G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch during
movement suchasbraki ngorabru ptchanges
of dire ction. Asaresu lt,you wou ldbe pus hed
aga inst yourseat beltby the unsecu reddriv-
er's seat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect asinten-
ded andcouldresu ltin add itiona linjury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthedriv-
er's seat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e45) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e54). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control of
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you do
the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,steer-
ing whee land mirror andfasten yourseat belt
before starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you or
other vehicl eoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe dand
thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu larcoul d
accide ntallypress theelectrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons andbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder the leve
rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment sys-
tem.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andtheseat
heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does get
spil led onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot use
the seat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the seats.
Do not placepointed objectsonthe seat
cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor tools.
Where possible,use theseats onlyforcar-
ryi ng pass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu ltof
objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There isarisk that the
seats and/or theobjects couldbe dama ged.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e242) 92
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors
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-
aged. 242
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areasStowage andfeatur es
