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Limited pr
otection pr ovided byairbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec ove rofana irbag
If yo um odify thec over of an airbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. An airbag's ins
tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG (/pag e28). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
canno tprotect vehicle occupants as inten‐
ded.
In addition, theo peration of thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof fcould be
re stricted. #
Yous houl donly use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. Ve
hicles with windo wcurtain airbags in all
ro ws of seats: &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodifications or incor rect wo rkper‐
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
trim car ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thec o-d rive ra irbag Fu
nction of thea utomatic co-d rive ra irbag
shutoff
The au tomatic co-driver airbag shutof fisableto
de tect whe ther thec o-driver seat is occupied by
ap erson or achild restra int sy stem. The co-driver
airbag is enabled or disabled accordingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sunder thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shutof fordamag ethe sys‐
te m. #
Do no tstore anyo bjectsu nderthec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
unde rthe co-driver seat. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, al ways mak esureoft hefollowing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(/ page 33).
R Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat.
R The ba ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting acco rd‐
ingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes eat sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic co-driver airbag shutoff. #
Do no tplace an yobject sbetwe en the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. 30
Occupant saf ety

Obser
vethef ollowing settings when locking and
unlocking from inside:
R Ifth ed rive r's or co-driver's door is open, the
open door is no tloc ked.
All other door sand thet ailgate/rear-end
door sareloc ked.
R Ifas liding door or thet ailgate/rear-end
door sareopen, onl ythe driver's and co-driv‐
er's door sareloc ked.
R Youc anno tunlo ckthev ehicle cent rally from
th ei nside if thev ehicle has been loc kedw ith
th ek ey.
R Ifth ev ehicle has been loc kedu sing thec en‐
tral locking button and adoor is opened from
th ei nside, onl ythe door that has been
opened is unlo cked.
R Ifth ev ehicle has pr eviousl ybeen loc kedw ith
th ek ey,o pening adoor from thei nside will
trigger thea nti-th efta larms ystem. Switc hoff
th ea larm( /pag e60). Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati clock‐
in gm echanism Requ
irements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
R The door sareclosed.
When thei gnition is switched on and thev ehicle
is driving at aspeed abo ve9m ph (1 5km/h), the
ve hicle loc ksautomaticall y. Cent
rallockin gbuttons (vehicles wit hmanually
adjus table front seats) Central locking buttons (vehicles wit
helectrically
adjus table front seats)
R Ifth ev ehicle is on aroller dynamo metera nd
is being towe dorp ushed, ther eisar isk of
being loc kedo ut when thef unction is
switched on. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. Un
locking and locking thed rive r's door with
th ee mer gency key %
To
loc kthe vehicle full ywitht he emer gency
ke y,press down thel ocking pins of the
doors. Then loc kthe driver's door wit hthe
emergency key. #
Tounlo ck:inser tthe emer gency keyf ullyinto
th ed rive r's door loc kand tur nitcounter-
clockwise. #
Tolock: insertthe emer gency keyf ullyinto
th ed rive r's door loc kand tur nitclockwise.
% Right-hand driv
evehicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection fore ach
case. 46
Opening and closing

Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to an open slidin gdoor whic hisnot
engaged in place
On an incline ,the sliding door can mo veby
itself.
This can cause youoro ther people to
become trapped. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Todo so, open thes lid‐
ing door tothes top. *
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. Opening
The sliding door is equipped wit
hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages when thed oor is opened
as farasitw illg o. #
Pulld oor handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row.
The sliding door opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Pull thes liding door bydoor handle 1.
The sliding door is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door firm lyforw ards using
door handle 1and close it. Opening/closing
thes liding door from 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. Opening
#
Pull bac krockers witch 1.Ift he door is
loc ked, locking pin 3pops up.
The sliding door unloc ksand opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
2 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door forw ards usin gdoor
handle 2and close it. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereve rsing function
The reve rsing featur edoes no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overthe last 00C2in (8 mm) of thec losing
mo vement
The reve rsing featur etherefor ecann otpre‐
ve nt someone being trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
Mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
closing area. Opening and closing
47

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

Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Cor
rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
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: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gsteering
wheel 3,seat belt 2and driver's seat 1:
R Youa resittin gasf araw ay from thed rive r's
airbag as possible.
R Youa resittin ginanu pright position.
R Your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
R Your legs ar enotfull yextende dand youc an
easil ydepress thep edals all thew ay.
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he middle par tofthe head restra int.
R Youc an reac ht he steering wheel wit hyour
arms in aslightl ybentp osition.
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y.
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstrument
clus terc learly. R
Youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc ondi‐
tions.
R Your seat belt sit ssnuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec enter of your shoul‐
der and across your hips in thep elvic area. Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm echanically &
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. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
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: 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 becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eat
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 ypartoft heir body within
th es weep of thes eat. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymoveu nexpectedly
while driving. 62
Seatsand stow age

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 ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an 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.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
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 belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. #
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. Ad
justin gthe seat fore -and-af tposition 1
Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment
2 Seatangle adjustment
3 Seatheight adjustment
4 Seatbackres tadjustment #
Pull le ver1upwards and slid ethe seat for‐
wa rdsorb acku ntil thed esired position has
been reached. #
Release le ver1and slid ethe seat forw ards
or bac kuntil thed esired position has been
re ached.
% Fo
rfront swivel seats, thel eve rinp osition
1 is used torelease thes wivel seat. The
le ve rtoa djustthe fore -and-af tposition is in
th ef ormofab ar in front of thes eat . Seats and
stowage 63

Ad
justin gthe seat height #
Pull or push le ver3repeatedl yuntil the
desired seat height has been reached.
Ad justin gthe seat backrest #
Turn handwheel 4forw ards.
The seat backres twill mo vetoav ertical posi‐
tion. #
Turn handwheel 4backwards.
The seat backres twill tilt bac k.
Ad justin gthe seat angle #
Turn handwheel 2forw ards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 2backwards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt up. 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 hen ther eisnok eyin
th ei gnition loc k. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
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: 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 ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an 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.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
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 belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. 64
Seats and stowage