2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS steering wheel

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alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 23
In troduc tion...........................................2 3
Operation .......................................... ..... 23 Introduction
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Protect ingthe environment ...................2 4
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 4
Operator's Manual................................. 25
Service andvehicle operation ................2 5
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 29
Data storage .......................................... 29
Information oncopyright ....................... 31 At
aglance ........................................... 32
Cockpit .................................................. 32
Instr ument cluster ................................. 33
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 34
Center console ...................................... 35
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8
Doo rcontro lpa nel ............ .....................39 Saf
ety ............ .......................................40
Pa nic alar m ............ ................................40
Occu pant safety ............ ........................ 40
Ch ildre nin the vehicle............ ...............57
Pe tsinthe vehicle............ ..................... 59
Dri ving safety syste ms ............ ...............60
Pro tecti onagainst theft............ .............72 Opening
andclosing ........................... 74
Smart Key............................................... 74
Doors ..................................................... 79
Trunk ..................................................... 81
Side windows ......................................... 87
Roof ................................................ .......9 0 Seats,
steering wheelandmir-
rors ..................... .................................. 97
Correct driver'sseatposition ................9 7
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Steer ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 109
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Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...116
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DYNAM ICSELECT controller............... 132
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cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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board computer anddisplay s.... 192
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Indi cato rand warning lamps ............... 236 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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wag eand features <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Co
nte nts

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 194
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087 0059
Switches
onthe Voice Con-
trol System 0063
Mute
00810082
Adju
ststhe volum e 0076
Re
jects orend sa cal l 198
Exits
thetelephone book/
red ialmem ory 0061
Ma
kes oracce ptsacal l Swi
tche sto the redialmem -
ory Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00590065
Sel
ects amenu 193
00630064
Sel
ects asu bme nuor
scrol lsthrou ghlists 193
0076
Co
nfirm sa sel ectio n 193
Hid
esdispl aymes sages 207
0038
Back 193
Swi
tches offthe VoiceCon-
trol System i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Inthe event ofan accident, the
restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces to
which thevehicle occupants aresubjected.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 97).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 53).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 57). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
Occ
upantsafetySafety

facing
childrestrai ntsystem .The front-
pas senger frontairbag isdisa bledwhen the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam pis
lit continuou sly(Ypag e41).
R Alwa ysobse rvethe instructions andsafety
notes onthe "Occu pantClassifi cation Sys-
tem (OCS)"(Ypag e48) and on"Children
in the vehicl e"(Y pag e57) inadd ition to
the child restrai ntsystem manufacturer's
instal lation and opera tinginstructions.
Objec tsinthe vehi cleinteri ormay restrict
the airbag from functi oningcorrectly. To
avoi drisks resulting from thespee dof the air
bag asitdepl oys,vehicl eoccupa ntsmust
ensure thefollowi ngpoints.
Before commencing yourjourney ,ensure that:
R there arenopeop le,anima lsor objects
betwe enthe vehicl eoccupa ntsand anair
bag
R there arenoobjects betweenthe seat,door
and B-pill ar
R there arenohard objects, e.g.coat hange rs,
hangi ngon the grab handl esorcoat hooks
R no accesso ries,such ascup hold ers, are
attached tothe vehicl ewithi nthe depl oy-
ment areaofan air bag ,e.g. todoors orside
wind ows
R no hea vy,sharp -edged orfragi leobjects are
in the pockets ofyou rclothing. Storesuch
objects inasui tabl epla ce G
WARNING
If you modi fythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects suchasstickers toit,the airbag
can nolonge rperform itsintended function.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
Never modifythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects toit. G
WARNING
Sensors tocontrol theairbag sare loca ted
in the doors .Modi ficatio nsorwork notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel -
ing, aswel las dama geddoors ,can leadto
the function ofthe sensors being impa ired.
The airbag smight therefore notfunction
prope rlyanymo re.Conse quently, theair
bag scannot protect vehicleoccupa ntsas
they aredesi gned todo. There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury . Never
modifythe doors orparts ofthe
doors .Alwa yshave work onthe doors or
door panel ingcarrie dout ataqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.
Fron tair bags !
Do
not placehea vyobjects onthe front-
pas senger seat.This couldcaus ethe sys-
tem toide ntify theseatas bei ng occupi ed.
In the event ofan accid ent,therestrai nt
system son the front-passe ngersidemay be
trigger edand have tobe repl aced . Driver's
airbag 0043depl oysinfront ofthe
steering wheel.Front-passeng erfront air
bag 0044depl oysinfront ofand abovethe glove
box.
When deployed,the front airbag soffer addi-
tional headand thorax protection forthe occu-
pants inthe drive r'sand front-passe nger
sea ts.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam p
informs youaboutthe status ofthe front-
pas senger frontairbag (Ypag e41).
The front-passe ngerfront airbag willonly
depl oyif:
R the system ,bas edon the OCS weight sen-
sor read ings, detects thatthefront-
pas senger seatis occupi ed(Ypag e48).
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lam pis not lit(Y pag e48)
R the restrai ntsyste mcontrol unitpredi ctsa
high accid entseveri ty 46
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cupant safetySafety

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
Occ
upant safetySafety

Alw
ayssec ureani ma lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for instance with asu ita ble pe tcar rier. Dri
ving safe tysys tems Ove
rviewof driv ingsafe tysys tems
In thi ssec tion,youwi llfind informa tionab ou t
the followi ng driving safety system s:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Syste m)
(Y page 60)
R BAS (Bra keAssist Sy stem )(Y page 61)
R Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
(Y page 61)
R Active BrakeAssi st(Y page 63)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 65)
R ESP ®
(El ectro nicStability Pro gram)
(Y page 65)
R EBD (El ectro nicBrake forceDi stri butio n)
(Y page 69)
R ADAPTI VEBRAK E(Y page 70)
R Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio n(Y page 70)
R STEER CONTR OL(Ypage 72) Impo
rtant safetynotes
If yo ufai lto adap tyo ur driving styleor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the driving safety system scan
nei ther reduce theriskof an acci dent nor
ove rride the laws ofphy sics. Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri ving .
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein front, forveh iclespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur driving styleto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce from thevehiclein
front. Drivecar efully.
The driving safety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effe ctive lyas possi ble wh en ther eis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rticu laratte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
mini mumtire trea dde pths etc.inthe "Whee ls
and tires"sec tion(Y page 296 ).
In wintry driving cond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow cha
ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
effe ctive lyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteering thevehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-su rface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60). G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
aff ecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Obs ervethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 239 )and
di spl aymes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 209 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforc e.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal. 60
Dri
ving safe tysys temsSafe ty

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), Active Brake Assist withcross-t raf-
fic function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
i If
there isan increased riskofacollision,
preventive passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If the risk ofcollision withthevehicle infront
remains andyoudonot brake, takeevasive
action oraccelerate significantly, thevehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking,up
to the point offull brake application. Auto-
matic emergency brakingisnot performed
until immediately priortoan imminent acci-
dent.
You canprevent theintervent ionofAct ive
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction atany
time by:
R depressing theaccelerator pedalfurther
R activating kickdown
R releasi ngthe brake pedal
The braking application ofAct ive Brake Assist
with cross-t rafficfunction isended automati-
cally if:
R you maneuver toavoid theobstacle
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R an obstacle isno longer detected infront of
your vehicle STEER
CONTROL
General information STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid Importa
ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering supportisprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering isfaulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
X To activate withtheSmart Key:remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To activate withKEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. The
engine canbestarted byanyone withavalid
SmartKey thatisleft inside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged),
the system isnot operational. Contactan
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorcall
1-800 -FOR-MERCedes (inthe USA) or
1-800 -387-0100 (inCanada ). ATA
(anti-theft alarmsystem) 72
Protection
againsttheftSafety

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
G
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