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Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gemen t #
Pullth epar titioning netfa rout towa rdsth e
re ar from there ar ben chseat using tab1. #
Hook thepar tition netint oey ele ts2, firs t
on thelef t,th en on theright. Pa
rtitioning netwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gemen t #
Guide th epar tition netupw ards using theta b
1 . #
Hook thepar tition netint oth eey ele ts2. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Ov
ervie wof bag 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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page11 0).
Th ebag hookscan beara maxi mum loadof
6.6 lbs(3 kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 1
Bag hook 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. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 12
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#
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. Opening
orclosing thesto wage space under
th ecar gocom partmen tflo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof su
dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upw ards. #
Liftth ecar gocom partmen tfloor upw ards
using handle 1. #
Foldout hook ontheunder sideofthecar go
com partmen tfloor . #
Clip hook ontodr ip rail2. Closing #
Unhook thehook from drip rail2 and fasten
it to thebr ac keton theunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down‐
wa rdsand then press handle 1down until it
eng ages.
% Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :The
car gocom partment floor isbelo wtheseat
cushion (/page10 5). At
tac hin garo of rack &
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. Seats
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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.
* 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. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, theta ilg atecan 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 notte sted and appr ovedfo 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 . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . 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. 12
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#
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. Opening
thecup hold erinthere ar armr est *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. #
Press cup holder 1or2. #
Place acon tainer inor remo veacon tainer
fr om cup holder 1or2. Seat
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Asht
rayand cigarette light er Using
theash tray inthefront cent erconsole *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe damag edif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. #
Toopen: pushupcover2 oftheashtr ayon
its right orleftside. #
Toremo vetheinser t:press inser t1 for‐
wa rdsslightly andpullitout upw ards. #
Tore-ins tallth einser t:press inser t1 into
th eholder untiliteng ages. Using
there ar passe nger comp artment ash‐
tr ay #
Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. #
Toremo vetheinser t:push ribbing 3from
th elef tside andpullinser t1 upw ards and
out. #
Toins tall theinser t:ins tallinse rt1 from
abo veand press down intoth eholder untilit
eng ages. Using
thecig arette light er &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . 12
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#
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthere ar passe nger
co mp artment Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). #
Brief lypress thetrim element ofcover2. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice. Using
the12 Vso cket inthefront passeng er
fo ot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). #
Liftup soc ketcap 1. #
Makesur eth at no cable sar eru nning
th ro ugh orsec ured intheairbag deployment Seats
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ar
ea when usingth esoc ket.Als oob serveth e
no teson airbag protect ion (/ page41 ). Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k:
R ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0W.
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts. #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. 12
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