To
improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur edin
th ere ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan childr en
secur edinthefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyad vis es that youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat .
Gener icterm "child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Oper ator's Manual. Ach ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat R
afo rw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle.
Obser vingstandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐ lation
instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avoiding dang er Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Onl yuse thefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R theve hicle's seatbeltsystem
R theTo pTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyattaching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectly .
Whe nsecu ring ach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywithth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (0013 page53). Occupa
ntsaf ety 47
ins
truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(0013 page53 ).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat
(0013 page56).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(0013 page58). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(0013 page57 ).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erfront airbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(0013 page 42).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent . Do
notalt er thech ild restra int system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system mayno long er
func tion asitis supposed toifyo umak e
mod ificat ionsor att achobj ect sto it,e.g. toys
or unsuit ableaccessor ies.This poses an
incr eased risk ofinjur y!
Ne vermodify thech ild restra int system. Only
att achaccessor ieswhic hth emanuf acturer
of thech ild restra int system has author ized
especiall yfo rth is ch ild restra int system. Onl
yuse child restra int systems whichar ein
pr oper working condit ion 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by theuse ofdamag edchild restra int
sy stems
Child restra int systems ortheir retainin gsy s‐
te ms that have been subjec tedto aload in
an acc iden tma yth en notbe able toper form
th eir intended protect ive func tion. The
child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysre place child restra int systems
immediat elyth at have been damag edor
in vo lved inan acciden t. 0007
Have thesecur ingsystems forth ech ild
re stra int systems checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop beforeins talling a
ch ild restra int system again. Av
oiding direct sunli ght 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen thech ild
seat isex posed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int system isex posed to
dir ect sunlight orheat, partscould heatup.
Childr encould sufferbur nsfrom these parts,
par ticular lyon metallic partsof thech ild
re stra int system. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thech ild
re stra int system isno tex posed to
dir ect sunlight . Occ
upant safety 49
Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(0013 page55) Alt
ernativ esecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(0013 page 42).
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(0013 page41 ). Oc
cupa nt safety 51
0007
Todeac tivatethe special seat beltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. 0007
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingth eLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar 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. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as int
ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltinthech ild restra int sys‐
te m, theper missible gross mass ofthech ild
and child restra int system is73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system
wit hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐
cie ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe
placed ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat
att achmen tsand thech ild ma yno tbe
re stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. 0007
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),us eonl ya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. 0007
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent Occ
upant safety 53
Re
gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with.
When youar eins talling ach ild restra int system,
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useand thesuit‐
ability oftheseats foratt aching ach ild
re stra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly. When
youar eins talling aLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system, obser vethefo l‐
lo wing:
0073 When
youar eusing aGr oup 0/0+bab y
car seat andaGr oup 1re ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system. 0073
When
youar eusing aGr oup 1fo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: remo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .In addition, theseat backres tof
th ech ild restra int system mus t,as faras
possi ble,lieflat agains tth ebac kres tof the
ve hicle seat.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup 2or 3,ther ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket
Bef oreev erytrip, mak esur eth at theLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged cor‐
re ctly inbo th mounting brac kets intheve hicle. 54
Occupant safety
000E
NO
TEBecarefu lno tto damag eth eseat
belt forth ecent erseat when installing
th ech ild restra int system 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. 0007
Remo veand stow releva nt covers 1 . 0007
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. 0007
Having remo vedth ech ild seat, re-att achco v‐
er s1. Se
cur ingTo pTe ther 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
If th ere ar seat backres ts areno tloc ked, they
cou ldfold forw ards intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt or during braki ng orsudd en chang esof
dir ect ion. As
are sult, child restra int systems cann ot
per form their intended protect ive func tion.
Re ar seat backres ts that areno tloc kedcan
also cause additional injuries, e.g. inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. 0007
Obser vetheloc kve rificati onindi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. If
th ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an
ad ditiona lconnecti onbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. Occupant
safety 55
0007
Ifnecessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upw ards (0013 page94 ). 0007
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Alw ayscom plywith
th ech ild restra int system manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Guide TopTe ther belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. 0007
Guide TopTe ther belt 5down wards
be tween combin edcar gocoverand net3
and seat backres t2. 0007
Hook TopTe ther hook 6ofTopTe ther belt
5 without twisting intoTo pTe ther anc hor‐
ag e4. 0007
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 5.Alwayscom ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(0013 page94 ).Mak esur eth at you
do notint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof
To pTe ther belt 5. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar 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. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster.
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terre mo ving thech ild restra int system,
re place thehead restra int sag ain immed i‐
at elyand adjus tth em correctly . 56
Occup antsafety
USB
port.......................................... ....1 22
Chass isleve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting ............................................ .....2 01
Child safetyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 272
Re ar door .............................................. 59
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 60
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 51
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............46
fr ont-pa ssenger sea t(no tes) .................. 57
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 53
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......4 7
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....5 8
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 56
To pTe ther ..............................................5 5
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 7
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............46
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 52
Ch ock ........... .............................................418
St or ag elocation .............................. ..... 418 Choc
k
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 19
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 141
3-zone automatic climatecontr ol
pa nel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>141
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............142
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 42
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 142
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 143
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) .................................................. ... 144
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 43
Air -recir cula tion mode ..................... .... 144
Au tomatic control..... ...........................143
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 143
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 141 Defr
osting thewindshield .................... 141
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................4 35
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............146
Glo veboxair vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........147
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 145
Ionization ............................................. 144
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 141
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............147
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 141
Re frig er ant .......................................... 434
Re frig er ant filling capac ity...................4 35
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Re sidua lheat ....................................... 144
Se tting rear clim atecon trol (mult i‐
medi asy stem) .....................................1 43
Se tting theair distribution ...................1 41
Se tting theair flow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 141
Se tting theclimat est yle ......................1 43
Se tting thefragr ance system ............... 144
Se tting thete mp eratur e....................... 141
Swi tching there ar wind owdefr oster
on/of f.................................................. 141
Ve ntil ating theve hicle (convenie nce
op eni ng) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 7950
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