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jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts (car go posi tion)
To enlar gethecar gocom partmen t,yo ucan
adj ustth eseat backres ts so that they arete n
degr eessteeper (cargoposition ). #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards
(/ page10 9). #
Movebrac ket1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . #
Push seatbackres t2 bac kto brac ket1
unti lth ebac kres teng ages. Car
gocom partment cover Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men 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 anyobjects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco veris att ached
behi ndtheseat backres tof there ar ben chseat. 11
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Toextend: pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab han dle2and clipitint oth e
holder son thelef tand right. #
Toretract: unhook cargo compar tment
co ver1 from theholder son thelef tand
ri ght and guide itforw ards bygrab han dle2
unt ilit is full yre tract ed.
In stalli ng/ remo ving the cargocom partmen t
co ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris retract ed. #
Toremo ve:pr ess intheend capofcar go
com partmen tco ver1 ontheright-h and
side. #
Push cargocom partmen tco ver1 into
re cess 2ontheopposit eside. #
Take cargo compartment cover1 out by
pulling itupw ards. #
Toins tall: place cargocom partment cover
1 intore cess 2onthelef t-hand side. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partmen tco ver1 intoot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. 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 protect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced.
Vi sit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Seats
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Toremo ve:pu llbe ltcla mp 5upw ards unt il
th elashing stra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wneyes4 on
th elef tand right. #
Remo veguide rod1 from holder s2. #
Tosto w:press there dbutt ons ontheto p
and bottom guide rods. #
Collapse androllup thepar tition net. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 6). 1
Cargo tie-do wnrings Ov
erview ofbag 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. Seats
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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. #
Open cargocom partment floor 1,
(/ page11 9) swi ngitupw ards toan ang le of
aroun d45 °and pullitout towa rdsth e
re ar. #
Put cargocom partment floor 1down ona
clean surface. #
Stretchth epar cel netacr oss cargocom part‐
ment floor 1. #
Mak esur eth at:
R The parcel netis cen tere don car gocom‐
par tmen tfloor 1.
R Rubber band 4runs und ernea thfitting s
3.
R Tab2 isfacing forw ards. #
Slid ecar gocom partment floor 1intoth e
cargo compartment horizont allyuntil fitting s
3 arein gu ides 6 onboth sides. #
Swing cargocom partment floor 1upw ards
to an ang leof aroun d45 °unt ilfitting s3
au dibly eng age. #
Ensu rethat rubber band 4runs und ernea th
suppor t5. Seats
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Foldcar gocom partment floor 2down. #
Press cargocom partmen tfloor 2down
until iteng ages. #
Swing thecar gocom partmen tfloor down
and fold out rear sec tion7. #
Position rubber band 9under fastener 8. #
Folddo wn rear sec tion7 ofcar gocom part‐
men tfloor 1and press itint oth eloc k.
% Toavo iddamagin gth eside trim inthecar go
com partmen t,ke ep suf ficie ntdist anc efrom
th eside trims inthecar gocom partmen t
when remo ving orinser tingthecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . EAS
Y-PA CK load- secur ingkit No
teson thesnap -inmod uleforthe cargo
com partmen t(t el es co pic rods)
The EASY-PA CK load-s ecuringkitallo wsyouto
use your car gocomp artm ent fora va riet yof pur‐
pos es.The comp onent sar elocat edinthestow ‐
ag espac eunde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . 1
Telesco picrodwit hmount ingelement sand
holder s Ins
talling ate lescopic rod &
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. 11
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Foldout hook 2ontheunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Attach hook 2totopseal 3ofthecar go
com partmen t. #
Toclose: remo vehook 2from topseal 3
of thecar gocom partmen t. #
Secur ehook 2tothebr ac keton theunder‐
side ofthecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 12
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At
tac hin gth ero of car rier &
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.
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 that has notbeen tested and appr oved
fo 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 cons ole(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 spille d.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. Seat
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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
orclosing thecup hold ersin the
re ar armr est *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat 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. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2.
Cup holder 1or2 will extend automati‐
cally . #
Toclose: pushcupholde r1 or2 bac k
unt ilit eng ages. 12
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