Objects
inthe vehicle interior mayprevent
an air bag from functioning correctly.Before
start ingyour journ eyand toavoid risksresulting
from thespeed ofthe airbag asitdeploys, make
sure that:
R there arenopeople, animals orobject s
between thevehicle occupant sand anair bag
R there arenoobject sbetween theseat, door
and B-pillar
R there arenohard object s,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthe grab handles orcoat hooks
R no accessor ies,such ascup holders, are
attac hedtothe vehicle withinthedeployment
area ofan air bag, e.g.todoors, sidewindows,
rear side trimorside walls
R no heavy, sharp-edged orfragile objectsare in
the pocket sof your clothing.Store such
object sin asuitable place G
WARNIN
G
If you modify theairbag cover oraffix object s
such asstick erstoit,the airbag cannolonger
funct ioncorr ectly. There isan incr eased risk
of injury.
Never modify anair bag cover oraffix object s
to it. G
WARNIN
G
Sens orstocont rolthe airbags arelocated in
the doors. Modification sor work notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel-
ing, aswell asdamaged doors,canlead tothe
funct ionofthe sensor sbeing impaired. Theair
bags might thereforenot funct ionproperly
anymore. Consequent ly,the airbags cannot
protec tvehicle occupant sas they are
designed todo. There isan incr eased riskof
injury.
Never modify thedoors orparts ofthe doors.
Always havework onthe doors ordoor pan-
eling carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Front airbags !
Do
not place heavy objectson the fron t-
passenger seat.Thiscould cause thesystem
to identif ythe seat asbeing occupied. Inthe
event ofan accident ,the restr aintsystems onthe
fron t-passenger sidemay betrigger ed
and have tobe replaced. Driver
'sair bag 0043deploys infron tof the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger frontair bag 0044
deploys infron tof and above theglove box.
When deployed, thefron tair bags offeraddi-
tional headandthorax protectionforthe occu-
pants inthe fron tseats.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp
inform syou about thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag (Ypage 41).
The front-passenger frontair bag willonly
deploy if:
R the system, basedonthe OCS weight sensor
readings, detectsthat thefron t-passenger
seat isoccupied (Ypage 47).The
PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp is
not lit(Y page 48)
R the restr aintsystem controlunit predict sa
high accident severity
Knee bags Driver
'skn ee bag 0043deploys underthesteerin g
column andfront-passenger knee bag 0044under
the glove box.Thedriver's andfront-passenger
kn ee bags aretrigger edtoget herwith thefron t
air bags. 46
Occupant
safetySafety
If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunctional-
ity ofyou rbrakes atregul arintervals.
You canfind adescriptio nof Brake Assist (BAS)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly have
brake pads/linings installedon you rvehicle
which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-Benz
vehicle sor which correspond toan equi valent
qua litystandard. Brakepads/linings whichhave
not been appro vedforMercedes-Benz vehicles
or which arenot ofan equi valent qualitycould
affect yourvehicle 'sopera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro vedfor
you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich corre-
sponds toan equi valent qualitystandard. Brake
flui dwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Chec kingbrake liningthickne ss You
canmeasu rethe break pad/liningthick-
ness using atest gage .Colo r-coding (greenor
red) onthe test gage allows youtodetermine
whether thebrake pad/liningthickness isstill
sufficie nt.The test gage isin the vehicle docu-
ment walletinthe glove box. Front
wheel Rea
rwheel
X Bring thevehicle andwheel sinto asuita ble
positio nso that youcan attach testgage 0083.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingawa y
(Y page 142).
X Engage parkpositio nP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Pla cetest gage 0083betwee nthe wheel 's
spokes onbrake pad/lining0087.
X Hold testgage 0083verticall yon brake disc0043
and slidemeasu ringpin0044onto brake
disc 0043.
X Check whichcolorfield0085the arrow on
measu ringpin0044ispointing to.
Green: thebrake pad/liningthickness issuf-
ficient.
Red: thebrake pad/liningthickness isnot
sufficie nt.Have thebrake pads/lining
checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
To avoid aninaccurate measurement:
R make sureyoupositio nthe wheel ssuita bly
R do not putthemeasu ringpinonarecess in
the brake disc Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
the road surface iswet, hydro planing may
occur dependi ngon water level,speed andtire
tread depth. Drivi
ngtips
149Drivingand parking Z
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
Stowage
areasStowage andfeatu res
