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The
system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R whils tdr ivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Saf
elytransp orting childr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e 0009
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(0013 page45).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingto secur each ild in
th ech ild restra int system mayha ve ser ious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur ingach ild
car efull ybef oreev eryjour ney. To
improv epr otect 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 Opera tor's Manua l.A ch 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‐ 44
Occupant safety

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed.
Childr eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. 0007
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 80
Seatsand stow ing

0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. 0007
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. 1
Head restra int height
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
5 Seat cushio nlengt h
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n
7 Seatba ckrest inc linat ion Seat
sand stow ing 81

0007
Save these ttings using thememor yfunc tion
(0013 page91 ).
0009 The head restra int height willbeadjus ted
aut omat icallywhen youadj ustth eseat
height ortheseat fore -and -aftpos ition. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R Toselect thefront passeng erseat :th epo we r
supply isswitc hedon
0009 This function isno tav ailable forall model s. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment
R Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion 0007
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. 0007
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel onthe
dr iver's side. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 82
Seats andstow ing

0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe able
toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 0007
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. 0007
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Lo we ring there ar seat head restra ints elec‐
tr icall yfrom thefront com partmen t
Re quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on 0007
Press butt on1.
0009 Dependi ngon themodel, button1 isloca‐
te don thedoor control panel onthedr iver's
side. Seats
andstow ing 83

1
Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight 0007
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(0013 page91 ). Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 0007
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. 0007
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. 0007
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep oftheseat orthesteer ing wheel. Seats
andstow ing 89

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
When youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(8 0km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. MA
GIC BODY CONT ROL MA
GIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion withva riable dampingfo rim prove d
dr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon trol sys‐ 17
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Driving and parking

th
ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
75 mph(120 km/h) . R
Onl ylo we rthe vehicl e:when theve hicle is
st atio nary,all thedoor sha ve tobe closed.
Ra ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. Dr
iving andparking 18
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