seats MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 User Guide
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If
it is absol utely necessary tocarry achild on
the front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve
the information onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica -
tion System (OCS)"(Ypage 47).There youwill
also findinformation ondisa bling thefront
passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. LATC
H-type (ISOFI X)chil dseat
sec uring system G
WARNING
For LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint sys-
tems inwhich thechild issecured usingthe
safety beltintegrated inthe child restraint
system, themaximum permissibleweig htof
the child andchild restraint systemtogether
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),the
LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint system
with integrated safetybeltnolonger offers
sufficie ntprotection. TheLATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) child seatsecuring systemmaybeover-
load ed,and thechild maynotberestrained
in an accident, forexample .This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),
use only aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systeminwhich thechild isalso
secured withthevehicle seatbelt. Also
secure thechild restraint systemwiththe
Top Tether belt,ifavai lable. Regu
larlycheck thatthepermissi blegross
weig htofthe child together withthechild
restraint systemisstill maintained .
Alway scomply withthemanufacture r'sinstal-
lation andopera tinginstructions forthe child
restraint systemused.
Before everytrip,make surethattheLATCH-
type (ISOFIX) childrestraint systemisengaged
correctly inboth LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings
! When
installi ngthe child restraint system,
make surethattheseat beltforthe middl e
seat does notgettrapped .The seat belt
could otherwise bedama ged. X
Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemonboth LATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) securing rings0043.
ISOFIX isastandardi zedsecuring systemfor
specia llydesig nedchild restraint systemson
the rear seats. LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings fortwo LATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemsareinstalle don the left and
right ofthe rear seats.
Non-LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childseats mayalso
be used andcanbeinstalle dusing thevehi-
cle's seatbeltsystem. Installthechild seat
according tothe manufacture r'sinstructions. Top
Tether
Introductio n Top
Tether provide san addi tional connection
betwee nthe child restraint systemsecured
with aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)systemandthe
vehicle .This helps reduce therisk ofinjury
even further. Ifthe child restraint systemis
equi pped withaTop Tether belt,thisshoul d
alw ays beused . 56
Chil
dren inthe vehic leSafety
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th erear seat backrest sare notloc ked,
th ey could foldfor wards intheeve ntofan
acc iden t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang es
of dire ction .As ares ult,ch ild res train tsys-
te ms cannotper formtheir intended protec-
ti ve fun ction .Rear seatbackrest sth at are
no tloc kedcan also causeaddit ionalinj u-
ries ,e. g. intheeve ntofan acc iden t.This
pos esan increas edriskof injury oreve n
fat alinj ury.
Alw ays lockrear seat backrest saft erins tal-
lin gaTop Tether belt.Obs erveth eloc kver i-
fic ati on indicat or.Adjus tth erear seat
bac krest sso that they are inan upri ghtposi-
ti on .
If th erear backrest isno ten gage dand locked,
th ered lockver ification indicat orwill bevisible
(Y page 255).
Top Tether anch orages The
Top Tether anchorages arelocate don the
rear side oftheseat backrest s. Veh
icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 up.
X Rout eTop Tether belt 0085und erhead
res train t0043 between thetwo head restrain t
bars .
Veh icles withoutadjust abl ehea d
res train ts:
X Top Tether belt with onebelt stra p: rout e
Top Tether belt 0085centrally overhead
res train t0043.
or
X Top
Tether belt with twobelt stra ps :
rout eon eTop Tether belt 0085tothelef tand
on eto therig ht past theside ofhead
res train t0043.
All veh icles:
X Inst all theLA TCH -type (ISOF IX) child
res train tsyst emwithTop Tether .Alw ays
co mply withth ech ild res train tsyst emman -
ufac turer'sins tallation instruct ionswhen
doin gso.
X Ho ok Top Tether hook0087 ofTop Tether
belt 0085intoTop Tether anchorage 0044.
Mak esur eth at:
R Top Tether hook0087 ishoo kedint oTop
Tet her anchorage 0044assho wn
R Top Tether belt 0085isno ttwi sted
R Top Tether belt 0085isrout edbet ween the
seat backrest and cargocompar tment
co ver ifth ecar gocompar tmentco ver is
ins talled
X Ten sion TopTether belt 0085.Always comply
wit hth ech ild res train tsyst emman ufactur-
er' sins tallat ion instruct ionswhen doingso.
Veh icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 bac kdown again
slig htly ifne cessar y(Y page 96).Make
sur eth at you donotint erf ere withth eco r-
rec trout ingofTop Tether belt 0085. Child
restrain tsys tem onthefront -
pa sseng ersea t
Gener alnot es Ac
cid entst ati stics sho wthat childr ensec ured
in therear seatsare saferthan childr en
sec ured inthefron t-pass enger seat .Fo rth is
reas on,Mer cedes- Benzst ron gly advi sesthat Child
renintheveh icle
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G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
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Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
You could lose control ofyour vehicleif you
do thefol lowin gwhile drivin g:
R adj ust thedri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee lor mir rors
R fas tenth eseat belt
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tth edri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee land mirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. G
WAR
NING
If th ehead restrain tsare notins talled ornot
adj ust edcorrec tly, they can notpro videpro -
te ction asintended. Thereisan increas ed
ris kof injury inthehead andneck area, e.g.
in theeve ntofan acc iden tor when braking.
Alw ays drive wit hth ehead restrain tsins tal-
led. Befor edri vin goff ,mak esur efor eve ry
veh icleoc cup ant that thece nter ofthehead
res train tsupp ortsth ebac kof thehead at
about eyelevel.
Usi ngthefor e-and -aftadj ust men t,adj ust the
head restrain tso that itis as clo seaspos sible
to your head.
Gene ralnot es Fo
rveh icles wit hspo rts seat syou cannot
adj ust thefron thead restrain tsor theout er
rear head restrain ts. Adj
usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht X
To raise: pullthehead restrain tup tothe
desi redposition .
X To lower :pre ssrelease catch0043 inthe
dir ection ofthearr ow and push thehead
res train tdown tothedesi redposition .
Adj usting thefor e/af tpos ition ofthe
hea dres train t Wit
hth is fun ction you can adjust thedist ance
bet ween thehead restrain tand thebac kof
th eseat occup ant'shead .
X To mov efor war ds:pull thehead restrain t
for ward sin thedir ection ofthearr ow untilit
en gage s.
The reare several notches .
X To mov eback wards:pre ssand hold
rel ease button0043 and push thehead
res train tbac kwa rds.
X When thehead restrain tis in thedesi red
pos ition ,rel ease thebut tonand makesur e
th at thehead restrain tis en gage din pos i-
ti on . Sea
ts
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Rear
seat head restraints Adjus
tingtherear seat head restrain t
hei ght X
To rais e:pullthe headres trai ntup tothe
des iredpos ition.
X To lowe r:pre ssrelease catch 0043and push
the headres trai ntdow nunti lit is in the
des iredpos ition. Adjus
tingthe4-waylumb arsuppo rt
Yo ucan adjust thecontou rof the front seat
ba ckrests individu ally to pro videopti mum sup-
por tfor your back. 0043
Raise sthe backrest contou r
0044 Softens thebackrest contou r
0087 Low ersthe backrest contou r
0085 Hard ensthebackrest contou r AMG
Performan ceSeat
Vehi cles with elec tric allyadjustab leseats:
to adjust thecontou rof the seatand for
imp rove dlatera lsu pp ort, youcan individu ally
ad just thefront seats. Adjus
tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat
cus hion
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n narro wer:pre ssbutton 0043.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n wi der: pressbutton 0044.
Adjus tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat
bac kres t
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res tnarro wer:pre ssbutton 0087.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res twi der: pressbutton 0085. Sw
itchin gthe seat heati ngon/o ff
Sw itchin gon /o ff G
WARNI
NG
Re pea tedl yswi tching onthe seathea ting
can causethe seatcus hionand backrest
pa ds tobec ome veryhot.Thehealthofper -
sons with limite dtemp erature sensitivity or
a limite dab ility torea ctto hig htemp era-
ture smay beaffected orthey mayevensu f-
fer burn-li keinju ries.The reisaris kof inju ry.
The refo re,donot switch the seathea ting on
rep eatedl y.
! Whe
nthe seathea ting isswi tched on,the
sea tsu rfa ce can bedamag edasares ultof
obje ctsbeing place don the seats,for exa m-
pl e, sea tcus hions, childsea tsand protec-
tive cove rsnot appro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.
Ensur ethat there arenoobje ctsonthe seat
su rfa ce when the seathea ting isswi tched
on. 96
Se
atsSe ats, steering wheeland mirrors
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The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
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ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
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If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors
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Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose con-
trol ofthe vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju st-
ments being made .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicleoccupa nts–parti cu-
larl ychild ren–coul dbecome trapped.There
is arisk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. The
adju stment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e94).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r's
side (Ypag e98) .
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted pre-
set posi tion. Atone sound swhen theset-
tings havebeen comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedas
soon asyou release thestorage position
button. Memory
function
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It
exhibi tsnatural surface characteristics, for
example :
R differences inthe texture
R marks causedby growth andinjury
R sligh tnuances ofcolor
These arecharacteristics oflea ther andnot
materia ldefects.
Seat covers ofother materials
! Observe
thefollow ingwhen cleaning:
R clean artificia llea ther covers withacloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid).
R clean clothcovers withamicrofiber cloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid). Rub
careful lyand always wipeentire seatsec-
tions toavoid leaving visibl elines. Leave
the seat todry afterwa rds.Cleaning
resul tsdepend onthe type ofdirt and
how long ithas been there.
R clean DINAMICA coverswithadamp
cloth. Makesurethatyouwipeentire seat
sections toavoid leaving visibl elines.
Cle aning theseat belts G
WARNING
Seat belts canbecome severelywea kened if
blea ched ordye d.This could cause theseat
belts totear orfail ,for instance, inthe event
of an accident. Thisposes anincreased risk
of injury orfatal injury.
Never bleachordye theseat belts.
! Do
not clean theseat belts using chemical
cleaning agents.Donot drythe seat belts
by heating attemperature sabove 176‡
(80 †)orindirect sunlight.
X Use clean, lukewarmwater andsoap solu-
tion.
Cle aning theheadline rand carpets X
Headline r:ifit is very dirty, useasoft brush
or dry shampo o.
X Carpets: usethecarpet andtextile cleaning
agents recommended andappro vedby
Mercedes-Benz. 286
CareMaintenanc
eand care