seats MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2021 User Guide

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Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve rificati onindi ca‐
to rwil lbe visib le.
When install ing abel t-secur edchild
re stra int system, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor y0/0+
bab ycar seat andawe ight categor yI
re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system
on are ar seat :adju stthefront seat sothat
th eseat does notto uc hth ech ild restra int
sy stem.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor yIfo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: remo vethe head
restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestrictions onthe
maximu msize setting forch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re stra int isfull yex tende dand lock ed in
place willnotre sult inanyre strictions on
us e.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page54 ). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt Occ
upant safety 59

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation :
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
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Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 90
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Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toexc es‐
siv est ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handle orpull itabr uptly, thegr ab handle
ma ybe damag edorbecome loosefrom its
anc horage. #
Use thegr ab handles onlyto stabiliz e
th eseating position ortoassis tin get‐
ting inand outof theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. Seats
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NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. 1
Seat backres tinclin ation
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y 1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 92
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Using buttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press and hold release
kn ob 2. 94
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#
Push thehead restra int bac kwards and letgo
of release knob 2.
Ad jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. Ins
talling/r emoving there ar seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page10 5). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select aseat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Seats
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Ad
jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger. #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag epr ogr am.
The massag epr ogr am runs forapp roxima tely
9 to 15 minut es,depe nding onthese tting. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityon0073 oroff0053. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo. Depen
dingonwhe ther these ttings forth edr iv‐
er ’s or front passeng erseat areselect ed,only
th eselect edseat canberese t. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
In par ticular ,th ehealt hof per sons withlimi‐
te dte mp eratur esensit ivityoralimit edability
to react tohigh temp eratur esma ybe affec‐
te dor they ma yev en suf ferbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐
ment splaced ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. 96
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st
eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:pu sh release leve r1 down as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Toloc k:push release leve r1 upasfaras it
wil lgo. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heatingon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heating isswitc hedon. When
youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heating switchesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment oftheeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Ensur eth at no onehas abody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv‐
er's seat. If
th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. Seats
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