Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ... ...................2 0
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 24
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 24
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 25
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 5 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 26
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 6
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 26
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 7
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 7
Cop yright ...................................................... 30 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................32
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 2
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 34
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 47
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 8
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 64
Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Ca rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 3
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 78
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
Sun blind <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 86
Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............8 8 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 91
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......91
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 92
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 100
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 01
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 102
St ow agear eas ............................................ 103
Cup holder.................................................. 112
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 14
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 115
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...119
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 21 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 123
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................123
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 128
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 130
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 132
Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 135
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 135 2
Contents
1
Adjus tstheseats electrically →
94
2 Switches theseat heating on/off →
98
3 Switc hestheseat ventil ation on/o ff →
100
4 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
94
5 00370036Loc ks/unl ocks theve hicle →
69
6 Opens/closes theta ilg ate →
73
7 Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
132
8 0062 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
78
9 0062 Opens/closes there ar right side win‐
do w →
78
A Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
62
B 0062 Opens/cl osesthere ar leftside window →
78 C
0062 Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
78
D Opens thedoor →
69
E Oper ates thememor yfunc tion →
102
F Setstheseat fore -and -aftpos ition →
92
G Adjus tstheseat cushion length →
92
H Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
92
I Conf igurestheseat settings →
97
J Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
95
K Adjus tstheseat cushion inclination →
92
L Adjus tstheseat height →
92
M Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
92 At
aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 15
Re
stra int system Pr
otection prov ided bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystems
The restra int system can help preve nttheve hi‐
cle occupants from coming intocont actwith
par tsof theve hicle interior intheev ent ofan
acciden t.In theev ent ofan acciden t,th e
re stra int system can also reduce thefo rc es to
whic hth eve hicle occupants aresubject ed.
A seat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof pro‐
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Dep endingonthe
de tected acci dent situation, Emerg encyTensi on‐
ing Device sand /or airba gssupp lement thepr o‐
te ction offere dby acor rectl ywo rnseat belt.
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device sand /or airba gs
ar eno tde ploy ed ineve ryacc iden t. In
order forth ere stra int system toprov ide the
int ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hicle occu‐
pant mustobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.
R Sitinan almos tup right seat position with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely elim inat einj uries and fata lities ineve ry
acc iden tsit uatio n.Inpar ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
It is also notpossible tocom plet elyru le out the
ri sk ofinjur ycaused bytheairbag deploying. Re
duce dre stra int system protection &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tothere stra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ralt erations have been made.
The restra int system mayth en notpr otect
th eve hicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,fo r
ex am ple #
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto modify theve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forde tails, con tact ourCu stomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-F OR-MER Cedes
(1‑80 0‑367‑63 72). 32
Occupant safety
&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(/ page91 ).
In order forth ecor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody . R
The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted und er
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
Pr egn ant women mustals ota ke par ticular
car ewit hth is.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when secur
ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(/ page10 3).
Also ensur eth at no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eeve rpla ced between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(/ page 54).
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (/page49). Occupant
safety 35
The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol (/page39). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thedeplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int oth eseats.
Conseq uently,theair bags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. Inaddition, operation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offma ybe
re strict ed. #
Yousho uld onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthesensor sin thedoor paneling
Sens orsto contr oltheairbags arelocat edin
th edoor s.Modif ication sor wo rknotpe r‐
fo rm ed cor rectl yto thedoor sor door panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to th
efunc tion ofthesensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor eno tfunc tion
pr oper lyan ymor e.
Con sequent ly,th eairbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. #
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thedoor sor door
paneling carried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yedairbag nolong erhas apr otect ive
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thefront passeng erseat
is occupied byaper son orach ild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agand front
pass engerknee airbagareenabl edordisa bled
accor dingly.
When installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Ensur eth at thech ild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/ page 48).
R Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverpla ceobjects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
R Fully retract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. 42
Occupa ntsaf ety
cel
ed automatical lywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R when backingup
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 Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Side If
an imminen tside impact isde tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Im pulse Side canpre-emp tively movethe
fr ont seatve hicle occupant's upperbody
to wa rdsth ecent eroftheve hicle. Itdoes this by
ra pidly inflating anair cushion intheout erseat side
bolsterof theseat backres ton theside on
whic hth eim pact isantic ipated.This increases
th edis tance betwee nth edoor andtheve hicle
occupant.
If PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Sidehasbeen deployedor
is faulty ,th ePRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoper ative
See Operator 'sManual displaymessag eappear s
(/ page455). Saf
elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
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
(/ page49).
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 oreeve ryjou rney . To
improve protect 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 ed
on there ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan chil‐
dr en secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat 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 Arear wa rd-faci ng child seat 48
Occupant safety
Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Favoredsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m
¯ Alsosec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ) Alt
ernati vesecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(/ page 44).
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erairbag shut‐
of f(/ page42).
R Adjus tth eseat backres tuntil itas stra ight as
possible andadjus tth eseat cushion inclination
as faras itwil lgo (/ page94 ). Occ
upant safety 53
Ve
hicl eseat
Cen terre ar seat
Securingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ) Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's spe‐
ci al seatbe ltre tract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. #
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseat belt retract or:
pu llth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbelt retract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. 54
Occupant safety