
Opera
tingsafet y Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot have theprescr ibedservic e/
maint enanc ework orany required repairs
carried out,thiscanresult inmalfunct ionsor
system failures. Thereisarisk ofan acciden t.
Always havetheprescr ibedservic e/maint e-
nanc ework aswell asany required repairs
carried outataqualified specialist workshop. G
WARN
ING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact with
hot parts ofthe exhaust system.Thereisarisk
of fire.
When driving onanunpaved roadoroff- road,
chec kthe vehicle underside regularly.Inpar-
ticular, remove trapped plantparts orother
flammable material.Contacta qualified spe-
cialist worksho pimmediately ifdamage is
detec ted. G
WARN
ING
Modificat ionstoelectr oniccompon ents,their
soft ware aswell aswiring canimpair their
func tion and/or thefunc tion ofother net-
worked compon ents.In particular, systems
relevant tosafety couldalsobeaffect ed.Asa
result, thesemaynolonger function asinten -
ded and/or jeopardiz ethe operatin gsafety of
the vehicle. Thereisan incr eased riskofan
acciden tand injur y.
Never tamper withthewiring aswell aselec-
tron iccompon entsor their software. You
should haveallwork toelectr icaland elec-
tron icequipment carriedoutataqualified
specialist workshop. !
There
isarisk ofdamage tothe vehicle if:
R the vehicle becomes stuck,e.g. onahigh
curb oran unpaved road
R you drive toofast over anobstacle, e.g.a
curb, aspeed bumporapothole inthe road
R aheavy objectstrik esthe underbody or
parts ofthe chassis
In situation slike this, thebody, theunder-
body, chassis parts,wheels ortires could be
damaged withoutthedamage beingvisible.
Componen tsdamaged inthis way canunex-
pect edly failor,inthe case ofan acciden t,no
longer withstandtheloads theyaredesigned
to.
If the underbody panelingisdamaged, com-
bustible materials suchasleaves, grassor
twigs cangather between theunderbody and
the underbody paneling.Ifthese materials
come incon tact with hotparts ofthe exhaust
system, theycancatc hfire.
In such situation s,have thevehicle checked
and repaired immediately ataqualified spe-
cialist worksho p.Ifon con tinuin gyour jour-
ney you notice that driving safetyisimpaired,
pull over andstop thevehicle immediately,
paying attentiontoroad andtrafficcon di-
tion s.In such cases, consult aqualified spe-
cialist worksho p. Declarations
ofconformit y
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle com-
ply with Part15ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothe two following twoconditions :1)
These devices maynotcause harmful interfer-
ence, and2)These devices mustaccept any
inter feren cereceived, includinginterferen ce
that may cause undesired operation.Changes
or modificat ionsnotexpress lyapproved bythe
party respon sibleforcomplianc ecould voidthe
user’s authorit yto operate theequipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndust ryCanada license-exempt
RSS standard(s). Operation issubject tothe fol-
lowing twoconditions :(1) These devices may
not cause interferen ce,and (2)These devices
must accept anyinter feren ce,including inter-
feren cethat may cause undesired operationof
the device. " Opera
tingsafet y
27Introduction 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 

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound inthe
Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe vehi-
cle when driving, youmay bedistracted from
the traffic situation. Youcould alsolose con-
trol ofthe vehicle .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure thatthis
is possi ble,park thevehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions andopera tethe equip-
ment when thevehicle isstationary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements forthe
country inwhich youarecurrently drivingwhen
opera tingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing into
account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract youfrom
traffic conditions anddriving, andincrease the
risk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled equip-
ment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy(RF)
Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF energy
that isdeeme dto comply withoutmaximu m
permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE). How-
ever, itis recommended toinstall itat adistance
of at lea st8inches (approx. 20cm) betwee nthe
radi ation source andaperson's body(not
includ inglimb ssuch ashands, wrists,feetand
legs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components, their
software aswel las wiri ngcan impa irtheir
function and/orthefunction ofother net-
worked components. Inparticu lar,systems
releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffected. Asa
resul t,these maynolonger function asinten-
ded and/or jeopardizethe opera tingsafety of
the vehicle .There isan increase drisk ofan
accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin motion.
You willnotice this,forexampl e,becau seeither
you willnot beabl eto sele ctcertain menuitems
or amessag ewil lapp ear tothis effect. Func
tionrestrictio ns
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