2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS belt

An
Emer gencyTensi oni ng Devi cecan onlybe
trig gered,if:
R the igniti onissw itch edon
R the comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem are
op era tional .Yo ucan find furthe rinfo rma tion
und er"Restr aint system warning lamp"
(Y page 41)
R the seatbe ltbu ckle tongu eha seng aged in
the beltbu ckle ofthe respective seat
If the restrai ntsystem contro luni tde tects a
more severe acci dent, furthe rcomp onents of
the restrai ntsystem areacti vated independ -
entl yof each othe rin certa infronta lcol lisi on
si tua tions:
R Front airba gs aswellas driver 'sand front-
pa sse nge rknee bags
Dep endingonthe perso nin the front-
pa sse nge rsea t,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gis either enabled ordisa bled .The front-
pa sse nge rfront airba gcan bedeploy ed inan
acci dent onl yif the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFF
ind icator lamp isoff. Obs ervethe informa tion
on the PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator lamps
(Y page 41).
Yo ur veh icleha stwo -sta gefront airba gs.
The activatio nthre sholdof the Emer gency
Te nsi oni ng Devi cesand theairba gs isde ter-
mine dby eva luati ng the rate ofveh iclede cel -
era tionor acce lera tio nwh ich occu rsat vario us
po ints inthe vehicle. Thi spro ces sis pre -emp -
tive innatu re.Dep loym ent should take place
in goo dtime atthe startof the collisi on.
The rate ofveh iclede cel era tionor acce lera -
tio nand thedirecti onofthe forc ear eess en-
tia lly de term inedby :
R the distri butio nof forc esduring thecollisi on
R the collisi on ang le
R the deform ation cha racteri stics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the characteri stics ofthe object with wh ich
the vehicleha scol lide d
Facto rswh ich can onlybe see nand measured
afte ra col lisi on hasoccu rreddo not play a
de cis ive rolein the deploy ment ofan airba g.
Nor dothey providean ind icationof airba g
de ploy ment.
The vehiclecan bedeform edconsi derably,
wi thou tan airba gbe ing deploy ed .Thi sis the
cas eif onl ypa rts which arerel ativel yea sily
de form edareaff ecte dand therate ofdecel er-
ati on isnot high. Conver sely,airba gs ma ybe
de ploy ed eve nthou ghthe vehiclesu ffer sonl y mino
rde form ation. Thisis the caseif, for
exa mpl e,ver yrig idveh iclepa rts such aslongi -
tud inalbo dy mem bers arehit, and sufficie nt
de cel era tionoccu rsas ares ult.
If the restrai ntsystem contro luni tde tects a
si de imp act orifthe vehiclerol lsove r,the
ap plica ble comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem
ar ede ploy ed independ entl yof each othe r
de pendi ng on the apparent typeof acci dent.
R Sid eimp act airba gon the side ofimp act,
ind epend entl yof the Emer gency Tensi oni ng
Devi ceand theuseof the seatbe lton the
dri ver 'ssea t
The side imp act airba gon the front
pa sse nge rsi de deploy sund erthe followi ng
cond itions:
- the OCSsy stem detects thatthe front
pa sse nge rsea tis occu pied or
- the seatbe ltbu ckle tongu eis eng aged in
the beltbu ckle ofthe front passe nge r
sea t
R Hea dba gon the side ofimp act, independ -
entl yof the useof the seatbe ltand inde-
pe nde ntly ofwh ethe rthe front-p asseng er
sea tis occu pied
R Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi ces,if the sys-
tem determ inestha tde ploy ment canoffer
ad ditio nal protecti oninthi ssitua tion
R Hea dba gs on the driver 'sand front-
pa sse nge rsi de incerta insitua tions when
the vehiclerol lsove r,ifthe system deter-
mine stha tde ploy ment canofferad ditio nal
pro tecti ontotha tpro vided bythe seatbe lt
i Not
allai rba gs arede ploy ed inan acci -
de nt. The vario us airba gs workind epend -
entl yof each othe r.
How theairba gwo rks isde term inedby the
sev erityof the acci dent detecte d,esp ecially
the vehiclede cel era tionor acce lera tio nand
the apparent typeof acci dent:
R Hea d-oncol lisi on
R Sid eimp act
R Ro llove r 54
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cupant safetySafe ty

R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
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upant safetySafety

Child
reninthevehi cle Imp
ortant safety notes
If ach ild youn gerthan twe lveyears oldand
unde r5 ft (1. 50 m)inheig htistraveli nginthe
veh icle:
R always secure thech ild inach ild res traint
syst emsuitable forMer cedes-Ben zveh icles.
The child res traint systemmust beappro pri-
ate totheage, weigh tand sizeof thech ild.
R be sure toobse rveth eins truct ionsand
safe tyno tesin this sec tionin addit iontothe
ch ild res traint systemman ufacturer'sins tal-
lati on instruct ions.
R always observeth eins truct ionsand safety
no teson the"Oc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys -
te m (OCS )"(Y page 48) G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh i-
cle ,th ey coul d,inpart icular :
R Open doors,there byendan gering other
pers onsor road users
R Get outand bestruc kby oncom ingtraff ic
R Oper atevehicle equipm entand become
tr apped, forexample
In addit ion,ch ildre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ion,for example ,if th ey:
R Release thepark ingbrak e.
R Chan gethetrans mis sion position
R Start theveh icle
Ther eis aris kof acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Keep theSm artKey outofthereac hof chil-
dren . G
WAR
NING
If pers ons,part icular lych ildre nare subj ec-
te dto pro longed exposur eto extreme heat
or col d,there isaris kof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al. Nev erleave childre nunat tende d
in theveh icle. G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res traint systemissubj ectedto
dire ctsun light ,part smay getveryhot .Chil-
dren mayburn thems elveson these parts,
part icular lyon themet alpart sof thech ild
res traint system. Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you leave theveh icle,tak ing thech ild with
you, always ensure that thech ild res traint
syst emisno tex pose dto dire ctsun light .
Pro tect itwit hablan ket,for example .If th e
ch ild res traint systemhas been expose dto
dire ctsun light ,let itcoo ldown before secur-
ing thech ild init. Nev erleave childre nunat -
te nde din theveh icle.
Always ensure that all veh icle occupan tshave
th eir seat beltsfast ened cor rectlyand aresit-
tin gpro perl y.Part icular attentio nmust bepaid
to childre n.
Obse rveth esafe tyno teson theseat belt
(Y page 42)and theno teson cor rectuse of
seat belts(Y page 43).
A boos terseat maybeneces sary toach ieve
pro per seat beltpositionin gfor childre nove r
40 lbs (18 kg)unt ilth ey reac haheig htwher e
a th ree -point seat beltcanbepro perlyfas-
te ne dwit hout aboos terseat . Sp
ecial seatbelt retractor G
WAR
NING
If th eseat beltisrele ased while driving,th e
ch ild res traint systemwill nolonger be
sec ured properly.The spec ialseat belt
ret rac toris disabl edand theine rtia real
draws inapor tionof theseat belt.The seat
belt cannotbe imm ediat elyrefast ened.
Ther eis an increas edriskof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al.
St op theveh icle imm ediat ely,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff icco nd ition s.React i-
vat eth espec ialseat beltretrac torand
sec ure thech ild res traint systemproperly.
The seat beltonthefron t-pass enger 'sside is
equipp edwithaspec ialseat beltretrac tor.
When activat ed, thespec ialseat beltretrac tor Child
reninthevehi cle
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ensures
thattheseat beltcann otslacken once
the child seatissecured.
Inst alling achild restraintsystem:
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Pull theseat beltsmoot hlyout ofthe seat
belt guide.
X En gage seatbelttongue inbelt buckle.
Act ivating thespecial seatbeltretractor :
X Pull theseat beltoutfully andletthe inert ia
reel retract itagain.
While theseat beltisretr actin g,you should
hear aratc hetin gsound. Thespecial seat
belt retractor isenabled.
X Push thechild restraintsystem downsothat
the seat beltistight anddoes notloosen.
Removing thechild restraintsystem anddeac-
tivat ingthe special seatbeltretractor :
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Press therelease buttonofthe seat belt
buckle androute theseat belttongue back
towards theseat beltguide.
The special seatbeltretractor isdeactiva-
ted. Child
restraintsystem
The useofseat belts andchild restraintsys-
tems isrequired bylaw in:
R all 50 stat es
R the U.S.terr itories
R the Dist rictofColumbia
R all Canadian provinces
You canobtain furtherinfor mation aboutthe
corr ectchild restraintsystem fromanyauthor-
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyon asuitable seat,itcann otpro-
tec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen be
restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orsudden changes ofdirect ion.
There isan incr eased riskofinjury, possibly
even fatal. Make
surethatyouobserve thechild
restr aintsystem manufact urer'sinstallation
inst ruct ions andthenoteson use. Please
ensure, thatthebase ofthe child restraint
system isalway srestin gcomplet elyonthe
seat cushion. Neverplaceobjects,e.g. cush-
ions, under orbehind thechild restraintsys-
tem. Onlyusechild restraintsystems with
the original coverdesigned forthem. Only
replace damaged coverswith genuine cov-
ers. G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyor isnot secured, itcan come
loose inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orasudden changeindirect ion.The
child restraintsystem couldbethro wn
about, strikingvehicle occupant s.There is
an incr eased riskofinjury, possibly even
fatal.
Always installchild restraintsystems prop-
erly, even ifthey arenot being used.Make
sure thatyouobserve thechild restraintsys-
tem manufact urer'sinstallation instruct ions.
Furt herinfor mation onstowing objects,lug-
gage andloads securely canbefound under
“St owing options/stowage compart ments”
(Y page 252). G
WARN
ING
Child restraintsystems ortheir securing sys-
tems which havebeen damaged orsubjec-
ted toaload inan acciden tcan nolonger
protec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen
be restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,
heavy braking orsudden changes ofdirec-
tion .There isan incr eased riskofinjury,
possibly evenfatal.
Replace childrestraintsystems whichhave
been damaged orsubject edtoaload inan
acciden tas soon aspossible. Havethe
securing systemsonthe child restraintsys-
tem check edataqualified specialist work-
shop, before youinstallachild restraintsys-
tem again. 58
Children
inthevehicleSafet y

The
securing systemofchild restraintsystems
is the seat beltsystem.
If you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front passenger seat,besure toobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinform ationondisa-
bling thefront passenger frontairbag.
All child restraintsystems mustmeet thefol-
lowing standards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Canadian MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210. 2
Confirmation thatthechild restraintsystem
correspon dstothe standards canbefound on
an instr uction labelonthe child restraintsys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installation instructions thatareincluded
with thechild restraintsystem.
Observe thewarning labelsinthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraintsystem. Child
restraintsystem onthe front-
passenger seat
General notes If
you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front -passenger seat,alway sobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresult of:
R an incorr ectlycategoriz edperson inthe
front -passenger seat
R deactivatin gthe front passenger frontair
bag unint ention ally
R the unsuitable positioningof the child
restr aintsystem, e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward- facing childrestraintsystem If
circumst ancesrequire youtosecure achild
in arearward-facing childrestraintsystem on
the front -passenger seat,alway smake sure
that thefront passenger frontairbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit cont inuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passenger frontairbag deactiva-
ted. Always
observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions .
Forward- facingchildrestraintsystem If
you secure achild inaforward-fac ingchild
restr aintsystem onthe front -passenger seat,
alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible. Fullyretrac tthe seat cushion
length. Theentir ebase ofthe child restraint
system mustalway srest onthe seat cushion
of the front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraintsystem mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thechild restraintsystem
must nottouch theroof orbe subject edtoa
load bythe head restraint. Adjust theangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraintposi-
tion according ly.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorrec tlyrouted fromthe
front -passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraintsystem. The
shoulder beltstrap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront -passenger seatbelt
guide. Ifnecessary, adjustthefront -passenger
seat according ly.
Always observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions . Pets
inthe vehicle G
WARNIN
G
If you leave animals unsupervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle, theymaypress button s
or switches, forinstan ce.
In this way, animals may:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped, forexample
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Further more,unsecured animalsmaybe
flung around insidethevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabrupt steeringor braking
maneuver, andthereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimals unattendedinthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehicle
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int
erve neinthe secases .There isarisk of
an acc ident .
Always payparticular attent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beprepar edtobrak e,espe-
cially ifAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion alert syou.
In order tomaint ainthe appropr iatedistance
to the vehic lein fro ntand thus preventacolli-
sion ,you must apply thebrak esyourself . G
WARN
ING
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic func-
tion does notreact :
R to small people, e.g.childr en
R to animals
R to onc omin gvehic les
R when corner ing
As aresult ,Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function may notwarn youorengag e
in all crit ical situat ions.There isarisk ofan
acc ident .
Always paycaref ulatt ent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beready tobrak e.
In the even tof sno wfall orheavy rain,therec-
ogn ition canbeimpaired .
Recogn itionbythe radar sensor syst emisalso
impaired if:
R the reisdirt onthe sensors oranyt hing else
cov erin gthe sensors
R the reisint erfe rencebyoth erradar sources
R the reare strong radar reflections ,for exam -
ple inpark inggarages
R anarr owvehic leistravelin gin fro nt,e.g. a
mot orbik e
R avehic leistravelin gin fro nton adiffe rent
line
Recogn itionbythe camer asyst emisalso
impaired inthe even tof:
R dirt onthe camer aor ifthe camer ais cov -
ered
R glare onthe camer asyst em, e.g.fromthe
sun being lowinthe sky R
dark ness
R or if:
- pedest riansmove quickly,e.g. intothe
path ofthe vehic le
- the camer asyst emnolong errec ogn izes a
pedest rianasaperso ndue tospec ial
clot hing oroth erobje cts
- apedest rianiscon cealed byoth er
obje cts
- the typic aloutlin eof apedest rianisnot
dist inguish ablefromthe back groun d
Followin gdamage tothe frontend ofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigurat ionand operat ionof
the radar sensors checkedataqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Thisalso applies tocollis ions
at slow speeds wherethereisno visible dam-
age tothe frontofthe vehic le.
Followin gdamage tothe windsh ield,have the
con figurat ionand operat ionofthe camer asys-
tem chec kedataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Function X
To acti vateor deact ivate:act ivat eor
deact ivateAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function using theon-board computer
(Y page 200).
When ActiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion isdeact ivated, the 00D4 symbol
appears inthe assist ancegraphic displayof
the multif unction display.
St artin gat aspeed ofaround 4mph (7km /h),
this func tion warns youifyou rapidly approac h
a vehic lein fro nt.An intermit tentwarnin gton e
will thensound andthe00BA distancewarnin g
lamp willlight upinthe instrumen tclust er.
X Brak eimmed iatelytodefuse thesituat ion.
or
X Take evasiv eact ion prov ided itis safe todo
so.
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic function
can also brakethe vehic leautom atically under
the followin gcon dition s:
R the drive rand frontpassen gerhave their
seat belts fastened
and
R the vehic lespeed isbetwee napprox imately
4 mph (7km /h) and 124 mph (200 km/h) Driving
safety syst ems
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Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 97).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 99)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
When doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback of
your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 103).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 103)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 42).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 44).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 105)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Store theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 107). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle. Seat
s
97Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs Z

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
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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.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors