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Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Indica tora nd warning lamps (vehicles
without steering wheel buttons) .................. 7
Indicator and warning lamps (vehicles
wit hsteering wheel buttons) ....................... 8
St eering wheel wit hbuttons ........................ 9
Center console .......................................... 10
Overhead contro lpanel .............................. 11
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .12Genera
lnotes .......................................... 13
Environmental pr otection ........................... 13
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts .................... 13
No tesa bout attachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con ver‐
sions .......................................................... 14
Operating Instructions ...............................14
Service and vehicle operation .................... 15
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .16
Diagno stics connection ............................ .17
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 17
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 18
Ve hicle registration .................................... 18
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .......................... 18
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 19
No tesf or persons wit helectronic med‐
ical aids. ................................................... .19
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................19
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 19
Limited Warrant y....................................... 20
QR code sfor rescue car d.......................... 20
Dat astorage ..............................................20
Copyright .................................................. .23Occupant saf
ety...................................... 24
Re stra int sy stem ........................................24
Sea tbelts .................................................. 25
Airbag s...................................................... 28
Au tomatic measu resa fter an accident ...... 33
Safel ytransporting children in the
ve hicle .......................................................33
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ....................... 41Opening and closing
...............................42
SmartK ey................................................... 42
Door s........................................................ 45
Sliding doo r............................................... 47Electric sliding door ...................................
47
Ta ilgat e..................................................... .51
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .54
Sid ew indo w. ............................................. 56
Anti-thef tpreve ntio n................................. 59 Seats and
stowage .................................. 62
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 62
Seats ......................................................... 62
St ow agea reas .......................................... .75
Information aboutt he bottle holder ........... 75
Cup holder s............................................... 75
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 76
Soc kets ...................................................... 76 Light and vision
....................................... 77
Exterio rlighting ......................................... 77
Ad justing thei nterior lighting .................... 80
Changing bulbs .......................................... 80
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 85
Mir rors ...................................................... 88
Ope rating su nvisor s................................. 89 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 90
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 90
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ............ 91
Operating air vents .................................... 95 Drivin
gand parking ................................ 97
Driving ....................................................... 97
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 104
Re fueling ................................................ .106
Pa rking .................................................... 108
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 09
Tr ailer operation ...................................... .131 Instrument clus
tera nd on-board
co mp uter ............................................... 13 6
No tesont he instrument clus tera nd
on-boar dcomputer .................................. 13 6
Overvie wofthe instrument clus ter. ......... 13 6
Overvie wand operation of theo n-
boar dcomputer (vehicles without
st eering-wheel buttons) ........................... 137
Overvie wand operation of theo n-
boar dcomputer (vehicles wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel buttons) ................................... 13 8
Overvie wofwhat is shown on them ul‐
tifunction displa y.....................................1 40
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................. 1412
Contents

Overvie
wofmenus on theo n-board
computer .................................................1 41
Menus and submenus (vehicles with‐
out steering wheel buttons) ..................... 14 2
Menus and submenus (vehicles with
st eering-wheel buttons) ........................... 14 4Mercede
sPRO ....................................... 15 0
Information aboutM ercedes PRO
(Mercedes me) ........................................ 15 0
Information aboutM ercedes PROcon‐
nect (Mercedes me connect) ................... 15 0
Making acall via theo verhead control
panel .......................................................1 50
Informatio nonthe breakdown assis‐
ta nce cal lvia theo verhead control
panel ........................................................ 151
Givin gpermission ford atat ransfer .......... 151
Tr ansmit tedd atad uring aservice call .....1 51 Multimedia sy
stem ............................... 15 2
No tesono perating saf ety. ...................... 15 2
Overvie wand operatio n........................... 15 2
Sy stem settings ....................................... 15 3
Callin gupt hetool menu .......................... 15 5
Na vigation ............................................... 15 5
Setting functions fors martphones ........... 161
Media ...................................................... 16 2
Ra dio .......................................................1 63
Up dating maps and sy stem softwar e.......1 65 Tr
anspo rting .......................................... 16 6
No tesonl oading guidelines ..................... 16 6
Load distribution ...................................... 167
Secu ring load s......................................... 16 8
Load securing aid ....................................1 72
Car rier sy stems ....................................... 173Maintenanc
eand care .......................... 175
No tesonm aintenance ............................. 175
Service inter vald ispla y........................... .175
Engine compartment ............................... 176
Cleaning and car e................................... .182 Breakdown assistance
.........................187
Emergency ............................................... 187
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em ... 187
Fla ttire. .................................................. .189
Batter y..................................................... 189
To wing or tow- startin g............................. 197
Electrica lfus es ........................................ 201 Ve
hicle tool kit ......................................... 201 Wheels and tires
................................... 204
Information on noise or unusual driving
ch aracteristic s......................................... 204
No tesonr egular lyinspecting wheels
and tires .................................................. 204
Informatio nondrivin gw iths ummer
tires ........................................................ .204
Informatio nonM+S tires ......................... 205
No tesons nowc hains .............................2 05
Ti re pressur e........................................... 206
Ti re labeling .............................................. 211
Information on definitions (tires and
loading) .................................................... 214
Changin gawheel .................................... .216
Information on wheel and tir ecombi‐
nations ..................................................... 221
Spar ewheel ............................................ 222 Te
ch nical data ....................................... 225
No tesont hetech nica ldata. ................... 225
On-board electronic s............................... 225
Ve hicle identification plate, vehicle
identification number (VIN) and engine
number ....................................................2 26
Operating fluids and capacities .............. .227
Ve hicle dat a............................................ 232
Tr ailer hit ch............................................. 233
Cargo tie-d ownp oints and car rier sys‐
te ms ....................................................... .234 Displa
ymessages and warning and
indicator lamps ..................................... 235
Displa ymessages .................................... 235
Indicator and warning lamps .................. .260 Index
...................................................... 270 Con
tents 3

twigs can collect betwee
nthe underbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. These materials may
ignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhotp arts
of thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,while paying
attention toroad and traf ficc onditions,
and contact aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is atechnical inter‐
fa ce in thev ehicle. It is used, fore xamp le, within
th es cope of repair and maintenanc eworkorf or
re ading out vehicle dat abyaspecialistworks hop.
Diagnostic devices should therefor eonlybec on‐
nected byaq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tdevices tothed iagnostics con‐
nection of thev ehicle, thef unction of vehicle
sy stems and operating saf etym aybe
impaired. #
Fors afet yr easons, werecommend that
yo uo nly use and connec tproducts
appr ovedbyy our authorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. *
NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnec tedtot he diagnostics
connection Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,char getheb at‐
te ry,e .g. bydriving aconsiderable dis‐
ta nce. The connection and us
eofanother device on the
diagnostics connection can ha vethef ollowing
ef fects:
R Malfunctions in thev ehicle sy stem
R Perm anen tdamag etov ehicle components
Please refertot hewarrant yterms and conditions
re ga rding this.
Moreo ver,connecting equipment tothed iagnos‐
tics connection can lead toemissions monitoring
information being reset, fore xamp le. This may
lead tothev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ ire‐
ments of then exte missions inspection during
th em ain inspection. Note
sonc hanges tothee ngine output
Output inc reases can:
R Chang ethe emission values.
R Lead tomalfunctions.
R Result in consequential damage. General no
tes17

The operating saf
etyoft he engine is no tguaran‐
te ed in all situations.
An ytampering wit hthe engine management in
order toinc rease thee ngine output will lead to
th el oss of theN ew Vehicle Limited Warrant yand
ot her warrant yentitlements.
If yo us ellthev ehicle, infor mthe buyer of any
alterations tothev ehicle's engine output. This
ma yconstitut eapunishable of fense under
nationa llegis lation. Qualifie
dspeciali stwo rkshop
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop has then ecessary
special skills, tools and qualification stocorrectly
car ryout an ynecessar yworkony ourvehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw aysh ave thef ollowing workon thev ehicle
car ried out at aqualified specialis tworks hop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Service and maintenance work
R Repair work
R Modifications as well as ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions
R Workon electronic components
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se an
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter fort his pur‐
pose. Ve
hicl eregistration
Mercedes-Ben zmayask its service cen terto
car ryout tech nica linspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf etyoft hevehicle is
impr ovedasar esult of thei nspection.
Mercedes-Benz can onl yinfor myou aboutv ehicle
ch ecks if it Mercedes-Benz has your registration
data.
In thef ollowing cases your vehicle ma ynotbe
re gis tere dtoy ouyet:
R youd id no tpurch ase your vehicle at an
authorised specialis tdealer.
R your vehicle has no tyet been inspected at an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit han
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Infor mMercedes-Benzass oon as possible about
an yc hang eina ddress or vehicle ownership. Yo
uc an do this, fore xamp le, at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Cor
rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve wa rning sticke rs,y ou or other sm ay
fa ilto recognize thed angers. Lea ve warning
st icke rs in position.
Obser vethef ollowing information in particular
when operating thev ehicle:
R Safetyn otes in these Operating Instructions
R Tech nica ldataf or thev ehicle
R Traf ficr ules and regulations
R Laws per tainin gtom otor vehicles and saf ety
st andards &
WARNING Risk offire and acciden twhen
transpo rting subs tances whi chareh az‐
ardous tohealt horr eact aggressively
Gases and fluids can evenescape from con‐
ta iner swhicha refull yclosed.
This can adversel yaffect your concentration
during thej ourne yand your health. Elect ronic
component pa rtsm ayalso experience mal‐
functions, shor tcircuits or sy stem failures. #
Do no tstowort ranspor tany subs tan‐
ces whic harehazardous tohealth
and/or aggressively reactiv eint hevehi‐
cle interior. These instructions mus
talso be obser vedf or
ve hicles wher ethe cargo compartment is not
fully separated from thec ab.
Pa rtition wit hdoor/window: alw aysk eep the
door/windo winthe partition closed while trans‐
porting items.
Subs tances that con stitut eah ealthhazar dor
re act aggressivel yinclude, fore xamp le:
R Solvents
R Fuel
R Oil and grease
R Cleaning agents
R Acid 18
Generaln otes

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
Onl yas eat belt whic hiswornc orrectl yc an pro‐
vid ethe intended le velofp rotection .Depending
on thed etected accident situation, Eme rgency
Te nsioning Device sand/or airbags supplement
th ep rotection of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat
belt. Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or air‐
bags ar enotdepl oyed in everya ccident.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint
sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Ve hicle occupants ma ynolonger be pr otec‐
te dasi ntended if alterations ar emade tothe
re stra int sy stem. #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Re
stra int sy stem malfunction Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mint hefollowing cases:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybe
activated unintentionally or no tdeplo yas
planned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover 24
Occupant saf ety

The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment. No rdotheyp ro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic harerelatively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely, an airbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,the
ve hicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough fort his
to happen.
Depending on thed etected deployment situation,
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem can be
activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yofeach
ot her:
R Emer gency Tensioning Device :fro ntal impact,
re ar impact ,side impact ,rollo ver
R Driver' sairbag, co-d rive ra irbag: frontal
impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Windo wcurtain airbag: side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact
The co-driver airbag can onl ybedeployed in the
ev ent of an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pisoff.Ift he co-driver seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
jou rney ,that thes tatus of thec o-driver airbag is
cor rect (/ page 31). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop af
te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,particu‐
larly if an Emer gency Tensioning Device is trig‐
ge redorana irbag deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California
see https://dtsc.ca.gov/ .You can use the
sear chfunction tofind information on pe rchlo‐
ra te,for example. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .O nlyas eat belt whic hisworn
cor rectly can pr ovide thei ntended le velofp rotec‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectl yfastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly. #
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eat
(/ page62). Occupant saf
ety25

Emergency
Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eand sea tbeltr etra ctor. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se seat
belt swhichh aveb een appr ovedfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device and sid eairba gw hent he
front passenger seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front passenger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device and
th es ide air bag ma yalso deplo yintheevent
of an accident along wit hother sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Ve
hicles without automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Occupant saf
ety27

*
NO
TEImpor tant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied In an accident
,the components of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessaril yon
th ef ront passenger side if:
R Ther eareheavy object sonthe front
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongu eise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is unoc‐
cupied. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Pr
otection pr ovided bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction.
Eac hvehicle occupant mus tmakes ureoft he
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;bo th th edrive r's and co-driver seat
should be mo vedasf ar bac kaspossible. When doing so, alw
ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 62).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay
ot herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alwaysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don otput
yo ur feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.Your
fe et ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area
of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, obser ve
th ea dditional no tes( /pag e34).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectl y.
Objects in thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an air‐
ba gf romf unctioning cor rectly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing
in particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasmobile
navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide trim.
In addition, no connectin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or retai ning stra ps mus tberouted or
atta ched tothev ehicle within thed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc omply wit hthe
accessor ymanufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori ns tallation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Occupant saf
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