
th
e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the center of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothe seats when moving
th e seats back The seats may be damaged
byobjects when
moving the seats bac k. #
When moving the seats bac k,make sure
th at there are no objects in thefo ot we ll,
under or behind the seats. Sample image of comfort suspension seat
1 Seat cushion length
2 Seat backrest inclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat fore -and-aft position
6 Seat suspension
7 Vibration limiting
% Depending on
the seat model, individual
adjustment options may be omitted. #
Toadjust the seat cushion length: lift lever
1 and slide the front section of the seat
cushion forw ards or backwards. #
Toadjust the seat backrest inclination:
turn handwheel 2forw ards and backwards
until the desired position has been reached. #
Toadjust the seat heigh t:push or pull le ver
3 until the desired position has been
re ached. #
Toadjust the seat cushion inclination: turn
handwheel 4forw ards and backwards until
th e desired position has been reached. #
Toadjust the seat fore -and-aft position: lift
le ve r5 and slide the seat into the desired
position. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. #
Toset the seat suspension: take thewe ight
off the seat. #
On handwheel 6, setthe body weight (88 lb
(40 kg)to 264 lb (120 kg)) so that the seat
suspension works optimall y.Ifyo u set a
higher weight, the seat suspension will
become firm er. The seat will then not vibrate
as much. If the seat vibrates of ten and signifi‐
cantly, you can engage the seat in the lo wer
area. #
Toengage vibration limiting: turn lever7
upwards.
The next time the seat vibrates, it will engage. #
Torelease vibration limiting: turn lever7
to theright.
The seat can vibrate. Ad
justing the front seat electrically &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
ted while the ignition is
off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Comply with
the saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and
"Children in theve hicle". 62
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1
Seat ba ckrest inclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and-aft adjustment #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 64). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust the backrest
cur vature individual lyto yo ur spine. Operating
the memory function &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose control
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
ately release the memory function posi‐
tion button.
The adjustment process is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. The memory function can be used when
the igni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring seat settings
Seat settings for up tothre e people can be stored
and called up using the memory function. Yo u
can adjust the seat and the backrest. 64
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Ad
justing armrests Example ima
ge #
Toset the armrest inclination: fold the arm‐
re st more than 45 ° upwards 2.
The armrest is released. #
Foldthe armrest forw ards 3asfar as it will
go. #
Slowly fold the armrest upwards into the
re qu ired position. #
Tofold the armrest up wards: if necessar y,
fo ld the armrest more than 90 ° upwards 1. Fo
lding thefo lding seat up or down &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using the
fo lding seat due toinser tedkey
When theke y is in the lock of the partition
sliding door, it can come into contact with the
person on thefo lding seat. #
Alwaysre mo vetheke y from the parti‐
tion sliding door before a person sits on
th efo lding seat. #
Remo vekey1 from the partition sliding
door. #
Press the push button on catch 2and fold
seat cushion 3up or down. #
Release push button on cat ch2 when seat
cushion 3reaches its end position. #
Moveseat cushion 3until it has loc ked. The
push button on catch 2must be comple tely
fl ush with the seat frame. Installing and
removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifre ar ben ch
seat is ins talled incor rectly
If yo u do not ins tallth ere ar ben chseat as
described, or ins tall an unsuitable rear ben ch
seat, the seat belts may not pr ovide the inten‐
ded pr otection. #
Installth ere ar ben chseat as described
and only in the direction of tra vel. #
Installing there ar ben chseat in the
opposite direction is not permitted. #
Use only rear ben chseats appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth ere ar ben ch
seat is not loc ked in place
If th e locking mechanisms on there ar ben ch
seat legs are not cor rectly engaged, there ar
ben chseat will not be held firm lyand could
ro llove r during tr avel. #
Ensure that there ar ben chseat is
engaged before setting off. There must
be no red indicator tabs visible on the
re lease handle. 66
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#
Toattach the co vers of the mounting
shells: hold cover3 such that retaining lug
1 is pointing towa rdsre ar seat anchorage
2. #
Insert co ver3 into rear seat anchorage 2
by pushing it down wards at an angle and then
clip it tothe mounting shell. #
Afterre moving there ar ben chseat, ensure
th at there ar ben chseat can stand securely
and do not tip over when in storage.
Installing there ar ben chseat
Secure engagement of there ar ben chseat is
guaranteed only if youke ep the seat anchorages
clean and free of objects.
% In
vehicles regis tere d as passenger vehicles,
obser vethe maximum permitted number of
seats. #
Remo vethe co vers of the mounting shells as
described under "Removing there ar ben ch
seat". #
Ensure that there are no objects in the seat
anchorages and mounting shells. #
Position the bench seat behind the ins talla‐
tion position. #
Hold the bench seat bythe grab handles and
tilt it backwards. #
Rollth e bench seat forw ards on the le vel
plastic car riers. #
Ensure that there ar legs of the bench seat
are engaged. #
Tilt th e bench seat forw ards firm lyuntil the
loc kson the front legs of the bench seat
engage audibly.
The loc kson the front legs of the bench seat
will now be loc ked and there d indicator tabs
on the housing of release handle 1should
no longer be visible.
% If
th ere d indicator tabs on there lease handle
housing are visible, the bench seat is not cor‐
re ctly engaged.
If th e bench seat is not cor rectly engaged, you
can rectify this situation as follo ws: #
Unlock the bench seat again and tilt it for‐
wa rdsfirm ly until the loc kson the bench seat
front legs engage audibly. #
Attach the co vers of the mounting shells as
described under "Removing there ar ben ch
seat". Ad
justing the seat backrest of the rear ben ch
seat Seats and
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To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Make sure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitch on: press button 1.
All indicator lamps on the button light up. #
Tolowe r the le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heating le vel is reached.
Depending on the heating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitch off: press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps are off.
% The seat heating automatically switches back
out of
theth re e heating le vels af ter 8, 10and
20 minutes until the seat heating switches
off. Ad
justing the steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. 1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-aft adjustment #
Toadjust thest eering wheel: swing lever
1 down as far as it will go.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. Seats and
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pants). The
values are specified on theve hi‐
cle identification plate on the B-pillar.
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ays transport the load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthe load tothe tie-down eyes and
spread the load as evenly as possible.
R use tie-down eyes and fastening components
which are suitable forth ewe ight and size of
th e load. Overview of
the front stowage compa rtments Overvi
ewofthe front stowage compa rtments
Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 72). 1
Lockable compartment abo vewindshield
(/ page 73)
2 Windshield stowage compartment with two
cup holde rs/ashtr aystow age space
St ow age compartment with co ver,depending
on specification (/ page73)
3 Center console stowage compartment with
USB connection, charging inter face, NFC
inter face and 12-V soc ket
4 Stow age compartment abo vewindshield
(subject toa maximum load of 5 lb (2.5 kg))
5 Front-passenger stowage compartment (sub‐
ject toa maximum load of 11lb (5 kg))
6 Cup holder
7 Stow age compartment in the doors Opening and closing
the center console/
windshield stowage compa rtment St
ow age compartment co ver (e xamp le: cen ter
console) #
Toopen: press button 2onstow age com‐
partment 1.
The co verfo lds upwards. #
Toclose: fold the co ver down wards.
% The windshield
stowage compartments ha ve
a co ver,depending on the specification.
Opening and closing the loc kable compart‐
ment abo vethe windshield
Yo u can lock and unlo ck thestow age compart‐
ment with the emer gency key (/ page 42).
Opening #
Tounlo ck:turn the emer gency key clo ckwise
to position 0049. #
Slide handle 1upwards in the direction of
th e ar row. #
Swivelth e co ver upwards.
Closing #
Foldthe co ver down wards and slide handle
1 down wards inthe direction of the ar row. Seats and
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#
Tolock: turnthe emer gency key counter-
clo ckwise toposition 0048.
Opening theey eglasses compa rtment #
Press button 1. Bottle holder
1
Bottle holder in the front doors (e xample: co-
driver's door) Cup holder
Opening
the cup holder in there ar passen ger
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen getting
out, due toextended cup holder
If th e cup holder in there ar passenger com‐
partment is extended when you are getting
out, you may bump into it. #
Before getting out, slide the cup holder
back under there ar ben chseat. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2. #
Fold out the cup holder. #
Toclose: slide cup holder 1or2 back in
until it engages. Asht
ray and cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays While driving
#
Place the closed ashtr ayin a cup holder in
th e windshield stowage compartments while
driving. #
Check that the ashtray is seated securely.
% Do not place
the ashtray in the center con‐
sole cup holders. It cann otsit securely here.
Opening #
Fold co ver1 upwards. 74
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Obser
vethefo llowing no tes on wireless charging:
R The charging function is only available when
th e ignition is switched on.
R In some cases, it may not be possible to
ch arge small mobile phones at every position
of the mobile phone recep tacle.
R It may not be possible tocharge large mobile
phones that do not rest inthe mobile phone
re cep tacle.
R The mobile phone can warm up during the
ch arging process. This depends on the appli‐
cations (apps) cur rently running.
R For more ef ficient charging, the pr otective
case should be remo ved from the mobile
phone. Pr otective cases designed for wireless
ch arging are an exception.
R When charging, the mat should be used if
possible. Charging
the mobile phone in the front wire‐
lessly Requ
irements:
R The mobile phone must be suitable for wire‐
less charging. A list of compatible mobile
phones can be found at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect #
Open theflap of stowage compartment 1
abo vethe media displa y. #
Place the mobile phone as cent rally as possi‐
ble with the display facing up wards on the
mar ked sur face of mat 2.
When thech arging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, the mobile phone is being
ch arge d.
Malfunctions during charging are shown in
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be
remo vedfo r cleaning, e.g.
with clean, luk ewarmwater. Installing or
removing the floor mats &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardizes the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always ins tallth efloor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at there is alw ays suf ficient room for
th e pedals. #
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. #
Toinstall: press pushbuttons 1onto hold‐
ers 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thefloor mats off holders
2. 78
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