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WARNING
If the front passenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe front passenger seat
may behit bythe front passenger airbag in
the event ofan accident. Thereisarisk of
injury orfatal injury.
NEVE Ruse arearward-facing childrestraint
system onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG; DEATHorSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
Read thechapter "Children inthe vehicle" .
Asat08.0 9.2018

PASS
ENGE RAIRBAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 39
Pets inthe vehicle ........................... 56
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu-
pant protec tion).............................. .5 3
Rest raintsyst em warn ingl amp ...... .. 39
Se at belt ........ .................................. 39
OCS
Faul ts............ .................................. .4 9
Operation ......... ................................ 46
Self-test ...... .....................................4 8
Odomet er......... ..................................1 71
Oil
see Engine oil
On-bo ardcomputer
AMG menu .....................................180
Assista ncemenu ........................... 175
Audi omenu ....... ....... ..................... 174
Conve nience submenu .................. 179
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 183
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .246
Factory settings submenu ............. 180
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 168
Instrument clustersub menu ..........177
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 177
Menu overview....... .......................171
Messa gememory .......................... 183
Navi gationmenu ............................ 172
Opera tion.......................................169
RAC ETIMER ................................... 181
Service menu................................. 177
Settings menu...............................177
Standard displa y.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 171
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Tri pm enu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh icles ubme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 174
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 26
Ope ratin gsystem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 22
Ope rator's Manual
Veh iclee quipm ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 24
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 168Ove
rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 36 P
Paddl eshifters
see Steer ingwheelp ad dles hifters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...248
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 134
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Pos ition ofexter iorm irror, front-
pa sse nger side <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 94
Re ar vie wc amera <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 160
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 156
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 154
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 157
Senso rrang e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 136
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 136
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 186
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 135
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Re leas ing automa tically. ................ 136
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 213
Parki ngGui danc e
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 200
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 157
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
PA SSE NGER AIRB AG
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 192
Indi cato rlam ps<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 39
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 192
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 5614
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SETUP
(on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 181
Side impact airbag ............................. 45
Side markerlamp
Changing bulbs(rear) .................... 103
Side markerlamp (display mes-
sage) ............... .................................... 194
Side windows
Clea ning ......................................... 250
Convenienc eclosing feature ............ 77
Important safetyinformation ........... 75
Opening/c losing(all)....................... 76
Opening/c losing(front).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 76
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 75
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Re setti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Re vers ingfeature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 75
SI RIU Sservic es
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
SmartK ey
Ch ang ingthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 69
Ch ang ingthe programmi ng............. 67
Ch ecki ngthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 69
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 207
Door centra lloc king/ unlocki ng....... 66
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 66
Los s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 70
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 118
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 70
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Sno wchains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 271
So cke ts
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
So und
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 219
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 54
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 27
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol Spe
edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 172
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 32
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 168
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 177
Spo rthandl ingm ode
Activa ting/d eactiva ting
(Me rced es-AM GSLC43) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 62
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 213
Stan dinglamps
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(engine )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Ste ering
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
Ste ering whee l
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 90
Adju sting (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 90
Butto novervi ew <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 33
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 169
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 89
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 95
Ste ering wheelp addle shifters ........ 129
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 181
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Sto wag ecom partmen ts
Armre st(under ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Cu ph olde rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 228
Door <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 227
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 226
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 226
Re ar wa ll<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Stow agen et<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 227
Sto wag enet<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 227
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 270
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 229
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 178
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 114
Sw itchin gonm ediam ode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224 In
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17

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
Av isual 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 41)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 85)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 85).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Ypage 43).
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 50).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 53). 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
(1‑800‑36 7‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 38
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Res
traint system warn ingl amp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafterthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valsw hile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe soutno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe veh iclei ss tarted. The
res trai ntsystem isope rationa l.
Am alfuncti onhaso ccu rred ifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snotlight upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snotgo outa fte raf ewseco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagainw hile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notbetrig -
ger edasintend edinthe eventofan acci -
dent. Thism ayaffect the Emerg encyTen-
sio ning Devicesorairb ags,for exa mpl e.
The reisar isko finju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired imm ediate lyat aq ualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksho p. PA
SSE NGER AIRB AG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS). The
indicator lamps displ aythe statu softhe
front-p asseng erfront airb ag:
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor
60 seco nds, subse quently bothindicator
la mps areoff(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand
OFF): thefront-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ab leto dep loyi nt he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front passe nger front airb ag isdea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye di nt he eve ntof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rlam pshows the statu softhe front-
pa sse nger front airb ag.T he PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belitc ontinu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gm uste ither bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youm ustm ake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre ninac hild res train tsystem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.T he refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 46)and on
"C hildre nint he veh icle" (Y page 53).
The reyouw illa lsof ind instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allo the rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 46).Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 39) and "airba gs"
(Y page 43).The reyouc an also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tposition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbelts are the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleo ccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehicler oll-
ing over.Thi sreduce sthe risko fveh icleo ccu -
pa nts comi nginto conta ctwith parts ofthe
veh iclei nter ioro rb eing ejecte dfrom thevehi-
cle .Furth ermo re,the seatbelth elps tokeep Oc
cupan tsafe ty
39Safety Z

If
ac hild istravel inginyou rvehi cle, also
obser vethef ollowi ngnot es:
R Always secure childre nunde rtwe lve years
of age and less than 5ft(1.5 0m )tallins uit-
ab lechi ldres traint syste ms.
R Secu reac hild to the front-pa ssenge rseat
onl yw hent he front-pa ssenge rfront airb ag
is disa bled ,and the nonlyi nar earw ard-
fa cing childres traint syste m. The front-
pa sse nge rfront airb ag isdisa bled when the
PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp is
li tc onti nuously(Y page 39).
R Alw ayso bserve the instructio nsand safety
note sonthe "Occu pant Clas sific ati on Sys -
tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) and on"Child ren
in the vehicle" (Y page 53)ina dditio nt o
the childres traint syste mm anufactu rer's
ins tallatio na nd opera ting instructio ns.
Ob jec tsinthe vehic leinteri ormay restric t
the airbag fromf uncti oningc orrec tly.To
av oidr isks res ulting fromt hespee do fthe air
ba ga sitd eploys, veh icleo ccu pants must
ens uret he followi ng points .
Befo recomm encingyour jou rney ,ensuret hat:
R the rearen op eople, ani ma lsor objects
be twe enthe vehicleo ccu pants and anair
ba g
R the rearen oo bjects betwe enthe seat, door
and B-pillar
R no acc essor ies, su ch ascup holders, are
atta chedtothe veh iclew ithi nt he deploy -
ment area ofan airb ag,e .g.t od oors or side
wi ndo ws
R no heavy, sha rp-e dged orfra gile ob jects are
in the pockets ofyour clo thing. Store such
ob jects inas uita blep lace G
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RNING
If yo um odify the cove rofana irba go raffix
ob jects such assticker stoit,the airb ag
can nolonge rperform itsinte ndedfunctio n.
The reisan incr easedr isko finju ry.
Nev ermod ifythe cove rofana irba go raffix
ob jects toit. G
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Sens orstocontro lthe airb agsa relocate d
in the doors .M odificati ons orwo rknot per-
for med correctlytot he doors ordoor panel -
ing ,asw ella sd am aged doors ,can lead to the
functio nofthe senso rsbeing impaire d.
The airb agsm ight the refore not functio n
pro perly any mor e.Co nse quentl y,the air
ba gs cann otpro tect vehicleo ccu pants as
the yaredesigne dtod o.The reisan
incr easedr isko finju ry.
Nev ermod ifythe doors orparts ofthe
do ors .Alway sh avew orko nthe doors or
do or panel ing carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Fro ntair bag s !
Do
not place heavyo bjects onthe front-
pa sse nge rseat.Thi scouldcau sethe sys-
tem toidenti fythe seat as being occu pied .
In the eventofan acc ident, therestraint
sy ste ms onthe front-pa ssenge rsidem aybe
trig gered and have tobe rep laced . Dri
ver 'sairb ag 0043 deploy sinf ront ofthe
ste ering wheel.Fron t-passenge rfront air
ba g0044 deploy sinf ront ofand above theglove
bo x.
Wh endeploy ed ,the frontairb agso ffer addi-
tio nal head and thoraxpro tecti onfor the occu -
pa nts inthe driver 'sand front-pa ssenge r
se ats .
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
inf orm syou abou tthe status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfront airb ag (Y pa ge 39).
The front-pa ssenge rfront airb ag willonl y
de ploy if:
R the syste m, basedo nthe OC Sw eigh ts en-
sor readings ,detects thatthe front-
pa sse nge rseatiso ccu pied (Ypage 46) .
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp isnot lit( Ypa ge46)
R the restraint syste mc ontro lunitp redicts a
hi gh acc ident sever ity 44
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty

Knee
bags Dr
ive r'sk neeb ag0043 depl oysunderthes teer -
ing column andfron t-pass enger knee bag 0044
und ertheg loveb ox.T he driver 'sand fron t-
pass enger knee bags aretrigge redtoget her
wit hthe fron ta irbags .
The driver 'sand fron t-pass enger knee bags
off eraddit ionalthigh, knee and lower legpro-
te ction .
Sid eimp act airbag s G
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Un suit able seat cover scan obs truct orpre -
ven tdepl oyme ntofthea irbags integr ated
int ot he seat s.Con sequen tly, thea irbags
can notp rotect veh icleo ccup ant sasthey
are designed todo. Inaddit ion,the oper a-
ti on oftheo ccup ant clas sificat ion syst em
(OCS )cou ldbe adve rsely affected. This
pos esan increas edrisko finjury oreve n
fat alinj ury.
You should onlyuse seat cover sthath ave
been approvedfor ther espec tive seat by
Mer cedes -Ben z. Sid
eimp act airbags 0043depl oynext to the
out erbols tero fthe seat backrest .
Whe ndeployed, thes ide imp act airbag offers
addit ionalthora xprotection .How ever, itdoes
no tp rotect the:
R head
R ne ck
R arm s
If th er estrain tsyst em control unitdetec ts a
side impact,the side impact airbag is
depl oyed onthes ide onwhic hthe imp act
oc cur s.
The side impact airbag onthef ront pass enger
side deploysunderthef ollowin gcondition s:
R theO CS syst emdetects that thef ront
pass enger seat isoc cup iedor
R thes eat belt bucklet ongueise ngage din
th eb elt buc kleo fthe fron tp ass enger seat
If th eb elt tong ue isen gage dint he belt
buc kle, thes ide imp act airbag onthef ront
pass enger side deploysifan appr opriatea cci-
den tsituati onoccur s.In this cas e,depl oyme nt
is ind epen dentofw het her thef ront pass enger
seat isoc cup iedornot.
Hea dairbag s Hea
dbags 0043depl oyinthea rea ofthes ide
win dows atthef ront.
Whe ndeployed, theh ead bagenhan cest he
lev elof pro tection fortheh ead .How ever, it
does notp rotect the:
R ch est
R arm s
If th er estrain tsyst em control unitdetec ts a
side impact,the head bagisdepl oyed onthe
side onwhic hthe imp act occur s.
If th es yst em determ inesthatthe yc an offer
addit ionalpro tection tothat pro vided bythe Occup
antsafety
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seat
belt, ahead bagmay bedeploy edinother
accident situations (Ypage 50).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploy sunder thefollowi ngconditions:
R the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploy sifa na ppropria teaccident situa-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deploy mentisinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot. Occupant
ClassificationSystem
(OCS)
Introduction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Depending onthat result, thefront -
passenger frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the headba g
R the Emergenc yTensioning Devices
Requirements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfastened correctly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
agai nstthe seat backrest
R with their feetresting onthe floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
conditions, OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R transfers theirweight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch awaythat their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you install achild restraint systemonthe
front -passenger seat,besure toobserve the
correct positioning ofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjects underorbehind the child
restraint system,e.g.acushion. The
entire baseofthe child restraint systemmust
alwa ysrest onthe seat cushion ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forward-
facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat as
possible againstthe backrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.
The child restraint systemmustnottouch the
roof orbe subjected toaload bythe head
restraint. Adjusttheangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraint positionaccordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguara nteed tofunction
correct ly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufacturer's installationandoperat-
ing instruct ions.
Occupant ClassificationSystem opera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
0044 PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
The indicator lampsinform youwhether the
front -passenger frontairbag isdeactivated or
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stopbutton onceortwice,
or turn theSmartKey toposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
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The PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lampsmust
light upsimultaneousl yfor approximately six
seconds.
Then theindicator lampsdisplaythe status of
the front -passenger frontairbag:
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 seconds, subsequentlybothindicator
lamps areoff(PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONand 46
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upant safetySafety