wheel MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 19
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 3
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 23
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 24
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 24 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 25
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 5
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 25
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 6
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 29 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 31
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 1
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 33
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 6
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............. 61 Opening
andclosing .................................. 62
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 62
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Re ar-en ddoor ...............................................6 8
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............7 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 79
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......79
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....80
St eer ing wheel ..............................................8 7
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................8 8
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 89
St ow agear eas .............................................. 90
Cup holde r.................................................. 101
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 02
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 104
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..106
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 08 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 109
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................109
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 118
Oper ating thesun visor ...............................1 21
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 21 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 2
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 22
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 123 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 126
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........126
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 35
G-Mod e....... ................................................ 137
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 138
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 143
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 45
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 146
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 147
Pa rking .......................................................1 49
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 58
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 198
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................201
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 01
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 202 Se
tting thedesign ...................................... 204
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 204
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 05
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 206
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 206 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 21 3
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 13
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 13
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...215
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 215 Multimedia
system .................................. 227
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 227
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 236
Na vig ation .......................................... .........247
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 72
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 294
Media ......................................................... 300
Ra dio ...........................................................3 13
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ...... ..........3 22 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................336
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 336
En gine compartment .................................. 337
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 43 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 353
Emerg ency..................................................353
Flat tire....... ................................................ 355
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 357
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 362
Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 367 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 70
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 370
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 71
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 71
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 77
Ti re labeling ................................................ 381
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 386
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 389
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 397 Cont
ents 3

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
140
2 Comb inationswit ch →
110
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
138
4 Multimedia system displa y →
228
5 Start/ stop butt on →
127
6 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
43
7 Applies differe ntia llo ck →
145
8 Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
228
9 Climat econ trol systems →
123
A Glovebox →
93
B Hazar dwa rning lam ps →
111
C Stow agecom partment →
92
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
227
E Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
227
F ActivePa rking Assist →
185
G LOWRANGE off-r oad gear →
143 H
Activates /de activatesESP ®
I Manual gearshif ting →
140
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
136
K Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
228
L Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
202
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
87
N Control pan elforth eon- boar dcom puter →
202
Oper ates cruise control →
166
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
169
O Diagno stics con nection →
23
P Open sth ehood →
337
Q Elect ric pa rking brak e →
155
R Light switch →
109
S Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
197
PA RK TRONI C →
176 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

*
NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse Mercedes- BenzGenuine Parts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ar esubject to
st rict qualit ycon trol. Eac hpar thas been spe‐
ciall yde veloped, manufactured orselec tedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles andfine-tu nedforth em.
Ther efor e, onl yMer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts
should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt Mer cedes-Be nz
Ge nui ne Parts ar eav ailable forMer cedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuine Parts fo r nece
ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice .
Alw aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (/page40 1) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe
eq uipped withall featur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ecase forsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt to
saf ety. Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle
ma ydif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreement foryo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter. 20
Gener alno tes

Assi
stanc eCent er(US A)attheho tline number
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )at 1-800-38 7-0100. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion and/or
thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, these mayno long erfunc tion
pr oper lyand/ orjeopar dizeth eoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data". &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis 22
General notes

QR
code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
ve hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttp: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese areneces saryfo rth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyo u
when drivin g(dr iver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and
ent ertainm ent func tions,whic har ealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont ain da ta memor ies
whi chcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e te
ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica leve nts orma lfunc‐
tio ns.
In gener al,th is inf ormatio ndocum entsth est at e
of acom ponent part,amodul e,asy stem orthe
sur round ingssuc has:
R operatin gst atus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt eryst atus ,tir epr essur e)
R status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
R system react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit uatio ns
(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nof sta‐
bilit ycon trol systems)
R ambient conditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor) In
addition toprov iding theactual control unit
func tion,th is dat aassis tsthemanuf acturerin
de tecting andrectify ingmal functi onsand opti‐
mizi ngvehicle functions. Themajority ofthis
dat ais temp orar yand isonl ypr ocessed inthe
ve hicle itself. Onlya small portion ofthedat ais
st or ed intheeve ntor ma lfunctio nmem ory.
When your vehicle isser viced, tech nica lda ta
fr om theve hicle canberead out byser vice net‐
wo rkem ployees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
er s) or third par ties (e.g. breakdo wnservice s).
Ser vice sinc lude repair services, maintenanc e
pr ocesses ,wa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ‐
anc emeas ures, forex am ple. Theread out isper‐
fo rm ed via theleg ally prescr ibed portfo rth e
diagnos ticsconnection intheve hicle. The
re spectiv eser vice networklocations orthird
par ties collec t,pr oces sand usethedat a.The y
documen tte ch nica lst atus esoftheve hicle,
assis tin findi ng ma lfunctio nsand improv ing
qu alit yand aretrans mittedto themanuf acturer,
if neces sary.Fu rther mor e,themanuf actureris
subject toproduct liability .Fo rth is, themanu‐
fa ctur errequ ires tech nica lda ta from vehicles. 26
Gener alno tes

Fa
ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tas par tof repair ormaint enanc e
wo rk.
Dep endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint oth eve hicle's comfortand info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes ,fo rex am ple:
R mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R addr essbook datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R entered navig ation destinat ions
R dataabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocally intheve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.smar tphone, USBflash drive
or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed intheve hi‐
cle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This datais
sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par tic‐
ular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed. Yo
ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R customizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
ta in inf ormatio nis simult aneousl ytransf erredto
yo ur smar tphon e.
De pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R gener alvehicle data
R position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐ bac
k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones).
Onlin efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe Gene
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NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eair bag cann otper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yev en
cause further injur ies.
To avo idhazar dous situat ions,alw aysmak e
sur eth at all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat beltfastened correctly ,
incl uding pregna ntwo men.
R Areseat edproper lyand that dis tance to
th eair bags isas larg eas possible.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theair bag and the
ve hicle occupant. To
avo idtherisk sre sulting from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupant must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Beforest ar tin gyo ur jour ne y,adjus tyo ur seat
co rrect ly;th edr iver's seat andfront - passeng
erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(/ page 79).
R Only holdthesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allows theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ayslean agains tth eseat backres twhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor .Do not
put your feet on thecoc kpit, forex am ple.
Yo ur feet ma yot her wise beinthedeplo y‐
ment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes(/ page47 ).
R Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect scor rectl y. Occupant
safety 39

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
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: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
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 thebac kof 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 overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
ar ea Seats
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Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y &
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. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
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: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand 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.
Childr eninpar ticular couldacciden 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 swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 80
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