reduce theforce exertedon the vehicle occu-
pants during anaccident .
! If
the front -passenger seatisnot occupied,
do not engage theseat belttongue inthe
buckle onthe front -passenger seat.Other-
wise, inthe event ofan accident theEmer-
gency Tensionin gDevice andtheside impact
air bag, inaddition toother systems, maybe
triggered andhave tobe replaced.
Import antsafety notes The
useofseat belts andchild restraint systems
is required bylaw in:
R all 50 states
R the U.S. territ ories
R the Distr ictofColumbia
R all Canadian provinces
Even where thisisnot required bylaw, allvehicle
occupant sshould correctlyfasten theirseat
belts before startingthe journey. G
WARNING
If the seat beltisnot worn correc tly,itcann ot
perform itsinten dedprotect ivefunct ion.An incorr
ectlyfastened seatbeltcanalso cause
injuries, forexample, inthe event ofan acci-
dent orwhen braking orchanging direction
abruptly. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury
or even fatalinjury.
Always ensurethatallvehicle occupant shave
their seatbelts fastened correctlyand aresit-
ting properly.
The componen tsof the restraint systemworkin
conj unct ionwith each other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times, all
vehicle occupant s:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correc tly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 91) G
WARNING
The seat beltdoes notoffer theinten dedlevel
of protect ionifyou have notmoved theback-
rest toan almost verticalposition. Whenbrak-
ing orinthe event ofan accident ,you could
slide underneath theseat beltandsustain
abdomen orneck injuries, forexample. This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven fatal
injury.
Adjust theseat properly beforebeginning
your journey. Alwaysensurethatthebackrest
is in an almost verticalposition andthat the
shoulder sectionofyour seatbeltisrouted
across thecent erofyour shoulder. G
WARNING
Persons lessthan 5ft (1.50 m)tall cann ot
wear theseat beltcorrec tlywithout anaddi-
tional andsuitable restraint system.Ifthe
seat beltisnot worn correc tly,itcann otper-
form itsinten dedprotect ivefunct ion.An
incorr ectlyfastened seatbeltcanalso cause
injuries, forexample, inthe event ofan acci-
dent orwhen braking orchanging direction
abruptly. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury
or even fatalinjury.
For this reason, alwayssecure persons under
5 ft (1.50 m)tall insuitable additional restraint
systems. 42
Occupant
safetySafety

If
achild younger thantwelve yearsold and
under 5ft (1.5 0m) inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benzvehi-
cle. The child restraint systemmust beappro-
priat eto the age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 54)inaddition tothe child restraint
syst emmanuf acturer' sinst allation andoper-
atin ginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant classif icationsyst em
(OCS)". (Ypage 47) G
WARN
ING
The seat belts maynotperf orm theirint ended
prot ective func tion if:
R the yare damaged, modified,extreme ly
dirt y,bleache dor dyed
R the seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R the Emergen cyTens ionin gDev ices, belt
anc horage sor iner tiareels havebeen modi-
fied.
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g.
due tosplint ersofglass. Modifie dor damaged
seat belts maytearorfail, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin gDev ices
could accident allytrigger orfail todeploy
when necessary. Thisposes aninc reased risk
of injury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sand inertia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Follow-
ing anacc ident ,have theseat belts checked
immed iatelyataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Only useseat belts thathave been approv edfor
your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz.
Spor tsseat orAMG Performance seat:this
seat isdesign edfor the stan dard three-po int
seat belt. Ifyou installanot hermulti- point seat
belt, e.g.sport orracin gseat belts ,the rest raint syst
emcannot prov idethe best level ofprot ec-
tion . G
WARN
ING
If you feed seatbelts through theopen ingin
the seat backrest,the seat backrestmay be
damaged ormay even break inthe even tof an
acc ident .This poses anincreased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinj ury.
Only usethestan dard three-po intseat belt.
Never modifythe seat beltsystem.
Prop eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 42).
All vehic leocc upant smust bewearin gthe seat
belt correctlybefor ebegin ningthe jour ney. Also
make surethatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehic le
is in mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always makesure
that :
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed
Only thencan theforces which occurbe dis-
tr ibuted overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulder sectionofthe belt isrout ed
acro ssthe centerofyour shoulder
The shoulder sectionofthe seat beltshould
not touc hyour neckor be rout edunder your
arm orbehin dyour back.Where possible ,
adjust theseat belttothe appropr iateheight .
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour lap
as low down aspossible
The lapbelt must always berout edacro ss
your hipjoin tsand notacro ssyour abdomen .
This applies particularly topregn antwomen .
If nec essary, pushthelapbelt down toyour
hip jointand pullittigh tusing theshoulder
sect ionofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot rout edacro sssharp, poin-
ted orfragile objects
If you have such itemslocat edon orinyour
clot hing ,e.g. pens ,keys oreyeglasses ,sto re
the seinasuitable place.
R only oneperso nis using aseat belt Occupa
ntsaf ety
43Safety Z

Infants
andchildre nmust never travel sitting
on the lapofavehicle occupant. Inthe event
of an accident, theycould becrushed
betwee nthe vehicle occupant andseat belt.
R objects arenever secured withaseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
vehicle 'soccupants
Also ensure thatthere arenever objects
betwee naperson andtheseat, e.g.cushio ns.
Seat belts areonly intended tosecure and
restrain vehicleoccupants. Alwaysobserve the
"Loa ding guidelines" forsecuring objects,lug-
gage orload s(Y page 239).
Fasteni ngand adjusting theseat belts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useofseat
belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 91).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almos t
upri ghtpositio n.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly fromthebelt out-
let.
X Engage seatbelttongue 0044inbelt buckle 0043.
X Ifnecessary ,pul lup on the shoul dersection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across your
body . The
shoul dersection ofthe seat beltmust
alw ays berouted across thecenter ofthe shoul -
der. Adjust thebelt outlet ifnecessary .
X To raise: slidethe belt outlet up.
The belt outlet willengage invariou sposi-
tions.
X To low er:hold beltoutlet release0087 and slide
the belt outlet down.
X Let goofbelt outlet release0087 inthe desire d
positio nand make surethatthebelt outlet
engages .
All seat belts except thedriver's seatbeltare
equi pped withaspecia lseat beltretractor to
securel yfasten childrestraint systemsinthe
vehicle .Further information canbefound under
"Specia lseat beltretractor" (Ypage 55).
Releas ingseat belts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfull yrolle dup.
Otherwise ,the seat beltorbelt tongue willbe
trapped inthe door orinthe seat mechanism.
This could damagethe door, thedoor trim
panel andtheseat belt. Damaged seatbelts
can nolonger fulfilltheir protective function
and must berepla ced.Visit aqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop.
X Press therelea sebutton inthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the belt
back.
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passeng er The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle occu-
pants mustweartheir seatbelts. Itmay light up
continuously orflash. Inaddi tion, there maybe
a warning tone.
Rega rdless ofwhether thedriver's seatbelthas
alrea dybeen fastened, the0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp lights upfor sixseconds eachtimethe
engine isstarted. Ifthe front doors areclosed
and thedriver's orfront-passenger seatbelthas
not been fastened, the0076 seatbeltwarning
lamp lightsup aga inafter thesixseconds. As
soon asthe driver's andfront-passenger seat
belts arefastened orafront doorisopened
aga in,the 0076 seatbeltwarning lampgoesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened afterthe
engine isstarted, anaddi tional warning tonewill
sound. Thewarning toneswitches offafter six 44
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upant safetySafety

seconds
oronce thedriver's seatbeltisfas-
tened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arenot fastened, awarning
tone sounds. Awarning tonealsosounds with
increasing intensityfor 60seconds oruntil the
driver orfront passenger havefastened their
seat belts.
If the driver orfront passenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourney, theseat beltwarn-
ing isactivated again. Air
bags
Introduction The
installation pointofan air bag canberec-
ognized bythe AIRBAG marking.
An airbag complements thecorrect lyfastened
seat belt. Itis no substitute forthe seat belt. The
air bag provides additional protection inappli -
cable accident situations.
Not allair bags aredeploy edinan accident. The
different airbag systems functionindepend-
ently fromoneanother (Ypage 52).
However, nosystem available today cancom-
pletely eliminate injuriesandfatalities.
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan air bag due tothe high speed at
which theairbag must bedeploy ed.
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot sitinthe correct seatposition,
the airbag cannot protect asintended and
could evencause additional injurywhen
deploy ed.This poses anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardous situations, alwaysmake
sure thatallofthe vehicle's occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly,
including pregnantwomen
R are sitting correct lyand maintain thegreat-
est possible distance tothe airbags
R follow thefollowi nginstruct ions Always
makesurethatthere arenoobjects
between theairbag and thevehicle's occu-
pants.
R Adjust theseats properly beforebeginning
your journey. Alwaysmakesurethattheseat
is in an almost upright position. Thecenter of
the head restraint mustsupport thehead at
about eyelevel.
R Move thedriver's andfront -passenger seats
as far back aspossible .The driver's seatposi-
tion must allow thevehicle tobe driven safely.
R Only holdthesteering wheelonthe outside.
This allow sthe airbag tobe fully deploy ed.
R Always leanagainstthe backrest whiledriv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean againstthe
door orside window. Youmay otherwise bein
the deploy mentareaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe footwell infront
of the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe dash-
board, forexample. Yourfeetmay otherwise
be inthe deploy mentareaofthe airbag.
R For this reason, alwayssecure persons less
than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuitable restraint sys-
tems. Uptothis height, theseat beltcannot
be worn correct ly.
If achild istra veling inyour vehicle ,also
observe thefollow ingnotes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve yearsof
age and less than 5ft (1.50 m)tallin suita ble
chi ldres traint syste ms.
R Ch ild res traint syste ms sho uldbe installedon
the rearse ats .
R Onl yse cur eachi ldinarea rward-fa cing child
res traint syste mon the front-pa ssenge rse at
wh en the front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis
de acti vated .If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp ispe rma nentl ylit, the front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gis de acti vated
(Y page 41) .
R Alw aysob serve the instructio nsand safety
note son the "Occu pantClas sific ati on Sys tem
(O CS) "(Y page 47) and on"Child ren inthe
veh icle" (Y page 54)in ad ditio nto the child
res traint syste mma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
and opera ting instructio ns. Oc
cupant safety
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