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which couldposeathreat toyour health or
life, ortothe health andlifeofothers. H
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WARNING
If the front passenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe front passenger seat
may behit bythe front passenger airbag in
the event ofan accident. Thereisarisk of
injury orfatal injury.
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alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 23
In troduc tion...........................................2 3
Operation .......................................... ..... 23 Introduction
......................................... 24
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 4
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 4
Operator's Manual................................. 25
Service andvehicle operation ................2 5
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 29
Data storage .......................................... 29
Information oncopyright ....................... 31 At
aglance ........................................... 32
Cockpit .................................................. 32
Instr ument cluster ................................. 33
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 34
Center console ...................................... 35
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8
Doo rcontro lpa nel ............ .....................39 Saf
ety ............ .......................................40
Pa nic alar m ............ ................................40
Occu pant safety ............ ........................ 40
Ch ildre nin the vehicle............ ...............57
Pe tsinthe vehicle............ ..................... 59
Dri ving safety syste ms ............ ...............60
Pro tecti onagainst theft............ .............72 Opening
andclosing ........................... 74
Smart Key............................................... 74
Doors ..................................................... 79
Trunk ..................................................... 81
Side windows ......................................... 87
Roof ................................................ .......9 0 Seats,
steering wheelandmir-
rors ..................... .................................. 97
Correct driver'sseatposition ................9 7
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 97
Steer ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 103Mi
rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 105
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 107 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 109
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 109
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 112
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 116
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...116
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 118
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 125
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 125
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh i-
cle sexcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 133
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 146
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 154 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 190
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 190
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 190
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Wa rning andindicator lamps ............... 233 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 243
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 244 Sto
wag eand features <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 249
Stow ageare as<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 249
Fea ture s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 2522
Co
nte nts

Brake
Assistwith cross -traffi c
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[...61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ .....324
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 69
Hig h-pe rformance brakesystem ....152
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 151
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 152
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 147
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 151
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 235
Breakd ownass istanc e
Re flective safety jacke t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 276
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
see Flattire
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 275
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 273
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 272
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 275
Wa shing byhand <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Whe els<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi perbl ad es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
CD
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
CD play er(on-b oard computer) ........196
Ce nte rco nso le
Low ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 36Low
ersecti on(AMG vehicles) .......... 37
Upp ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 35
Ce ntral locki ng
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 201
Locki ng/unlocking (SmartKey )........ 74
Chi ld
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Chi ldseat
Forw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ...... 59
On the front-p asseng ersea t............ 59
Re arw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ....59
Chi ldre n
Spe cialsea tbe ltretra ctor............... 57
Chi ldre nin the vehic le
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 57
Ci gare ttelighte r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 254
Cl ean ing
Mi rror turn signal <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Cl imate contro l
Auto maticcli mate control (dua l-
zone) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 116
Co ntrol ling automa tically ............... 119
Co oling with airde hu mid ificati on.. 118
Defro stingthewindow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 121
Defro stingthewindsh ield .............. 120
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 116
Indi cato rla mp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Infor mationabou tus ing auto-
mati ccli mate control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 117
Ma ximu mcool ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Ove rview ofsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 116
Pro blem with the rearwi ndow
de fros ter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 121
Pro blems with cool ingwith air
de hu mid ificati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Re friger ant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 326
Re friger ant filling cap acity............. 326
Setting theairdi stri bution ............. 120
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 122
Setting theairfl ow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Setting theclimate mode(AIR
FLOW )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Setting thetemp erature ................ 119
Swi tching air-reci rculation mode
on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 118
Swi tching residua lhea ton/of f...... 122 In
dex
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Qualified
specialist workshop ........... 28 R
RACE START
Import antsafety notes.................. 166
RACE START (Mercedes-AMG
vehicles) ............................................. 166
RACE TIMER (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 203
Rad io
Select ingastation .........................1 95
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Radio mode
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................243
Radio-w averece ption/ transmis-
sio nin the vehi cle
Decla rationof conformity ................27
REA CHRegul ation ...............................28
Readin glamp .....................................112
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 217
Rear lamps
see Ligh ts
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 275
Displ ayinthe multimedi asys tem ..180
Function/notes .............................179
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 180
Rear window defros ter
Gene ralnotes ................................ 121
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 121
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 121
Rear-vie wmirror
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... ................106
Refrig erant(air-conditioningsys-
tem)
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 326
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 144
Ref ueling proces s....... ................... 145
see Fuel
Remote control
Progra mming (garage door
opene r)....... ................................... 260 Replac
ingbulb s
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Reportin gsafety defects....... ............. 29
Resc uecard ......................................... 29
Rese rve(fue ltank)
see Fuel
Rese rvefuel
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 239
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........122
Restrain tsyste m
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 214
Introducti on....... ..............................40
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 238
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 41
Reve rsegear (selector lever) ....... ....136
Reve rsing feature
Side windows ................................... 87
Trunk lid....... ....................................82
Reve rsinglamps (displa ymes-
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
Roads ideAssistanc e(b reakdo wn).... 26
Rol lbar
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 52
Rol lersun blind<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 94
Roo f
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 90
Ope ning/ closing (with roo f
sw itch) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 91
Ope ning/ closing (with Smar tKey).... 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 90
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 95
Re locking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 92
Roo fsw itch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 91
Route guidanc e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Route guidanc eacti ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 194 S
Safe ty
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 57
see Occu pant safety
Safe tysys tem
see Drivi ngsafety system s 16
In
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passenger
seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasing intensit yfor 60secon dsor
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
ten edtheir seatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourn ey,the seat belt
warning isactiv ated again. Air
bags
Introd uction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ogniz edbythe AIRB AGmarkin g.
An airbag complem entsthe corr ectlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substit uteforthe seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
prote ction provided forthe respect ivevehicle
occ upant.
Not allairbags aredeployed inan acciden t.
The various airbags workindepen dentlyof
each other (Ypage 53).
However ,no system available todaycancom-
pletely eliminate injuries andfatalities .
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot sitinthe corr ectseat position ,
the airbag cann otprote ctas intended and
could evencause additional injury when
deployed. Thisposes anincr eased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardous situations,always make
sure thatallofthe vehicle's occupants:
R have fasten edtheir seatbelts correctly,
includin gpregnan twomen
R are sitting corr ectlyand maint ainthe
greatest possible distancetothe airbags
R follow thefollowing instruct ions
Always makesurethatthereare noobjec ts
between theairbag and thevehicle's occu-
pants . All
vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adj ust the seats properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always makesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position .The
cen terofthe head restraint must support
the head atabout eyelevel.
R Move thedriver' sand front-passenger seats
as far back aspossible. Thedriver' sseat
position mustallow thevehicle tobe driven
safely.
R Only holdthesteer ingwheel onthe outside.
This allows theairbag tobe fully deployed.
R Always leanagainst thebackr estwhile driv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean against the
door orside window. Youmay other wisebe
in the deployment areaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe foot well in
fron tof the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe
dashboard, forexample. Yourfeetmay oth-
erwise beinthe deployment areaofthe air-
bag.
R For this reason, alwayssecurepersonsless
than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable restraint
systems .Up tothis height, theseat belt
cann otbe worn correctly.
If achild istraveling inyour vehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuit-
able child restraint systems .
R Secur eachild tothe fron t-passenger seat
only when thefron t-passenger frontairbag
is deactiv ated,andthen onlyinarearward-
facin gchild restraint system. Thefront-
passenger frontairbag isdeactiv atedwhen
the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp islit con tinuously (Ypage 41).
R Always observe theinstruct ions andsafety
not eson the "Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 48)and on"Children
in the vehicle" (Ypage 57)inaddition to
the child restraint system manufact urer's
inst allation andoperatin ginst ruct ions.
Objects inthe vehicle interior mayrestrict
the airba gfrom functioning correctly.To
avoid risksresultin gfrom thespeed ofthe air-
bag asitdeploys, vehicleoccupants must
ensure thefollowing points. Occupant
safety
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The
driver's andfront -passenger kneebags
offer additional thigh,kneeandlower legpro-
tect ion.
Side impa ctair bags G
WARNIN
G
Unsuitable seatcovers canobstruct orpre-
vent deployment ofthe airbags integr ated
into theseats. Consequently, theairbags
cann otprotec tvehicle occupant sas they
are designed todo. Inaddition, theopera-
tion ofthe occupant classification system
(OCS) couldbeadversely affected.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
You should onlyuseseat covers thathave
been approved forthe respect iveseat by
Mercedes- Benz. Side
impact airbags 0043deploy nexttothe
outer bolster ofthe seat backrest .
When deployed, theside impact airbag offers
additional thoraxprotection.However, itdoes
not protec tthe:
R head
R neck
R arms
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact, theside impact airbag is
deployed onthe side onwhich theimpact
occurs.
The side impact airbag onthe front passenger
side deploys underthefollowing conditions:
R the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger seatIf
the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, theside impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys ifan appropriate acci-
dent situation occurs.Inthis case, deployment
is independent ofwhether thefront passenger
seat isoccupied ornot .
Head airbags Head
bags0043deploy inthe area ofthe side
windows atthe front .
When deployed, thehead bagenhanc esthe
level ofprotec tionforthe head. However, it
does notprotec tthe:
R chest
R arms
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact, thehead bagisdeployed onthe
side onwhich theimpact occurs.
If the system determin esthat they canoffer
additional protectiontothat provided bythe
seat belt, ahead bagmay bedeployed inother
accident situations (Ypage 53).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploys underthefollowing conditions:
R the OCS system detectsthat thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploys ifan appropriate accidentsitua-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deployment isinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot . Occupant
safety
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The
rollbars arelocated inthe rear area ofthe
vehicle underthetwo outer rearcompart ment
trim covers.
They exten difsystems detectthatthevehicle
is in danger ofrollover. Thetwo outer rear
compart menttrimcovers areopened andthe
roll bars areexten dedwithin fractions ofa
second.
Once therollbars areexten ded,youcan no
longer lowerthem. Anopen roofcannolonger
be closed. Inthis case, visitthenearest quali-
fied specialist workshop. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deployed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deployed airbag replaced ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNIN
G
A deployed airbag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cann otprovide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident .There isan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaqualified spe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeployed
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deployed airbags replaced anddefect iveair
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe air
bags continue toperform theirprotec tive
funct ionforthe vehicle occupant sin the event
of acrash. G
WARNIN
G
Emergen cyTensionin gDevices thathave
deployed pyrotechn icallyarenolonger
operational andareunable toperform their
inten dedprotec tivefunct ion.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Have pyrotechn icallytriggered Emergency
Tensionin gDevices replaced immediately at
a qualified specialist workshop.
An electric motorisused byPRE-S AFE®
to
trigger thetighten ingofthe seat beltinhaz-
ardous situations. Thisprocedure isreversible.
If Emergen cyTensionin gDevices aretriggered
or air bags aredeployed, youwillhear abang,
and some powder mayalsobereleased. The
0075 restraintsystem warning lamplights up.
Only inrare cases willthebang affect your
hearing. Thepowder thatisreleased generally
does notconst ituteahealth hazard, butitmay
cause short-termbreathing difficulties inpeo-
ple with asthma orother respiratory problems.
Provided itis safe todo so, you should leave
the vehicle immediately oropen thewindow in
order toprevent breathing difficulties.
Air bags andpyrotechn icEmergen cyTension-
ing Devices (ETDs)cont ainperchlorate mate-
rial, which mayrequire specialhandling and
regard forthe environ ment.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/index.cfm.
Method ofoperat ion During
thefirst stage ofacollision, the
restr aintsystem controlunit evaluates impor-
tant physical datarelating tovehicle decelera-
tion oracceleration ,such as:
R duration
R direction
R inten sity
Based onthe evaluation ofthis data, the
restr aintsystem controlunit triggers theEmer-
gency Tensionin gDevices duringahead-on or
rear-en dcollision. Occupant
safety
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R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
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upant safetySafety