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R
When theta ilg ateis open ed
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page90)
R When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
(/ page90)
The ATA system isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO R
Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page15 1)
% When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 383) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page15 1)
De activ ating theala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Opening
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#
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold memor y
position switch1, 2or 3.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,thefront seat,
Head-up Display,outside mirrors and seat
con tour aremo vedint oth estor ed position
aut omaticall y. 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 eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
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. #
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. &
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 . 10
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#
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 aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R alwaysplace 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). Seats
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownsea t
ba ckrest as aloadin gar ea, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded is
clear . R
The area under there ar ben chseat isclear .
R The armr eston thesecon dro w of seat sis
fo lded backand thecup holder sar eem pty. #
Trap theseat beltstra pon seat belt2in
seat beltstra pholder 1.
When thelef t-hand seatbackres tis folded for‐
wa rds, thecent erseat backres twill also befol‐
ded forw ards. #
Movethedr iver's seat forw ards. #
Ifnec essar y,release thehead restra int sfo r
th eseat backres tand push them down asfar
as poss ible(/page99 ). #
Leftand right seat backres t:pull one of
re lease loops 1.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. Seats
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Car
gocom partmen tco ver No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. Ve
hicles withath ird row ofseats: whentheth ird
row ofseats isin use, thecar gocom partmen t
co veron theseat backres ts on thesecon dro w
of seats isremo ved. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
holder s2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Unhook thecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
hold erson thelef tand right 2and guide it Seats
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At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gement Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment enlar ge‐
ment #
Toattac h:att achth epar tition netto brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right oftheheadliner . #
Without cargocom partmen tenlar gement :
att achhook s2 totie-do wn eyes 3 onthe
lef tand right insuc hawa yth at hook s2
poin tbac kwards. Seat
sand stow ing 11
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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
(/ page10 6).
The bag hook scan beara maximu mloa dof
6.6 lbs(3kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 1
Bag hook Ov
ervie wof coat hookson thetailg ate Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 6). 1
Coathook
Coa thook sar eno tsui table forhangi nghea vy
objects asthis can cause theta ilg ateto lowe r
aut omat ically.Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht
objects suchas jac kets. Sea
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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.
* 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. #
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. Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, thefo l‐
lo wing cupholder swill beavailable:
R Inthefront stow agecom partment ofthe
cent erconso le
R Inthear mr ests of there ar seat s
R Between theseats ontheth ird ro w of seat s 12
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