Using
theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. Sample imag
eofcomfor tsuspension seat
1 Seat cushion length
2 Seat backres tinclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition 6
Seatsuspension
7 Vibration limiting
% Depending on
thes eat model, cer taina djust‐
ment options ma ynotbe available. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion length: raise
le ver 1and slid ethe front par tofthe seat
cushion forw ards or backwards. #
Tosetthe sea tbackres tinclination: rotate
handwheel 2forw ards and backwards until
th er equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea theigh t:pull or push le ver3
until ther equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea tcushion inclination: rotate
handwheel 4forw ards and backwards until
th er equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea tfore-and-a ftadjustment:
ra ise le ver5and slid ethe seat int othe
re qu ired position. #
Ensur ethat thes eat is engaged. #
Tosetthe sea tsuspension: take thew eight
of ft he seat. #
On handwheel 6,settheb ody weight (8 8lb
(40 kg)to2 64lb (120 kg)) so that thes eat
suspension workso ptimall y.Ifyo us et a
higher weight ,the seat suspension will
become firm er.T he seat will then no tvibrate
as much. If thes eat vibrates of tena nd signifi‐
cantly ,you can engag eitinthe lowerarea. #
Toengag evibration limiting: turnlever 7
upwards.
The next time thes eat vibrates, it will engage. #
Torelease vibration limiting: turnlever 7
to ther ight.
The seat can vibrate. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hile thei gnition is
off. Seats and
stowage 67
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured.
Children in particular could accidentall ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
unde rthe le vera ssembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. 68
Seats and stowage
1
Seatbackres tinclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushio ninclination
4 Seat fore -and-af tposition #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(/ page69). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjus tthe backrest
cur vatur eindividual lyto yo ur spine. Operating
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memor yfunction is used whil edriving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc oul dlose control
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat,
yo ua nd other vehicle occupants –particu‐
lar lych ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
memor yfunction, mak esuret hat no
one has an ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atelyrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction, particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring seat settings
Seat settings foruptot hree people can be stored
and called up using them emor yfunction. Yo u
can adjus tthe seat and theb ackrest. Seats and
stowage 69
%
Depending on
theh ead restra int model, indi‐
vidual adjustment option smaybe omit ted. Switching
thes eat heating on and off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
high temp eratures ma ybeaffected or they
ma yevens ufferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heating is switched on When
thes eat heating is switched on, over‐
heating ma yoccur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats, e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heating is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. 76
Seats and stowage
#
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2. #
Fold out thec up holder. #
Toclose: slide cup holder 1or2 bac kin
until it engages. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays While driving
#
Place thec losed ashtr ayinac up holder in
th ew indshield stowagec ompartment swhile
driving. #
Chec kthat thea shtra yisseated securely.
% Do no
tplace thea shtra yinthe center con‐
sole cup holders. It canno tsit securely here.
Opening #
Fold co ver1upwards. Usin
gthe cigar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Seats and
stowage 79
Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt hetailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe and tailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come int ocontact
wi th th ese parts of thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trims and
supervise children especially close lyin
th is area. #
Allowvehicle parts tocool down before
to uchin gthem. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack ( /pag e267).
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etransportin gaload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ov er thef ront edg eoftheroof. Therefore, make
sur ethat thel oad does no toverhang bymore
th an 16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R When transportin gaload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. Tr
ansporting 18 5
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36
Special sea tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .198
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. ............... 106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 262
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 261
Coolant (engine) Checkin glevel .................................. 19 6
No tes. ............................................... 261
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
DA Ba nnouncements
Ad justing .......................................... 181
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop Index
303
Fu
nctions ........................................... 46
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 47
Mechanical key. .................................. 47
Overvie w............................................ 46
Problem ..............................................48
Ra dio connection ...............................46
Un lockin gsetting ................................ 47L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .160
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 0
Sy stem limitations ............................1 60
Tr ailer operation .............................. .160
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 41
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) .... 93
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .84
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 84
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 84
Combination swit ch............................ 85
Co rnering light ................................... 85
Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) .................................................84
Haza rdwa rning lamps ........................ 85
High beam .......................................... 85
High-beam flasher .............................. 85
Indicator ............................................ .85
Light switc h........................................ 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84
Pa rking light ...................................... .84
Re ar fogl ight ...................................... 84
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems ... 84
Setting thei nstrument lighting ......... 171
Limited Warranty (vehicle) ....................27
Limiting speed ...................................... 11 3
Load Determ inin gthe maximum ............... 232
Sample calculation. .......................... 232 Load distribution
..................................1 86
Load inde x(tire) ................................... 235
Load securing Carg otie-down point ........................ 187
Ins talling and removing tie-down
ey es .................................................. 188
No tes. ............................................... 186
Load-bea ring capacit y(tire) ................2 35
Loading Definitions ........................................ 237
Loading guidelines ...............................185
Loading information table ...................231
Lo wb eam
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 84
Changin gbulbs .................................. .91
Setting fora broad (symmetrical )........ 84
LO Wr ange ............................................. 12 6
Lu bricant additives
see Additive
Lu mbar suppor t(4-wa y) ........................ 69 M
M+S tires .............................................. 223
Maintenance Vehicle ............................................... 23
Maintenance see ASS YSTP LUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................. 31
Malfunction message see Displa ymessa ge
Manual parking brake ..........................141
App lying/ releasing .......................... .141
Emergency braking .......................... .142
Fo lding up/down .............................. 14 2
Manuall yinflating air bello ws(ENR) ...1 32
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ... 201
Maximum load Determ inin g..................................... 232
Sa mp le calculation ........................... 232
Maximum tir eload ............................... 235
Maximum tir epressure ....................... 235
Mechanical key
Locking door ...................................... 50
Re moving/inserting ............................ 47
Un lockin gdoor .................................. .50
Memor yfunctio n(seat) ........................ .69 310
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