re
sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce and /or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront passeng
erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page54 ). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Occupant
safety 59
Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page60).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page44 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andopera tingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront -passen ger
seat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbeltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
fu nctio nens ures that theseat beltdoes not
slac kenonce thech ild restra int system is
secur ed(/ page54 ). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the 60
Occupant safety
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 . Occ
upant safety 63
#
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs truct ion detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atedur ing automat ic
open ing,this proces sis stopped. Theautomatic
obs truction detection functi onisonly anaid. Itis
no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eopen ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate &
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
To close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: #
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttonon the
ta ilg ate.
R Press theto pof theMer cedes star on the
ta ilg ate #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. Open
ingand closing 73
(3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The area around thesensor isdir ty,e.g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
tailg atecan open orclos eunin tentio nallyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifaper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Ifobject sar emo vedor placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp sor other coverings
ar epu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Ifapr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin g
ov er thetrunk silldown intoth ede tection
ra ng eof thesensor sis used.
R Ifth epr otect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectly .
R Whe nwo rking onthetra iler hitch,tra iler sor
re ar bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions (/page65)
or do notcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son
in suc hsit uatio ns. 76
Opening andclosing
R
when theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
(/ page86 )
The ATA system isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc 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 afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page14 9)
% WhentheMer 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 392) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
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 thestow agecom partment
(/ page14 9)
De activ ating theala rm using KEYLESS-GO : #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate 86
Openingand closing
#
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMand then press pre‐
se tposition button1,2or 3wit hin thre esec‐
onds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront
seat, thesteer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrorar ein thestor ed position.
% When youre lease thepr ese tposition button,
st eer ing wheel, theseat andmirrorse tting
functions stop immediat ely. The Head-up
Displa ycont inues tobe adjus ted. 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 10
2
Sea tsand stow ing
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 ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng 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 Alw aysplace 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 Seats
andstow ing 10
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