Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen theignition is
switc hedon
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐ ge
redunint entionall yor ma yno tdeplo yas
int ended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor air‐
ba gs, forex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if
onl ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, forex am‐
ple, this ma yre sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of
ve hicle deceler ation. 30
Occupant safety
Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. The
status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis‐
pla yedaf te rth eself-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGON light sup for
60 seconds ,sub sequently both indic ator
lam psareof f(P AS SENGER AIR BA GON and
OF F): thefront passeng erairbag isable to
deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erairbag isdisabled.
It will then notbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan
acci dent.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat
ma yno tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
a ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag
shut offch eckedand repair edimmediat elyata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect for
th ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-facin g
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. Occupant
safety 41
#
Pull thecable behind carpet1 until theta il‐
ga te unlo cks. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 64
Opening andclosing
Ro
ller sun blinds Oper
ating thepa nor amicroof's roller sun‐
blind #
Pull handle 1onthero ller sunblin din the
cor responding direction. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R when adoor isopen ed
R when theta ilg ateis open ed
R when thehood isopened The
ATAsy stem isarmed automatic allyaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed. 68
Openin gand closing
Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel, youand other vehicle
occupants –par ticular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep ofthesteer ing wheel. #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel ifth er eis arisk ofbecoming
tr apped bythesteer ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards ortowa rdsth e
dashboar dwhen:
R youswit chtheignition off.
R youopen thedr iver's door .
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and
to wa rdsth edashboar donl yif it has not
alr eady reac hed thesteer ing limit ation.
The steer ing wheel willmovebac kto thelas t
dr ive position when:
R youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
R youpr ess thest ar t/ stop butt ononce.
The lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R youswit chtheignition off.
R yousa ve these tting withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion .
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. 78
Seatsand stow ing
R
Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
(/ page93 ).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking light s,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omatically
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc hingthere ar foglights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
High-beam headlamp s
2 Turn signal indicat or,ri ght
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal indicat or,lef t #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 90
Lightandvisibility
Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Intermitt entwiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermitt entwiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuous wiping,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor rect
pos ition 0047 -004B. #
Singlewipe/w ashing: push thebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid Cha
nging thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms tothech ang eposi ‐
tion #
Switc hth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitchfo rapp rox‐
ima tely thre esecon ds(/ page94 ).
The wiper arms will moveintoth ech ang e
posit ion.
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. 94
Lightandvisib ility
#
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut es.
R The transmiss ionisin posi tion 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak ehas been applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once .
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth eSmar tKey intheignition
loc k(/ page10 4). St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n
Re quirement s
R theSmar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand theKey
Not Detecteddispla ymessag ealso appear s in
themultifunc tiondispla y:star tth eve hicle
wit hth eSmar tKey (/ pag e10 4).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page10 5).
Fu nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
(/ page10 3) and simu ltaneou slypullone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 or2.
R The idlespeed isincr eased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine. Dr
iving andparking 10
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