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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. Sea
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St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Loc
king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Re
ar ben chseat through-lo adingfeatur e Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. 10
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R
Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Re
quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely. 0007
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull release
le ve r1. 0007
Cen terse at bac kres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Seats
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Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 0007
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 10
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0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(→ pag e10 2).
This equipment isonl yav ailable invehicles with
th eth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein there ar ben ch
seat. 1
Tie-do wneyes Using
thebag hook s 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. 0007
Onlyhang lightobjects onthebag
hook s. 0007
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Seats
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0007
Pull bag hook 2down bytab1.
0009 Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(→ pag e10 2). Hoo
king inthepa rcel ne t 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 0007
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. 0007
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. 10
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Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor 000E
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. 0007
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. 0007
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. At
tac hin gth ero of car rier 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. Seats
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000E
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Onlyuse roof rack ste sted and
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led:
R The sliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised.
R The trunk lidcan befullyopen ed. 0007
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . 000E
NO
TEDama getothesliding sunroof
when aro of rack isins talled The
sliding sunroofmaybe damag edbythe
ro of rack ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen the
ro of rack isins talled. 0007
Donotopen thesliding sunroofwhen
th ero of rack isins talled.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thesliding sunroof. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. 0007
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. 0007
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . 0007
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . 0007
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . 0007
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . 11
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