key MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS SPORTS 2014 Owner's Guide

Opening and closing
Overhead control panel
001A
To open
0010 To open
0023 To close
X Turn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press or pull the 0004switch in the
correspondin gdirection.
i If you press the 0004switch beyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is started in the
correspondin gdirection. You can stop
automatic operation by operatin gthe
switch again.
Resetting the sliding sunroof and the
roller sunblinds If the sliding sunroof or the roller sunblinds
do not move smoothly, reset the sliding
sunroof and the roller sunblinds:
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the 0004switch to the point of
resistance in the direction of arrow 0010and
hold it until the sliding sunroof has opened
about 4in(10 cm).
X Pull the 0004switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow 0023
until the sliding sunroof is fully closed.
X Keep the 0004switch pulled for an
additional second. X
Press the 0004switch to the point of
resistance in the direction of arrow 0010and
hold it until the roller sunblinds are open
about 4in(10 cm).
X Pull the 0004switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow 0023
until the roller sunblinds are fully closed.
X Keep the 0004switch pulled for an
additional second.
X Make sure that the sliding sunroof
(Y page 87) and the roller sunblinds
(Y page 88) can be fully opened and closed
again.
X If this is not the case, repeat the steps
above again. Problems with the sliding sunroof
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WARNING
If you do not reset the sliding sunroof after a
malfunction or voltage supply interruption,
then the backin gupfunction will malfunction
or not work. The sliding sunroof closes with
increased or maximum force. Parts of the
body could be trapped in the closing area in
the process .This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
In such or similar situations always make sure
that no parts of the body are in the closing
area. Always reset the sliding sunroof after a
malfunction or voltage supply interruption.
! If the sliding sunroof still cannot be
opened or closed as aresult of a
malfunction, contact aqualified specialist
workshop.
Problem: the sunroof cannot be closed
and you cannot see the cause. If the sliding
sunroof is obstructed during closing and
reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after it blocks, pull the 0004
switch down again to the point of 88
Panoramar
oof with power tilt/sliding panelOpening and closing

The seat belt should:
R
fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R be routed in your pelvic area across the
hip joints
X Before starting off, adjust the rear-view
mirror and the exterior mirrors
(Y page 99) in such away that you have
ag ood view of road and traffic conditions.
X Vehicles with amemor yfunction: save
the seat and exterior mirror settings
(Y page 101). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Children could become trapped if they adjust
the seats, particularly when unattended.
There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. G
WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you
do the following while driving:
R adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel or mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel and mirror and fasten your
seat belt before starting the engine. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicle occupant scould be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
Ther eisar iskofi njury. While moving the seats, make sure tha
tyour
hands or other body parts do not get under
the lever assembly of the seat adjustment
system. G
WARNING
When you adjust aseat, you or other vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting aseat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat. G
WARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level
of protection if the backrest is not in the
upright position .When braking or in the event
of an accident, you could slide underneath the
seat belt and sustain abdomen or neck
injuries, for example. This poses an increased
risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always make sure that the seat
is in the upright position. G
WARNING
If head restraintsa re not installed and
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide
protection as intended. There is an increased
risk of injury in the head and neck area, e.g.
in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraints
installed. Before driving off, make sure for
every vehicle occupant that the center of the
head restraint supports the back of the head
at about eye level. G
WARNING
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained on the rear
seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus,
we strongly recommendt hat children be
placed in the rear seat whenever possible.
Regardless of seating position, children 12
years old and under must be seated and
properly secured in an appropriately sized
child restraint system or booster seat Seats
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001A
To raise the backrest contour
0010 To soften the backrest contour
0023 To lower the backrest contour
0021 To harden the backrest contour Switching the seat heating on/off
Activating/deactivating G
WARNING
Repeatedly switchin gonthe seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and backrest pads to
become very hot. The health of persons with
limited temperature sensitivity or alimited
ability to react to excessively high
temperatures may be affected or they may
even suffer burn-lik einjuries. There is arisk
of injury.
Therefore, do not switch the seat heating on
repeatedly. The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected. The system automatically switches down
from level
3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switches off
approximately 20 minutes after it is set to
level 1.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X To switch on: press button001Arepeatedly
until the desired heating level is set.
X To switch off: press button001Arepeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off. Seats
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Problems with the seat heating
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
The seat heating has
switched off
prematurely or cannot
be switched on. The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical
consumers are switched on.
X
Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as
the rear window defroster or interior lighting.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the seat heating will
switch back on automatically. Steering wheel
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you
do the following while driving:
R adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel and mirror and fasten your
seat belt before startingt he engine.G
WARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steering wheel. There is arisk of
injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. Adjusting the steering wheel
G
WARNING
If the steering wheel is unlocked while the
vehicle is in motion, it could change position
unexpectedly. This could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident. Before startingo
ff, make sure the steering
wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering
wheel while the vehicle is in motion. 001A
Release lever
0010 To adjust the steering wheel height
0023 To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-aft adjustment)
X Push release lever 001Adown completely.
The steering column is unlocked.
X Adjust the steering wheel to the desired
position.
X Push release lever 001Aup completely.
The steering column is locked.
X Check if the steering column is locked.
When doing so, try to push the steering
wheel up or down or try to move it in the
fore-and-aft direction. 98
Steering wheelSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X
Anti-glare mode: flick anti-glare lever 001A
forwards or back. Exterior mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors G
WARNING
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side reduces the size of the image. Visible
objects are actually closer than they appear.
This means that you coul dmisjudge the
distance from road users traveling behind,
e.g. when changing lane .There is arisk of an
accident.
For this reason, always make sure of the
actual distance from the road users traveling
behind by glancing over your shoulder. X
Turn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Press button 001Afor the left-hand exterior
mirror or button 0010for the right-hand
exterior mirror.
The indicator lamp in the corresponding
button lights up in red.
The indicator lamp goes out again after
some time. You can adjust the selected
mirror using adjustment button 0023as long
as the indicator lamp is lit.
X Press adjustment button 0023up, down, or
to the left or right until you have adjusted
the exterior mirror to the correct position.
You should have agood overview of traffic
conditions.
The convex exterior mirrors provide alarger
field of vision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
after startingt he vehicle if the rear window
defroster is switched on and the outside
temperature is low. Heating takes amaximum
of 10 minutes.
i You can also heat up the exterior mirrors
manually by switching on the rear window
defroster.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
electrically X
Turn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Briefly press button 001A.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out. Mirrors
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i
Make sure that the exterior mirrors are
always folded out fully while driving. They
could otherwise vibrate.
i If you are driving faster than 30 mph
(47 km/h), you can no longer fold in the
exterior mirrors.
Setting the exterior mirrors If the battery has been disconnected or
completely discharged, the exterior mirrors
must be reset. The exterior mirrors will
otherwise not fold in when you select the
"Fold in mirrors when locking" function in the
on-board computer (Y page 206).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 1in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Briefly press button 001A.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
automatically If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 206):
R the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soon as you lock the vehicle from the
outside.
R the exterior mirrors fold out again
automatically as soon as you unlock the
vehicle and then open the driver's or front-
passenger door.
i If the exterior mirrors have been folded in
manually,t hey do not fold out.
Exterior mirror pushed out of position If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows:
X Vehicles without electrically folding
exterior mirrors: move the exterior mirror
into the correct position manually.
X Vehicles with electrically folding
exterior mirrors: press and hold mirror-
folding button (Y page 99) until you hear a click and then the mirrors engage in
position.
The mirror housing is engaged again and
you can adjust the exterior mirrors as usual
(Y
page 99). Automatic anti-glarem
irrors
The "Automatic anti-glare mirrors" function is
only available if the vehicle is equipped with
the "Mirrors package".
The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror
on the driver's side automatically go into anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition is switched on and
R incident light from headlamps strikes the
sensor in the rear-view mirror.
The mirrors do not go into anti-glare mode if
reverse gear is engaged or the interior lighting
is switched on. Parking position for the exterior
mirror on the front-passenger side
General notes The "Parking position of the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side" function is only
available if the vehicle is equipped with the
"Mirrors package".
Setting and storing the parking position
Using reverse gear
You can position the front-passenger side
exterior mirror in such
away that you can see
the rear wheel on that side as soon as you
engage reverse gear. You can store this
position. 100
MirrorsSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Press button 0010for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parking position.
X Use adjustment button 0023to adjust the
exterior mirror. You should see the rear
wheel and the curb in the exterior mirror.
The parking position is stored.
i If you shift the transmission to another
position, the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side returns to the driving
position.
Using the memory button
You can position the front-passenger side
exterior mirror in such away that you can see
the rear wheel on that side as soon as you
engage reverse gear. You can store this
position. This settingc an be stored using
memory button M0021.
X Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Press button 0010for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Use adjustment button 0023to adjust the
exterior mirror. You should see the rear
wheel and the curb in the exterior mirror. X
Press memory button M0021 and one of the
arrows on adjustment button 0023within
three seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
X If the mirror moves out of position, repeat
the steps.
Calling up astored parking position
setting X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 137).
X Adjust the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side with the corresponding
button (Y page 99).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the stored parking position.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves back to its original position:
R as soon as you exceed aspeed of 9mph
(15 km/h)
R about ten seconds after you have
disengaged reverse gear
R if you press button 001Afor the exterior
mirror on the driver' sside Memor
yfunctions Storing settings
G
WARNING
If you use the memor yfunctio nonthe driver's
side while driving, you could lose control of
the vehicle as aresult of the adjustments
being made. There is arisk of an accident.
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side when the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
you and other vehicle occupants –particularly
childre n–could become trapped. There is a
risk of injury. Memory functions
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While the memory function is making
adjustments, make sure that no one has any
body parts in the sweep of the seat. If
somebody becomes trapped, immediately
release the memory function position button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. G
WARNING
Children could become trappe difthey
activate the memory function, particularly
when unattended .There is arisk of injury.
When leavin gthe vehicle, always tak ethe
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
With the memory function ,you can store up
to three differen tsettings, e.g. for three
differen tpeople.
The following settings are stored as asingle
memory preset:
R position of the seat, backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: position of the exterior
mirror sonthe driver's and front-passenger
sides X
Adjust the seat (Y page 95).
X Adjust the exterior mirror on the driver's
side (Y page 99).
X Briefly press the Mmemory button and
then press storage position button 1,2or
3 within three seconds.
The settings are stored in the selected
preset position .Atone sounds when the
settings have been completed. Calling up
astore dsetting
X Pres sand hold th erelevant storage
position button 1,2or 3until th eseat and
exterio rmirrors are in the stored position.
i The settin gprocedure is interrupted as
soon as you release the storage position
button. 102
Memory functionsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please not ethat your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related system sand functions.
i Read the information on qualified
specialist workshops: (Y page 25).Exterior lighting
Genera
lnotes
For reason sofsafety, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you drive with the lights
switched on even during the daytime. In some
countries, operation of the headlamps varies
due to legal requirements and self-imposed
obligations. Driving abroad
Conversion to symmetrical low beam Switc
hthe headlamps to symmetrical low
beam in countries in which traffic drives on
the opposite side of the road from the country
where the vehicle is registered. This prevents
glare to oncoming traffic. When using
symmetrical lights, the edge of the road is not
lit as widely and as far ahead as normal.
Have the headlamps converted at aqualified
specialist workshop as close to the border as
possible before drivin ginthesecountries.
Conversion to asymmetrical low beam
after returning Have the headlamps converted back to
asymmetrical low-beam headlamps at a
qualified specialist workshop as soon as
possible after crossing the border again. Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options Exterior lightin
gcan be set using:
R the light switch
R the combination switc h(Ypage 106)
R the on-board computer (Y page 203)
Light switch Operation
000C0007
Left-handstanding lamps
00010009 Right-hand standing lamps
0002000F Parkinglamps, licens eplate and
instrumen tcluste rlighting
001F000C Automatic headlamp mode,
controlled by the light sensor
00110005 Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
00240006 Rear fog lamp
00070019 Fog lamp (only vehicles with front fog
lamps)
If you hear awarnin gton ew hen you leave the
vehicle, the light smay still be switched on.
X Turn the light switc hto000C.
The exterior lighting (except the parking/
standin glamps) switches off automatically if
you:
R remove the SmartKey fro mthe ignition lock
R open the driver's door with the SmartKey
in position 0. 104
Exterior lightingLights and windshield wipers

Automatic headlamp mode
G
WARNING
When th eligh tswitc hiss et to 000C,t helow-
beam headlamp smay not be switche don
automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to th eweather
conditions such as spray. Ther eisarisk of an
accident.
In such situations, tur nthe light switch to
0005.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
000C is the favored light switch setting. The
light settingisa utomatically selected
according to the brightness of the ambient
light (exception: poor visibility due to weather
conditionss uch as fog, snow or spray):
R SmartKey in position 1in the ignition lock:
the parking lamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
R With the engine running: if you have
activated the daytime running lamps
function via the on-board computer, the
daytime running lamps or the low-beam
headlamps and parking lamps are switched
on or off automatically depending on the
brightness of the ambient light.
X To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turn the light switch to 000C.
The daytime running lamps improve the
visibility of your vehicle during the day. The
daytime running lamps function is required by
law in Canada.
When the engine is running and the vehicle is
stationary: if you move the selector lever from
ad rive position to P,the daytime running
lamps/low-beam headlamps go out after
three minutes.
When the engine is running, the vehicle is
stationary and in bright ambient light: if you
turn the light switch to 000F,the daytime
running lamps and parking lamps switch on. If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to
0005,the manual settings take
precedence over the daytime running lamps.
Low-beam headlamps
Even if the light sensor does not detect that
it is dark, the parking lamps and low-beam
headlamps switch on when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch is set to the
0005 position. This is aparticularly useful
function in the event of rain and fog.
X To switch on the low-beam headlamps:
turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to
position 2or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to 0005.
The green 0005indicator lamp in the
instrumentc luster lightsup.
Front fog lamps
In conditions where visibilit yispoor due to
fog, sno worrain, the fog lamps improve
visibilit yaswell as making it easier for other
road users to see you. They can be operated
together with the parking lamps or together
with the parking lamps and low-beam
headlamps.
X To switch on th efront fog lamps: turn
the SmartKey in the ignition lock to position
2 or start the engine.
X Turn the light switc hto0005or000C.
X Press the 0019button.
The green 0019indicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluster light sup.
X To switch off th efront fog lamps: press
the 0019 button.
The green 0019indicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluster goes out.
Only vehicles with front fog lamps are
equipped with the "fog lamp" function;
information on the fog lamp function for
vehicles with Intelligent Light System
(Y page 108). Exterior lighting
105Lightsand windshield wipers Z