window MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Inde
x....................................................... 4 Digit
alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 23
In troduc tion...........................................2 3
Operation .......................................... ..... 23 Introduction
......................................... 24
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 4
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 4
Operator's Manual................................. 25
Service andvehicle operation ................2 5
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 29
Data storage .......................................... 29
Information oncopyright ....................... 31 At
aglance ........................................... 32
Cockpit .................................................. 32
Instr ument cluster ................................. 33
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 34
Center console ...................................... 35
Door controlpanel ........................... ...... 38
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 9 Safety
................................................... 40
Panic alarm ............................................ 40
Occupant safety.................................... 40
Children inthe vehicle ........................... 54
Pets inthe vehicle ................................. 60
Driving safetysystems ..................... ...... 61
Protect ionagainst theft.........................6 8 Opening
andclosing ........................... 70
Smart Key............................................... 70
Doors ..................................................... 76
Trunk ..................................................... 78
Side windows ......................................... 82
Panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel ...................................................... 86 Seats,
steering wheelandmirrors .... 91
Correct driver'sseatposition ................9 1
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 91
Steer ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 96Mi
rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 97
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 100 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 101
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 101
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 104
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 105
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 111
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...111
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 116
Air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 121 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 122
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh icles
excep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ......... 129
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 130
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 131
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 139
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 150 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 178
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Wa rning andindicator lamps inthe
instr umentclu ster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 231
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 232 Sto
wag eand features <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 239
Loa ding guideline s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 239
Stow ageare as<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 2392
Co
nte nts

Roof
lining ...................................... 272
Se at belt ........................................ 271
Seat cover .....................................2 71
Sensors ......................................... 269
Steering wheel....... ........................271
Trim pieces ....... .............................271
Was hing byhand ........................... 266
Whee ls....... ....................................268
Windo ws....... ................................. 268
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 269
Wood entrim .................................. 271
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 242
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................243
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........185
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 36
Uppe rsection .................................. 35
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-boardcom-
pute r)....... ......................................189
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .70
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 311
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 56
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 59
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 57
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 58
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 59
Top Tether ...................................... .5 7
Child -proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 59
Rear doors.......................................6 0
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 5
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 54
Cigar ettelight er................................ 247
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 69 Cl
imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................112
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................114
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........117
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 116
Defrosting thewindows .................119
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 118
Gene ralnotes ................................ 111
Indica torlamp ....... .........................117
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 115
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 119
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................113
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................111
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 120
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 117
Ref rige rant .....................................324
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 324
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 117
Setting theairvents ......................121
Setting theairflow ......................... 118
Setting thetempera ture................117
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................120
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 116
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......120
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 119
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................118
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 270
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 102
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................258
Ca lling up ....... ................................258
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 258
Setting ...........................................258
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
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N
Navi gation
Enteri ngade stinati on............. .......233
Me nu(on-bo ardcomp uter)............ 183
se ealso Dig italOp era tor' sMa n-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Note son bre akin g-inane wve hi-
cl e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 122O
Oc cupa ntClass ificati onSys tem
(O CS )
Co ndi tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 48
Fau lts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 51
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
Sys tem self-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 50
Oc cupa ntsafe ty
Air bags <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45
Auto maticmea sures afte ran acci -
de nt <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 54
Bel twa rning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 44
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 54
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 40
Introd uctiontothe restrai ntsys-
tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 40
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Pets inthe vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60
Re stra intsystem warning lamp ........ 41
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Odo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 182
On- board computer
AMG menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 190
Assi stance graphicmenu ............... 187
Assi stance menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 186
Aud iomenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 184
Co nveni ence subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 190
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 264
Facto rysetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 190
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 178
Instru mentcluster subme nu.......... 188
Lig hting subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 189
Menu overview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181Mes
sage memo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Na vig ation menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 179
RAC ETIM ER<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 191
Servi cemenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 188
Setting smenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Stand arddispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 182
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 182
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 189
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 185
Ope ning and clos ingthe side trim
pane ls<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 107
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 27
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 23
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 178
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 39
Ove rride feature
Re ar side window s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60 P
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 318
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...267
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Pan orama roofwi th pow ertilt/
sl idi ng pane l
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 86
Ope rating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87
Ope ratingthe rollersu nbl indsfor
the sliding sunroo f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 88
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 89
Re vers ingfeature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 87
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 142
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Pa rking position for the exter ior
mir ror onthe front-p asseng er
sid e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 99
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 16914
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Wheel
sand tires
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................311
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge...... ...................... 201
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windshi eld
Defrosting ............ ..........................118
Windshi eldwashe rsystem
Adding washer fluid<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 263
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 323
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 110
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 109
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Win terdrivi ng
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 150
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
Win terope ratio n
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 109
Woo dentrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 11822
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31Introduc tion Z

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge 0043
Ope
nsthedoo r 76
0044
00360037Unlocks/lock
s
the vehicle 76
0087
008D003700380040
Saves
the seat andexterior mirror
settings 100
0085
Adjusts
theseats electrically 93
0083
0062
007000F5 0071
Adjusts andfolds theexterior
mirrors in/outelectrically 97 Function Page
0084
0062
Opens/closes theside
windows 83
006B
0089
Act<004C00590044005700480056001200470048004400460057004C005900440057
00480056[
the override featureforthe
side windows inthe rear
passenger compartment 60
006C
008C
Opens thetrunk 8138
Do
orcon trol panelAt aglanc e

seconds
oronce thedriver's seatbeltisfas-
tened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arenot fastened, awarning
tone sounds. Awarning tonealsosounds with
increasing intensityfor 60seconds oruntil the
driver orfront passenger havefastened their
seat belts.
If the driver orfront passenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourney, theseat beltwarn-
ing isactivated again. Air
bags
Introduction The
installation pointofan air bag canberec-
ognized bythe AIRBAG marking.
An airbag complements thecorrect lyfastened
seat belt. Itis no substitute forthe seat belt. The
air bag provides additional protection inappli -
cable accident situations.
Not allair bags aredeploy edinan accident. The
different airbag systems functionindepend-
ently fromoneanother (Ypage 52).
However, nosystem available today cancom-
pletely eliminate injuriesandfatalities.
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan air bag due tothe high speed at
which theairbag must bedeploy ed.
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot sitinthe correct seatposition,
the airbag cannot protect asintended and
could evencause additional injurywhen
deploy ed.This poses anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardous situations, alwaysmake
sure thatallofthe vehicle's occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly,
including pregnantwomen
R are sitting correct lyand maintain thegreat-
est possible distance tothe airbags
R follow thefollowi nginstruct ions Always
makesurethatthere arenoobjects
between theairbag and thevehicle's occu-
pants.
R Adjust theseats properly beforebeginning
your journey. Alwaysmakesurethattheseat
is in an almost upright position. Thecenter of
the head restraint mustsupport thehead at
about eyelevel.
R Move thedriver's andfront -passenger seats
as far back aspossible .The driver's seatposi-
tion must allow thevehicle tobe driven safely.
R Only holdthesteering wheelonthe outside.
This allow sthe airbag tobe fully deploy ed.
R Always leanagainstthe backrest whiledriv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean againstthe
door orside window. Youmay otherwise bein
the deploy mentareaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe footwell infront
of the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe dash-
board, forexample. Yourfeetmay otherwise
be inthe deploy mentareaofthe airbag.
R For this reason, alwayssecure persons less
than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuitable restraint sys-
tems. Uptothis height, theseat beltcannot
be worn correct ly.
If achild istra veling inyour vehicle ,also
observe thefollow ingnotes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve yearsof
age and less than 5ft (1.50 m)tallin suita ble
chi ldres traint syste ms.
R Ch ild res traint syste ms sho uldbe installedon
the rearse ats .
R Onl yse cur eachi ldinarea rward-fa cing child
res traint syste mon the front-pa ssenge rse at
wh en the front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis
de acti vated .If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp ispe rma nentl ylit, the front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gis de acti vated
(Y page 41) .
R Alw aysob serve the instructio nsand safety
note son the "Occu pantClas sific ati on Sys tem
(O CS) "(Y page 47) and on"Child ren inthe
veh icle" (Y page 54)in ad ditio nto the child
res traint syste mma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
and opera ting instructio ns. Oc
cupant safety
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Objects
inthe vehicle interior mayprevent
an air bag from functioning correctly.Before
start ingyour journ eyand toavoid risksresulting
from thespeed ofthe airbag asitdeploys, make
sure that:
R there arenopeople, animals orobject s
between thevehicle occupant sand anair bag
R there arenoobject sbetween theseat, door
and B-pillar
R there arenohard object s,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthe grab handles orcoat hooks
R no accessor ies,such ascup holders, are
attac hedtothe vehicle withinthedeployment
area ofan air bag, e.g.todoors, sidewindows,
rear side trimorside walls
R no heavy, sharp-edged orfragile objectsare in
the pocket sof your clothing.Store such
object sin asuitable place G
WARNIN
G
If you modify theairbag cover oraffix object s
such asstick erstoit,the airbag cannolonger
funct ioncorr ectly. There isan incr eased risk
of injury.
Never modify anair bag cover oraffix object s
to it. G
WARNIN
G
Sens orstocont rolthe airbags arelocated in
the doors. Modification sor work notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel-
ing, aswell asdamaged doors,canlead tothe
funct ionofthe sensor sbeing impaired. Theair
bags might thereforenot funct ionproperly
anymore. Consequent ly,the airbags cannot
protec tvehicle occupant sas they are
designed todo. There isan incr eased riskof
injury.
Never modify thedoors orparts ofthe doors.
Always havework onthe doors ordoor pan-
eling carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Front airbags !
Do
not place heavy objectson the fron t-
passenger seat.Thiscould cause thesystem
to identif ythe seat asbeing occupied. Inthe
event ofan accident ,the restr aintsystems onthe
fron t-passenger sidemay betrigger ed
and have tobe replaced. Driver
'sair bag 0043deploys infron tof the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger frontair bag 0044
deploys infron tof and above theglove box.
When deployed, thefron tair bags offeraddi-
tional headandthorax protectionforthe occu-
pants inthe fron tseats.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp
inform syou about thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag (Ypage 41).
The front-passenger frontair bag willonly
deploy if:
R the system, basedonthe OCS weight sensor
readings, detectsthat thefron t-passenger
seat isoccupied (Ypage 47).The
PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicato rlamp is
not lit(Y page 48)
R the restr aintsystem controlunit predict sa
high accident severity
Knee bags Driver
'skn ee bag 0043deploys underthesteerin g
column andfront-passenger knee bag 0044under
the glove box.Thedriver's andfront-passenger
kn ee bags aretrigger edtoget herwith thefron t
air bags. 46
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The
driver's andfront -passenger kneebags
offer additional thigh,kneeandlower legpro-
tect ionforthe occupant sin the front seats.
Side impa ctair bags G
WARNIN
G
Unsuitable seatcovers canobstruct orpre-
vent deployment ofthe airbags integr ated
into theseats. Consequently, theairbags
cann otprotec tvehicle occupant sas they are
designed todo. Inaddition, theoperation of
the occupant classification system(OCS)
could beadversely affected.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
You should onlyuseseat covers thathave
been approved forthe respect iveseat by
Mercedes- Benz. Fron
tside impact airbags 0043and rear side
impact airbags 0044deploy nexttothe outer bol-
ster ofthe seat backrest .
When deployed, theside impact airbag offers
additional thoraxprotection.Italso offers addi-
tional pelvis protec tionforoccupant sin the
front seats. However, itdoes notprotec tthe:
R Head
R Neck
R Arms
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa side
impact, theside impact airbag isdeployed on
the side onwhich theimpact occurs.
The side impact airbag onthe front -passenger
side deploys underthefollowing conditions:
R the OCS system detectsthat thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged inthe
belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat If
the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt buckle,
the side impact airbag onthe front -passenger
side deploys ifan appropriate accidentsituation
occurs. Inthis case, deployment isindependent
of whether thefront -passenger seatisoccupied
or not .
Window curtainairbags Window
curtainairbags 0043are integr atedinto
the side ofthe roof frame anddeployed inthe
area from theA-pillar tothe C-pillar.
When deployed, thewindow curtainairbag
enhanc esthe level ofprotec tionforthe head.
However, itdoes notprotec tthe chest orarms.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa side
impact, thewindow curtainairbag isdeployed
on the side onwhich theimpact occurs.
If the system determin esthat they canoffer
additional protectiontothat provided bythe
seat belt, awindow curtainairbag may be
deployed inother accident situations
(Y page 52). Occupant
Classification System
(OCS)
Introdu ction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger seat.
Dependin gon that result, thefront -passenger
front airbag and front -passenger kneebagare
either enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the window curtainairbag
R the Emergen cyTensionin gDevices Occupant
safety
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sive
roleinthe deploy mentofan air bag. Nordo
they provide anindication ofair bag deploy -
ment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably, with-
out anair bag being deploy ed.This isthe case if
only parts which arerelatively easilydeformed
are affected andtherate ofdeceleration isnot
high. Conversely, airbags maybedeploy edeven
though thevehicle suffersonlyminor deforma-
tion. Thisisthe case if,for example, veryrigid
vehicle partssuchaslongitudinal bodymem-
bers arehit,and sufficient deceleration occurs
as aresult.
If the restraint systemcontrolunit detects aside
impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, theappli cable
component sof the restraint systemare
deploy edindependently ofeach other depend-
ing onthe appa renttype ofaccident.
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independently ofthe
Emergenc yTensioning Deviceandtheuse of
the seat beltonthe driver's seatandouter
seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front -
passenger sidedeploy sunder thefollowi ng
conditions:
- the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side ofimpact,
independently ofthe use ofthe seat beltand
independently ofwhether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergenc yTensioning Devices,ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection inthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincertain situations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection tothat provided bythe seat
belt
i Not
allair bags aredeploy edinan accident.
The different airbag systems workindepend-
ently ofeach other. How
theairbag system worksisdetermined
by the severity ofthe accident detected,
especial lythe vehicle deceleration oraccel-
eration andtheappa renttype ofaccident:
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Roll over Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call Children
inthe vehicl e Importa
ntsafety notes
Acc ident statistics showthatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren secured
in the front -passenger seat.Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Benz stronglyadvisesthatyouinstall
a child restraint systemonarear seat. Children
are generally betterprotected there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alwa yssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes-Benz vehicles.
The child restraint systemmustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes inthis section inaddition tothe child
restraint systemmanufacturer's installation
instruct ions.
R alwa ysobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes onthe "Occupant classification system
(OCS)". (Ypage 47) 54
Children
inthe vehicl eSafety