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restrai
ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat.
You canfind more informatio non OCS under
"Prob lemswiththeOccupa ntCla ssifi cation
System" (Ypag e51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforwa rd-facing child
restrai ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat
and youposition thefront-passenge rseat
too close tothe dash board,inthe event of
an accide nt,the child could :
R come intocontact withthevehicl e'sinte-
rior ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for exampl e
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
is off
This poses anincrease drisk ofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alwa ysmove thefront-passenge rseat asfar
back aspossi bleand fullyretract theseat
cushi onlength. Alwaysmake surethatthe
shou lderbeltstrap iscorrectly routedfrom
the vehicl ebelt sash guide tothe shou lder
belt guide on the child restrai ntsystem. The
shou lderbeltstrap mustberouted forwards
and downw ardsfrom thevehicl ebelt sash
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adju stthe vehicl ebelt
sash guide and thefront-passenge rseat
accordi ngly.Alwaysobserve thechild
restrai ntsystem manufacturer's installation
instructions.
If OCS determine sthat:
R The front-passenge rseat isunoccup ied,the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
lig hts upafter theself-test andremai nslit.
This indica testhat thefront-passenge rfront
air bag isdea ctivated.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
child ofup totwelve months old,inastand-
ard child restrai ntsystem, thePASSENGER
AIR BAG OFFindica torlamp lights upafter
the self-test andremai nslit. This indica tes
that thefront-passenge rfront airbag is
dea ctivated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve -month-old
child ,in astandard childrestrai ntsystem,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor lamp
cangoout after theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.The resul tof the class ification is
depe ndent on,among otherfactors, the
child restrai ntsystem andthechild 'sstat-
ure. Itis recommended thatyouinstall the
child restrai ntsystem onasui table rear
seat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
person ofsmal lerstature (e.g.ateenage ror
smal ladu lt),the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indica torlamp either lights upand remai ns
lit after theself-test depending onthe resul t
of the class ification or,alterna tively,goes
out.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp isoff, move thefront-passenge rseat
as far back aspossi ble.Alternativel y,a
person ofsmal lerstature cansiton arear
seat.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp islit, aperson ofsmal lerstature
shou ldnot use thefront-passenge rseat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbyan
adu ltor aperson ofcorrespond ingstature,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp goesoutafter theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.
If child renaretraveli nginthe vehicl e,be sure
to observe thenotes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle" (Ypag e53) .
When theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)ismalfu nctioning, thered 0075 restrai nt
system warninglamp onthe instrument clus-
ter and thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica -
tor lamp light up simu ltaneou sly.The front-
pass enger frontairbag isdea ctivated inthis
case anddoes notdepl oyduri nganaccide nt.
Have theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)checked andrepa iredimmed iatelyat a
qua lified specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benz
recommends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter forthis purp ose.
If the front-passenge rseat, theseat cover or
the seat cushi onare dama ged,have thenec-
essa ryrepa irwork carrie dout ataqua lified
specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouuseanauthorized Mercede s-
Benz Center forthis purp ose.
For safety reasons,Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly useseat accessori esthat
have been approved byMercede s-Benz. Occ
upant safety
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Problems
withtheOccupant ClassificationSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenotes on"System self-test"(Y page 50). Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunction ing.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.It
is recommen dedthat youinstall thechild restraint systemona
suitable rearseat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury. Do
not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro- Occ
upantsafety
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Z

you
inst all thech ild res train tsyst emonarear
seat .
If it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all ach ild
res train tsyst emonthefron t-pass enger seat ,
always observeth einst ruc tion sand safety
no teson the"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(OCS )"(Y page 47).
You canthus avo idtheris ks that could arise
as ares ult of:
R an inco rrec tly cat ego rized per son inthe
fr on t-pass enger seat
R deac tivat ing th efron tpass enger fron tair
bag uninten tion ally
R theuns uitable position ing of thech ild
res train tsyst em, e.g. tooclo setothedash -
boar d
Rea rwa rd-facin gchil dre stra int sys tem If
cir cum stanc esreq uire youtosec ure ach ild
in arear ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emon
th efron t-pass enger seat ,always makesur e
th at thefron tpass enger fron tair bag isdeac ti-
vat ed. Onlyifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
in dic ato rlamp islit continuousl y(Y page 40),
is thefron tpass enger fron tair bag deac tiva-
te d.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s.
For war d-fa cing childre stra int sys tem If
it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all a
for ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emonthe
fr on t-pass enger seat ,always moveth efron t-
pass enger seat asfar bac kas pos sible.Full y
ret rac tth eseat cushion length. The entire
base ofthech ild res train tsyst emmus talways
res ton theseat cushion ofthefron t-
pass enger seat .The backrest ofthech ild
res train tsyst emmus tlie asflat aspos sible
again stthebac krest ofthefron t-pass enger
seat .The child res train tsyst emmus tno t
to uch theroo for be subj ectedto aload bythe
head restrain t.Ad jus tth eang leof theseat
bac krest and thehead restrain tpos ition
acc ordingly. Always makesur eth at thesho ul-
der belt strap isco rrec tly rou tedfrom theveh i-
cle belt outlettothesho ulder beltguide on
th ech ild res train tsyst em. Theshoulder belt
st rap mus tbe rou tedfor ward anddown from
th eveh iclebelt outlet.If ne cessar y,adj ust the veh
iclebelt outletand thefron t-pass enger
seat accordingly.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s. Chil
d-pr oof locks
Imp ortant saf ety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare travel ing in theveh icle, they
co uld:
R open doors,th us endan gering ot her peo-
ple orroa duser s
R exitth eveh icleand becaug htby oncom-
in g traff ic
R oper atevehicleequip mentand become
tr apped
The reisaris kof an acc iden tand injur y.
Al ways activat eth ech ild- pro ofloc ksand
ove rride feat ure ifch ildr enare travel ing in
th eveh icle. Whe nleav ing th eveh icle,
always taketh eke ywit hyou and lockth e
veh icle. Nev erleav ech ildr enunat tend ed in
th eveh icle.
Ov err ide feat ure for:
R therear doors(Y page 59)
R therear side windows (Ypage 59) G
WAR
NING
If you leavech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle, they could set itin mot ionby,for
ex ampl e:
R rel ease thepark ing brak e.
R shi fttheaut oma tic trans mis sion outof
th epark ing pos ition P.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicleequip -
men tand become trapped .The reisaris kof
an acc iden tand injur y.
Whe nleav ing th eveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Nev erleav ech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle. 58
Child
reninthe vehicleSa fet y

Adj
usting thesea tsma nua lly
Veh icles withoutthesea ting com fort
pa cka ge Se
at for e-and -aftadj ust men t:
X Lif than dle0043and slideth eseat forward sor
bac kwa rds.
X Releas elev er0043 again .
Mak esur eth at you hear theseat engage in
pos ition .
Bac krest angle:
X Reliev eth epre ssur eon thebac krest .
X Turn handwhe el0087 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at heig ht:
X Pull handle0044upwar dsorpush itdown
rep eatedly untilth eseat hasreac hedthe
desi redheig ht.
Veh icles withthesea ting com fort
pa cka ge Se
at for e-and -aftadj ust men t:
X Lif than dle0043and slideth eseat forward sor
rear ward s.
X Releas elev er0043 again .
Mak esur eth at you hear theseat engage in
pos ition .
Bac krest angle:
X Reliev eth epre ssur eon thebac krest .
X Turn handwhe el0083 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at heig ht:
X Pull handle0085upwar dsorpush itdown
rep eatedly untilth eseat hasreac hedthe
desi redheig ht.
Se at cus hion angle:
X Ad jus tth eang leso that your thighs are
ligh tly supp orted.
X Turn handwhe el0087 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at cus hion length:
X Lif than dle0044and slideth efron tpart ofthe
seat cushion forward sor bac kwa rds.
X Releas elev er0044 again .
The seat cushion engage s. Adj
usting thesea tselect ricall y 0043
Seat heig ht
0044 Seat cus hion angle
0087 Seat for e-and -aftadj ust men t
0085 Backrest angle
i You
canstore theseat setting susin gth e
mem oryfunction (Ypage 101). 94
Sea
tsSea ts,ste ering wheel andmirro rs

If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds. Alllapsare
dele ted.
You cannot deleteindivid ualstored laps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps,the current lapdoes not
have tobe reset.
X Rese tthe current lap.
X Press 0076toconfirm Reset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer? Reset
Race-Timer? appearsinthe multi-
function display.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
and
press the0076 button toconfirm.
All lapsare dele ted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIMER overallevalu ation
0044 Total timedriven
0087 Average speed
0085 Distance covered
0083 Maximu mspeed
This function isshown ifyou have stored at
lea stone lapand stopped theRACETIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedlyuntilthe
overal levalu ation appears. Lap
statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed duringlap
This function isonly availableifyou have
stored atlea sttwo lapsand have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedlyuntilalap evalu ation
appe ars.
Each lapappe arsinasepa ratesubme nu.
The fastest lapisindicated byflashi ngsym-
bol 0043.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect a
different lapevalu ation. Dis
play message s Introductio
n
Gene ralnotes Displa
ymessag esappe arinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Displa ymessag eswith graphi cdispl aysmay beshown insimpl ifiedform inthe Operator's Man-
ual and may therefore differfromthemultifu nctiondisplay.
Plea serespond inaccordance withthedispl aymessag esand follow theaddi tional notes inthis
Operator's Manual.
Certai ndispl aymessage sare accompanie dby an aud ible warning toneoracontinuous tone.
When theignition isswitched off,alldispl aymessag esare dele ted, apartfrom some high-pri ority
displ aymessag es.Once thecause sof the high-pri oritydisplaymessag eshave been rectified, the
corresponding displaymessage sare also deleted. Di
splay message s
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Note
son using the cargo compart-
men t Ma
king thebest useof your car gocom part-
men t:
R Yo ucan increase the load cap acityby
ad jus ting thebackre stto the cargopositio n
(Y page 255 ).
R Th eload area can belength enedby folding
for wa rdthe folding backre stof the front-
pa sse nge rse at (Y page 253 )and thecorre-
sp ond ingbackre stinthe rear.
Fo ldi ng the rearse at bac krestforwa rd
and back Fo
ldi ng the rearse at bac krests forwa rd X
Fu lly ins ert the backre sthead res traints if
nece ssary(Y page 96) .
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
for wa rdifnece ssary.
X Pu llle ft-ha ndorrigh t-ha ndrelease han-
dl e 0044 ofthe seat backre stfor wa rd.
Co rre spond ingseat backre st0043 isrel eased.
X Fol dba ckre st0043 forwa rd.
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
ba ck ifnece ssary. X
Inse rtthe seat beltinto seat-b eltho lder 0043.
Fo ldi ng the rearse at bac krestbac k
! Ma
kesure tha tthe seat beltdo es not
be com etra pped when folding the rearse at
ba ckre stback. Othe rwise, itcou ldbe dam-
ag ed . X
Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
for wa rdifnece ssary.
X Fol dse at backre st0043 back unti lit eng ages.
Re dlock sta tus indicator 0044isno longe r
vi si bl e.
X Adju stthe head res traints ifnece ssary
(Y page 96).
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
ba ck ifnece ssary.
Ad justi ngthe angleof the rearse at
bac krests (cargo position ) Sto
wag ear ea s
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Wear
eyeprotec tion. Keep
children away. Observe
thisOperator' sManual.
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usebatter ieswhich have
been testedand approved foryour vehicle by
Mercedes- Benz.These batteriesprovide
incr eased impact protectiontoprevent vehicle
occupant sfrom sufferin gacid burns should
the batter ybe damaged inthe event ofan
accident .
In order forthe batter yto achieve themaxi-
mum possible servicelife,itmust alway sbe
sufficien tlycharged.
Like other batter ies,thevehicle batterymay
discharge overtime ifyou donot use thevehi-
cle. Inthis case, havethebatter ydisconn ec-
ted ataqualified specialist workshop. Youcan
also charge thebatter ywith acharger recom-
mended byMercedes- Benz.Contac ta quali-
fied specialist workshop forfurther informa-
tion.
Have thebatter ycondit ionofcharge checked
more frequent lyifyou usethevehicle mainly
for short tripsorifyou leave itstandin gidle
for alength yperiod. Consult aqualified spe-
cialist workshop ifyou wish toleave yourvehi-
cle parked foralong period oftime.
Only replace abatter ywith abatter ythat has
been recomm endedbyMercedes- Benz.
Remove theSmart Keyifyou park thevehicle
and donot require anyelectr icalcons umers.
The vehicle willthen usevery little energy,
thus conserving batterypower.
If the power supply hasbeen interrupted, e.g.
if you recon nectthebatter y,you willhave to:
R set the clock using themultimedia system
(see theDigital Operator' sManual)
R reset thefunct ionforfolding theexterior
mirrors in/outautomatically, byfolding the
mirrors outonce (Ypage 99) Charging
thebatt ery G
WARNIN
G
During charging andjump- starting,explosive
gases canescape fromthebatter y.There is
a risk ofan explosion.
Particularly avoidfire,open flames, creating
sparks andsmokin g.En sure there issuffi-
cient ventilation whilecharging andjump-
start ing.Donot lean over abatter y. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin,eyes orclothin g.Do
not inhale anybatter ygases. Donot lean
over thebatter y.Keep children awayfrom
batter ies.Wash awaybatter yacid immedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. G
WARNIN
G
A discharged batterycan freez eat temper a-
tures below freezingpoint. Whenjump-start-
ing the vehicle orcharging thebatter y,
gases canescape fromthebatter y.There is
a risk ofan explosion.
Allow thefrozenbatter yto thaw outbefore
charging itor jump- starting.
! Only
usebatter ychargers withamaximum
charging voltageof14. 8V.
! Only
charge thebatter yusing thejump-
start ingconn ection point.
The jump- startingconn ection pointisin the
engine compart ment(Ypage 296).
X Open thehood.
X Connec tthe batter ycharger tothe positive
term inaland ground pointinthe same order
as when connectin gthe donor batteryin the
jump- startingprocedure (Ypage 296).
If the indicator /warninglamps donot light up
in the instrument clusteratlow temper atures,
it is very likely thatthedischarged batteryhas
froz en.Inthis case youmay neith erjump- start
the vehicle norcharge thebatter y.The service
life ofathawed-out batterymay beshort er.
The start ingcharact eristicscan beimpaired, Bat
tery(vehicle )
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G
WARNING
During thechargi ngprocess ,a battery produceshydrogen gas.Ifashort circuitoccurs or
spar ksare created ,the hydrogen gascan ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explo sion.
R Make surethattheposi tive terminal ofaconnected batterydoesnotcome intocontact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never placemetal objects ortools onabattery .
R Itis impor tantthatyouobse rvethe descri bedorder ofthe battery terminal swhen connect-
ing and disconnecting abattery .
R When jump-starting, makesurethatthebattery poleswith identical polarityareconnected.
R Itis particu larlyimpor tanttoobse rvethe descri bedorder whenconnecting anddisconnect-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connect ordisconnect thebattery terminal swhi lethe engine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discha rgedbattery canfreeze attempera turesbelow freezing point.Whenjump-starting the
vehicl eor chargi ngthe battery ,gase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isarisk ofan explo -
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore chargingitor jump-starting.
! Avoid
repeatedand lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise,the catal yticconverter couldbe
dama gedbythe non-combusted fuel.
If the indica tor/warni nglamp sdo not light up inthe instrument clusteratlow tempera tures,itis
very likelythat thedischa rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicl enor charge thebattery .Let the battery thawfirst.Theservice lifeofathawe d-outbattery
may beshorter. Thestarting characteristics canbeimpa ired,particu larlyat low tempera tures.
Have thethawe d-outbattery checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p.
Do not start thevehicl eusi ng arapi dchargi ngdevi ce.Ifyou rvehicl e'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleor from asecond batteryusing jumper cables.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R The battery isnot accessi bleinall vehicl es.Ifthe other vehicle'sbattery isnot accessi ble,
jump-start thevehicl eusi ng asecond batteryorajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicl ewhen theengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatterie swith a12 Vvoltag erating.
R Only usejumper cablesthat arenot dama gedand have asuffi cient cross-section andinsul a-
ted terminal clamps.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicl esdo not touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesare not dama ged.
R Non-insul atedparts ofthe terminal clampsdo not come intocontact withother metal parts
whi lethe jumper cablesare connected tothe battery .
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontact withparts thatcanmove whentheengine isrun-
ning, suchasthe V-belt pulley orthe fan.
X Secure thevehicl eby app lying the electric parkingbrake.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005Ainthe ignitio nlock andremove it. Jump-star
ting
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