ECU MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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When driving onunpavedr oads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dp lants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er ei sd amag e,con sult aqualif ied
spec ialistworks hop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle In
thef ollo wing situations, inpar ticular ,ther e
is ar isk ofdama getothev ehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedr oad
R The vehicle isdriven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe ed bump orpot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc hasthis, theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scom pon ents,wheels or
tir es coul dbedamag edwithout thed amag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis wa
yc an une xpec tedly failor ,int he case of
an accident, maynotabsorb thel oads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eu nderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchaslea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eifthe yc ome intoc ont act with hot
par tson thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repair ed
immediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyi simp aired while con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediat elyi na ccor dance
wit hthe traf ficc ondi tions ,and cont act
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forw irel es sv ehi‐
cle com ponent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withP art1 5o fthe FCC Rules. Opera tionis subje
ctto thef ollo wing twoc ondition s:1) These
de vice smaynotc ause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smusta ccep ta ny interfere nce
re cei ved, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan geso rm odif ications
no te xpr essly approve dbythe par tyresponsible
fo rc om pliance could void theu ser's author ityto
oper atet he equipment."
Canada: "Thewireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plyw ithI ndus tryC anada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationiss ubj ect tothef ol‐
lo wing twoc ondition s:(1) These device smay
no tc ause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc epta ny interfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationofthe
de vice."
US A:"W ireless chargin gsystemf ormobile devi‐
ces (Model: D-WMI20 15A): this de vice complies
wit hP art1 8o fthe FCC Rules."
The name andaddr essofther esponsibl eparty
is:
Continent alAu tomo tiveS ystems USInc.
24 00 Executiv eHillsD rive
Au bur nH ills, MI483 26-298 0 Gener
alno tes 25

Uni
tedS tateso fAme rica Diagn
ostics connect ion
The diagn ostic sc onnec tioniso nly inte nde dfor
th ec onnect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oc on‐
necting device stot he diagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uc onnec tequipme nttoad iagn ostic s
con nectionint he vehicle, itma yaffect the
oper ation ofvehicle systems.
As aresult, theo per ating safetyo fthe vehi‐
cle could beaffect ed. #
Onlyconnect thev ehicle diagnos tics
conn ection todevices whichhaveb een
te sted withregardt ot heir useand are
consider edsafe. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. *
NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging from using
de vice sconne cted tothed iagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthed iagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains theb attery. #
Chec kthe charge leve lo fthe batt ery. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow ,charg ethe
batt ery, e.g. bydriving aconsider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothed iagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,fore xamp le.This maylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ iremen tsof
th en exte missions inspectionduring them ain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis tworks hop
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Ithas then eces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionstoc or‐
re ctly carryout thew orkr equir ed on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks. 26
Gener alno tes

98
Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Re
por ting safetyd efects
US Ao nly:
The follo wing text ispu blished asrequ ired of
manuf acturersu nder Title 49, Code ofU.S. Fed‐
er al Re gulations, Part57 5p ursua nttothe
"N atio nalTraf fica nd Mo torV ehicle SafetyA ctof
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle hasadefect
whic hcould cause acrash orcould cause injury
or deat h,yous hould imm ediat elyi nfor mt he
Na tional HighwayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotify ing Mer cedes-Be nz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SArecei vess imilar complaints, itma y
open aninve stigation ,and ifit finds that as afet y
def ect exists inag roup ofvehicles, itma yorder
ar ecall andremedy campaign. However,NHT SA
canno tbeco me invo lved inindividual problems
be tween you, your dealer ,orM erced es-Ben z
US A,LLC. To
cont actNHT SA,you maycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reea t1-888- 327-4 236
(TT Y:1-800-42 4-9153);g ot oh ttps: //
www .safercar .go v;or writet o:Ad minis trat or ,
NHT SA,400 SeventhS tree t,SW .,Wa shingt on,
DC 20590, USA.
Yo uc an also obtain other information about
mo torv ehicle safetyf rom: http s://
www .saf er car .gov Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
etot he vehicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eisn otcoverede ither bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zimp lied warrant yorbythe
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followt he instructions inthese oper at‐
ing instruction sonp roper oper ation of yo
ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forr escue card
The QRcode issecur edinthef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside ontheB -pillar .Int he eve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQ R
code toquickl yf ind thea ppr opr iater escue card
fo ry our vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informa tiona bout your
ve hicle inac om pact form ,e.g. ther outing ofthe
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttps: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsarei nstalled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese aren eces saryfor thes afe
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyou
when driving (driver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and 28
Generaln otes

dr
iveo rM P3player). Ifth is dat aiss tore di nt he
ve hicle, youc an dele teitat anyt ime. This data
is sen ttot hirdp arties onlyatyour requ est,par‐
ticular lywhen youu seonlines ervic es inacc ord‐
anc ewitht he settings that youh aves elect ed.
Yo uc an stor eo rchang econvenie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionint he vehicle atanyt ime.
Depending onthee quipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R Setting sfor thes eat and steer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R Suspension andclimat econtrol settings
R Cus tomizations suchasinter ior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,you can
conn ectyour smar tphon eoranother mobile end
de vice tothev ehicle. Youc an contro lthis by
means ofthec ontrol element sintegr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofromt hesmar tphone
can beoutput viathem ultimedia system. Cer‐
ta in inf ormatio niss imult aneousl ytransf erredt o
yo ur smar tphon e. De
pen dingo nthe type ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R Gener alvehicle data
R Position data
This allowsyout ou sesele cted apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc hasnavigatio norm usicp lay‐
bac k.Ther eisn ofurther interaction between the
smar tphone andthev ehicle; inpar ticular ,vehi‐
cle dataisn otdirectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat aprocessin goccur sisd eter mined by
th ep rovide rofthe specif icapp used. Whichset‐
ting syou can make,ifan y,depends onthes pe‐
cif icapp andtheo per ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eservices Wi
reless netw orkc onnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawireless networkc onn ec‐
tion, itenables datatob eexchang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkc onnect ionisenabled viathev ehi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitorviacon‐
nect edmob ilee nd device s(e.g .sma rtphones). Onlin
efunc tion scan be used viathew ireless
ne tworkc onnect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bythem an‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eservice softhe manuf acturer,
th ei ndividual functionsaredescr ibedbythe
manuf acturerinas uita ble place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eofthe manuf acturer)along with
th er ele vant data protect ion information .Per‐
sona ldatam aybe used fort he prov ision of
onlin eservice s.Dat aise xchang edvia asecur e
conn ection, e.g.them anuf actur er'sdesignat ed
IT systems. Personal dataisc ollect ed,pro‐
cessed andused viathep rovisi onofser vices
exc lusiv elyo nthe basis ofleg alper missions or
wit hp rior con sent .
The services andfunc tions(some times subject
to afee) can usually beactiv ated ordeactiv ated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dataconn ection. Thisexcludes, inpar‐
tic ular ,leg ally prescr ibed functionsand ser vice s. 30
General notes

Re
stra int system Pr
otection prov ided byther estraint system The
restra int system includes thef ollo wing com‐
ponent s:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystems
The restra int system can help preve ntthev ehi‐
cle occupants from coming intoc ont act with
par tsof thev ehicle interior inthee vent ofan
acciden t.In thee vent ofan acciden t,th e
re stra int system can also reduce thef orces to
whic hthe vehicle occupants ares ubject ed.
As eat belt canonlyprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Dep endingonthe
de tected acci dent situation, Emerg encyTensi on‐
ing Device sand/or airba gssupp lement thep ro‐
te ction offere db yac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device sand/or airba gs
ar en otdeploy ed ineve ryacc iden t. In
order fort he restra int system toprov ide the
int ended leve lo fp rotection, eachvehicle occu‐
pant mustobser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.
R Sitinan almos tupright seat position with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
R Alw ayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available toda yc an com‐
ple tely elim inat ei njur ies and fata lities ineve ry
acc iden tsituatio n.Inpar ticular ,the seat belt
and airbag gener ally do notp rotect agains t
objec tspene trating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also notp ossible tocom plet elyr ule out the
ri sk ofinjur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Re
duce drestraint system protection &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tother estra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ra lter ations have been made.
The restra int system maythen notp rotect
th ev ehicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,for
ex am ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estra int
sy stem. #
Nevertam per withthe wiring orany
electr oniccomponent partsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces sarytom odify thev ehicle toacc om‐
modat eaperson withd isabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erford etails.
US Ao nly: ford etails, contact ourC ustomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-F OR-MER Cedes
(1‑80 0‑367‑63 72). Occ
upant safety 33

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt isno tw ornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform itsintended protect ivef unc tion .
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,fore xamp le,inthe
ev ent ofan acciden torw hen braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat allvehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ares itting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec or‐
re ct driver's seatposition and adjus ting thes eat
(/ page96).
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide thei ntended leve lo fp rotection, eachvehi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethef ollo wing infor‐
mation:
R The seat beltmustnotbe twis teda nd mus t
fi tt ightly and snuglya cross theb ody . R
The seat beltmustberout edacr oss thec en‐
te ro fthe shoulder andaslowd owna cross
th eh ips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionofthes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour necknorbe routed und er
yo ur armo rbehin dyour back.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat .
R Push thel ap belt down asfara sp ossi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hthe shoul‐
der section oftheb elt. Neverrout ethe lap
belt across your abdom en.
Pr egn ant women mustalsot akep articular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eorfragile objec ts.
R Onlyone per son should useeachseat belt at
an yo ne time. Nevera llow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitting onthel ap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects withas eatbelt ifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwayso bser vethe
ins truct ions forl oa ding thev ehicle when secur
ingobject s,lugg ageo rloads
(/ page125).
Also ensur ethat noobject s,e.g. acushion ,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts onthef ollo wing seats aree quip‐
ped withas pecialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateo rdeacti vate thes pecial seatbelt
re tract or(/ page 55).
If ch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle, besur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand safetyn otes on
"Childr eninthev ehicle" (/page50). 36
Occupant safety

Limita
tionsofthep rotection prov ided bythe
seat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
The seatbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lo fp rotection ifyo uh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoa nalmos tvertical position.
When braking orinthee vent ofan acci dent,
yo uc ouldslide underne atht he seat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinjur ies, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybef oreb egin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position andthat
th es houlder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int systems aren otused
fo rp ersons withas mallerbuild
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)tallcan notw ear
th es eat belt correctly without asuitable
additional restra int system.
If th es eat belt isno tw ornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform itsintended protect ivef unc tion .
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,fore xamp le,inthe
ev ent ofan acciden torw hen braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw ayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallinas uitable restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckleorseat belt
anc horage
Objec tsnext to thef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat beltbuckleorthem oving seat belt
anc horageo nthe front seat impair thef unc ‐
tion oftheE mer gency Tensi oni ng Device s. The
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device scan,
th en, notfunc tion asintended andthes eat
belt cannolong erprov ide thei ntended pro‐
te ction. #
Befores tarting thej our ney,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objec tsaround the
seat beltbuckleorbetween thef ront
seat anddoor . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The seat beltisdamag ed,has been modi‐
fi ed, isex treme lydirty, bleac hedordyed
R The seat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Modif ication shaveb een made tothe
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device ,sea tb elt
anc horageo rseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain no n-visi ble damag ein
an acc iden t,e.g .due toglass splin ters. Occupant
safety 37

The
status ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yeda fter thes elf-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO Nlight supfor
60 seco nds, subseq uentlybo th indic ator
lam psareo ff(PAS SENGER AIRB AG ON and
OF F): thef ront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO FFlight supc ontin u‐
ousl y:thef ront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notb ed eplo yedi nt he
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO Nindicat orlam pis
of f,on lytheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pshows thes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pm aybe litcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimultaneousl y,thef ront passeng erseat
ma ynotbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
ac hild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tp asse nger fron ta ir‐
bag shut offc hec keda nd repair edimmediat elyat
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. St
atus displa y
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes ta‐
tus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rt he cur rent situa tion.
Af teri ns talling arear ward-faci ng child
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFmus tbelitcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit. NEVER
usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
Depending onthec hild restra int system and the
st atur eofthe child, theP ASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm aybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth er ear ward-facin gchild
re stra int system onasuitable rear seat .
Af teri ns talling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthec hild restra int system
and thes tatur eo fthe child, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybelitcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information. 46
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect pos itioning ofthef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo us ecureac hildinaf orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng erseat
and youp ositiont he front passeng erseat too
clos etot he coc kpit, inthee vent ofan acci ‐
de nt, thec hild could :
R Come intoc ontact with thev ehicle inte‐
ri or ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pislit,f or exam ple.
R Bestru ck bythea irbag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysm ove thef ront passeng erseat
as farb acka spossi bleand fully retract
th es eat cushion lengthadjus tmen t.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthe vehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide onthec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th ev ehicle beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y, adjus
tthe seat beltoutle tand thef ront
passeng erseat accor dingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufactur er'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
If ap erson issitting onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFma ybelitcon ‐
tin uousl yorbeo ff,d epen dingo nthe per son's
st atur e.
Ap erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information:
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult orap erson withas tatur ec orrespond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,the PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pm ustb eo ff.T his
ind icat esthat thef ront passeng erfront air‐
bag isenabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislitcon tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit hab uildcorresponding tothat ofan adult shoul
dnotuse thef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should usearear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. at eenag eror
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam peither light supc ontin uousl y
or remains off,depe nding onther esult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam piso ff:m ove thef ront passeng er
seat asfarb acka spossi bleorthep erson
of smaller statur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam pislitcont inuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam premain slitaf te rt he system self-t est,
th ef ront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
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uw illne ed toper form certain settings your‐
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Ifth es eat belt pre-t ension ingisno treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tb acks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptivem easur estoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthef ollo wing
measur esindependentl yofeacho ther :
R Tight ening thes eat belts onthed rive r's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Vehicl eswith electricrear seats: tighten
th es eat belts ontheo uter rear seat s.
R Incr easin gbrake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is statio nary.This brak ea pplication iscan‐
celed automaticall ywhen thev ehicle pulls
aw ay. If
an accident didnoto ccur ,the pre-em ptive
measur esthat we retake na rereve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat eanyaction inthef ol‐
lo wing situations:
R when backing up
The system will notinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R whils tdrivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist Saf
elyt ransp orting childr eninthev ehic le Alw
ayso bser vewhen childr enaret rave ling
in thev ehic le %
Alsostrictl yobserve thes afet yn otes fort he
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yy ou can recog‐
nize potentia lrisk sa nd avo iddang ersi fc hil‐
dr en aret rave ling inthev ehicle
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dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingtos ecur eac hildin
th ec hild restra int system mayhave serious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysb ed iligent insecur ingachild
car efull ybefor ee very jou rney .
To improve protect ion forc hildr enyoung erthan
12 yearso ldor unde r5ft(1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzrecom mends youo bse rvet he
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayss ecur ethe child inac hild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mer cedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbea ppr opr i‐
at et ot he age, we ight andsize ofthec hild.
R The vehicle seatmustbes uitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticss howt hat childr ensecur ed
on ther ear seats areg ene rallys afer than chil‐
dr en secur edon thef ront seats. Forthis reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zstrong lyadvis esthat youi nstall
ac hild restra int system onarear seat. Occupan
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