Child
renint hevehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
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 bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dtodirect
sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The use of seat belts and
child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylaw:
R in all 50 states
R inU.S. territories
R intheD istrict of Columbia
R in all Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
R Canadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards 213
and 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about thec or‐
re ct child restra int sy stem from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
To impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youa lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing no tes:
R Only secur echildren in achild restra int sys‐
te mw hichiss uitablea ndrecommended for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles and whichisappro‐
priat efor thea ge,w eight and size of the
ch ild. Obser vethei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
R If possible, ins tallth ec hild restra int sy stem
on arear seat.
R Onlyusethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- thes eat belt sy stem
- theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
- theT op Tether anchorages
R Obser vethec hild restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
R Obser vethew arning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem. 34
Occupant saf ety
#
Toinstall achild restra int sy stem: when
ins talling achild restra int sy stem, alw ays
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as thei nforma‐
tion in this Operator's Manual. #
Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet. #
Enga gethes eat belt tongu eint he seat belt
buckle. #
Toactivat ethe special sea tbelt retractor:
pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
Whe nthe special seat belt retractor is acti va‐
te d, yous houl dhear aratcheting sound. #
Push thec hild restra int sy stem down until the
seat belt sits tightl y. #
Todeactivat ethe special sea tbeltr etra c‐
to r:press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. Installing
theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat Note
sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stems &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integ rateds eat belt in thec hild restra int sys‐
te m, thep ermissible gross mass of thec hild
and child restra int sy stem is 73lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection .Anexcessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg), use onl yaLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem that secures the
ch ild wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R Inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R Onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions and thec orrect use of the
ch ild restra int sy stem as well as consider the
suitability of thes eats.
ISOFIX is astandardized securing sy stem fors pe‐
cial restra int sy stems. LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stems ar eappr ove dina ccordance
wit hU N-R44.
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hUN-R4 4maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brack‐
et s. Symbol
fori ns tal ling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem
Installing LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stems &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integ rateds eat belt in thec hild restra int sys‐ 36
Occupant saf ety
te
m, thep ermissible gross mass of thec hild
and child restra int sy stem is 73lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection .Anexcessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg), use onl yaLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem that secures the
ch ild wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R Inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R Onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions and thec orrect use of the
ch ild restra int sy stem as well as consider the
suitability of thes eats. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets Befor
eevery trip, mak esuret hat theL ATCH -type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged cor‐
re ctly in bo thLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets in thev ehicle.
* NO
TEBe careful no ttodamag ethe seat
belt fort he center seat when ins talling
th ec hild restra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem on bo thofthev ehicle's mounting
brac kets. Secu
ring TopT ether &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor rect
attachment of theT op Tether belt
If yo ua ttac hthe TopT ether belt incor rectl y,
e.g. on an eyeletint he cargo compartment,
th ec hild restra int sy stem will no thaveb een
secured cor rectly.
In an accident, it will therefor ebeu nableto
pr ov ide thei ntended le velofp rotection. #
Onlyevera ttac hthe TopT ether hook to
th ed esignated TopT ether anchorage. The
risk of injur ycan be reduced byTopT ether.
The TopT ether belt facilitates an additional con‐
nectio nbetwe en thec hild restra int sy stem
attached wit hLATCH -type (ISOFIX )and thev ehi‐
cle.
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTopT ether.
The TopT ether belt facilitates an additional con‐
nectio nbetwe en thec hild restra int sy stem
attached wit hLATCH -type (ISOFIX )and thev ehi‐
cle.
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeequipped with
aT op Tether belt. Occupant saf
ety37
To
pT ether anchorages 1arel ocated on the
bac koft herear ben chseat on theb enc hseat
legs. #
If necessar y,mo vetheh ead restra int
upwards (/ page70). #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions when doing so. #
RouteT op Tether belt 3under theh ead
re stra int between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 2intoT op Tether
anchorage 1without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 3.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when doing so. #
If necessar y,slide theh ead restra int down‐
wa rds( / pag e70). Mak esuret hat youdo
no tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 3. Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront-
passenger seat Note
sonac hildrestra int sy stem on thec o-
driver's seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured on
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
Note sonr earward-facin gchild restra int sys‐
te ms
The front-passen gerfront airbag canno tbedeac‐
tivated. Alw aysi ns tallar ear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat ,but ne ver
on thef ront-passen gers eat. Obser vethem anu‐
fa cturer's ins tallation and operatin ginstructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem used.
Note sonf orwa rd-facin gchild restra int sys‐
te ms on the front-passenger seat
Whe nusing thec hild restra int sy stem on the
front-passenger seat, youm usto bse rvet he fol‐
lowing points:
R Setthe front-passenge rseat toits rearmost
position .Ifonas eat withseat heigh tadjust‐
ment, also se tthe seat toits highes tposition.
R Setthe seat backres ttoanalmostvertical
position.
R Retract thes eat cushion lengt hcomple tely.
R The base of thec hild restra int sy stem must
lie full yonthe front-passenge rseat cushion.
R The backres tofaforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, lie
fl at agains tthe backres tofthe front-
passenger seat. The child restra int sy stem
mus tnottouc ht he roof or be put under stra in
by theh ead restra ints.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe angle of thes eat
backres tand thep osition of theh ead
re stra int sa cco rding ly.
R Setthe seat cushion angle in suc hawaythat
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
highes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe seat
cushion is in thel owest position.
R Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem. The shoulder belt strap
mus tber outed forw ards and down wards
from thes eat belt outlet. 38
Occupant saf ety
front-passenger sea
t(rear wa rd-
fa cing/for ward-facing) ....................... 38
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ........ .36
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) ............... 36
No tesont he saf etranspor tatio nof
ch ildren .............................................. 34
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .38
To pT ether ...........................................37
Child ren
No tesons afet ranspor tatio n. ............. 34
Specia lsea tb eltr etra ctor .................. 35
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 75
Cleaning see Care
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .186
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 95
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 96
Air distribution setting s..................... .97
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................... 97
Au xilia ryheating ................................. 99
Cargo compartment ventilation ........ 102
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 97
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 95
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol .......................... 94
Controllin gautomaticall y................... .96
Hot- wate rauxiliary heater ................1 00
Re frigerant ....................................... 24 8
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 97
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/of f................................................ 98
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) ......................... 97
Switching theA /C function on/of f....96
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 98
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 98
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) ..................................... 54
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 98
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ............ 99
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................... .99
Cockpit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam see High-beam
flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 54
Con venience opening ............................. 54
Con versions ............................................ 19
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 247
Coolant (engine) Checkin glevel .................................. 184
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Copyright Licens e............................................... 27
Tr ademar ks......................................... 27
Cornering light ...................................... .80
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Cruise control ...................................... .141
Ac tivating ......................................... 14 2
Buttons ............................................. 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .142
Deactivating ..................................... 14 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 141
Re quirements .................................. .142
Selecting .......................................... 14 2
Setting thes peed ............................. 14 2
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 41
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 24
Cus tomer Relations Department ..........24 D
DA Ba nnouncements
Ad justing .......................................... 16 9
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 25
Dealership see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 22
DEF .................................................1 27,243
Ad ditiv e................................... .127,243
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .128
Filling capacity ................................. 24 4286
Index
Head
restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 70
Headline r(ca re) .................................... 19 2
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 93
High beam .............................................. .80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Changin gbulbs .................................. 84
High-beam flasher .................................. 80
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 14 5
HOLD function ...................................... 14 5
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 100
Fu nctio n........................................... 100
Problems .......................................... 101
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 100
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 101
Hydroplaning ........................................ 109I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 238
Re frigerant ....................................... 24 8
Ve hicle ............................................. 238
Ignition key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .55
Implie dwarra nty (vehicle) ..................... 24
Indicator .................................................. 80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Changing bulb s(front) ........................ 84
Changin gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Changing bulb s(rear)( ch assis) .......... 87
Insid erearvi ewmirrord isplay
Fu nctions .......................................... 14 5
Installations ............................................ 19
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ............................... 15 8
Overvie w...................................... 7, 15 8
Setting thel ighting ............................1 61
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ...............................161
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Corne ring light ................................... 80 In
te rior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) ..................... 88
In te rior lighting
Cargo compartment .......................... .83
Re ar compartment ............................ .83
Setting ................................................ 81
Interior motion sensor Functio n............................................. 57
Switching on/of f................................ 57
Interior roof car rier sy stem ................ .177
iPod ®
St artin gplaybac k............................. 16 9 J
Jack ........................................................ 227
Hydraulic .......................................... 208
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment .............. .208
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 08
Jump-star tconnection .........................1 97
Jump-starting see Jump-s tart connection K
Key ........................................................... 41
Batter y............................................... 42
Electrica lconsu mption. ..................... .42
Fu nctions ............................................ 41
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 42
Mechanica lkey .................................. .42
Overvie w............................................. 41
Problem ..............................................43
Ra dio connection ................................ 41
Un lockin gsetting .............................. .42 L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .149
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 49
Tr ailer operatio n............................... 14 9
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 36
No tes. ................................................36 292
Index