Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Yo uc an mak eacontribution toenvironmen tal
pr otection byoperating your vehicle in an
environmentally responsible manner .Todo
th is, obser vethef ollowing recommendations
on ope rating conditions and your personal
drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no ttranspor tany unnecessa ry
we ight (e.g. aroof rack whic hisnol on‐
ge rrequired). #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r.Pay
attention totheE CO displa yfor afuel-
ef ficient driving style. Environmental issues and
recommendations
It is recommended torege nerat eand recycle sub‐
st ances ins tead of immediatel ydisposin gof
th em.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz Genuine
Parts
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag ecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycle dreconditioned
components and parts wit hthe same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
Limited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romD aimler AG. *
NO
TEThe ef fectivenes softherestra int
sy stems can be impaired byinstalling
accessor yparts, per form ing repair sor
we lding operations Airbags, Emer
gency Tensioning Device sas
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems can be ins talled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of thev ehicle:
R Door frames
R Roof frames
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall an yaccessories suc has
audio sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tperform repair sorw elding oper‐
ations. #
Have accesso ryparts ins talled at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Onl yuse
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Partsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt ests original parts, con version
parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
appr ovedfor your vehicle model forr eliability,
saf etya nd suitabilit y.Despit eongoing ma rket
re sear ch,wea reunable toasses sother parts. 18
Generaln otes
R
If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront-passenger seat as appropriate.
R Neverp lace objects under or behind thec hild
re stra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
and operatin ginstructions fort he child restra int
sy stem being used. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gchild saf etyl oc ks for
th ed oors &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
When children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
people or road users
R getout of thev ehicle and be hit bytraf fic
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le #
When children ar etrave ling in thev ehi‐
cle, alw aysa ctivat ethe available child
saf etyl oc ks. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. The
following door shave child saf etyl oc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
The child saf etyl oc ks on thed oor ssecur eeach
door separatel y.The door scan no longer be
opened from thei nside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When thev ehicle is unloc ked, thed oor
can be opened from theo utside.
If th ee lectric sliding door is secured, onl ythe
sliding door contro ls inther ear ar edeactivated.
The electric slidin gdoor can be opened at any
tim eusingthe switc hinthe center console
(/ page47). Example
:sliding door child saf etyl ock #
Slide child saf etyb olt 1 toposition 0048(acti‐
va te)or0049(deactivate). Occupant saf
ety39
Yo
uc an operat ethe electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing thes liding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing thes liding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using thed oor handle (inside or outside)
R using thek ey
If th ee lectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo vesaf ewcentim eter sint he oppo‐
sit ed irection and stops.
If th es liding door is obstructed during thec losing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th ee lectric mo toroft he sliding door is in dan‐
ge rofo verheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within ashor tperiod, thes liding door
opens fully .The sliding door is then loc kedin
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximatel y30seconds.
If th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use ther elease
catc htod isconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then youc an open or close the
door manually (/ page48). Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe button &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespit eobstacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection doe snotreact tosoft,
light and thin objects, suc hasfingers. These
or other parts of theb ody could be pressed
agains tthe door frame, fori ns tance. Obs tacle
de tection canno tpreve nt entrapment in these
ins tances. #
Whe nopening and closing thee lectric
sliding door ,makes uret hat nobody is
within theo perating rang eoft he sliding
door. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop thes liding door. Sliding door buttons on
thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle
2 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles wit hapartition, button 3is loca‐
te dont he partition next tothed oor wayatt he
le ve loft he inside door handle. Opening and closing
47
#
Ifth es liding door is open: press button 1or
2 onthec enter console or sliding door but‐
ton 3onthed oor sill (B-pillar) and hold until
th ed oor is closed.
or #
Close thes liding door wit hthe door handle
(/ page48). #
Then brief lypress button 1or2 onthe
center consol eorsliding doo rbutton 3on
th ed oor sill (B-pillar) once, or pull thed oor
handle (/ page48)tocomple tely open the
sliding door.
The sliding door is operational. Re
ar-end doors Opening and closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfrom
outside &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening ther ear-end door in poor
traf ficc onditions
Whe nyou open arear-end door ,the following
is possible:
R Other people or road user smaybe endan‐
ge red
R Youm aybe caugh tbyoncomin gtraffic
This is particular lythec ase if youo pen the
re ar-en ddoor mor ethan 90°. #
Only open ther ear-end door swhen traf‐
fi cc onditions permit. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear-end
door sareproper lyloc ked. Opening
ther ight rear-end door #
Pullhandle 1. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening thel eftr ear-en ddoor #
Mak esuret hat ther ight rear-en ddoor is
open and engaged. #
Pull release handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening ther ear-en ddoor sfully #
Open ther ele vant rear-en ddoor out pas tthe
fi rs td etent (90°). #
Open ther ear-end door full y.
The rear-en ddoor will stay inthes topp osi‐
tion.
Closing ther ear-en ddoor sfromo utside #
Close thel eftr ear-end door firm ly from out‐
side. #
Clos ethe right rear-en ddoor firm ly from out‐
side. 50
Opening an dclosing
pants). The
values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and
spread thel oad as evenl yasp ossible.
R use tie-down eyes and fastening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rtments Overvi
ewofthef ront sto wage compa rtments
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(/ page72). 1
Lockable compartmen tabove windshield
(/ page73)
2 Windshield stowagec ompartment wit htwo
cup holde rs/ashtr aystow ages pace
St ow agec ompartment wit hcover,d epending
on specification (/ page73)
3 Center co nsole stow agec ompartment with
US Bc onnection, chargin ginter face, NFC
inter face and 12-V soc ket
4 Stow agec ompartment abo vewindshield
(subject toam aximum load of 5lb(2.5k g))
5 Front-passenger stowagec ompartment (sub‐
jec ttoa maximum load of 11lb (5 kg))
6 Cup holder
7 Stow agec ompartment in thed oors Opening and closing
thec enter console/
windshield stowage compa rtment St
ow agec ompartment co ver(ex ample: cen ter
console) #
Toopen: press button 2onstow agec om‐
partment 1.
The co verfolds upwards. #
Toclose: fold thec over down wards.
% The windshield
stowagec ompartment shave
ac over,d epending on thes pecification.
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble compart‐
ment abo vethew indshield
Yo uc an loc kand unlo ck thestowa ge compart‐
men twitht he emergency key( /pag e42).
Opening #
Tounlo ck:turnthe emergency keyc lock wise
to position 0049. #
Slide handle 1upwards in thed irection of
th ea rrow. #
Swivelthe co veru pwards.
Closing #
Foldthec ove rdow nwards and slide handle
1 down wardsint he direction of thea rrow. Seats and
stowage 73
Using
thec igar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Soc
kets Using
12Vs ockets in the center console Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit hamaximum po wercon‐
sum ption of 180W( 15A) ma ybec onnected. 12
Vs ocketins towage compa rtment #
Ope nthe lid of thes towa ge compartment in
th ec enter console (/ page73). #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
12 Vs ocketinl owercontrol panel #
Liftu pc over 1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. Seats and
stowage 75
Re
duced pr otection ............................28
Self-tes t.............................................. 28
Wa rning lam p..................................... 28
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange ...................1 17
Re versing light
Changin gbulbs .................................. .87
Re versing lights
Re placing light bulbs (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Rims (care) ............................................ 19 0
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown) ........21
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfunction
Ro of car rier (inside) ............................ .177
Ro ofrack ............................................... 253
Ro ofrack (information) ........................ 176 S
Saf etyv est ............................................ 194
Seat belt .................................................. 30
Car e.................................................1 92
Pr otection ...........................................30
Seat belt warning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ................................................ 32
Ad justing theh eight ........................... 31
Fa stening ............................................ 31
Re duced pr otection ............................30
Re leasing ............................................ 32
Wa rning lam p..................................... 32
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................. 19 2
Seats .................................................5 9, 66
4-w aylumbar suppor t....................... .64
8-w ayadjustment options .................. 62
Ad justing armrests ............................. 66
Ad justing thea rmrests( rear bench
seat) ................................................... 69
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically ...................................... 70
cor rect driver's sea tposition .............. 59
Fo lding thef olding seat up/down ...... 66
front (adjus telect rical ly). .................. .62
Fr ont (adjusting manually ,with
Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). ...................... 61
Fr ont (adjusting mechanicall y,
without Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). ........ .59
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) ............ 61
Ins talling and removing rear ben ch
seat ....................................................66
Memor yfunction ................................ 62 Operating
them emor yfunction ......... 64
Setting options ................................... 14
Tu rning (front seat) ............................ .65
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .61
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 59
Securing luggage ............................72,173
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(care) ....................................... 19 0
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 161
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning) ............ 24 8
Setting thes peed
see Cruise control
Settings (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ .163
Short-distance trips .............................107
Side airbag ..............................................32
Side window ...........................................53
Closin g............................................... 53
Closin g(all) ........................................ 53
Closin gusingthe key. ........................ 54
Con venience closing .......................... 54
Con venience opening ......................... 54
Opening ..............................................53
Opening (all). ...................................... 53
Opening wit hthe key. ........................ .54
Side windo ws
Problem ..............................................55
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Size designation (tire) .......................... 222
Sliding door B-pillar door sill (button) ..................... 47
Cen terc onsole (button) ...................... 47
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ 39
Closin g(from inside) .......................... 46
Closin g(from outside) ........................ 45
Opening (from inside) ........................ .46
Opening (from outside) ......................45
Sno wchains .......................................... 210
Soc ket(12 V) ........................................... 75
Cargo co mpartment .......................... .76
Driver' sseat. ...................................... 76
Fr ont center console .......................... 75296
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