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sunblinds ExtExt
endin gor re ending
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acti ngt acti
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roller sunbl indsont oller
sunbl indsonthe he
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ear side windo ws ear
side windo ws &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ex tending orretracti ngthero ller sunblind
Body partscould become trapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis being
ex tended orretract ed. #
Mak esur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis
being extended orretract ed. #
Ifsom eone becomestrapp ed, brie0 y
pr ess thebutt onintheopposit edir ec-
tion.
The opening orclosing process will
br ie0y bestopped. Theroller sunblind
will then retur nto its star ting position. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects Objects
cancause thero ller sunblind tomal-
fun ction. #
Ensur eth at thero ller sunblind canmove
fr eel y. The
roller sunblinds forth ere ar side windowscan
be oper ated withth ebutt ons forth eside windo ws
in thedr iver's door andinthere ar door s. 1
Rear leT side window/roller sunblind
2 Rear right sidewind ow/roller sunblind #
T T
o close fully o
close fully: :
br ie0y pullthecor respond ing
butt onwhen theside windo wisclosed. #
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o open fully o
open fully: :
br ie0y press thecor respond ing
butt on. Ant
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unction oft unction
ofthe immobilizer he
immobilizer The
immobilizer prev ents your vehicle from bein g
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The imm obilizer isaut oma tically ac tivated when
th eve hicle isswitc hedo.,and deact ivat ed when
th eve hicle isswitc hedon.
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t-
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eve hicle ifava lid Smar tKey has been leT
insi detheve hicle.
% Intheev ent theengine cannotbe star ted(yet
th eve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy stem is
no toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror call
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). Opening
andclosing
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
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fr fr
om t om
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
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o select t o
select the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat: :
pr ess but-
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page102). %
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vehicles: ehicles:
ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re most position ,
yo ucan setth eseat backrest atave ry stee p
an gle .Th iswillpro videabe tter forw ardvie w
fr om there ar passen gercom partment.
Despit eth esteep angle oftheseat backrest,
a per son mayoccup yth efront passeng er
seat. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Seats
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Call upthese tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page121).
% Youcan usethere ar passen gercom partment
ch ild safetyloc kto disable this function
(/ page68).
% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. AA
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gthe addition alcu shion of he
addition alcu shion of
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leg rest est
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eth eadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is station ary. The additional cushionis in theve hi-
cle. #
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o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
place theadditional cushiononthe
leg rest. #
Pullth eru bber straps laterall yove rth eleg
re st. #
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o r o
rem ov emo
ve: e:
remo vetheru bber straps from the
leg rest andstow theadditional cushionsafely
in theve hicle. FF
oldi ngt oldi
ngthe r he
rear seats ont ear
seats onthe secon dro he
secon dro w of seats w
of seats
f f
or w or
war ar
ds and bac ds
and backelect r k
elect ricall y icall
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NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toseat
bac kres ts folded forw ards
If th eseat backrest ofthere ar seat isfolded
fo rw ards, persons intheth ird ro w of seats
ma yhit par tsof theseat mechanism, espe-
ciall yin theeve ntofan accid ent, brak ing
ma neuv eror abr uptch ang eof dir ecti on. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird ro w of
seats, there ar seat infront ofthem must
be folded backto thedr iving position
bef oreth ejour neybegins. #
Persons intheth ird ro w of seats should
no tre st their legs onaseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastene dco rrectl yand aresitting
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en. 104104
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Ifyo uuse anindividual userpro/le andhave
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormation iscar ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
will cause thedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to mo veintoth ecor rect positi onautomati-
call y. OvOv
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vie vie
wof massag w
of massag epr e
pr og r og
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Hot Relaxing Back Combin ationofheat and
massag e.Itstar ts by massaging thebac k.In
addit ion,wa rm pressur epoints become
no ticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Should er:Combination ofheat
and massa ge.It star ts by massaging the
shoulde rs.In add ition, warm pressur epoints
become noticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Activating Massage:Activating massagewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassagewa ves.
R Clas sic Massa ge:Re laxing backmass age.
R Wave Massag e: Re gener ating massag evia
ma ssag ewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion . R
Mob ilizi ng Ma ssa ge: Mobi lizing massag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewa ves. Can promo te
deeper respir ation andhence improve circula-
tion andblood pressur e.
R Active Workout,Backre stand Active Work-
ou t,Cu shi on: These prog rams requ ire yo ur
cooper ation.Alternating between tensing and
re leasing helpstoimprov eblood 0owto your
muscles .Pr ess against apr essur epoint as
soon asyoufe el it. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
seats Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Massa ge #
Select amassa geprog ram (/ page113). #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
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se tt t
the massa g he
massa ge int e
int ensity ensity
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switc hHigh
Intensity onoro. .
% Forth ere ar seats, themassa geprog ram can
be select edon thefo llo wing devices (ifavaila-
ble):
R Onthere ar displ ays The
selecti oncanbe made forth ere ar
seats onthesecond andthird ro ws of
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The selection ismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displ aysfo rth ere ar seats on
th esecond row of seats. RR
ese ese
tting seat se tti
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Comfort 5
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Select Î forth edesir edseat. #
Con/ rmthepr om pt. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the seat heating he
seat heating on/o. on/o.
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat edly
switc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edlyswitc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot. Se
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OperOper
ating t ating
the r he
rear seat viat ear
seat viathe memor he
memor yfun ction y
fun ction
in t in
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
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Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Brie0y press memor ybutt onMand, within
th re eseconds, press either prese tposition
butt on0037 orT.
The setting sfo rth ere ar seat arestor ed inthe
cor respond ingprese tposit ion.
% Youcanno tst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rstr aight ening thefull yre clin edpositi on. Callin
gup Callin
gup #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. Seats
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Press correspond ingprese tposit ionbutt on
0037 orT.
The rear seat willmovetothestor ed position. OperOper
ating t ating
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat andr er
seat andrear seats ear
seats
via t via
the memor he
memor yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R Forselecting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsuppl yis switc hedon
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or or
ing ing #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Press button1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page97). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. 122122
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GER GER
Riskofpoison ingfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
W W
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NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone recep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orabr uptch ang esin
dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst or eobj ects suchth at they can-
no tbe thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Stow and secur eobj ects that arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile ortoo
lar ge inthecar gocom partment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from objects in
th edr iver's foot we lland front-passeng er
fo ot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we lland front-
pass engerfoot we llma yim pede pedal trav el or
bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we llor front-passeng erfoot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntclear ance for
th epedals. 124124
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Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cedes-M aybac hve hi-
cles: alwaysuse thepar titionin gne twhen
tr anspor tingobjects inthecar gocom part-
ment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenl y.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle. R
Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page188) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. 126126
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