belt MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with 7” screen

Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter. ...................................... 8
Overhead control panel .............................. 11
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .16
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 18Genera
lnotes .......................................... 20
Environmen talp rotection .......................... 20
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts. ..................20
No tesa bout attachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con ver‐
sions .......................................................... 21
Operating Instructions ...............................22
Service and vehicle operation ...................22
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .23
Decla rations of conformity ........................ 24
Diagno stics connection ............................ .25
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 25
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 25
Ve hicle registration ................................... 25
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .........................26
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 26
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................26
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 26
Limited Warrant y....................................... 27
QR codes forr escue car d.......................... 27
Dat astorage ..............................................27
Copyright .................................................. .29Occupant saf
ety...................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem ........................................31
Sea tbelts .................................................. 32
Airbag s...................................................... 35
Safely transporting children in the
ve hicle .......................................................36
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ......................45 Opening and closing
...............................46
SmartK ey................................................... 46
Door s........................................................ 49
Sliding doo r................................................ 51
Electric sliding door ................................... 52
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .55
Pa rtition sliding door ................................ .56
Electrica lstep. ........................................... 57
Sid ew indo w. ............................................. 58
Anti-thef tprotection ..................................61 Seats and
stowage .................................. 64
Cor rect driver's sea tposition .................... 64
Seats ......................................................... 64
Ad justing thes teering wheel ......................76
St ow agea reas .......................................... .77
Bottle holder .............................................. 78
Cup holder ................................................ .78
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter .................... .79
Soc kets ..................................................... 80
Wi relessl ycharging them obile phone
and coupling wit hthe exterior antenna ..... 82
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ......... 83 Light and vision
....................................... 84
Exterio rlighting ......................................... 84
Ad justing thei nterior lighting .................... 87
Changin gbulbs .......................................... 90
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 95
Mir rors ....................................................... 97
Using sun visor s........................................98 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 99
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 99
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ..........1 01
Operating air vents .................................. 104
Au xilia ryheating ...................................... 105
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tio n.......................................................... 108 Drivin
gand pa rking .............................. 109
Driving .................................................... .109
Batter ymains witch................................. 12 0
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 12 2
All-whee ldrive ........................................ .124
DSR (Downhil lSpeed Regulation) ............ 12 6
Electroni cleve lcontrol ............................ 12 8
Re fueling ................................................ .133
Pa rking .................................................... 14 0
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 45
Wo rkmode ............................................. .167
Tr ailer operation ...................................... 16 8 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
compu ter............................................... 174
Overvie wofInstrument Displa y............... 174
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 75
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer ........... 175
Overvie wofthe displa yson them ulti‐
function displa y........................................1 76
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................1 772
Contents

Instrument Displa
y(color dis‐
play)
1 Speedome ter →
174
2 00E5 ESP®
→
312
3 00BA Distance warning →
318
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
318
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
85
6 Multifunction display →
312
7 0077 Tire pressur eloss warn‐
ing lamp →
312
8 00B9 CheckEngine →
319
9 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
A Tach ome ter →
174
B 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
312
C 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
312 D
003D Electrica lmalfunction →
319
E Coolan ttemperatur eindicator
and 00AC coolant tooh ot →
319
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
312
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
H 0057 High beam →
85
I 0058 Lowb eam →
84
J 0060 Parking lights →
84
K Fuel le velindicator and 00D4
fuel reser vewit hfuel filler cap
location indicator →
319
L Fo
glight →
84
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
84
N 004D Brakes (yell ow) →
312
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
312
P 00BB ESP®
deacti vated →
312 8
Atag lanc e–Instru ment clus ter

Instrument Displa
y(bla ckand
whit edisplay) wit hsteering
wheel buttons
1 Speedome ter →
174
2 00E5 ESP®
→
312
3 00BA Distance warning →
318
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
318
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
85
6 Displ ayofwa rning and indica‐
to rlamps
003E Atleas tone door is not
comple tely closed
0077 Tire pressur eloss →
312
00CC Powe r-assis teds teering
malfunction →
318
003D Electrica lmalfunction →
319
0053 SOS/emergency cal lsys‐
te m( Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lsyst em)
00D4 ActiveB rake Assi stdeac‐
tivated
00D7 ATTENTION ASSIS Tdeac‐
tivated
e OFF Lane Keeping Assist
inactive
00CE Highbeam Assist →
86 e
(White) Lane Keeping
Assis tactiv eand ready toissue
wa rnings / e(Red) Lane
Ke eping Assis tissues warning
7 00B9 CheckEngine →
319
8 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
9 Tach ome ter
A 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
312
B 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
312
C 00D4 Reser vefuel →
319
D DEF supply low →
13 6
E 002E LOWR ANGE active →
12 6
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
312
G Multifunction display →
312
H 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
I 0057 High beam →
85
J 0058 Lowb eam →
84
K 0060 Parking lights →
84
L Fo
glight →
84
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
84 At
ag lanc e–I nstrument clus ter9

In
thef ollowing cases your vehicle ma ynotbe
re gis tere dtoy ouyet:
R Youd id no tpurch ase your vehicle at an
authorized specialis tdealer.
R Your vehicle has no tyet been inspected at an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit han
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Infor mMercedes-Benzass oon as possible about
an yc hang eina ddress or vehicle ownership.
Yo uc an do this, fore xamp le, at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Cor
rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve wa rning sticke rs,o ther sm ayfailto
re cognize thed angers. Lea ve warning sticke rs in
position.
Obser vethef ollowing information in particular
when operating thev ehicle:
R Safetyn otes in these Operating Instructions
R Tech nica ldataf or thev ehicle
R Traf ficr ules and regulations
R Laws per taining tomo torv ehicles and saf ety
st andards Multi Purpose
Vehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoahigh
cen terofg ravity
As aresult of theh igh center of gr avity the
ve hicle can skid or rollo verint heeve nt of
ab rupt steering mo vements and/or inapp ro‐
priat espeed. #
Adaptthe speed and thed riving styleto
th ed riving characteristic softhevehicle
as well as thep reva iling road and
we ather conditions. Utilit
yvehicles ha veas ignificantl yhighe rrollo ver
ra te than other types of vehicles.
If th is vehicle is no toperated in asafem anner it
could result in an accident, rollo verasw ell asto
se vere or fata linjuries.
In ar ollo verc rash, an unbel tedp erson is signifi‐
cantly mor elikel ytod iethan ap erson wearing a
seat belt.
Yo ua nd all vehicle occupants should alw aysw ear
as eat belt. Information on problem
swithy our vehicle
If yo us houl dexpe rience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately
to have thep roblem diagnosed and rectified.
If th ep roblem is no tresolved to your satisfaction,
please con tact an au thorized Mercedes-Benz
Center again or writ etoone ofthef ollowing
addresses.
In theU SA:
Daimler VANS US A,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA 30328
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Re
porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect which
could cause acrash or could cause injur yor
death, yous houl dimmediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Daimle rVANS
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceives simila rcomplaints, it ma yopen
an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afety
defect exists in agroup ofvehicles, it ma yorder a
re cal land remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in indi vidual problems
between you, your dealer ,orDaimler VANS US A,
LLC.
To contact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);gotoh ttps://
www.safercar.gov; or writ eto:Ad ministrator,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A. 26
General no tes

Yo
uc an find mor einformation on vehicle saf ety
at :h ttps://www.safercar.gov
Canada onl y:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturer sunder subsection 18.4 (4) of the
Mo torV ehicle Saf etyR egulations.
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect which
could cause acrash or could cause injur yor
death, yous houl dimmediatel yinfor mTransport
Canada in addition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
Canad aInc.
If Transpor tCanada received simila rcomplaints,
it ma yopenani nvestigation, and if it finds that a
saf etyd efect exists in agroup of vehicles, it may
order arecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,
Tr anspor tCanada canno tbecome in volved in
indi vidual problems between you, your dealer or
Mercedes-Ben zCanada Inc.
To contact Transpor tCanada, youm aycall the
Defect In vestigation sand Recalls Divisio ntoll-
free in Canada at 1-800-333-05 10or
81 9-994-3328in theG atineau-Ot tawa area or
internationall y;youm ayalso go tothef ollowing
we bsites form orei nformation:
R English :https://www.tc.gc.ca/recalls
R French: https://www.tc.gc.ca/rappels Limited
Warranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising from
violation of these operating instructions. Damag
etothevehicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
Suc hdamag eisnotcoveredbye itherthe
Limited Warrant yort he ne woru sed-vehicle
wa rrant y. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthese oper‐
ating instructions on proper operation
of your vehicle as well as rega rding pos‐
sible vehicle damage. QR codes
forr escue card
The QR code sticke rs area ffixed totheB -pillar on
th ed rive r's and co-driver's side. In thee vent of
an accident, emergency service scan us ethe QR
code toquickl ydetermine thec orresponding res‐
cue car dfor your vehicle. The cur rent rescue card
contains, in compact form ,the mos timp ortant information abou
tyour vehicle e.g. ther outing of
electric cables.
Fu rther information can be obtained at https://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sareins talled in your vehi‐
cle. Some of them ar enecessar yfor your vehicle
to function safel y,some pr ovide suppor twhen
driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In addition,
yo ur vehicle of fers comfor torentertainment
function swhicha realso made possible wit helec‐
tronic control units.
Electronic control unit scontain dat amemo ries
whic hcan permanentl yortemporarily stor et ech‐
nical informat ionont hevehicle's operating state,
component stre ss, service requirements as well
as tech nica leventsa nd malfunctions.
This information general lydocuments thes tate of
ac omponent part, amodule, asystemoroft he
environment suc has:
R operating statuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid le vels, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, deceleration ,lateral
acceleration ,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defects in impor tant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter vention of sta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition tothep rovision of control uni tfunc‐
tions, this dat aserve stor ecognize and rectify
malfunctions as well as tooptimize vehicle func‐
tions bythem anufacturer .Mostoft his dat ais
vo latile and is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle itself.
Onl yas mall proportion of thed ataiss tore din
ev ent or fault memories.
When youu se services, thet echnical dat afrom
th ev ehicle can be read out byservice network
emplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufacturers) or
th irdp arties (e.g. breakdown services). Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses, General no
tes27

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
Onl yas eat belt whic hiswornc orrectl yc an pro‐
vid ethe intended le velofp rotection .Depending
on thed etected accident situation, Eme rgency
Te nsioning Device sand/or airbags supplement
th ep rotection of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat
belt. Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or air‐
bags ar enotdepl oyed in everya ccident.
Ve hicles wit haco-driver benc hseat :the Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device on thec o-driver seat is
triggered whe ther or no tthe seat belt tongu eis
engaged in thes eat belt buckle.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection from ther estraint sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect the
ve hicle occupants as intended byfailing in an
accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for exam‐
ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Re
stra int sy stem malfunction Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mint hefollowing cases:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident. This ma yaffect
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device sorairbags,
fo re xamp le. Occupant saf
ety31

#
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activation thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment. No rdotheyp ro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re latively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,this
ma yresult in suf ficiently hig hleve ls of vehicle
deceleration.
Depending on thed etected deployment situation,
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem can be
activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yofeach
ot her:
R Emer gency Tensioning Device :fro ntal impact,
re ar impact ,side impact 1)
,r ollo ver
R Driver' sairbag, co-d rive ra irbag: frontal
impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Windo wcurtain airbag: side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact
1) Onl ywhen thev ehicle is equipped wit haside
airbag or windo wcurtain airbag. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident.
Ta ke this int oaccount ,particular lyif an Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device ha sbeent riggered or an
airbag ha sbeen deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline smustbe
obser vedd uring disposal. In California, see
https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .O nlyas eat belt whic hisworn
cor rectly can pr ovide thei ntended le velofp rotec‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. 32
Occupant saf ety

In addition, an incor
rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthe
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.#
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eat
(/ page64).
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle
occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd mus tfit
tightl yand snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knorbe routed unde ryour
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulky clo thing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women mus talso take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Infants and children mus tnever
tr ave lsitting on thel ap of avehicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is being used byone of thev ehicle's
occupants. Alw ayso bser vethei nstructions
fo rl oading thev ehicle when securing objects,
luggag eorloads (/ page207).
Also ensur ethat no objects, e.g. acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seatbelt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Ac tivat eord eacti vate thes pecial seatbelt retrac‐
to roft he seat belt (/ page40). If
ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, alw ays
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page37). Limitations of
thep rote ction pr ovided bythe
seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh aven otmo vedt he seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In this case, youc oul dslide unde rneat hthe
seat belt and sus tain abdominal or nec kinju‐
ri es, fore xamp le, particularly in thee vent of
sudden braking or an accident. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ecom‐
mencing your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m) tall canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. In
addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt can
also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthee vent
of an accident or when braking or changing
direction suddenly. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tall in asuitable restra int sys‐
te m. Occupant saf
ety33

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
fied, is extremely di rty, bleached or dyed
R The seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Modification shave been made tothe
Emergency Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eorseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Device smay
be depl oyed unintentionally or no tfunction as
intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts ar enot
damaged, ar enotwo rnand ar eclean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Only use seat belts whic
hhave been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle bythes ales or ganization name don
th ei nside front co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with single co-driver seat:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. 34
Occupant saf ety

Re
leasing thes eat belt #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he vehicle is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thec o-driver
seat belts ar efastened.
While driving, thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R Ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or co-driver's seat
belt is no tfas tened
R Ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags 1
Driver's airbag
2 Windo wcurtain airbag
3 Co-driver airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When activated, an airbag can increase pr otec‐
tion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. Pot
entia lprotection of eac hairbag: AIRB
AG Possible pr otection for:
Driver' sairbag,
co-d rive ra irbag: Head and
chest
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ches tand pelvis Pr
otection bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
In order toavo idrisks, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;bo th th edrive r's and co-driver seat
should be mo vedasf ar bac kaspossible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 64).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay Occupan
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