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If someone becomes trapped,
take thef ollow‐
ing actions:
R press the0042 button on thek eyor
R pull thee xterio rdoor handle or
R press thea ppropriat esliding door button
in thec enter console or
R press theb utton on thed oor sill or
R pull ther ockers witc hont he door handle &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage
(/ page50).
% Please no
tethat thes liding door cann otbe
opened from thei nside when thec hild-p roof
loc kisa ctivated. Youc an on lyopen thes lid‐
ing door from thei nside if thec hild saf ety
loc kshave notb eena ctivated. Further infor‐
mation on this can be found in the" Occupant
saf ety" (/ page40)and "Openin gand clos‐
ing "(/pag e48) sections.
Yo ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside.
Yo uc an open and close thes liding door with
th ese cont rols:
R Slidin gdoor buttons on thec enter console
R Sliding door button on thed oor sill (B-pillar)
R Door handle (inside or outside)
R Key
The sliding door is equipped wit hautomatic
bloc kage detection wi threve rsing function .Ifa
solid object bloc ksorrestricts thes liding door during
thea utomatic closing process, thes liding
door opens again automaticall y.Ifth es liding
door is obstructed during theo pening procedure,
it mo vesb ackaf ewcentim eter sint he opposite
direction and stops.
The automatic bloc kage detection wi threve rsing
function is onl yanaid. It is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness when closin gthe electrical
sliding door.
If an obs tacle is de tected, thed ispla yshows the
Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Obstruction
Detected message, fore xamp le, and five warning
to nes sound.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat in suc hcircum stances, the
bloc kage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening and closin
gthe electrical sliding
doo rfromt he inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. 48
Opening and closing

The "con
venience opening "function can only be
ope ratedu sing thek ey.T he keym ustbeinc lose
pr ox imit ytot he driver's or co-driver door. #
Press and hold the0036 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked
R The side windo wsareo pened #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the 0036 button. Closing
thes ide windo wsfrom theo utside
(con venience closing) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment du etonot
paying attention du ring con venience clos‐
ing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do ws. #
When thec onvenience closing featur eis
operating, monitor thee ntir eclosing
process and mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the0037 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R thev ehicle is loc ked
R thes ide windo wsarec losed #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the 0037 button. Ad
justin gthe side windo ws The side windo
wsmus tber eadjus teda fter am al‐
function or avoltag esuppl yinter ruption. #
Swit chon thep ower suppl y(/pag e97). #
Push bo thbuttons on thep owe rwindo wand
hold fora pproxima tely one second af tert he
side windo whas closed. #
Ifth es ide windo wsremain closed when you
re lease theb uttons, they have been rese tc or‐
re ctly .Ift his is no tthe case, repeat thes teps
described fort he open side windo ws. Opening and closing
thes liding windo ws #
Toopen: press bo thhandle sections 1
to ge ther simultaneousl yand slide thes liding
windo wtothe desired notch. #
Toclose: slidethes liding windo wshut until
th eh andle sections 1engag eaudibly and lie
fl at. 58
Opening and closing

#
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backres tinclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment #
Adjus tthe seat using buttons 1to5 on
th ed oor trim.
If th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an adjust
th es eat within 30 seconds of unlocking thev ehi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, thef ront passenger seat will
automaticall ybeadjustedf romal essfavo ra‐
ble position int oonethat of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger sea tcan be
re adjus tedo nlya fter theh azardous situation is
ove r.Information aboutt he system can be
fo und unde r"PRE-SAFE ®
".
% Yo
uc an sa vethes ettings fort he seat with
th em emor yfunction (/ page65). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjus tthe backrest
contour individually to your 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 when
adjusting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion
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 Seats and
stowage 65

#
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, 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. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and secur eoncet he
head restra int is engaged in thed esired posi‐
tion.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 2and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he re
qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged in thed esired position.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 1
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 1
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 2and pull
th eh ead restra int up and out. #
Toinstall: presstheh ead restra int with
de tent int othe holes on thel eft-hand side
when vie wedint he direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justin gthe hea drestraint electrically
* NO
TEDama getothee lectrical head
re stra int when adjus tedm anually If
th eh eight of thee lectrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus tedm anuall y,this can
damag ethe mechanism of theh ead restra int. #
Adjus tthe height of thee lectrically
adjus table head restra int su sing the
buttons in thed oor trim. Seats and
stowage 73

Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailing light ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis ton/off
Re quirements
R The light switc hisinthe0058 position. #
Toswitc hon:switc honh igh beam using the
combinatio nswitch.
If hig hbeamisa utomatical lyswitched on in
darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ywilll igh tup. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffhigh beam using the
combinatio nswitch. Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel In
te rior lighting buttons (e xample: com fort ove r‐
head control panel)
1003D Front lef treading lamp
20033 Automatic interior lighting control
3004A Front interior lighting
40044 Rear compartment or cargo compart‐
men tlamp
5003D Front right readin glamp #
Toswitc hon/off: pressthec orresponding
button 1–5.
The la yout and number of button sdepen dont he
equipment. Operating unit in
theg rabh andle 1003D
Rear compartment reading lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
Operating unit in thec argo compa rtment 1004A
Cargo compa rtment lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hacargo compart‐
ment lam pwithab utton, youc an swit chall cargo
compartment lamps on and of fbypressing the
004A button on this cargo compartment lamp.
Re gardless of thes witc hposition ,you can switch
th ec argo compartmen tlam pona nd offcent rally
by pressing the0044 button on theo verhead
cont rolp anel. Changin
gbulbs Note
sfor replacing light bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation. 80
Light and vision

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0048 00AA Intermittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Movethe 00C5 switchtot he cor responding
position.
The 00C5 symbol will appearont he instru‐
ment clus terw hen ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched on.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, the
on-boar dcomputer will sho wthe 00C5 sym‐
bol on theAssistance Graphic menu. #
Towipe wit hwasher fluid: push the00C5
switc hbeyond its cur rent position as farasit
willgot owards 0047or004A and hol ditthere. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothew indshield or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th ew iper ar monthe windshield or rear
wind owisfolded bac kbefor eaw iper blade
has been ins talled, thew indo wmaybe dam‐
aged bythef orce of thei mp act. #
Neverfold thew iper ar monthe wind‐
shield or rear wind owbac kuntil awiper
blade has been ins talled. Keep hold of
th ew iper ar mwhen replacing awiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getohood or windshield
wiper swhen opening theh ood If
th ew indshield wiper shaveb een folded
bac kfromt he windshield when theh ood is
opened, thew indshield wiper sorthe hood
ma ybed amaged. #
Ensur ethat thew indshield wiper shave
no tb eenf olded bac kfromt he wind‐
shield. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. #
Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mas
fa rasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade from thew iper arm
in thed irection of ar row4. 86
Light and vision

#
Brief lypush thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
7 .
or #
Brak eifthevehicle is moving.
or #
Press button 6.
The variable limiter is selec ted. LIM indicator
lamp 3inthec ruise cont rollev er lights up.
Increasin gorreducing th espeed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
5 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
5 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront #
Turn controller 3in direction 2toinc rease
th es pecified minimum dis tance and in di rec‐
tion 1toreduce thes pecified minimum dis‐
ta nce.
As in thea ssis tance graphi cmenu ,the multi‐
function displa ybrief ly sho ws th esetspeci‐
fi ed dis tance.
% Yo
uc an find information on DISTRONIC dis‐
pl ay su nder "Activ eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC" (/ page 120). Displa
ysofActiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Assi stant display 1
Vehicle in front, if de tected
2 Distance indica tor
3 Setspecifie ddista nce
Yo uc an find information on thea ssis tance
graphi cmenu under "Assis tance graphic"
(/ page 144).
% If
yo us etthes peed, theA ssis tance graphic
brie flya ppear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Displa yson thes peedome ter
Ve hicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons:
When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisacti‐
va ted, one or tw oindicator segments light up in
th es tore ds peed rang eoft he speedome ter.
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdetects a
ve hicle in front, thei ndicator segments, located
between thes peed of thev ehicle in front and the
st ored speed, light up. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etot hevehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle. #
Swiftl ymove your foot from theb rake
pedal tothea ccelera torp edal. Do not 12 0
Driving and pa rking

concentration in goo
dtime. The sy stem is no ta
substitut efor aw ell-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.
On long journe ys,tak er egular and timel ybreaks
th at allo wyoutorest properly.
If fatigue or increased lapse sinconcentration are
de tected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take aBreak!
or Attent. Asst Take Break! warning appear sin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand take a
break if necessar y.Ifyo udon ottake ab reak and
AT TENTION ASSIS Tcontinues todetect increased
lapse sinconcentration, youw ill be warned again
af te ram inimu mof15m inutes. Fo
rv ehicles wit hsteering wheel buttons youc an
ha ve thec urrent ATTENTION ASSIS T(Attention
Le vel) assessment displa yed.
The following informatio nisdisplayed:
R The journe ylengt hsincethe las tbreak
R The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- The fuller theb ar is, theh igher thed etec‐
te da ttention le velis
- The bar em pties as attentivenes sdecrea‐
ses
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tcann otcalculat ethe atten‐
tion le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the Sys-
tem Suspended messageappears.
The bar displa yisthen dimmed. This is thec ase,
fo re xamp le, ifyoua repredominantl ydrivin gata
spee dbelow40m ph (60 km/h) or abo ve
12 5m ph (200 km/h).
Sy stem limits
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he 40 mph
(60 km/h) to125m ph (200 km/h) speed range. The functionality of
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisrestric‐
te d, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn otoccur at
all, in thef ollowing situations:
R The journe ylasts less than appr oximately
30 minutes
R The road condition is poor (une venr oad sur‐
fa ce or po tholes)
R The vehicle is subjected toas tron gc rosswind
R Youh ave asporty drivin gstyle (hig hcorner‐
ing speeds or high ratesofa cceleration)
R The time is se tincor rectly
R Youc hang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ently in activ edriving situations
The ATTENTION ASSIS Tdrow sines sora lertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuin gthe journe yinthefollowing situations:
R Yous wit ch offt he engine
R Youu nfas teny our seat belt and open thed riv‐
er's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or tak eabreak)
Deactivating or activating ATTENTION ASSI ST
(vehicles without steering wheel but tons)
On-boar dcomputer:
4 È5
Settings 5
Attention Assist #
Toactivate/deactivate: pressthe0074or0075
button and confir mbypressing the0078but‐
to n.
Whe nATTENTION ASSIS Tisactive, the00AD
indicator lam plights up in thei nstrument
clus ter.
Deactivating or activating ATTENTION ASSI ST
(vehicles wit hsteering wheel but tons)
On-boar dcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
ATTENTION ASSIST #
Tochang ethe setting: pressthe0076 but‐
to na nd select thes etting.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated, the00AD
symbol is shown in thes tatus area of them ul‐
tifunction displa y.
Yo uc an choose between thef ollowing settings:
R Off
R Standard:n ormal system sensitivity.
R Sensitive:h igher system sensitivity .The driver
is wa rned earlier and thea ttention le vel
de tected bythes ystem( Attention Le vel) is
adap teda ccording ly. 12 8
Driving and pa rking