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Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
Op eni ng/cl osing theside windo win there ar
passe nger com partment isposs ible:
R With indic ator lam p1 lit:via theswitc h
on thedr iver's door .
R With indic ator lam p1 off:via theswitc h
on thecor responding rear door ordriv‐
er' sdoor . No
teson pets intheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Uns ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . 64
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Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. *
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. Yo
uha ve thefo llo wing options forope ning
the trunk lid: #
With thetrunk lidunloc ked, press theto pof
th eMer cedes star.
% Toopen, pullonthefo lded-o utMer cedes
st ar when there ar vie wcam erais act ivat ed. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Use
yo ur foot to kic kbe low thebum per
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Opening andclosing
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and reopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowisclos edwithout theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page67 ). Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosing theslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or Openin
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Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
pr ese tpositio nbutt onorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int R
Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display #
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 10
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
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 thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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 . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. Sea
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St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Loc
king/unloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Re
ar ben chseat through-lo adingfeatur e Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. 10
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Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Re
quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely. #
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. #
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull release
le ve r1. #
Cen terse at bac kres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Seats
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Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifone or
mor epar tsof theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment arefo lded back,the
cor responding front seat willautomaticall y
re tur nto themos tre cent origi nal pos ition. #
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.
Cent erseat backres 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. 11
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