Opening
X
Fold therear seat backr estforwards
(Y page 255).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inser tmechan icalkey 0044into opening 0043in
the trim andpush itin.
X Open thetailgate.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Emergency
releasebutton
You canopen thetrun klid from inside the
vehicle withtheemergen cyrelease button. X
Press emergen cyrelease button0043briefly.
The trunklid unlock sand opens.
The trunklid can beunlock edand opened with
the trun klid emergen cyrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstat ionary orwhile driving.
The trunklid emergen cyrelease doesnotopen
the trun klid ifthe batter yis discon nectedor
discharged. Trunk
lidemergen cyrelease light:
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minut esafter thetrun klid isopened.
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minut esafter thetrun klid isclosed. Side
windows Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARN
ING
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARN
ING
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Act ivate theoverride featureforthe rear
side windows. Whenleaving thevehicle,
alway stake theSmart Keywith youand lock
the vehicle. Neverleavechildren unsuper-
vised inthe vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The side windows areequipped withanauto-
matic revers ingfeature. Ifasolid objec tblocks Side
windows
83Openingandclosi ng Z
or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing
X
Press andhold the0036 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama sunroofare
in the desired position.
If the roller sunblind ofthe panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed, the
roller sunblind isopened first.
X Press andhold the0036 button oncemore
until thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel reaches thedesired position.
X To
interr uptconvenien ceopening:
release the0036 button . Convenie
nceclosing feature
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
When theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating, partsofthe body could become
trapped inthe closing areaofthe side win-
dow andthesliding sunroof. Thereisarisk
of injury.
Observe thecomplete closingprocedure
when theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating. Makesurethatnobody parts are
in close proximit yduring theclosing proce-
dure.
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan dothe following atthe
same time:
R lock thevehicle
R close theside windows
R close thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel,youcan then close theroller
sunblind.
i Notes onthe automatic reversingfeature
for:
R The side window (Ypage 83)
R The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel (Ypage 88)
R The roller sunblind (Ypage 89) Using
theSmar tKey X
Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: forthe following opera-
tions, pointthetipofthe Smart Keyatthe
handle onthe driver's door.TheSmart Key
must beclose tothe driver's doorhandle.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: theSmart Keymust be
in close proximit yto the vehicle.
X Press andhold the0037 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama slidingsun-
roof arefully closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel:
X Press andhold the0037 button againuntil
the roller sunblind ofthe panorama sliding
sunroof closes.
X To interr uptconvenienc eclosing: release
the 0037 button .
Using KEYLESS-GO The
driver's doorandthedoor atwhich the
handle isused, mustbothbeclosed. The
Smart Keymust beoutside thevehicle. The
gap between theSmart Keyand thecorre-
sponding doorhandle shouldnotbegreater
than 3ft (1 m). X
Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle untiltheside windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are fully closed.
i Make
sureyouonly touch recessed sensor
surface 0043. Side
window s
85Opening andclosing Z
X
Make surethatallthe side windows are
closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel:
X Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle againuntiltheroller sunblind of
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel closes.
X To interru ptconven ienceclosing:release
recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe door
handle. Resetting
theside window s
If aside window cannolonger beclosed fully,
you must reset it. X
Close allthe doors.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Pull thecorresponding switchonthe door
cont rolpanel untiltheside window iscom-
pletely closed(Ypage 84).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Immediately pullthecorresponding switch
on the door controlpanel untiltheside win-
dow iscompletely closed(Ypage 84).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
X Ifthe respective sidewindow remains
closed afterthebutton isreleased, thenit
has been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. 86
Side
window sOpening andclosing
Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfea-
ture. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel Import
antsafety notes
In the following section,theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel. G
WARNING
While opening andclosing thesliding sun-
roof, body parts inclose proximity could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheopening andclosing
procedures.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped. G
WARNING
If children operatethesliding sunroof they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. G
WARNING
At high speeds theraised sliding sunroof
automatically lowersslightly atthe rear. This
could trapyouorother persons. Thereisa
risk ofinjury. Makesurethatnobody rea-
ches intothesweep ofthe sliding sunroof
whilst thevehicle isin motion.
If somebody becomestrapped,immediately
pull back thesliding sunroof switch.The
sliding sunroof liftsduring opening. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
87Opening andclosing Z
!
Only
open thesliding sunroof ifit is free of
snow andice.Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur.
Do not allow anything toprotrude fromthe
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, theseals could
be damage d.
! The
weather canchange abruptly .It could
start torain orsnow. Makesurethatthe
sliding sunroof isclosed whenyouleave the
vehicle. Thevehicle electronics canbedam-
aged ifwater enters thevehicle interior.
i Resonance
noisescanoccur inaddition to
the usua lairflow noiseswhenthesliding
sunroof isopen. Theyarecaused byminor
pressure fluctuations inthe vehicle interior.
Change theposition ofthe sliding sunroof or
open aside window slightlytoreduce or
eliminate thesenoises. Sliding
sunroof reversing feature
In the followi ngsection, theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel.
The sliding sunroof isequip pedwith anauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restrict sthe sliding sunroof duringtheclos-
ing process, thesliding sunroof opensagain
automaticall y.However, theautomatic revers-
ing feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve
you ofthe responsibili tyof payi ngattent ion
when closing thesliding sunroof. G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticular:
R to soft, lightandthin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
path
R while adjusting
R when closing thesliding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately afterautomatic
reversing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. G
WARNING
If you close thesliding sunroof againimme-
diately afterithas been blocked orreset,
the sliding sunroof closeswithincreased
force.
Parts ofthe body could betrapped inthe
closing areainthe process. Thereisarisk of
injury orbecoming trapped.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body arein
the closing area.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. Operating
thepanoram aroof with
power tilt/sliding panel
Opening andclosing 0043
Toraise
0044 Toopen
0087 Toclose/lower
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel canonly beoperated whentheroller
sunblind isopen. 88
Panorama
roofwith powe rtilt/sliding panelOpeningandclosing
The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z
ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z