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Deactivating th
especial sea tbelt retractor #
Press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem toget her is excee‐
ded.
To om uchl oad ma ybeplaced on theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem and the
ch ild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectly in the
eve nt of an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan thep er‐
missible gross mass of 73lb (33 kg),
onl yuseaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When youi nstallac hild restra int sy stem, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect use and sui tabil‐
ity of thes eats fora ttaching achild restra int
sy stem.
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. ®
When ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem, also obser vethef ollowing:
0073 When using
aGroup 0/0+ bab ycar seat
and aGroup Irear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on arear sea t:adju stthe
front seat so that thes eat does no ttouch
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
0073 Mo
vether ear seat backres ttoanupright
position befor eyou ins tallth ec hild seat. Do
no ta djus tthe seat backres twhen aLATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is ins tal‐
led.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
Group II or III, ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in between ther oof and thes itting sur‐
fa ce and/or ins tall it facing thew rong direc‐
tion.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in by theh ead restra int .A dju sttheh ead
re stra int sasa ppropriate. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets in thev ehi‐
cle.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
center seat during ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. Occupant saf
ety37

#
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. Example
To
pT ether anchorage 2is on thel owe rpartof
th er ear seat on thec ross stru tb etwe en the
seats or benc hseat legs. #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4under head restra int
1 between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
atel yand adjus tall head restra int sc orrectly.
0073 The ba
ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres toftherear seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction .Wher epossible, adjus tthe seat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
The seat belt sonthefollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit hachild seat saf etyf eature:
R Co-driver's seat
R Rear seats
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thec o-driver's seat 38
Occupant saf ety

and
rear seat sdonotslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured (/ page36). #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
re ar seat. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let.
Note sonr earward-facin gand forw ard-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thec o-d rive rs eat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using achild restra int sy stem while the
co-driver airba gisenabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat and the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pis
off, thec o-driver airbag can deplo yinthe
eve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thec o-driver airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ENABLE DAIRBAG
in front of it, DE ATHorS ERIOU SINJU RYto
th eC HILD ma yoccur. Obser
vethes pecific instruction sfor ther ear‐
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facin gchild restra int
sy stems (/ page39).
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thec o-driver airbag
on theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp:
R When usin garearward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thec o-driver seat, thec o-driver
airbag mus talway sbed isabled. It is only
deactivated if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuously
(/ page31).
R Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he co-driver airbag is enabled.
The co-driver airbag ma ydeplo yduring an
accident. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on thec o-d rive rs eat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat, alw ayso bser vethef ol‐
lowing:
0073 Obser
vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems on the
co-driver sea t(/pa ge39).
0073 Obse
rvet he child restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation and operatin ginstruc‐
tions.
0073 When using
aforwa rd-facin gchild restra int
sy stem in categor yI:removetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
ately and adjus tall head restra int sc orrectl y.
0073 The backres
toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Ne
verp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
The seat belt on thec o-driver side is equipped
wit has pecial seat belt retractor.
Whe nenabled ,the special seat belt retractor
ensures that thes eat belt does no tslac keno nce
th ec hild seat is secured (/ page36). #
Setthe co-driver seat as farb ackasp ossible
and mo vethes eat int othe highes tposition
possible. #
Setthe seat backres ttothe mos tvertical
position possible. #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat. Occupant saf
ety39

If someone becomes trapped,
take thef ollow‐
ing actions:
R press the0042 button on thek eyor
R pull thee xterio rdoor handle or
R press thea ppropriat esliding door button
in thec enter console or
R press theb utton on thed oor sill or
R pull ther ockers witc hont he door handle &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage
(/ page50).
% Please no
tethat thes liding door cann otbe
opened from thei nside when thec hild-p roof
loc kisa ctivated. Youc an on lyopen thes lid‐
ing door from thei nside if thec hild saf ety
loc kshave notb eena ctivated. Further infor‐
mation on this can be found in the" Occupant
saf ety" (/ page40)and "Openin gand clos‐
ing "(/pag e48) sections.
Yo ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside.
Yo uc an open and close thes liding door with
th ese cont rols:
R Slidin gdoor buttons on thec enter console
R Sliding door button on thed oor sill (B-pillar)
R Door handle (inside or outside)
R Key
The sliding door is equipped wit hautomatic
bloc kage detection wi threve rsing function .Ifa
solid object bloc ksorrestricts thes liding door during
thea utomatic closing process, thes liding
door opens again automaticall y.Ifth es liding
door is obstructed during theo pening procedure,
it mo vesb ackaf ewcentim eter sint he opposite
direction and stops.
The automatic bloc kage detection wi threve rsing
function is onl yanaid. It is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness when closin gthe electrical
sliding door.
If an obs tacle is de tected, thed ispla yshows the
Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Obstruction
Detected message, fore xamp le, and five warning
to nes sound.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat in suc hcircum stances, the
bloc kage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening and closin
gthe electrical sliding
doo rfromt he inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. 48
Opening and closing

Opening
1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside
3 Rocker switch
4 Locking knob
5 Sliding door button in thed oor sill
Yo uc an on lyopen asliding door wit hsliding door
button 5inthed oor sill or wit hrockers witch
3 onthed oor handle if thec hild-p roof loc khas
no tb een activated.
The sliding door is equipped wit hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages thed oor at thee nd stop
when opened. #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3.
If th ed oor is loc ked, locking knob 4pops
up. The sliding door unloc ks,a utomatic oper‐
ation is star teda nd thes liding door opens. If
yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during theo pening procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console flashes fort he
duration of automatic operation.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console is lit whene ver
th ea ppropriat esliding door is open. Depend‐
ing on thev ehicle equipment, thed ispla ycan
also sho wthe Sliding Door Open message.
Closing #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypush rocker switch 3forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes.
If yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during thec losing procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console goes out when‐
eve rthe cor responding sliding door is closed.
Inter rupting automatic operation #
Press cor responding sliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console again.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill
again.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key %
If
th ev ehicle is equipped wit htwo sliding
doors, the0042 button on thek eycan on ly
be used toopen or close one of thet wo slid‐
ing door s(/pag e50). #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 button on
th ek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. Opening and closing
49

Re
placing light bulbs in the side additional
indicators
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R Youw ill nee daWY5Wb ulb. #
Push additional indicator 1forw ards and
swivel it out. #
Push theb ulb rear wa rds. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise toscr ew it in. #
Align additional indicator 1atthef ront and
engag eit. Re
placing rear bulbs Overvie
wofrear compa rtment lam ptypes 1
Third brak elight :LED
2 Additional tur nsignal lam pontheroof:
P21W
3 Rear fogl am p(driver's side): P21W
4 Backupl amp: P21W
5 Brak elight, tail light/s tanding la mps/turn
signal light :P21Wside markerligh t:LED Re
placing light sou rces in thet ail lamp
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R Standar dtaillamp: your equir eaP21W
light source.
R LED tail lamp: your equir eaW16Wl ight
source.
R Ad
ditional tur nsignal lam ponthe roof:
yo ur equir eaP21Wl ight source.
Re moving the tail lamp
* NO
TEDama getothep aintwor kduring
ta il lam premo val The paintwor
kmaybe damaged when thet ail
lamps ar eremo ved. The tail lam pmay,for
ex ample, scratc hthe paintwor kwhen it is
re mo ved. #
Remo vethet ail lamps carefull y. #
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends havin gthe
ta il lam plight sources replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Please no
tethat youc an chang ethe bulb of the
backing up light onl yinthe case of an LED tail
lamp. #
Open thet ailgate/rear-en ddoor.
% Yo
uw illfind ascrew driver in thev ehicle tool
kit (/ page201). #
Unscr ewtwos ides cre ws 1. #
Push tail lamp 2outwards agains tbolts 3
as farasitw illg o. #
Press tail lamp 2offo utwards and away
from bolts 3. Light and vision
83

#
Mak esuret hat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance
from thea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Ad
justin gthe center air vents #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 1or2 to
th er ight or lef tasfar as it will go.
Ad justin gthe air flowd irection: #
Hold thec enter air vent by controller 1or
2 and mo veit up or down. #
Usin gadjustment wheel 3or4,m ovethe
center ai rvent tothel eftorr ight.
Ad justin gthe side air vents: #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 2clockwise
or coun ter-clockwise as farasitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold side air
ve nt 1 bycontroller 2and mo veit up or
down or tothel eftorr ight. Opening/closing
ther ear air vents: 1
Adjustment whee lfor verticall yadjustin gand
re gulating air flow
2 Adjustment whee lfor horizontally adjusting
air flow
The rear air vents can be adjus tedo nlyonv ehi‐
cles wit harear air conditioning sy stem.
Ve hicles wit harear air conditioning sy stem: in
heating mode, thea ir in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is automaticall ydistributed in thef oot‐
we lls and roof area once thec oolant has reached
th er equired temp erature. In cooling mode, the
air is distributed in thef ootwells and roof area of
th eh otvehicle in thei nitial phase, and subse‐
qu ently onlyint heroof area. #
Toopen: turna djustment wheel 1ofthe
re ar air vent tothec enter position. #
Toclose: turna djustment wheel 1tothe
upper or lo werend position. 96
Climat econtrol

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate orther ear-end door is open when the
engine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is
in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgat eortherear-end
door. #
Neverd rive thev ehicle when thet ail‐
ga te or rear-en ddoor is open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly positioned load
The center of gr avity of thel oad can be too
high and/or toof ar towa rdst he rear.
This can significantl yimp air handlin gaswell
as steering and braking characteristics. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec enter of
gr av ity of thel oad is between thea xles
and as lo waspossible near ther ear
axle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding thep ermissible wheel/axle
loads or theg ross vehicle weight
The driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired. Over‐
loaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas ac on‐
sequence. #
When transpo rting aload, alw ays
obser vethep ermissible wheel loads,
axle loads and them aximum permissi‐
ble gross mass fort he vehicle (including
occupants). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. If
yo ua reusin gar oof luggag erack, please no te
th em aximum roof load and them aximum load
capacity of ther oof luggag erack( / pag e234).
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenl yamong them. 16 6
Transporting

Floo
ranchorag e(example: secured tie-down eye)
Installing #
Remo vethec argo compartmen tpartition if
necessar y. #
Clip thel oad pr otection ne tint ou pper retain‐
ers 1in suc hawaythat tensioning stra ps
3 face ther ear of thev ehicle. #
Install tie-down eyes 5 intot he guide rails
close tother ear seat legs (/ page171).
Po sition them at leas t2in(5cm) fromthe
seat legs toallo wsubse quent mo vement of
th er ear seat. #
Chec kthat tie-down eyes 5 ares eated cor‐
re ctly.
Ti e-down eyes 5 should no tmove. #
Pull tensioning stra ps 3 ofthel oad pr otec‐
tion ne ttightly. #
Clip hooks 4ontensioning stra ps 3 into
tie-down eyes 5. #
Foldtensioning element 2up. #
Pull thel oose end of tensioning stra ps 3
down in thed irection of thea rrow until ten‐
sioning stra ps 3 aret ight. #
Foldtensioning element 2down toachie ve
th ef ina ltension on thes traps. #
If necessar y,ins tallth ec argo compartment
partition . #
Aftert rave ling ashor tdista nce, checkt hat
th el oad pr otection ne tistaut, and retighten
it if necessa ry.
Re moving #
Remo vethec argo compartmen tpartition if
necessar y. #
Foldtensioning element 2up.
Te nsioning stra ps 3 ares lack. #
Unc lip hooks 4oftensioning stra ps 3 from
tie-down eyes 5 attheb otto m. #
Unclip thel oad pr otection ne tfromu pper
re tainers 1. #
When requ ired, remo vetie-down eyes 5
(/ page171). #
If necessa ry,ins tallth ec argo compartment
partition . #
Roll up thel oad pr otection ne tand fast en it,
st ill rolled up, using theV elcr ofasteners.
Ad justin gthe fron tseatw itht he load pr otec‐
tion ne tinstalled #
Foldtensioning element 2onstra ps 3
upwards.
The load pr otection ne tslac kens. #
Correctl yadjus tthe front seat. #
Re-tension thel oad pr otection net. Car
rier sy stems Note
sonc arrier sy stems &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding them aximum roof load
The vehicle center of gr avity and theu sual
driving characteristic saswell asthes teering
and braking characteristic salter.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as steering and
braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uc an find information on them aximum roof
load under "Cargo tie-down points and car rier
sy stems" (/ page234).
* NO
TEDama gedue toexc eeding the
maximu mpermissible roof load If
th ew eight of ther oof luggage, including the
ro of luggag erack, exc eeds them aximum per‐
missible roof load, this can cause damag eto
th ev ehicle. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissi‐
ble roof load. Tr
ansporting 17 3

#
Arrang et he supporting feet of ther oof
luggag erackatane vend ista nc ef rom
eac hother. #
Installth eb asic car rier bar sfor rail in
front of and behin dthe mid-section sup‐
port. *
NO
TEDama getothet hreadedh oles of
th er oof luggag erackd uetoan exces‐
sively hig htigh tening torque An
exc essively high tightening torque or an
insu fficien tscrew -in de pthc an cause damage
to thet hread of ther oof luggag erack' sthrea‐
ded holes. #
Tighten thes crew stoam aximum tor‐
qu eo f7.4 lb-f t(10 Nm). #
Compl ywitht he minimum scr ewpene‐
tration of four revo lution sinthethre ad.
Use roof and rear luggag eracks that ha ve
been appr ovedorr ecommended for
Mercedes-Benz. These help topreve ntvehicle
damage. Yo
uc an ins tallar oof luggag erackont heroof
and, fore xamp le,arear bicycle rack on thet ail‐
ga te.
Ins tallth ec over caps of thes ecuring thre ad af ter
re moving ther oof luggag erack.
If yo uh ave installed arear luggag erackont he
ta ilgate, thea dditional weight restricts thea ssis‐
ta nce of fere dbyt he pneumatic springs when you
open thet ailgate. Youw illthen need mor eforce
to open thet ailgate. Atlowo utsid etemperatures
belo wfreezing point, yous houl dprovide addi‐
tio nalsuppor tfor thet ailgat eafter opening it in
order topreve nt it from lo wering unintentionally. 174
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