
OFF):
thefront -passenger frontairbag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan accident.
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFlights up:the
front passenger frontairbag isdeactivated.
It will then notbedeploy edinthe event of
an accident.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatus ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag. ThePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampmaybelitcont inu-
ously orbe off.
If the status ofthe front -passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion, an
air bag displa ymessage appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 192). When thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten-
tion tothe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp. Beawa reofthe status ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag both before andduring
the journey. G
WARNING
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp islit, the front -passenger frontairbag
is disabl ed.Itwill notbedeploy edinthe
event ofan accident andcannot perform its
intended protective function.Aperson inthe
front -passenger seatcould then,forexam-
ple, come intocontactwith thevehicle's
interior, especiallyifthe person issitting too
close tothe dashboa rd.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
When thefront -passenger seatisoccupied,
alwa ysensure that:
R the classification ofthe person inthe
front -passenger seatiscorrect andthe
front -passenger frontairbag isenabled or
disabl edinaccordance withtheperson in
the front -passenger seat
R the front -passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible .
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatus ofthe front -passenger
front airbag iscorrect . G
WARNING
If you secure achild inar earward-facing
child restraint systemonthe front -
passenger seatandthePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampisoff, thefront -
passenger frontairbag candeploy inthe
event ofan accident. Thechild could be
struck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefront -passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactivated. ThePASSE NGER
AIR BAG OFFindicator lampmust belit.
NEVER usearearward-facing childrestraint
on aseat protected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRBAG infront ofit;DEA THorSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
stays off,donot install arearward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Proble mswith theOccupant Classification
System" (Ypage 49). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaf orward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat
and youposition thefront -passenger seat
too close tothe dashboa rd,inthe event of
an accident, thechild could:
R come intocontactwith thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
is off
This poses anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Move thefront -passenger seatasfar back
as possible .Alway smake sure thatthe
shoulde rbelt strap iscorrect lyrouted from
the vehicle beltguide tothe shoulde rbelt
guide onthe child restraint system.The
shoulde rbelt strap mustberouted forwards
and downwards fromthevehicle beltguide .
Alway sobserve thechild restraint system
manufacturer's installationinstructions. Occ
upant safety
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Res
ettingtrigg eredN ECK-P RO head
res traints Do
not inse rtyo ur fing erbetw eentheuphol s-
tery ofthe headrestrai ntand theseat.Pa y
pa rticu lara ttenti onwhiler esetting theNECK -
PR Oh eadr estrai nts.
X Tilt the top ofthe NECK -PROh eadr estrai nt
cus hionforw ardsint he directi onof
arr ow 0043.
X Pu sh the NECK -PROh eadr estrai ntcus hion
dow nasfar as itwi llgo inthe directi onof
arr ow 0044.
X Firm lypu sh the NECK -PROh eadr estrai nt
cus hionb acki nt he directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lthe cus hione nga ges.
X Re pea tthis proced ure forthe seco ndNECK -
PR Oh eadr estrai nt.
i Re
setti ngthe NECK -PROh eadr estrai nts
req uires alot ofstreng th.Ifyo uh aved iffi-
cul tyres etting theNECK -PROh ead
res trai nts, have this workcarr iedo utata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. PRE
-SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccupa nt
prote ction sys tem)
PR E-SAFE ®
info rms youo fcerta incriti caldriv-
ing situ ations and take spre-emp tivemea sures
to pro tect thevehicleo ccu pants.
PR E-SAFE ®
can take thefollowi ng mea sures
ind epe ndentl yofeacho the r:
R pre -tensi oning thedriver' sand front-
pa sse nger seatbel t.
R clo sing thesidew indow s.
R veh icles with am emo ryfuncti on:setti nga
more favora bles eatp osition for the front-
pa sse nger seat. !
Ma
kesure that there arenoobje ctsinthe
foo twe llor beh indthe seats.The reisad an-
ger that theseatsand /or obje ctscou ldbe
da mag edwhen PRE-SAFE ®
is acti vate d.
Shou ldan acci dent notoccu r,the preventa tive
mea sures take narereve rsed.Ce rtai nsetti ngs
mus tbem adey ourself.
X Ifthe seatbeltp re-tensi oning isnot
red uce d,move theseatbackrest back
sli ghtl y.
Sea tbeltp re-tensi oning isrel eased . Auto
matic measuresafter anacc i-
den t
Imme diate lyafte rana ccident, thefollowi ng
mea sures are implemente d,dep endi ngon the
typ eand sev erityof the impact:
R the hazard warning lamps areswitched on
R the eme rgency lighti ngisacti vate d
R the vehicled oors are unlocked
R the front sidew indow sarelowe red
R veh icles with am emo ryfuncti on:the electri -
cal lyad justa bles tee ring wheel israi sed
wh en the driver' sdooriso pened
R the engi neisswi tched offand thefuelsup -
pl yi sc utoff
R veh icles with Mer cedesme connect: auto-
mati ceme rge ncy call Chi
ldre nint he vehic le Impo
rtant safetynotes
If ac hild young erthan twelveyears olda nd
und er5f t(1.50 m)inhe ight istra vel ing inthe
veh icle:
R alwa yssecur ethe childinac hild res traint
sy ste ms uita blef or Me rced es-Benz vehicles .
The childres traint syste mm ustb ea ppropri -
ate tothe age, we ight and size ofthe child.
R be sure to observe the instructio nsand
sa fety note sint hiss ectio nina dditio nt ot he
chi ldres traint syste mm anufactu rer'sins tal-
la tio ninstru ctio ns.
R alwa ysobserve the instructio nsand safety
note sonthe "Occu pant Clas sific ati on Sys -
tem (OCS) "(Ypa ge46) Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could,inparticu lar:
R Open doors, thereby endange ringother
perso nsorroad users
R Get outand bestruck byoncoming traffic
R Opera tevehicl eequipme ntand become
trappe d,for exampl e
In add ition, childrencoul dsetthe vehicl ein
motion, forexampl e,ifthey:
R Rel ease theparki ngbrake.
R Cha nge thetransmissi onposi tion
R Start thevehicl e
There isar isk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw ayst ake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.
Keep theSmartKey outofthe reach ofchil-
dren. G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild ren aresubjec-
ted toprolo nged exposu reto extreme heat
or cold, there isar isk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.Never leavechild renunattended
in the vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyonthe metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisar isk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alway se nsure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dtod irectsunli ght.
Protect itwith ablanket, forexampl e.Ifthe
child restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto
dire ctsunli ght,letitcool downbefore secur-
ing the child init. Never leavechild renunat-
tended inthe vehicl e.
Alwa ysensure thatallvehicl eoccupa ntshave
their seatbeltsfastened correctly andaresit- ting
prope rly.P articu larattention mustbepaid
to child ren.
Observe thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y pag e40)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts(Y pag e41).
Ab ooster seatmaybenecessa ryto achie ve
prope rseat beltposi tioning forchild renover
40 lbs (18 kg)until theyreach aheightwhere
at hree-poi ntseat beltcan be prope rlyfas-
tened withoutab ooster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretractor G
WARNING
If the seat beltisr ele ased whiledrivi ng,the
child restrai ntsystem willnol onger be
secure dprope rly.The speci alseat belt
retractor isdisa bleda nd the inertia real
draw sinap ortion ofthe seat belt.The seat
bel tcannot beimmed iatelyrefastene d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.
Stop thevehicl eimmed iately,pay ing atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions. Reacti-
vate thespeci alseat beltretractor and
secure thechild restrai ntsystem properly.
The seat beltonthe front-passenge r'sside is
equ ipped with aspeci alseat beltretractor.
When activated,thespeci alseat beltretractor
ensure sthat the seat beltcannot slacken once
the child seatissecure d.
Install ingachild restrai ntsystem:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly outofthe belt
loop .
X Engage seatbelttongue inbel tbuckle .
Activating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Pul lthe seat beltoutfull yand let the inertia
reel retract itaga in.
Whil ethe seat beltisr etracting, youshou ld
hear aratcheting sound.The speci alseat
bel tretractor isenabl ed.
X Push thechild restrai ntsystem downsothat
the seat beltist ight anddoes notloos en. 54
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ldren inthe vehi cleSafety

Remo
vingthe child res train tsyst em and deac -
ti vat ing thes pec ialseat beltretrac tor:
X Mak esurey ou obs ervethe child res train t
syst emman ufacturer'sins tal lation instruc-
ti on s.
X Pre ssther elease buttono fthe seat belt
buc kle,hold theb elt tong ue and guide it
bac ktow ards theb elt loop .
The spec ialseat beltretrac torisd eac tiva-
te d. Child
restrain tsystem
The useofseat beltsand child res train tsys-
te ms isreq uire dbylaw in:
R all 50 state s
R theU .S.t errito ries
R theD istri ct of Colum bia
R all Canad ianprovinces
You canobtain further inform ation about the
co rrec tc hild res train tsyst em from any auth or-
iz ed Mer cedes- BenzCenter. G
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If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo na suitable seat,itc anno tp ro-
te ct as intended. Thechild can notthe nb e
res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nchang es ofdire ction .
The reisan increas edrisko finjury, possibly
eve nfatal.
Mak esuret haty ou obs ervethe child
res train tsyst em man ufacturer'sins tal lation
ins truct ionsand then otes on use. Pleas e
en sur e,that theb ase ofthec hild res train t
syst emisalways resting comple tely on the
seat cushion .Never plac eobjec ts,e .g.c ush-
ion s,und eror behi ndthec hild res train tsys-
te m. Onlyuse child res train tsyst ems with
th eo rigin alco ver desi gned for them. Only
rep lace damag edcover sw ithg enuine cov-
ers . G
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If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo risn otsec ured ,itc an come
loos eint he eve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingoras udde nchang eind irection .The ch
ild res train tsyst em could bethrow n
about ,strik ing vehicleo ccup ant s.The reis
an increas edrisko finjury, possiblyeven
fat al.
Alw ays installchild res train tsyst ems prop-
erl y,eve nifthe ya renotb ein gu sed. Make
sur ethaty ou obs ervethe child res train tsys-
te mm anufac turer'sins tal lation instruct ions.
Fur ther inform ation onstowin gobjec ts,lug-
gage andloads securel ycan be foun dunder
“S towin goption s/stowage compar tments”
(Y page 226). G
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Child restrain tsyst ems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhaveb een damag edorsubj ec-
te dt oal oad inan acc iden tcan no longer
pro tect as intended. Thechild can notthe n
be res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,
heav ybrak ing orsudde nchang es ofdire c-
ti on .The re isan increas edrisko finjury,
pos siblyevenf atal.
Replac echild res train tsyst ems whichhave
been damag edorsubj ectedt oal oad inan
acc iden tass oona spossible. Havethe
sec urin gsyst ems onthec hild res train tsys-
te mc hecked ataq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p,bef ore you installac hild res train tsys-
te ma gain .
The securin gsyst em ofchild res train tsyst ems
is thes eat belt system.
i If
you installac hild res train tsyst em on
th ef ront pass enger seat ,bes uret oo bserv e
th ei nstruct ionsand safetyn otes on the
"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem( OCS )"
(Y page 46).The reyou willalso findinfor-
mat ionondisab lingt he fron tp ass enger
fr on ta irbag.
All child res train tsyst ems mustmeetthe fol-
lowin gstand ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thec hild res train tsyst em
co rrespo ndstot he stand ards canbefoun don
an instruct ion label onthec hild res train tsys- Child
reninthev ehicle
55Safet y Z

tem.
Thisconfi rma tionc an also be fou ndin
the installatio ninstru ctio nstha tare incl uded
wi th the childres traint syste m.
Ob serve the warning labe lsin the vehiclei nte -
rio ra nd onthe childres traint syste m. Ch
ildr estrain tsystem onthe front-
pass engers eat
Ge neral notes If
yo ui nstal lac hild res traint syste mo nthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysobserve the
ins tructio nsand safety note sonthe "Occu -
pa nt Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) .
Yo uc an thu savoid the risks tha tcouldarise
as aresulto f:
R an inco rrectly cate gorized perso nint he
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat
R de acti vating thefrontpasse nge rfront air
ba gu nintenti onally
R the unsuitab lepo sitio ning ofthe child
res traint syste m, e.g.too closetothe dash-
bo ard
Rea rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
cir cum stances require yout os ecureac hild
in ar earw ard-fa cing childres traint syste mo n
the front-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysma kesure
tha tthe frontpasse nge rfront airb ag isde acti -
va ted .Onlyi fthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp islitc onti nuously(Y page 39),
is the frontpasse nge rfront airb ag deacti va-
ted .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns.
Fo rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
yo us ecureac hild inaf orwa rd-f acing child
res traint syste mo nthe front-pa ssenge rseat,
al wa ysmov ethe front-pa ssenge rseata sfar
ba ck aspossi ble. The entirebase ofthe child
res traint syste mm usta lway sr esto nt he seat
cus hion ofthe front-pa ssenge rseat.The back-
res tofthe childres traint syste mm ustlie as
fla ta sp ossibl ea gainst the backre stof the
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat.The childres traint sys-
tem mustnot touchthe rooforb es ubjected
to aloa db ythe head res traint. Adju stthe
ang leof the seat backre stand thehead res
traint positio na ccord ingly.A lway sm ake
su re tha tthe sho ulde rb elts tra pisc orr ectl y
rou ted fromt hefront-pa ssenge rseatb elt
gu idet ot he sho ulde rb eltg uide on the child
res traint syste m. Thes houlde rb elts tra pm ust
be rou ted forwa rdand down fromt hefront-
pa sse nge rseatb eltg uide .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns. Pe
ts inthe vehic le G
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If yo ul eave ani ma lsuns uperv ised oruns e-
cur edinthe vehicle, the ym aypre ssbuttons
or sw itch es,for ins tance .
In thi sw ay,a nima lsma y:
R acti vate veh iclee quipm ent and become
tra pped,for exa mpl e
R sw itch syste ms onoroff and thereb y
end angerothe rroa du sers
Fur thermo re,uns ecu red anima lsma ybe
flu ng arou nd insidet he veh iclei nt he eve nt
of an acc ident orabrupt ste ering orbra king
ma neu ver,and the reb yinju reveh icleo ccu -
pa nts. There isar isko faccident and injury.
Nev erleav ea nima lsuna ttend edinthe vehi-
cle .
Alw ayss ecurea nima lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for ins tance with as uita blep etcar rier. Dri
ving safety systems Ov
erv iewo fdriv ings afety systems
In thi ss ectio n,youw illf indi nform ation abou t
the followi ng drivin gs afety syste ms:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Sys tem)
(Y page 57)
R BAS (Bra keAss istS ys tem) (Ypage 57)
R Activ eBrake Assi st(Y page 58)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 60)
R ESP ®
(Ele ctroni cSta bility Pro gram)
(Y page 60) 56
Dr
ivi ng safet ys ystemsSa fet y

Aut
oma ticl ocki ngfea ture X
To dea ctivate: pressand hold button0043 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
X To act ivate: pressand hold button0044 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
If you pressoneo fthe two buttons and donot
hear atone,ther elevan tsetting has already
been selected.
The vehiclei sloc keda uto mat icallywhen the
ign ition isswit ched on and thew hee lsare
tur nin g.
You could there foreloc ky ours elfout if:
R thev ehiclei sb ein gp ush ed.
R thev ehiclei sb ein gtow ed.
R thev ehiclei so nar oller dyn amom eter.
You canalso switchthea uto mat icloc king
fun ction onand offusin gthe on-board com-
put er(Y page 179). Unlock
ing/lockingthe driver 'sdoor
usi ng them echa nica lkey
i If
you want tocentrally lockthe veh icle
usin gthe mec hanical key,begi nbypressi ng
th el oc king but tonf or thei nteri or loc king
mec hanism while thed river 'sdoor isopen .
The nlockt he driver 'sdoor usingthe
mec hanical key. X
To unl ock: turnthe mec hanical keyc oun-
te r-clo ckwise asfar asitwill gotopos ition
0047.
X To lock: turnthe mec hanical keyc lock wise
as far asitwill gotopos ition 0047.
If you usethem echan ical keyt ou nloc ka nd
open thed river 'sdoor ,the ant i-thef talarm
syst emwill betrigge red.Switcho ffthea larm
(Y page 64). Tr
unk Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If obj ects,luggag eorloads arenotsecured
or notsecured sufficien tly, they could slip,
ti po vero rb eflun garou ndand there byhit
veh icleo ccup ant s.The reisar isko finjury,
part icularly inthee vent ofsudd enbrak ing
or as udd enchang eind irec tion .
Alw ays store objects so that they can notb e
flun garou nd.S ecureo bjec ts,luggag eor
loads againstslip pingo rtippin gb efore the
jo urn ey.
! The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen
open ed.Therefore ,makes uret hatthe re is
suf ficien tclearan ceabov ethe trunk lid.
! On
lyclo sethet runk once ther oofisl ow-
ere dcom pletely. Other wise ,you could dam-
age ther oof.
If you closethet runk lidbef ore ther oofis
lower edcomple tely, thel oadi ngaid swit ch
ligh tsup and awarning tone soun ds. Tr
unk
73Opening andclosing Z

"Dig
italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect .Never leave childr en
uns uperv isedinthev ehicle .
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey inthei gn ition lock. G
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When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
oc cupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on
th es eat guide rail.Ther eisar isko finjury.
When adjust ing aseat ,makes ure that no
on eh asany body partsint he sweep ofthe
seat . G
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If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eforwards asfar asthen extc atch dur-
ing mov eme ntsuc hasbrak ing orabrupt
ch ang esofdire ction .Asar esult, you would
be pushe dagain styour seatbeltbythe
uns ecur eddriv er'ss eat .
This could caus eyou tolose control ofthe
veh icle.The seat beltcannotp rotect as
int ended andcould result inaddit ional
inj ury.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Bef ore everyjourn ey, mak esure that the
driv er'ss eat isfully engaged .
Obse rvet he safe tyno teso n"Air bags"
(Y page 43)and "Childr eninthev ehicle "
(Y page 53). G
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If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eunexpe ctedly while thev ehicle isin
mot ion.This could caus eyou tolose control
of thev ehicle .Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alwa ysmak esure that thed river' ss eat is
en gaged before start ing thev ehicle . G
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If you adjust thes eat heig htcar eles sly,you
or other vehicle occupan tscould betrapped
and there byinjured. Childr eninpart icular
co uld acciden tallypress thee lectrical seat adj
ust men tbutto ns and become trapped.
Ther eisar isko finjury.
While movingthes eat s,mak esure that your
han dsorother body partsdon otget unde r
th el eve rasse mbly ofthes eat adjust men t
syst em. G
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If th eh ead restraint sarenotins tall ed ornot
adj ust edcorrect ly,they can notp rovide pro-
te ction asintended. Thereisa nincreas ed
ris ko finjury intheh ead and neck area, e.g.
in thee vent ofan acc iden torw hen brak ing.
Always drivewitht he head restraint sins tal-
led. Before drivingoff,m akes ure foreve ry
veh icle occupan ttha tthe cen tero fthe head
res traint suppo rtst he back oftheh ead at
about eyelevel. G
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You could lose control ofyour vehicle ifyou
do thef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thed river' ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast enthes eat belt
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Ad jus tthe driv er'ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing thee ngine.
! To
pre ven tdamag etot he seat sand the
seat heating,obse rvet he followin gnotes :
R Do notspill liquids onto thes eat s.Dr yt he
seat sassoon asposs ibleifliquid does
get spille donthe seat s.
R Ifth es eat cover saredamp orwet ,don ot
swit chon thes eat heat ing.Also, do not
use thes eat heat ingtodry thes eat s.
R Clean thes eat cover sasrecomm ended;
see the" Inte rior care"sec tion.
R Do nottrans por theav yloads onthe
seat s.Do notp lac ep ointedo bject son
th es eat cushion ssucha sknives ,nailso r
to ols. Wher eposs ible, usethes eat sonly
for carryin gpass enger s.
R When operatingthe seat heating,don ot
co ver thes eat sw ithi nsulati ngmat erial s, 86
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT feature
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If you driveoffwhile theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXIT
feat ure ismak ingadjust men ts,y ou coul d
lose control of thev ehicle .Ther eisar iskof
an acc iden t.
Always waituntilth ea djust men tproces sis
com pletebefo redriv ingoff. G
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When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel, youand other vehicle
occ upant s–particular lych ildre n–c ould
bec ome trapped. Thereisar iskofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes teeri ng
wheel.
If som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov -
ing .
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
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When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel andthed river' ss eat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s–particular ly
ch ildre n–c ouldb ecome trapped. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes eat and
th es teeri ng wheel. If
som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R pres sone ofthem emory function mem -
ory buttons ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov ing
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
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If you useopen ingsint he bodywor kor
det ach able partsassteps, you could:
R slip and/ orfall
R damag ethe veh icle and caus eyours elfto
fall.
Ther eisar iskofinjury.
Always usesecure clim bingaids, e.g.as uit-
able ladder .
The EASY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure mak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theE ASY-
EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure intheo n-bo ard com pute r
(Y page 179).
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel when
th eE ASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steeri ngwheel swingsup when you:
R rem ove theS martKey from thei gn ition lock
R open thed river' sd oor with KEYLE SS-GO in
posit ion1
R open thed river' sd oor and theS martKey is
in posit ion0092or0047
i The
steeri ngwheel movesupwards onlyif
it has nota lread yreac hed theu pper steer-
ing limit er.
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel fordriv-
ing The
steeri ngwheel ismov edtothel ast selec -
te dp osit ion when :
R thed river' sd oor isclo sed
R you insert theS martKey intot he ignition
loc k St
eerin gwheel
91Seats,steerin gwheel andmirrors Z