#
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .The Smar tKey mus tbe inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
Mak eakic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page75 ).
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionforthe tailga te
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omat icbloc kage
de tection with are ve rsing func tion.If an obs ta‐
cle stops theta ilg atedur ing theaut omatic clos‐
ing procedur e,itwill automaticall yopen again.
Au tomatic blockage detection with there ve rsing
func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo r
yo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e In
these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr ev ent someon ebeing trap‐
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
clos ingarea .
If some oneistrap ped ,ei th er :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS
-FREEACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby
per form ing akic kin gmo vement under there ar
bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Openin
gand closing 75
Emer
gency release ofthetailg atefrom
insid e(v ehicles withafo lding benchseat ) #
Press theco verdo wn inthedir ect ion of
ar row 1and pullinthedir ect ion ofarrow
2 toremo veit. #
Pull theemer gency release leve rin thedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 3.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar passe nger com partment side win‐
do ws . #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 78
Opening andclosing
#
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidin gsun roof isopened.
R The panor amicsliding roof isopened.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon.
% Ifth ero ller sunblin dof thepanor amicsliding
sunr oofisclosed, thero ller sunblin dis
open edfirs t. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment dueto not
pa ying attenti onduring con venie nce
clo sing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do wand thesliding sunroof. #
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed.
R The slidin gsun roof isclosed.
R The panor amicsliding roof isclosed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose thero ller sunblind s:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venie nce closing also func tions with
KEYLESS- GO(/ page69). Pr
oble mswith theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w
will close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. 80
Openin gand closing
#
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth ero ller sunblin dis being opened
and closed
Body partsma ybecom etrapped between
th ero ller sunblin dand frame orsliding roof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thero ller sun‐
blind' sra ng eof mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. *
NO
TEMalfunctio ndu eto sno wand ice Sno
wand icemaycause thesliding sunroof
to malfu nction. #
Open thesliding sunroofonlyif it is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of lugg agera ck isins talled When
aro of lugg agera ck isins talled, raising
or open ingthesliding sunroofmaybe limi‐
te d. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of lug‐
ga ge rack isins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. 1
Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclos e/lowe r 82
Openin gand closing
&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If it star ts to rain, thera ised sliding
sunroofwill automat icallybe lowe red
while theve hicle isin mo tion.
Au tomatic lowe ring function
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised
at there ar,it will automat icallybe lowe red
slightly athigher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill
be raised again automat ically. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped by
aut omat iclowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At higher speeds, thera ised slidin gsunr oof
will automat icallybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nobody reac hes intoth e
sliding sunroof's rang eof mo vement
whil eth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, brief ly
push thesliding sunroofbutt onfor‐
wa rdsor bac kwards. %
Bypushing orpull ing the0057 button,you
can interru pt theaut omatic functions:"Rain closing
function when driving" and"Auto‐
matic lowe ring" . Pr
ob lems with the slidi ng sun roof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta linj uries when thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi‐
at ely afte rit has been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. 84
Opening andclosing
The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When theta ilg ateis open ed
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page88) R
When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
(/ page88)
The ATA system isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omatic allyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page15 3)
% When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 274).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . Opening
andclosing 87
Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 91
#
Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
blo werse tting hasbeen reac hed.
De pen dingon theblo werse tting, uptothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up.Ifall indic ator
lam psareof f,th eseat ventil ation issw itched
of f. Fo
lding benchseat inthecar gocom part‐
men t No
teson thefo lding benchseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen theseat
bac kres tis no tupr ight andlockedin
position
The seat backres tof thefo lding benchseat
ma yfo ld do wn while theve hicle isin mo tion.
In this case, theseat belts mayno tper form
th eir intended protect ive func tion. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres ts of
th ere ar ben chseat areloc kedin the
upr ight position. Obs
erve theno teson "Seat belts" (/page41 ),
"Head restra int s" (/ page94 )and "Childr enin
th eve hicle" (/page51 ).
The folding benchseat isappr ovedfo ruse only
wit hch ild seats design edforch ildr enup tosix
ye arsold .In fo rm atio non suitable child restra int
sy stems onthefo lding benchseat canbe
obt ained atan aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cen‐
te r. The
folding benchseat maybe used onlywhen
th ecombin edcar gocoverand netis ins talled.
The tailg atecan beopen edfrom thefo lding
benc hseat. Theswitc his locat edon thewheel
ar ch on theright-h andside when viewe din the
dir ect ion oftra vel.
Fo lding outthefo lding benchseat
Re quirement s:
R The seat backres ts of there ar ben chseat are
loc kedin theupr ight position .
R The handle forth ecombin edlugg ageco ver
and nethas been movedup. Toimprov eth e
re ar vie w, theupper partof theplat ehas
been folded down. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing