window MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Socket
360°camera
Function/ notes............................. 228
36 0° ca mera
Cleaning ......................................... 370
4ETS (Electronic Traction System) ....66
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 250A
ABS (Anti-lock Brakin gSystem)
Disp laym essage ............................ 291
Function/notes ................................ 61
Important safety notes ....................61
Warn ingl am p................................. 327
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode .................................... 146
Activating/d eactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................141
Activ eBlindS pot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 242
To wing atrailer .............................. 245
Activ eCurv eSyst em
Disp laym essage ............................ 308
Function/notes ............................. 213
Activ eDriving Assistanc epackage .242
Activ eLane Keepi ngAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 246
To wing atrailer .............................. 248
Activ elight function ......................... 123
Activ ePark Assist
Display message ............................ 312
Activ eParkin gAssist
Important safety notes ..................219
To wing atrailer .............................. 223
Activ eService System
see ASSYST PLUS
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................ .68Adaptive Brak
eAssist
Display message ............................ 297
Function/notes ................................ 64
Adaptive brake lamps .........................65
Adaptive Dampi ng System
see ADS (Adaptive Damping System)
Adaptive High beam Assist
Display message ............................ 303
Function/notes ............................. 124
Adaptive Main-beam Assist
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 281
AdBlue ®
Display message ............................ 306
Fil ling capacity ............................... 428
Important safety notes ..................427
Service ind icator ............................ 366
topping up ..................................... 178
AdBlue ®
service indicator ................366
Additive s(engine oil)........................ 429
AD S(Ad aptiv eDampin gSystem)
Function/note s............................. 212
Airbags
Front airba g(driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 43
Important safety gu idelines ............. 42
Kneeba g.......................................... .44
Sidebag ............................................ 44
Trigg ering ........................................ .41
Windowbag ...................................... 45
Air-co nditionin gsyst em
se eC limate control
Ai rf ilter (whit edisplay message) ....306
AI RF LOW ........................................... 143
AIRMATIC package ADS (Ad aptive Damping System) ...212
Function/notes ............................. 212
Leve lcontrol .................................. 213
Ai rp ressure
see Tyr epres sure
Ai rv ents
Glove compartmen t....................... 154
Important safety notes ..................154
Rea r............................................... 155
Setting ........................................... 154
Setting the centre ai rvents ........... 154
Setting the si deairv ents ............... 154 4
Index

Night Vie
wAssist Plus ................... 371
Note s............................................. 366
Pa int. ............................................. 368
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 372
Revers ingc amera .......................... 370
Roo flining ...................................... 373
Seat bel t........................................ 373
Sea tcover ..................................... 372
Sensors ......................................... 370
Steering wh eel............................... 372
Tri mp ieces .................................... 372
Washing by hand ........................... 367
Wheels ........................................... 369
Windows ........................................ 369
Wi perb lades .................................. 369
Wooden trim .................................. 372
Car key
seeK ey
Car wash (care) ................................. 366
CD player /CDc hanger( on-board
computer) .......................................... 274
Central locking Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .283
Locking/unlockin g(key ).................. 77
Centr econsole
Low er se ction .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Brake lamps ................................... 131
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 129
Important safety notes ..................128
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 130
Overview of bul btypes .................. 129
Parking lamps (front) .....................130
Removing/repl acing the cover
(fron twheel arch) .......................... 129
Standing lamps .............................. 130
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................59
Rea rdoors ....................................... 60
Children
In the veh icle ................................... 50
Restraint sy stems ............................ 50
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n..................... 52
ISOFIX .............................................. 53
On the front-passenger se at............ 51Pro
blem (malfunction) ..................... 56
Rec ommend ations ........................... 58
Suit able positions ............................ 56
To pT ether ....................................... 55
Cigarette li ghter ................................ 349
Clean ing
Mirr ortur ns ignal ........................... 370
Traile rtow hitc h............................. 371
Climate control
Auxi liaryheating/ventilation ...... .... 148
Contro lling automatically ...............142
Convenience op ening/closing
(air-recirculatio nmode) ................. 147
Co oling with air dehumidificatio n..1 41
Demist ingt he windows ...... ............ 145
Demisting the windscreen .............145
Important safety notes ..................136
Indicator lamp ................................ 142
Informat ion onusing
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 141
Note sonu sing THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control .....................138
Overview of sy stems ...................... 136
Pro blem swithc ooling with air
dehumid ification ............................ 142
Pro blem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 146
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 139
Rea rcontrol panel
(THERMOTRONIC with additional
rear-compartmen tclimate con-
trol) ................................................ 140
Setting the air distribution .............144
Setting the airflo w......................... 144
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 154
Setting the climate mod e(AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 143
Setting the temperature ................143
Switch inga ir-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 146
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 141
Switch ingr esidua lheat on/off ......147
Switch ingt he rea rwindo wheat-
ing on/of f...................................... 146
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 145 Index
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On-ro
adprograms
AUTO program ............................... 248
Function/notes ............................. 248
Sno wprogram ............................... 249
SPORT program ............................. 249
Traile rprog ram .............................. 250
Ope ning and closing th eside trim
panels ................................................ .130
Operatin gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........268
Ov erhead control panel ......................37
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 60P
Pai nt code .......................................... 422
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...368
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........93
Opening/closing .............................. 95
Opening/closing the rol lers un-
blind ...... ........................................... 96
Problem (malfunction) .....................97
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 95
Resetting ......................................... 96
Parking ............................................... 181
Important safety notes ..................181
Parking brake ................................ 182
Positio nofexterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 114
Reversing camera ..........................223
se eP ARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................219
se eE xterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Disp laym essage ............................ 294
Electric parking brake ....................182
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Parkin glamps
Ch anging bulbs .............................. 130
Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 121
Parking lamps (chang ingb ulbs) ......130 PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................218
Driving sy stem ............................... 216
Function/notes ............................. 216
Important safety notes ..................216
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 219
Sensor rang e................................. 216
Traile rtowing ................................. 218
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 217
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 52
Pe trol .................................................. 424
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .372
Po we rclosin gfeature ......................... 84
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system) Display message ............................ 297
Operatio n......................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating .................278
Display message ............................ 298
Function/notes ................................ 68
Warn ingl am p................................. 335
Produc tinformation ............................ 23
Program se lector button .................. 170
Protectio nofthe en vironment
General notes .................................. 23
Pul ling away
Trailer ............................................ 162
Pul ling awa y(automatic transmis-
si on) .................................................... 161 Q
Qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ...........25 R
RACETIME R(on-boa rd computer) ....287
Radar se nsors
Overview ........................................ 433
Radar se nsor system
Activating/deactivating .................283
Display message ............................ 310
Radiato rcover ................................... 36216
Index

Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ...................102
Adjusting the he adrestraint ..........102
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 372
Correct driver's se at position........100
Entry positio n(3rd row of se ats)....106
Exit positio n(3rd row of se ats)...... 107
Fol ding down/up (3rd row of
seats) ............................................ .105
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward electrically ........................107
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward manually ........................... 106
Fol ding the rear bench sea tfor-
wards/bac k................................... 341
Important safety notes ..................101
Overview ........................................ 101
Sea theating problem ....................109
Sea tventil ation proble m................ 110
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Switch ings eat heating on/off .......108
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................. 109
Se lect or lever
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......370
Service seeA SSYST PLUS
Serv iceC ent re
see Qualified specialist workshop
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .279
Service products
AdBl ue®
special additive s.............. 427
Brake fluid ..................................... 429
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 429
Engine oi l....................................... 428
Fue l................................................ 423
Important safety note s.................. 423
Washe rfluid .................................. .430
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 286
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 279
Settin gthe air distribution ...............144
Settin gthe airfl ow............................ 144
SETUP (on-b oard computer) .............287Short journey
s(diesel particl efil-
ter) ...................................................... 184
Sidebag ................................................ 44
Side lamps Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 302
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................90
Convenience opening ......................90
Hinged si de window s....................... 90
Important safety notes ....................89
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Overview .......................................... 89
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 93
resetting .......................................... 91
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........93
Opening/closing .............................. 94
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 97
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 94
Resetting ......................................... 94
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains
Information .................................... 399
Sno wdrive program ....................... 249
So cket
Centre console .............................. 350
Luggag ecompartmen t................... 351
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 350
So ckets
General notes ................................ 350
Spe cialist workshop ............................ 25
Spe ctacle scom partment ................. 340
Spe ed,cont rolling
see Cruise control
Spee dLimit Assist
Activating/deactivatin gthe warn-
ing function .................................... 277
Displayi ng...................................... 277
Display message ............................ 310
Display message in the multifunc-
tio nd ispla y.................................... 234
Function/notes ............................. 233
Important safety notes ..................233
Spe edometer
Digita l............................................ 272
In the Instrumen tcluster ......... 30, 267 18
Index

Segments
...................................... 268
Sel ecting the unit of measure-
ment .............................................. 280
se eI nstrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Activating variabl e......................... 197
Deactivating variabl e..................... 198
Display message ............................ 314
Function/notes ............................. 196
Important safety notes ..................196
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 196
Permanen t..................................... 198
Sel ecting ........................................ 196
Storing the current spe ed.............. 196
Variabl e......................................... 196
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSys-
tem) Disp laym essage ............................ 299
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Startin g(engine) ................................ 161
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 70
Ste ering (display message) ..............321
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin g(electrically )................... 110
Adjusting (manually )...................... 110
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 269
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Gearshift paddle s........................... 171
Important safety note s.................. 110
Steering wh eelh eating .................. 111
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ....171
Ste ering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................111
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 111
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 287
Sto wage areas ................................... 338
Sto wage compartment
Spectacle scompartmen t............... 340
Sto wage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 339
Centre consol e.............................. 340
Centre consol e(rear) ..................... 340
Cu ph older ..................................... 346Glove comp
artment ....................... 339
Important safety informatio n......... 338
Sto wage net ...................................... .340
Sto wage sp ace
Stowag enet ...... ............................. 340
Summer tyres .................................... 398
Sun bl ind
Rea rside windows ......................... 348
Sun visor ............................................ 347
Supplement Restrain tSyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .282
Suspensi ontuning
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pens ion .......................................... 215
SETUP (on-bo ardc omputer ).......... 287
Switchi ngoff the alarm (ATA) ............71 T
Tail gate
Disp laym essage ............................ 320
Emergency unl ocking ....................... 88
Important safety notes ....................85
Limiting the opening ang le ...............88
Opening/closing (automatically
from insi de)...................................... 87
Opening/closing (automatically
from outs ide) ................................... 86
Opening/closing (fro moutside) .......86
Opening dimensions ......................431
Po wer closing. ................................. 84
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 301
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 423
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 417
Informat ion.................................... 420
Traile rloads ................................... 433
Tyres/whee ls................................. 409
Vehicle data ................................... 431
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 276
Display message ............................ 322 Index
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LIM (cruis
econtrol) ........................ 193
LI M( DISTRONIC PLUS) ..................200
LIM (variabl eSPEEDTRONI C)......... 196
Overview .................................. 32, 324
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................52
Reserve fuel ................................... 333
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 325
SRS ................................................ 332
Tyr ep ressure monito r................... 336
Warning triangle ................................ 376
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 322
Whee lboltt ightening torque ...........409
Whee lchock ...................................... 405
Wheels Changing/replacing ....................... 404
Ch anging awheel .......................... 404
Ch ecking ........................................ 397
Cleaning ......................................... 369
Cleaning (warning) .........................405
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 414
Fitting anew wheel ........................ 408
Fitting awheel ............................... 405
Important safety notes ..................396
Overview ........................................ 396
Removing awheel .......................... 407
Storin g........................................... 405
Ti gh tening torqu e........................... 409
Whee lsize/tyre size ...................... 409
Windowbag
Display message ............................ 300
Operatio n......................................... 45
Windows
Cleaning ......................................... 369
seeS ide windows
Windscreen
Demisting ...................................... 145
Infrared refl ective .......................... 358
Windscree nwashe rfluid
see Windscreen washer system
Windscreen washer system
Notes ............................................ .430
Topping up ..................................... 364
Windscree nwipers
Problem (malfunction) ...................133
Rea rwindow wiper ........................ 132
Replacing the wipe rblades ............ 132
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 131Winte
rdriving
Genera lnotes ................................ 398
Winte roperation
Overview ........................................ 398
Radi ator cover ............................... 362
Sli pp ery road surf aces ................... 188
Sno wchains .................................. 399
Sno wdrive program ....................... 249
Winte rtyres
Limiting th espee d(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .283
M+S tyre s...................................... 398
Wipe rblades
Cleaning ...... ................................... 369
Important safety note s.................. 132
Replacing ....................................... 132
Replacing (o nthe rea rwindo w)..... 133
Replacing (windscreen) ..................132
Wooden trim (cleanin ginstruc-
tions) .................................................. 372
Workshop seeQ ualified specialist workshop 22
Index

Door contro
lpanel Function Page
:
Opens th
edoor 82
;
%&
Unlocks/locks
th ev ehicle 83
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Stores se ttingsfor the seat,
exterior mirrors and steer-
ing wheel (memory func-
tion) 115
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Adjusts the seat 101
A
7Z
ö\
Adjusts and folds the exte-
rior mirrors in/out electri-
cally 112 Function Page
B
W
Opens/closes the
side windows 89
C
±
Opens/closes the
hinged power side windows 90
D
q
Opens/closes the
tailgate 87
E
n
Activates/deacti-
vates the override feature
for the side windows in the
rear compartment 6038
Doo
rcontrol panelAt ag lance

nor do they provid
eanindicatio nofairbag
deployment.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e.g. the bonnet or the wing, withou tanairbag
being deployed. This is the case if only parts
which are relatively easily deformed are affec-
ted and the rat eofdeceleration is not high.
Conversely, airbags may be deployed even
though the vehicle suffers only minor defor-
mation. This is the case if, for example, very
rigid vehicle part ssuch as longitudinal body
members are hit, and sufficien tdeceleration
occu rsas aresult.
i The fron tbelt tensioners can only be trig-
gered if the seat belt tongues on the front
seats are cor rectly engage dinthe seat belt
buckles.
i Not all airbags ar edeployed in an acci-
dent .The different airbag system swork
independently of each other.
How the airbag system work sisdeter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especially the vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
R head-on collision
R side impact
R overturn Airbags
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however ,asubstitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R all vehicle occupants –inparticular ,preg-
nant women –must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be posi tioned
as close to th evertical as possible. The head restraint must support th
eback of the
head at about eye level.
R always secur echildren less than
1.50 mtall or under 12 years of age in suit-
able child restraint systems.
R all vehicle occupant smust select aseat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver' sseat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely .The
driver's chest should be as fa raway from
the centre of the driver' sairbag cover as
possible.
R move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible .This is especially important if
you hav esecured achild in achild rest raint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R vehicle occupant s–inparticular ,children
–m ust not lean their heads into the area of
the window in which the sidebag/window-
bag is deployed.
R rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fit tedtot he front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger airbag has
been disabled. On the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger airbag is disabled
if ac hild rest raint system with atrans-
ponde rfor automatic child seat recognition
is fit tedtot he front-passenger seat in a
vehicle equipped with automatic chil dseat
recognition. The 4PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator lamp must be continuously
lit.
If the front-passenger sea tofyour vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition ,oryour rearward-facing child
rest raint system does not have atrans-
ponde rfor automatic child seat recogni-
tion ,children must be secured in achild
rest raint system on asuitable seat in the
rear. If you secure aforward-facing child
rest raint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in the pockets of clothing. 42
Occupant safetySafety

R
do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger fron tairbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R only hold the steering wheel on the outside.
This allows the airbag to be fully deployed.
You could be injured if the airbag is
deployed and you are holding the inside of
the steering wheel.
R do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
R make sure that ther eare no people ,ani-
mals or obje ctsb etween the vehicle occu-
pants and the area where the airbags are
deployed.
R do not place any objects between the seat
back rest and the door.
R do not hang any har dobjects, e.g. coat
hangers ,onthe gra bhandles or coat hooks.
R do not attac haccessories ,e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out arisk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed. G
WARNING
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R kneebag cover below the steering column
R front-passenger airbag cover
R outer side of seat bolsters G
WARNING
When an airbag deploys, asmall amount of
powder is released. Th epowder may cause
short-term breathin gdifficulties to persons
sufferin gfrom asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to prevent potentia lbreathing diffi-
culties, you should leave th evehicle as soon
as it is safe to do so. You can also open the
window to allow fresh air to enter the vehicle interior
.The powder does not constitute a
healt hhazard and does not indicat ethat there
is af ire in the vehicle. G
WARNING
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
Have the airbags replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident.
Airbag deployment slow sdown and restric ts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed ,you will hear a
bang and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will th ebang
affect your hearing. The powde rthat is
released generally does not constitute a
healt hhazard. The 6SRS warning lamp
lights up.
The airbag installation location sare identified
by th eAIRBAG symbol.
Front airbags !
Do no tplace heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. The system may then
detec tthat the seat is occupied and if there
is an accident ,the restraint system sonthe
front-passenger side could be deployed.
Hav erestraint system sthat hav ebeen trig-
gered replaced. Driver's airbag
:deploys in front of the
steerin gwheel; front-passenger front air- Occupant safety
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fitting lo
udspeakers. Damag etothe doors
can affec toperation of the sidebags. Front sidebags
:and sidebag sinthe 2nd
row of seats ;inflate nex ttothe outer seat
cushion.
When deployed, the sidebag soffer additional
protectio nfor the thorax and, on the front
seats, the pelvis of the vehic leoccupants on
the side of the vehic leon which the imp act
occurs. Howev er,they do not protect the:
R head
R neck
R arms
The sidebag sare deploy ed:
R on the side on which an imp acto ccurs
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R independently of the use of the sea tbelt
R independently of the fron tairbags
R independen tlyo fthe belt tensioners
If the vehi cleo verturns, th esidebags are gen-
erally not deployed. Sidebags are deployed if
the system detects high vehicle deceleration
or acceleration in alatera ldirection, or als oif
the vehicl eoverturns ,and the system deter-
mines that sid ebag deployment can offer
additiona lprotectio ntothat provided by the
seat belt. Windowbags
Windo
wbags :enhance the leve lofprotec-
tio nfor the head, but not chest or arms, of the
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
on which the impact occurs.
The windowbags ar eintegrate dinto the side
of the roof frame and dep loyint he area
extendin gfrom th efront door (A-pi llar) to the
rear side windo w(D-pillar).
Windo wbagsa re deploy ed:
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion ,e.g. in asidei mpact
R on th esideonw hich an impact occurs
R on the driver's and the front pass enger's
sid eift he vehicle overturns and the system
determines that windowbag deployment
can off eradditiona lprotectio ntothat pro-
vided by the sea tbelt
R independently of the use of the seat belt
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of the fron tairbags PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occup ant
protection) G
WARNING
Whe nadjusting the seat ,makes ure that
nobody can become trapped.
! Make sure that there are no object sinthe
footwell or behin dthe seat swhen moving Occup
ants afety
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