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Head restraint height
X
To raise: pullthe headr estraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch 0046in the
direction of the arrow and pusht he head
restraint downtot he desired position.Adjusting the seats electrically*
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is triggere dinvehicles with
the memory function*, the front-passenger
seatism oved toabetter position if it is in
an unfavourable position.
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment X
Slid ethe button forwards or back in the
direction of arrow 0088.
i Vehicles with memory function*: when
the seatism oved forwards or backwards,
the headrest is moved up or downa uto-
matically. Backrest angle X
Slid ethe button forwards or back in the
direction of arrow 0086.
Seat height X
Slid ethe button up or downint he direction
of arrow 008A.
Seat cushion angle Adjust the angle so that yourt
highs are gently
supported.
X Slid ethe button up or downint he direction
of arrow 0047.
Head restraint height X
Slid ethe button up or downint he direction
of arrow 0046. Folding the front seat backrests for-
wards/EASY-ENTRY feature
For easier access to the rear, the seatc an be
moved forwards, if the seatb ackrest has
been folde dforward.
The headr estraint alsol owers on vehicles
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Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when moving the seat. If there is arisk of 68
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someone becoming trapped, press the seat
adjustment switch on the door.
Folding the backrest forwards X
Vehicles without the memory func-
tion*: if necessary, release the head
restraint and push it down.
X Pull seat release handle 0046forwards and
fold the backrest forwards, until the seat
backrest engages.
X Push the seat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with the memory function*:
pull seat release handle 0046forwards and
fold the backrest forwards as far as it will
go.
The seat moves automaticallytot he fore-
most position.
Folding back the backrest X
Vehicles without the memory func-
tion*: push the seat backrest back hori-
zontally until the seat reaches the position
that was previouslys et.
X Swing back the seat backrest evenly below
release handle 0046until it engages, doing so
in as mooth manner.
X If the head restraint has been moved, check
the position of the head restraint and set it
to the correct position after the seat back-
rest has been folded back.
X Vehicles with the memory function*:
swing back the seat backrest.
The seat moves automaticallytot he stored
position. G
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Make sure that the backrest engages fully.If
the seat backrest is not engaged, the mes-
sage Front right seat backrest not
locked orFront left seat backrest
not locked appears in the multi-function dis-
play.S top the vehicle as soon as road and
traffic conditions permit and remove any
objects that are blocking the backrest. Rear head restraint (Cabriolet)
Lowering and extending the head
restraints from the front X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To lower: press button 0046.
The head restraints move to the lowest
position.
If AIRCAP* is activated (Y page 164), the
right-hand indicator lamp on the AIRCAP*
button goes out.
X To extend: press button 0046again.
The head restraints only move into the cen-
tral position if AIRCAP* is activated and no
rear seat belt has been fastened.
If AIRCAP* is activated (Y page 164), the
right-hand indicator lamp on the AIRCAP*
button comes on.
i More detailed information aboutA IR-
CAP* can be found on (Y page 164). 4-way lumbar support*
You can adjust the contour of the front seat
backrests individually to provide optimum
support for your back. Seats
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Closing th
eboot separator X
Pull boot separator 0046by th ehandle in the
direction of th earrow until it rests on the
sides of th eboot.
The boot separato rfinishe sclosin gauto-
matically.
Opening th eboot separator X
Press boot separator 0046by th ehandle
against th edirection of th earrow.
The boot separato rfinishe sopening auto-
matically. Draugh
tstop*
The draught stop protect sagainst wind when
driving wit hthe softtop open .Itisl ocatedin
ab ag in th eboot .The draught stop is secured
abov ethe rear bench seats. For this reason,
only th edriver and th efront passenger can
travel in th evehicle when th edraught stop is
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kofa ccident
You coul dcaus eana cciden tifyour rear view
is limited by darkness or other conditions.
Therefore, fold back th eupper sectio nofthe
draught stop if it restrict syour vision or when
it is dark.
! Observ ethe backres tpositio nofthefront
seat sift hedraught stop is installed, since th
eb ackres tcou ld collide wit hthe draught
stop here.
Fitting X
Tak ethe draught stop out of th ebag. X
Fol du pper section 0046and lower sec-
tion 0047together.
X Push th eretaine roftopsection 0046intothe
snap fastener of lower section 0047. 008A
Retaining lugs
0088 Retaining pin ,right
0086 Catc hfor retaining pin ,left
004F To lock
0050 To unlock
X Fol do ut retaining lugs 008A.
X Simultaneousl ypush right-hand-side
retaining pins 0088of th eassembled draught
stop int othe right-han dside mountin gand
retaining lugs 008Aintot he opening sfor the
seat belts. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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The handling characteristics of
aladen vehi-
cle are dependent on the distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the following notes when
transportin gaload:
R never exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle
loads for the vehicle (including occupants).
R position heavy loads as far forwards and as
low in the boot as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R alway splace the load against the rear or
fronts eat backrests. Make sure that the
seat backrest sare securely locked into
place.
R alway splace the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistan tload restraints. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
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Risk of injury
The stowage compartmentsm ust be closed
when items are stored in them. Luggage nets
are not designed to secure heavy items of
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggage net. Do not place hard object
sinthe map pockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets.
Glove compartment i
Dependin gonthe vehicle's equipment,
there is an AUX-IN connection installed in
the glove compartment,oraM edia Inter-
face*, which is auniversal interface for
portable audio equipment, e.g. for an iPod
or USB device; see the separate Audio or
COMAND APS* operating instructions. X
To open: pull handle 0046and fold out glove
compartment flap 0047.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap 0047
upwards until it engages. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 249) into the lock and turn it 90°
clockwise to position 004B.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
ment (Y page 249) into the lock and turn
it 90° anti-clockwise to position 004A.166
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