MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Multi Purpose
Vehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
center of gr avity is tooh igh
The vehicle ma ystart to skid and rollo verin
th ee vent of sudden steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is no tadap‐
te dtot heroad conditions. #
Alwaysa dap tyour speed and driving
st yletot hevehicle's driving characteris‐
tic sa nd tothep reva iling road and
we ather conditions. Utilit
yvehicles ha veas ignificantl yhighe rrollo ver
ra te than other types of vehicles.
Unsaf eoperation of thev ehicle can result in an
accident or rollo ver,as well as serious or even
fa ta linjuries.
In ar ollo verc rash, an unbel tedp erson is signifi‐
cantly mor elikel ytod iethan ap erson wearing a
seat belt.
Yo ua nd all vehicle occupants should alw aysw ear
seat belts. Note
sfor pe rson sw ithe lect ronicm edical
aids
Despit ecarefu ldeve lopment, Mercedes-Benz AG
canno tcomple tely rule out thei nteraction of
ve hicle sy stems wit helectronic medical aids such
as cardiac pacemakers.
In addition, ther ea recomponents built int othe
ve hicle that, rega rdless of theo perating status of
yo ur vehicle, can generat emagnetic fields on a
par wit hpermanen tmagnets. These fields can be
fo und, fore xamp le, in thea reaa round them ulti‐
media and sound sy stem or also in thes eating
area, depending on thev ehicle equipment.
Fo rthis reason ,the following can occur in isola‐
te dc ases, depending on thea ids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adverseh ealt heffects
Obser vethen otes and warnings of them anufac‐
turer of them edical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doc tor.If th ere
is continuing uncer tainty conce rning thep ossibil‐
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-
Benz AGrecommends using only afew elect rical
ve hicle sy stems and/or maintaining an appropri‐
at ed ista nce from thec omponents. Onl
yhave repair sand maintenanc eworkint he
area of thef ollowing components car ried out by a
qu alified specialis tworks hop:
R Vehicle components car rying liv evoltage
R Transmission antenna
R Multimedi asyst em and sound sy stem
If yo uh ave anyq ueries or suggestions ,consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Information on problems with
your vehicle
If yo us houl dexpe rience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately
to have thep roblem diagnosed and rectified.
If th ep roblem is no tresolved to your satisfaction,
please con tact an au thorized Mercedes-Benz
Center again or writ etoone ofthef ollowing
addresses.
In theU SA:
Daimler VANS US A,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA 30328
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Re
porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as requ ired of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect which
could cause acrash or could cause injur yor
death, yous houl dimmediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceives simila rcomplaints, it ma yopen
an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afety
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it ma yorder a
re cal land remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA Gene
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canno
tbecome in volved in indi vidual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
To contact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);gotoh ttps://
www.safercar.gov; or writ eto:Ad ministrator,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformation on vehicle saf ety
at :h ttps://www.safercar.gov
Canada onl y:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturer sunder subsection 18.4 (4) of the
Mo torV ehicle Saf etyR egulations.
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect which
could cause acrash or could cause injur yor
death, yous houl dimmediatel yinfor mTransport
Canada in addition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
Canad aInc.
If Transpor tCanada received simila rcomplaints,
it ma yopenani nvestigation, and if it finds that a
saf etyd efect exists in agroup of vehicles, it may
order arecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,
Tr anspor tCanada canno tbecome in volved in
indi vidual problems between you, your dealer ,or
Mercedes-Ben zCanada Inc.
To contact Transpor tCanada, youm aycall the
Defect In vestigation sand Recalls Divisio ntoll-
free in Canada at 1-800-333-05 10or
81 9-994-3328 in theG atineau-Ot tawa area or
internationall y;youm ayalso go tothef ollowing
we bsites form orei nformation:
R English :https://www.tc.gc.ca/recalls
R French: https://www.tc.gc.ca/rappels Limited
Warranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising from
violation of these operating instructions. Damag
etothevehicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
Suc hdamag eisnotcoveredbye itherthe
Limited Warrant yort he ne woru sed-vehicle
wa rrant y. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthese oper‐
ating instructions on proper operation
of your vehicle as well as rega rding pos‐
sible vehicle damage. QR codes
forr escue card
The QR code sticke rs area ffixed totheB -pillar on
th ed rive r's and co-driver's side. In thee vent of
an accident, emergency service scan us ethe QR
code toquickl ydetermine thec orresponding res‐
cue car dfor your vehicle. The cur rent rescue card
contains, in compact form ,the mos timp ortant
information abou tyour vehicle e.g. ther outing of
electric cables.
Fu rther information can be obtained at https://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Data processing in
thev ehicle Electronic control units
Electroni
ccontrol units ar einstalled in your vehi‐
cle. Control units process dat awhich, fore xam‐
ple, they receiv efromv ehicle sensors, generate
th emselves or exch ang ebetwe en themselves.
Some cont rolu nit sa re re quired fort he saf eoper‐
ation of your vehicle, some assis tyou when driv‐
ing, suc hasdrive ra ssis tance sy stems, while oth‐
er se nable comfor torinfot ainment functions.
The following pr ovides youw ithg eneral informa‐
tio nr egarding dat aprocessing in thev ehicle.
Ad ditional information rega rding exactly which
dat ainy ourvehicle ar ecollected, sa veda nd
transmit tedtot hirdp arties ,and forw hatp ur‐
pose, can be found in thei nformation directly
re lated tothef unctional characteristic sinques‐
tion in their respectiv eoperating instructions.
This information is also available online and,
depending on thev ehicle equipment, digitally.
Pe rsonal data
Ever yvehicle is identified byau nique vehicle
identification number .Depending on thec ount ry,
th is vehicle identification number can be used by,
fo re xamp le, governmental authorities todeter‐
mine thei dentit yoftheowner .The re areo ther
possibilities foru sing dat acollected from the
ve hicle toidentify theo wne rord rive r,su ch as
th el icense plat enumber.
Therefore, dat agenerated or processed bycon‐
trol units ma ybeattributable toap erson or,
unde rcertain conditions, becom eattributable to
ap erson .Depending on whic hvehicle dat aare
av ailable, it ma ybepossible tomak einferences
about, fore xamp le,your drivin gbehavior ,your
location, your routeory our use patterns. 20
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Legal
requirement sregarding thed isclosure
of data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide gov‐
ernmental entities ,upon requ esta nd tothe
ex tent requ ired, dat astore dbyt he manufacturer.
Fo re xamp le,this ma ybet he case during the
in ve stigation of acriminal of fense.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within thea pplicable legal frame‐
wo rk,a uthorized toread out dat afromt hevehi‐
cle. In thec ase of an accident ,information that
can help wit haninvestigation can ,therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag contro lunit ,for example.
Operational data in thev ehicle
Thi sisd atar egarding theo peration of thev ehi‐
cle, whic hhaveb een processed bycontrol units.
Thi sincludes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Vehicle status information suc hasthe speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lution sorthefast ened
seat belts display
R Ambien tconditions, suc hastemperature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
Generally ,these ar evolatile dat aand will no tbe
st ored be yond thep eriod of operation but will
onl ybep rocessed within thev ehicle itself. Con‐
trol units, vehicle keys fore xamp le, of tenc ontain
da ta memories. Their use permits thet emporary
or permanent documentation of tech nica linfor‐
mation abou tthe vehicle's operating state, com‐
ponent loads, main tenance requirements and
te ch nica leventsorm alfunctions.
Dependin gonthetech nica lequ ipment, thef ol‐
lowing dat aarestored:
R Operating status of sy stem components, such
as fill le vels, tir epressur eorb atterystatus
R Malfunction sorfaults in impor tant sy stem
components, suc haslights or brakes
R System reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations,
suc hasa irbag deploymen torthe inter vention
of stabilit ycontrol sy stems
R Information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
In cer tain cases ,itmaybe requ ired tostor ed ata
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been temp orar y.This
ma ybet he case if thev ehicle has de tected a
malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenanc ework, stored operational dat aaswe
ll as thev ehicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manufacturer sorthirdp arties ,suc has
breakdown services. The same is true in thec ase
of wa rrant yclaim sand quality assurance meas‐
ures.
In general ,the readout is per form ed via the
legall yprescribed por tfor thed iagnostics con‐
nection in thev ehicle. The operational dat athat
ar er ead out document tech nica lstatesoft he
ve hicle or of individual components and assis tin
th ed iagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rrant yobligations and quality impr ovement. To
th at end ,these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nica levents, mal‐
functions and other faults ma ybetransmit ted
alon gwitht he vehicle identification number to
th em anufacturer .Inaddition, them anufacturer is
subject toproduct liability .For this reason ,the
manufacturer also uses operational dat afromt he
ve hicle, fore xamp le,forr ecalls. These dat acan
also be use dtoexamin ethe cus tomer's warranty
and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle toratyourrequ estasp artofr epair
or maintenanc ework.
Con venience and inf otainmen tfunctions
Yo uc an stor ec onvenience settings and individual
settings in thev ehicle and chang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing settings ,for example:
R Seat and steering wheel positions
R Suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individual settings ,suc hasi nterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Multimedi adata, suc hasmusic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R Address book dat afor use in an integrated
hands-free sy stem or an integrated navigation
sy stem
R Ente redn avigation destinations
R Dataont he use of Interne tservices General no
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These dat
afor con venience and inf otainment
function smaybe sa vedl ocally in thev ehicle or
th ey ma ybel ocated on adevice whic hyou ha ve
connected tothev ehicle, suc hasasmartphone,
USB flash driv eorMP3 player.If yo uh ave
entered these dat ayourself, youc an dele tethem
at an ytime.
This dat aistransmit tedf romt hevehicle tothird
parties onl yatyourrequ est. This applies, in par‐
ticular ,when youu se online services in accord‐
anc ewitht he settings that youh aves elected.
Smartphone integ ratio n(e.g. Androi dAutoor
Apple CarPlay)
If yo ur vehicle is equipped appropriatel y,yo uc an
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an then cont rolthem
by means of thec ont role lements integrated in
th ev ehicle. The smartphone's pictur eand sound
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Simul‐
ta neously ,specific items of information ar etrans‐
fe rred toyour smartphone. Dependin gonthe
type of integration, this includes position data,
day/night mode and other general vehicle sta‐
tuses. Form orei nformation, please consult the
ve hicle Operating Instructions/info tainment sys‐
te m.
This integration allow sthe use of selected smart‐
phone apps, suc hasnavigation or music pla yer
apps. Ther eisnoadditional interaction between
th es martphon eand thev ehicle, particularly
activ eaccess tovehicle data. The type of addi‐
tional dat aprocessing is de term ined bythep ro‐
vider of thea pp being used. Whic hsettings you
can make, if an y,depends on thes pecific app
and theo perating sy stem of your smartphone. Onlin
eservices Wire
less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnection,
dat acan be exchanged between your vehicle and
ot her sy stems. The wireless networ kconnection
is made possible bythev ehicle's owntransmitter
and receiver or byam obile end devic ethat you
ha ve brought int othe vehicle, fore xamp le, a
smartphone .Online function scan be used via
th is wireless networ kconnection .This includes
onlin eservice sand applications/apps pr ovided
to yo ubyt he manufacturer or by other pr oviders.
Manu factu rer's owns ervices
Re garding them anufacturer's online services, the
individual function saredescribed bythem anu‐
fa cturer in asuita ble place, fore xamp le, in the Operating Instructions or on
them anufacturer's
we bsite, wher ethe releva nt da taprotection infor‐
mation is also given. Personal identification data
ma ybeu sedtoprov ide onlin eservices. Dat ais
exc hanged via asecur econnection, e.g. them an‐
ufacturer's designated IT sy stems. An ypersonal
dat aw hicha recollected, processed and used,
ot her than fort he pr ovision of services, is done
so exc lusivel yonthe basis of legal permission.
This is thec ase, fore xamp le,foral egally prescri‐
bed emergency call sy stem, acont ractua lagree‐
ment or whe nconsent has bee ngiven.
Yo uc an ha veservices and functions, some of
whic haresubject toafee, activated or deactiva‐
te d. This excludes legall yprescribed functions
and services, suc hasanemergency cal lsystem.
Services of thirdp arties
If yo uu se online services from other pr oviders
(thir dparties), these services ar ethe responsibil‐
ity of thep rovide rinq uestion and subject tothat
pr ov ider's dat aprotection conditions and terms
of use. As ageneral rule, them anufacturer has
no influence on thec ontent exchanged.
Fo rthis reason ,when services ar eprovide dby
th irdp arties ,please ask thes ervice pr ovider in
qu estion fori nformation abou tthe type, extent
and pu rpose of thec ollection and use of personal
data. Data pr
otection rights Depending on
your countr yorthe equipment and
ra ng eoff unctions of your vehicle as well as the
services youu se and thes ervices on of fer, you
ar ee ntitle dtod iffe re nt da taprotection rights.
Fu rther information on dat aprotection and your
dat aprotection rights can either be found on the
manufacturer's websit eory ou will receiv ethis
information as par tofthevarious services and
service of fers .T he re,y ou will also find thec on‐
ta ct information fort he manufacturer and its data
pr otection of ficer.
At aw orks hop, fore xamp le, wit hthe suppor tofa
specialis tand possibly foraf ee,youc an ha ve
dat aread out whic hisstore do nlyl ocally in the
ve hicle. Event Data
Recorders US
Ao nly:
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent data
re corder (EDR) .The mai npurpose of an ED Risto
re cord, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esitua‐ 22
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tions, su
chas an air bag deploymen torhittinga
ro ad obs tacle, da tathat will assis tinundersta nd‐
ing ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed. The EDR
is designed torecor ddatar elated tovehicle
dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hortperiod
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecor dsuch
da ta as:
R Howv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
R Whe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
R Howf ar (if at all) thed rive rw as dep ressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
R Howf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
These dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic hcrash es and
inju ries occur .NOTE:ED Rd ataa re re corded by
yo ur vehicle only if anon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aare re corded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd crash location) are
re corded .Howe ver,ot her parties suc haslaw
enforcement could combine theE DR dataw ith
th et ype of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash in vestigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded byan EDR, and spe‐
cial equipmen tisrequired. In addition tothev ehi‐
cle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethes pe‐
cial equipment, suc haslawenforcement, can
re ad thei nformation byaccessin gthe vehicle or
th eE DR.
EDRd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, accident
claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash Data
Re trie valC DR tool that is used toextract da ta
from theE DR is commerciall yavailable, Daimler
Va ns US A,LLC( "DVUSA") expressl ydisclaims
an ya nd all liability arising from thee xtraction of
th is informatio nbyunauthorize dMercedes-Benz
personnel.
DV USAw ill no tshar eEDR dat awitho ther sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner sor,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exceptions tothis representation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvin gDVUS Aor
its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired by
la w. Wa
rning: The ED Risacomponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of su chconflict, the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of December 20 16 ,
17 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs. Co
pyright Information on free and open-source software
Information on licens
efor free and open-source
softwar eused in your vehicle can be found on the
dat astorage medium in your vehicle document
wa lleta nd wit hupdates on thef ollowing website:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource. Information on
regis tere dtrademar ks R
Bluetoo th®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
to othS IG Inc.
R DTS™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofDTS,Inc.
R Dolby ®
and MLP™ ar eregis tere dt rademar ks
of DOLB YLaboratories.
R ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
arer egis tere dt rade‐
mar ksof Daimler AG.
R HomeLink ®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kofGen‐
te xC orpo ration.
R iPod ®
and iTunes ®
arer egis tere dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.
R Burmes ter®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kof
Burmes terA udiosy steme GmbH.
R Microsoft ®
and Windo wsMedia ®
arer egis‐
te re dt rademar ksof Microsof tCorporation.
R SIRIUS ®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kofSirius
XM Radio Inc.
R HD Radio™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofiBiq‐
uity Digital Corporation.
R Graceno te®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kof
Graceno te,Inc.
R ZAGA TSurvey ®
and related brands ar eregis‐
te re dt rademar ksof Zagat Sur vey, LLC. General no
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Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
Onl yas eat belt whic hiswornc orrectl yc an pro‐
vid ethe intended le velofp rotection .Depending
on thed etected accident situation, Eme rgency
Te nsioning Device sand/or airbags supplement
th ep rotection of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat
belt. Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or air‐
bags ar enotdepl oyed in everya ccident.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint
sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Ve hicle occupants ma ynolonger be pr otec‐
te dasi ntended if alterations ar emade tothe
re stra int sy stem. #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Re
stra int sy stem malfunction Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mint hefollowing cases:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybe
activated unintentionally or no tdeplo yas
planned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover 24
Occupant saf ety

The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment. No rdotheyp ro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic harerelatively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely, an airbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,the
ve hicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough fort his
to happen.
Depending on thed etected deployment situation,
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem can be
activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yofeach
ot her:
R Emer gency Tensioning Device :fro ntal impact,
re ar impact ,side impact ,rollo ver
R Driver' sairbag, co-d rive ra irbag: frontal
impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Windo wcurtain airbag: side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact
The co-driver airbag can onl ybedeployed in the
ev ent of an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pisoff.Ift he co-driver seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
jou rney ,that thes tatus of thec o-driver airbag is
cor rect (/ page 31). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop af
te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,particu‐
larly if an Emer gency Tensioning Device is trig‐
ge redorana irbag deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California
see https://dtsc.ca.gov/ .You can use the
sear chfunction tofind information on pe rchlo‐
ra te,for example. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .O nlyas eat belt whic hisworn
cor rectly can pr ovide thei ntended le velofp rotec‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectl yfastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly. #
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eat
(/ page62). Occupant saf
ety25

In order
fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle
occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd mus tfit
tightl yand snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knorbe routed unde ryour
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women mus talso take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Infants and children mus tnever
tra vels itting on thel ap of avehicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is being used byone of thev ehicle's
occupants. Alw ayso bser vethei nstructions
fo rl oading thev ehicle when securing objects,
luggag eorloads (/ page166).
Also ensur ethat no objects, e.g. acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seat belt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Ac tivat eord eacti vate thes pecial seat belt retrac‐
to roft he seat belt (/ page36).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, alw ays
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page34). Limitations of
thep rotection pr ovided bythe
seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller stature
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)t all canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tall in asuitable restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
fied, is extremely di rty, bleached or dyed
R The seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Modification shave been made tothe
Emergency Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eorseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices
could accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction as
intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belt sy stem, for
ex ample thes eat belt, seat belt buckle, 26
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Emergency
Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eand sea tbeltr etra ctor. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se seat
belt swhichh aveb een appr ovedfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device and sid eairba gw hent he
front passenger seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front passenger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device and
th es ide air bag ma yalso deplo yintheevent
of an accident along wit hother sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Ve
hicles without automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Occupant saf
ety27

Re
leasing thes eat belt #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he vehicle is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thec o-driver
seat belts ar efastened.
While driving, thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R Ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or co-driver's seat
belt is no tfas tened
R Ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags Example:
vehicles wit hwindo wcurtain airbag
abo vefront door
1 Driver's airbag
2 Co-driver airbag
3 Windo wcurtain airbag
4 Side airbag Example:
vehicles wit hwindo wcurtain airbag
fo ra llrow sofs eats
1 Driver's airbag
2 Co-driver airbag
3 Windo wcurtain airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection fort he respectiv evehicle occupant.
Po ssible pr otection of eac hairbag:
R Driver's airbag, co-driver airbag: head and rib‐
cage
R Windo wcurtain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
co-d rive ra irba gise nabled
If th ec o-driver airbag is enabled, achild on
th ec o-driver seat ma ybestruckbyt he co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVERu searear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG;DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CH ILD can occur. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem tothec o-
driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nforma‐
tion (/ page39). Also be sur etoobservethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems on thec o-driver seat.
Information on thea utomatic co-d rive ra irbag
shu toff
The co-driver airbag can onl ybedeployedint he
eve nt of an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pisoff.Ift he co-driver seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
jou rney ,that thes tatus of thec o-driver airbag is
cor rect (/ page 31). 28
Occupant saf ety