lock MERCEDES-BENZ R-CLASS MPV 2008 Owner's Guide

Centre console
31Centre console
Upper section Function Page
1
Controls COMAND APS*
and the audio system – see
the respective operating
instructions
2 Controls Thermatic or
Thermotronic*
161
Switches the rear window
heating on/off
173
3 Switches the right-hand
seat heating* on
/off 87
4 Switches the right-hand
seat ventilation* on
/off 86
5 Switches the auxiliary heat-
ing* on
/off 174
6
Vehicle level control*: rai-
ses/lowers the vehicle
152
7 Automatic transmission
gearshift program selection
button
116
8 59
warning
lamp 50 Function Page
9 Switches the hazard warn-
ing lamps on/off
100
a Anti-theft alarm system
indicator lamp*
63
b Deactivates/activates
Parktronic (PTS)*
155
c Deactivates/activates
ESP
® 61
d Switches the left-hand seat
ventilation* on/off
86
e Switches the left-hand seat
heating* on/off
87
f
Selects ADS* settings 152At a glance
* optional
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Centre console
32 Lower section
Function Page
1 Opens/closes the stowage
compartment
202
2 Opens the stowage tray/
telephone compartment
202
3 Opens the stowage com-
partment
202
4 Opens the additional stow-
age compartment
7 202
Socket
7 206
Opens the ashtray*
8 205
Cigarette lighter*
8 206
5 Opens the cup holder
183
7
Not on vehicles with the smoker's package.*
8 Not on vehicles with a centre console for the 2nd row of seats* and a short wheelbase.* At a glance
* optional
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Overhead control panel
33Overhead control panel
Function Page
1 X
To switch the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 103
2 ¦
To switch the rear
interior lighting on/off 103
3 ¥
To switch the auto-
matic interior lighting con-
trol on/off 103
4 ð
To switch the front
interior lighting on/off 103
5 X
To switch the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 103
6
a
To open/close the
sliding/tilting sunroof* 178
a
To open/close the
panorama sliding sunroof
with roller sunblinds* 181
7 Rear-view mirror
90
8 Transmitter buttons for the
garage door opener*
211 At a glance
* optional
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Door cont
rol panel 34 Door control panel
Function Page
1 Opens the door
71
2 Locks/unlocks the vehicle
75
3 Adjusts the exterior mirrors
90
4 Selects the exterior mirror,
electrically folds the exte-
rior mirrors in/out*
90
5 Opens/closes the side win-
dows
106
6 Override feature for the
rear side windows
57
7
Opens/closes* the hinged
side windows*
107
8
Opens/closes tailgate* 73At a glance
* optional
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Stowage compartments
36 Stowage compartmentsAt a glance
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Stowage compartments
37Function Page
1 Luggage net in the front-
passenger footwell
186
2 Glove compartment
201
3 Door stowage compart-
ment
4 Luggage nets behind the
front-passenger seat
186
5 Door stowage compart-
ment
6
Cup holder*, right 185
7
Stowage compartment*,
right
9 203
8 Luggage net in luggage
compartment
186 Function Page
9 First-aid kit
251
Vehicle tool kit, jack,
TIREFIT kit, emergency
spare wheel*
252
Warning triangle 250
a
Stowage compartment*,
left
9 b
Cup holder*, left 185
c Door stowage compart-
ment
d Luggage nets behind the
driver's seat
186
e Door stowage compart-
ment
f Stowage compartment in
the centre console
202 Function Page
g Additional stowage com-
partment in the centre con-
sole
10 202
Power socket in the centre
console
10 206
Ashtray* in the centre con-
sole
11 205
Cigarette lighter*
11 206
h Cup holder in the centre
console
183
j Stowage compartment
under armrest in the centre
console
202
k Cup holder in the centre
console*
185
l Stowage compartment
under armrest in the centre
console*
203
9
Not for vehicles with rear-compartment air conditioning for the 2nd and 3rd rows of seats*.
10 Not for vehicles with smoker's package.
11 Not for vehicles centre console for 2nd row of seats* and short wheelbase. At a glance
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Stowage compartments
38 Function Page
m Upper stowage compart-
ment
12 203
Lower stowage compart-
ment
10 203
Cup holder*
11 184
Ashtray*
11 205
12 Only on vehicles with Thermatic and without optional equipment (e.g. seat heating for the 2nd row of seats*).
10 Not for vehicles with smoker's package.
11 Not for vehicles centre console for 2nd row of seats* and short wheelbase. At a glance
* optional
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Occupant safety
.................................. 40
Driving safety systems .......................58
Anti-theft systems .............................. 63
Safety
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Occupant safety
40 Occupant safety
Notes on occupant safety
Seat belts, together with belt tensioners, belt
force limiters and airbags, are coordinated
restraint systems. They reduce the risk of
injury in defined accident situations and
thereby increase occupant safety. However,
seat belts and airbags generally do not pro-
tect against objects penetrating the vehicle
from the outside.
To ensure that the restraint systems can
deliver their full potential protection, you
should ensure that:
R the seat and head restraint are adjusted
properly (Y page 77)
R the seat belt has been fastened properly
(Y page 94)
R the airbags can inflate properly if they are
deployed (Y page 43)
R the steering wheel is adjusted properly
(Y page 88)
R the restraint systems have not been modi-
fied
i An airbag increases the protection of
vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt.
However, airbags are only an additional restraint system which complements, but
does not replace, the seat belt. All vehicle
occupants must wear their seat belt cor-
rectly at all times, even if the vehicle is
equipped with airbags. This is because - on
the one hand - airbags are not deployed in
all types of accident, as in some situations
airbag deployment would not increase the
protection afforded to vehicle occupants,
provided they are wearing their seat belt
correctly. On the other hand, airbag deploy-
ment only provides increased protection if
the seat belt is worn correctly because:
R
the seat belt helps to keep the vehicle
occupant in the best position in relation
to the airbag
R for example, in a head-on collision, the
seat belt can more adequately prevent
the occupant from being propelled
towards the force of the impact, and is
thus better suited to prevent injury
Therefore, in accident situations where an
airbag is deployed, it only provides protec-
tion in addition to the seat belt if the seat
belt is being worn correctly. G
Risk of accident and injury
Always have maintenance work carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this
purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on
safety-related systems must be carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. If this
work is not carried out correctly, the oper-
ating safety of your vehicle may be affec-
ted. There is a risk of an accident and injury.
G
Risk of injury
The restraint system may not work as inten-
ded if the following components have been
modified or work on these components has
not been performed correctly:
R restraint system, consisting of the seat
belts and anchorages, belt tensioners,
belt force limiters, airbags
R wiring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags or belt tensioners could then fail,
e.g. in the event of an accident in which the
deceleration force would normally be high
enough to trigger the systems, or they
could be triggered unintentionally. Never Safety
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