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When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
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dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
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Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est witha
multimedia andUSB connection 3
Stow agecom partmen tin thefront cent er
console withaUSB port
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ough-loading f ough-loading
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eseat backrests areno teng aged and locked
in place, theloc kve ri/catio nindic ator willbe red.
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ements: ements:
R Tofold thecent erseat backrest forw ards: the
cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately. Sea
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ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If necessar y,
when theseat backrest inthere ar passen ger
com partmen tis folded forw ard, thecor respond -
ing front seat willmoveforw ards slig htlyto avo id
a collision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints
int oth ere ar seat backres t. The
release handles arelocat edbeneat hth ere ar
shelf . #
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leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
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ts ts
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or w or
war ar
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pull right orleT release handle 1
and fold thecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
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the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es es
tf t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pull
re lease catch3 ofseat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards. #
Ifnece ssary,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjusti ngtheseats
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. 104104
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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, the
re dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visi-
ble .
Cen t Cen
ter seat bac er
seat backr kr
es t es
t: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 3 willbe visib le.
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rele ase catc ele
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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 etrunk against
unaut horized access .The cent erseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards onl yto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. #
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
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loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. OvOv
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vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh-loading
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) AA
tt tt
ac ac
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toexceed-
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 thetrunk lidcan befully 106106
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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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sliding panelduetonon-
app rove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panoram aro of wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe damag edbythero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted andap pro vedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Whe naro of lugg agera ck isinst alled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/
sliding panelonlyif th is has been tested
an dap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe raised toallo wventila tion ofthe
ve hicle interior . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theco vers The
covers ma ybe damag edand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w. #
Sec ureth ero of lugg agera ck tothefa steni ng
po int sbe nea thcovers 1 . #
Com plywit hth einst allation instructions ofthe
ro of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
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12 Vsoc ket RR
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyde vices uptoamaximum of180 W
(15 A)areper missib le.
Depe nding on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestow agecom partmen tin thefront cen-
te rconsole
R Inthetrunk Seats
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Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestow agecom partmen t
in thefront cent erconsole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
12 Vsoc ke 12
Vsoc ketin t t
in the stow he
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen twit tmen
twit h h
co v co
ver er
: :
if yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestow agecom part-
men topen . USB
por USB
portin t t
in the r he
rear passen g ear
passen ger com er
com par par
tmen t tmen
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Depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
design ofthestor ag ecom partment andthe numb
erofUSB portsinthere ar cent ercon-
sole mayva ry.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,youcan charge a
USB devic e,suc has amobil ephon e,at USB ports
usin gasuit able chargin gcable. WW
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char har
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gof the mobil ephon eand con- he
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue 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 stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they cann ot
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 108108
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto objects causedbyplac-
ing them inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partment If
objects areplaced inthemobile phonestor -
ag ecom partment, these maybe damag edby
electr omagne tic/elds. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media, skipasses orother objects sensi -
tiv eto electr omagne tic/elds inthe
mobile phonestor ag ecom partment . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto themobile phonestow -
ag ecom partmen tcaused byliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partmen t,thecom partment maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partmen t. The
follo wing noteson wirelessl ych argin gth e
mobile phonemustbeobser ved:
R Dependin gon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
mobile phoneisconnect edtotheve hicle' s
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfu nct ion and wireless connection
of themobile phonetotheve hicle' sex terior
ant enna areonl yav ailabl eif th eve hicle is
switc hedon.
R Smal lmobil ephone sma yno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile phone
st owa gecom partmen t.
R Largemobile phones whichdo notre st 0at in
th emobile phonestow agecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor connect edwith
th eve hicle' sex terior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr ocess. Thismaypar ticu larly
depend ontheapplications (apps)cur rentl y
ope nin thebac kground.
R Toensur emor ee1cient chargin gand conn ec-
tio nwit hth eve hicle' sex terior ant enna,
re mo vethepro tectiv eco verfr om themobile phone.
Protectiv eco vers whic har enece ssary
fo rwir eless chargin gar ean excep tion . CharChar
gingamobile phonewir gin
gamobile phonewirelessl y elessl
y RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The mobile phoneissuit able forwir eless
ch argin g.
A lis tof com patiblemobil ephon escan be
fo und at:https://www .mercedes-benz-
mobile.com. Seats
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Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of themar kedsur face on mat 1aspossible
wit hth edispla yfa cing upwards.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d.
Malfun ctionsduring thech argin gpr ocess are
sho wninthecentr aldispla y.
% The matca nbe remo vedfo rcleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater.
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t t
o o
w w
ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen twit tmen
twithout cov hout
cover er
Mak esur eth emobile phoneisproper lystored
an dse cu redto prev ent itfrom falling outwhile
yo uar edr iving. #
T T
o secur o
secur et e
the mobile phone: he
mobile phone: swingleve r2
out. InstInst
alling/r alling/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the he
0oor 0oor
mats mats
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot 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 ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. InstInst
alling alling
0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Slide thecor respond ingseat backwards and
la y th e0oor matinthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1ontoholder s2. #
Adjust thecor respond ingseat.
R R
emo emo
ving vin
g0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Pullth e0oor mato.holder s2. 110110
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Remo vethe0oor mat. Seats
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Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km).
Thi salso applies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on driving iving
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot 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 ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . 132132
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