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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
est est
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, this
will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla yon
th einst rument cluster.
A wa rning tone willals osou nd. CentCent
ersea tbac er
sea tbac kr kr
est est: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visib le.
Loc Loc
kingt kin
gthe r he
rele ase catc ele
ase catch of t h
of the cen t he
cen ter r er
rear seat ear
seat
bac bac
kr kr
es t es
t
R R
eq equir ui
reme nts: eme
nts:
R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom part-
ment against unaut horized access .The cent er
seat backrest can then be folded forw ards onl y
to get her withth eleT seat backrest. Seats
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#
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
T T
o loc o
loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. CarCar
gocom go
com par par
tmen tco v tmen
tco ver er
ExtExt
end ing/re end
ing/retr tr
actin gt actin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partment coveris att ached behind
th eseat backrest ofthere ar ben chseat. #
T T
o e o
ext xt
end : end
:pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab handl e2 and clipitint oth e
holder son theleT and right. #
T T
o re o
re tr tr
act act
: :
unhoo kcargo compartment cover
1 from theholder son theleT and right and
guide itforw ards bygrab handl e2 untilit is
fu lly re tract ed. 104104
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Ins
t Ins
talli ng and r alli
ng and remo emo
vingt vin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tme nt tme
nt
co v co
ver er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The cargocom partme ntcoveris retract ed.
R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Press intheend capofcar gocom partment
co ver1 ontheright orleT- hand side. #
Push cargocom partment cover1 into
re cess 2ontheopposit eside. #
Take car gocom partmen tco ver1 out bypull-
ing itupw ards. Inst Inst
alling t alling
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Place cargocom partment cover1 inrecess
2 ontheleT orright-h andside. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partment
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partment cover1 intoot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing/r hing/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the par he
par titionin gne t titionin
gne t &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobj ects, luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie do
wns, even ifyo uar eusing thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar tition ing nets can nolongerful/ll
th eir protectiv efunction s.Re place damag edpar ti-
tionin gne ts. Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
A A
tt tt
ac ac
hing hing Se
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Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment enlarge-
ment (exa mp le) #
Extend andunfold thepar titionin gne t.
The joints ontheto pand bottom guide rods
will audibl yeng age. #
Attach guide rod1 toholder s2 onthe
headli ner. #
Eng agehook s3 intie -do wn eyes 4 onthe
leT and right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing straps
until thepar titionin gne tis tight. #
ATer driving ashor tdist ance, checkth ete n-
sio nof thepar titionin gne tand re-tensio nit if
neces sary.
R R
emo emo
ving ving #
Pull belt clam p5 upw ards until thelashing
str aps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wn eyes 4 on
th eleT and right. #
Remo veguide rod1 from holder s2.
S S
t t
o o
wing wing
#
Press there dbutt onontheto pand bottom
guide rods. #
Collapse androllup thepar tition net. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wney wn
eyes es
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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1
Tie-do wneyes OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof bag hook s w
of bag hook s &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobjects
The bag hook scanno tre str ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage . Objects
oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page97).
Su bje ctthebag hook sto amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg)and donotatt achan ygood sto
th em. 1
Bag hook OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof clo t w
of clo thes hook hes
hook son t s
on the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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Clothes hook
The clothes hook sar eno tsuit able forhanging
hea vyobjects asthis can cause theta ilg ateto
lo we raut omaticall y.Use theclo thes hook sonl y
fo rlight objects suchas jac kets. EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kloa d-s ecur K
loa d-s ecuring kit ing
kit NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the sna p-inmo dulef he
sna p-inmo dulefor t or
the car he
cargo com- go
com-
pa r pa
rtme nt(t tme
nt(tele scopi cr ele
scopi crods ) ods
)
The EASY-PA CK load -sec uring kitallo wsyouto
use your car gocom partment fora va riet yof pur -
pose s.The com ponents arelocat edinthestow -
ag espace underthecar gocom partment 0oor. 1
Telescopic rodwit hmountin gelements and
holder s Inst Inst
alling at alling
atelescopic r elescopic
rod od
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. 108108
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#
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Attach holder s1 inthedesir edposition to
th eside ofthecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Close thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Turn mounti ngelement s2 to006E . #
Inser tmoun tingelem ents2 intoholde rs1 . #
Extend telescopic rod3. #
Inser tte lescopic rod3 intomountin gele-
ments 2. #
Turn both mounti ngelement s2 to0037 until
yo ufe el them engage. LocLoc
king andunloc king
andunloc kingt king
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
0oor 0oor
#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k-
wise 0048(to loc k)or coun ter-cloc kwise 0047(to
unl ock). Seat
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AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
lugg ag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident duetoexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat theta ilg atecan befully opened
whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. 110110
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