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th eco-dr iver seat maybe struckby theco-
dr iver airbag during anaccident.
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Bef oreyo u/r st drive o., read this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand familiar izeyourself withyo ur
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along eroper at-
ing lifespa nof theve hicle, follo wtheinst ruction s
and warning notices inthis Oper ator's Manual.
Disr egarding them maylead todamag eto the
ve hicle orinjuryto people.
Damag eto theve hicle result ing from thedisr e-
ga rd oftheinst ruction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Be nzLimi tedWa rrant y.
The stand ardeq uipm entand produ ctdes cription
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l-
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R Mode l
R Order
R National version
R Availabi lity
Yo ur vehicle mayth er efor edi.er ,in individual
cases ,fr om that sho wninthedescr iptions and
illust rations. Mer
cede s-Benz reser vesth eright tointr oduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nica lfe atur es
The follo wing documents areint egralpar tsof the
ve hicle:
R Digital Oper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Main tenanc eBook let
R Equipm ent-de pendentsupplem ents
R Suppl ementar ydoc ume nts
Ke ep these documents intheve hicle atall time s.
Ensu rethat all docume ntsar ein theve hicle or
passed onintheev ent ofsale orrent al.
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes -Benz Canada ,Inc.
A Daiml erCom pany
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2575 840704

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bols Sym
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a gla nce ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........ ................................................... 6
Indicat orand warning lamps...... ............ .......... 8
Ov erhead controlpanel .................................10
Door operating unitandseat adjustment .......12
Emer gencie sand break downs .......... .............14 DigitDigit
alOpe r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.......... .................... 16 16
Cal ling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 16 GenerGener
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no tes es
..... .......................................... 18 18
Pr otection oftheen vironment ....................... 18
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts..... .................. 18
Oper ator's Manual .......... .............................. 19
Ser vice andvehicle operation ............... ......... 20
Oper atingsaf ety................................ ............ 21
Decl arati on ofcon form ity forve hicle
ins talled radio com ponent s.... ................ ....... 23
Diagnos ticsconnection .................................2 4
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 25
Cor rect use oftheve hicle ............................. 25 No
tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedical
aids ........................ ......................................25
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............................2 6
Re por ting safetydef ect s................................ 26
Lim ited Warrant y... ........................................2 7
QR code forre scue card... ............................2 7
Dat astor ag e.... .............................................2 7
Cop yright .................. .................................... 32 Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
...... ......................................33 33
Re str aint system ...........................................3 3
Sea tbe lts ............ .........................................3 5
Airba gs......... ................................................39
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ......... ...............................46
Saf elytrans porting childr enintheve hicle ...... 47
No teson pets intheve hicle .......................... 60 Open
ingand closin g Open
ingand closin g... ................................... 61 61
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Door s<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 65
Tr unk ............................................................ 68
Side windo ws<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 74
Sliding sunroof<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 77
Ro ller sun blinds ............................................80 An
ti-theT protection .......... ............................ 80 Seats
andsto Seats
andstowing wing
.........................................8 4 84
No teson thecor rect driver's seat positi on....8 4
Sea ts.... ................ ........................................ 84
St eer ing wheel .......... ....................................9 2
Easy entryand exitfeatur e... .........................9 4
Memo ryfunc tion.... ....................................... 95
St owa geareas ...... ........................................9 7
Soc kets <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 106
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connection withth eex terior ant enna ....107
Inst alling/ remo vingth e0oor mats ............... 109 Light
andvisibility Light
andvisibility ........................................ 111 111
Ext erior lighting ........................................... 111
Int erior lighting ............................................ 119
Wi ndsh ieldwiperand wind shield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 121
Mir rors <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Ar ea per mea bletoradio waveson the
wind shield ............ ....................................... 126
Infr ared-r e0ectiv ewind shield funct ion ......... 126 22
Cont
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1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
112
2 0075 Restr aint system →
398
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
408
00E5 ESP®
→
408
4 005E Rear fogligh t →
112
5 0057 Highbeam →
112
0058 Lowbea m →
111
0060 Parking lights →
111
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
400
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
217
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
404
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
404
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
404
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
400
B L Distance warning →
407 C
0025 ABS →
408
D Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing →
399
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
411
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
400
G Fuelleve l →
217
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
404
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
404
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
398
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
400
L ä Suspension →
407 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
9 9

1
B-pillarwi th:
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
27
2 Safetyve sts →
281
3 ; mebutton →
249
0053 SOSbutton →
249
4 Tocheckand re/ll ope rating 0uids →
336
5 Tow- star ting ortowing away →
293
6 Flat tire →
282
7 Startin gassis tance →
291 8
002F Hazardwa rning light system →
113
9 Fuel/ller 0apwith:
Inf ormation labelonfuel type →
153
Inf ormation labelontirepr essur e →
304
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
27
A Tow- star ting ortowing away →
293
B TIREFIT kit →
284
C Firs t-aid kit(soT side d) →
282
D Warning triangle →
281 At
aglan ce–Emer gencie sand break downs
15 15

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Fo
rth is reason, thefo llo wing canoccur inisolat ed
cases ,depending ontheaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunctionin g
R Adversehealt he.ect s
Obser vetheno tesand warnings ofthemanuf ac-
tur erofthemedical aids;ifin doubt, contactthe
de vice manuf acturerand/or your doct or.If th er e
is continuin guncer tainty concer ningthepossibil-
ity ofmedical aidsmalfunctionin g,Mer cedes-
Benz AGrecommen dsusing onlyfew electr ical
ve hicle systems and/ ormain taining adist ance
fr om thecom ponents.
Onl yha ve repair sand maint enance workinthe
ar ea ofthefo llo wing components carried out bya
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop:
R Vehicle compone ntscar rying livevo ltag e
R Transmi ssionantenn a
R Mul time diasystem and soun dsy stem
If yo uha ve anyqu eries orsugg estion s,consult a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. PrPr
oblem swit oblem
swit hy h
your v our
vehicle ehicle
If yo ushould exper ience apr oblem withyo ur vehi-
cle, particu larlyone that youbelie vema ya.ect its
saf eoper ation, weurge youto cont actanaut hor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCent erimmedi atelyto have
th epr oblem diagnosed andrecti/ed. Ifth epr ob-
lem isno tre sol vedto your satisf action, please
discuss thepr oblem again withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror,if necessar y,cont act
us atone ofthefo llo wing addresses:
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the US he
USA: A:
Mer cedes-Benz USA,LLC
Cust omer Assist anceCenter
One Mercedes -Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada: In
Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Cust omer Relations Department
98 Vander hoofAv enue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 RR
epo r epo
rting safe ting
safety def ty
def ects ects
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The follo wing text ispubl ished asrequ ired ofman-
uf actur ersunder Title 49, Code ofU.S. Feder al
Re gula tions ,Pa rt575 pursuant tothe"N ational
Tr a1c andMotorVe hicle SafetyAc tof 1966" .
If yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect whic h
could cause acr ash orcould cause injuryor
deat h,youshould immediat elyinf orm theNa tional
Highw ayTra1c SafetyAd minis tration (NHTSA)in
addi tionto notifyi ngMer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceiv essimilar complain ts,itma yopen
an inve sti gation, andifit /n ds that asaf etydef ect
ex ists inagr oup ofvehicles, itma yor der are call
and remedy campaign. Howev er,NHT SAcann ot
become invo lved inindividual problems between
yo u, your dealer ,or Mer cedes-Benz USA,LLC.
To cont actNHT SA,yo uma ycall theVe hicle
Saf etyHo tline toll-fr eeat1-888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9153); gotothehttps://
www .safercar .go v/;or write to :Ad minis trat or ,
NHT SA,400 SeventhSt reet,SW .,Wa shing ton, DC
2059 0,:USA. 2626
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