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Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agespac ein thedoor s
2 Stow agecom partment inthear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion 3
Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB connect ion
4 Glovebox
Loc king/unloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Thr
ough- loadi ng featur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐ Seats
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rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter.A wa rning tone willal so sou nd.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwillbe
vis ible.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separ ately. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. #
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ere ar seat back‐
re st head restra int s. #
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull thelef t
or right release handle 1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. #
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 10
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#
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. #
Ifnec essar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
Fo lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
A wa rning tone willal so sou nd. Ce
nter seat bac kres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible.
Lo cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. Seats
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#
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. #
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 1). 1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Using
thebag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Subjec
tth ebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 10
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#
Pull bag hook 2down bytab1.
% Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 1). At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith through-lo adingfeatur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :Fo ldup thetie-do wn
ey es. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. #
Vehicl eswithout ath rough-lo adingfea‐
tur ein there ar ben chseat :Hook therings
int oth epar cel net's hook s1. Seats
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#
Hook therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor *
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. #
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. #
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. At
tac hin gth ero of car rier &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. 10
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*
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Onlyuse roof rack ste sted and
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led:
R The sliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised.
R The trunk lidcan befullyopen ed. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if yo
uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck that has notbeen tested and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel onlyif th ero of rack has been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thepanor amaroof
wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . *
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . Sea
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#
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . #
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. #
Toremo ve:sl id e catc h2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. #
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
% The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter. Fu
nction ofthecup hold erinthere ar ben ch
seat Ther
eis room fortw ocups ofup to17 fl.oz.
(0.5 l)in thecup holder1. 11
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