
PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th eair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters of
th eseat backres t.
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle occupants.
Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthefo llo wing
measur esindepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Increasin gbr ak epr essur ewhen theve hicle
is statio nary.This brak eapplication iscan‐
celed automaticall ywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R when backingup
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R whils tdr ivin g
or 48
Occupant safety

1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page95). Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s: R
The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon.
When youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hof f. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no-one has abody partin
th era ng eof mo vement oftheseat or
st eer ing wheel. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, movethe
st eer ing wheel adjustmentle ve r.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. 94
Seatsand stow ing

Ad
jus tingthe treb le,mid andbassse ttin gs
on the Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Setth edesir edvalues.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button.
Switc hingsurround soun don/ offin the
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Surroun dSound #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe sound focus intheBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Sound Focus #
Adjus tth esound focus . Bur
mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m Inf
orma tion ontheBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur‐
ro und soun dsy stem
The Burmes ter®
high-end Surround soun dsy s‐
te m has atot alout put of1520 watts and is
equip pedwi th 23 spea kers.It is available forall
functions inthera dio and media modes. Calling
upthe sound menuinthe
Bu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R VIP Seat (seat-basedsoun dop tim izat ion)
R Soun dPro files
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select asoun dmen u.
Ad jus tingthe treb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings ontheBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round
soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Setth edesir edvalues. Multim
ediasystem 325

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button. Ad
jus tingthe seat-b asedso und optimi zation
in the Burmes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
VIP Seat
This setting optimiz esthesound playbac kfo rth e
select edseat position. #
Activateth efunc tion 0073. #
Select aseat position .
Selecting thesound profile inthe
Bu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Sound Profiles
The follo wing profiles areav ailable:
R Pure
R EasyList ening
R Live
R Surroun d #
Select asoun dpr ofile. 326
Multimed iasystem

Ad
jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............ ................................... 325
Au tomatic volume adjustment ........ .....3 26
Ca lling up thesound menu .................. 325
Inf ormation ...... .............................. ...... 325
Select ingthesound profile .................. 326
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem .....3 24
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............... 325
Ad jus ting thesound focus <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............ ................................... 325
Au tomatic volume adjustment .............3 25
Ca lls up thesound menu ............... ...... 324
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 324
Switc hingthesur round soun don /of f
.. ...................................................... .....3 25
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel .................................... 203 C
Call list
Making acall ....................................... 286
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 285 Calling
upthesound menu
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 325
Calls ..........................................................2 82
Ac cep ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................282
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acal l........ 282
Ca lls wi th severalpar ticipant s.............2 82
Declini ng....... ......................................282
Ending acall ................................... ..... 282
Incoming callduring anexistin gcall .... 283
Makin g............................................ .... 282
Mer cedes me...................................... 292
Calls upthesound menu
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 24
Cam era
see 360° Camera
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 334 Car
e..........................................................3 41
Air -water duct <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>334
Au tomatic carwash ............................. 334
Car pet.................................................. 341
Decor ativefo il .....................................3 36
Displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 341
Ext eriorlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 340
Fo lding draftst op ................................ 340
Headliner ............................................. 341
Matt efinis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>336
Nig htView Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 337
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 336
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 341
Po we rwa sher ...................................... 335
Re alwo od/tr imelements .................... 341
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 340
Seat belts............................................ 341
Seat cover..... ...................................... 341
Sensor s..... .......................................... 340
Sof tto p ...............................................3 38
Sur round viewcam era ........................ 340
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 340
Wa shing byhand ................................. 336
Wheels/r ims....................................... 340
Wi nd deflect or .....................................3 39
Wi nd screen <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ................339 Inde
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Con
figur ing these ttings ........................ 88
Cor rect driver's seatpos ition ................ 83
Fo lding thebac kres tfo rw ards/ back.....8 9
Massag epr ogr am overview ...................8 9
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 95
Pa nel hea ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................91
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................8 9
Se tting automatic lateral supp ort
adju stment ............................................ 88
Se tting options ...................................... 14
Swi tching AIRSC ARFon/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 92
Wo rkout progr am overview .................... 89
Seat see Front passeng erseat
Seat (rear passeng ercom partment ).......1 6
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 16
Seat belt............ ......................................... 35
Fa stening ............................................... 38
Pr otect ion ..............................................3 5
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............39
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 39
Se at beltex tender .....................................3 8 Seat
beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................3 9
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 39
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 341
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 6
Re leasing ...............................................3 9
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 39
Sea tbel tex tende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......38
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 39
Seat cover(C are) ............ ......................... 341
Se at hea ting
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............90
Se at ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............91
Second telephone ...................................2 79
Connecting .......................................... 279
Fe atur es.............................................. 279
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Select
ingthesound profile
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 326
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 44
Sensor s(car e)......................................... 340
Ser vice
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 207
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 261
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting summe rtime <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 239
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 244 Inde
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