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

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
ag lanc e... ........... ....... ...............................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica tora nd warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlp anel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatadjus tment .......14
Con trol setting sint he rear passe nger
com partment ................ ................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOperato r'sM anua l......................... 20
Callin gupthe Digit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ion ofthee nvironmen t...... ................2 1
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts. ..... ... .............2 1
Oper ator's Manual ...... ..................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety. .......................................... 24
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forw ireless
ve hicle component s...... ...............................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistworks hop ....................... 26
Cor rect useo fthe vehicle ............................. 27
No tesf or per sons withe lectr onic medi‐
cal aids..... ..... ................................... ............ 27
Pr oblems withyour vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tings afet yd efec ts ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y..........................................2 8
QR cod efor rescue card...... ............ .............2 8
Dat astorage .................................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
Sea tbelts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 35
Airb ags.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 40
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elyt ranspor tingchildr eninthev ehi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teso np etsi nt he vehicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 64
Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73 Sid
ew indo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 83
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 1
Anti-t heftprotection .....................................9 2 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 96
No teso nthe cor rect driver's seatposi‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......96
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....96
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 117
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e......................... 118
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion .................. 120
Memor yfunct ioninther ear passeng er
com partment .............................................. 121
St ow agea reas ............................................ 125
Cup holder.................................................. 135
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 38
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 140
Re frig er ator box...... ...... .............................. 143
Wi reless chargin go fthe mobile phone
and connect ionwiththe exterior ant enna ..145
Ins talling andremo ving thef loor mats ........ 147
Ins talling/ remo ving thep enn ant staf f. .......1 48 2
Contents

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 150
Ext eriorl ighti ng ............ ............ ..................150
Int erior lighting ........ ......................... .......... 155
Wi ndsh ield wipe ra nd windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 157
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 160
Oper ating thes un visor s...... ....................... 162
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 163
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 163 Clim
atec ontr ol......................................... 16 4
Ov ervie wo fclimat econt rols ystems ..........1 64
Oper ating thec limat econtrol system ......... 165 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 172
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........172
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...... ..................... 183
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 184
Fu nctio nof4MA TIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........188
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 189
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............2 00
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 62 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................263
Ins trument Displayove rview. .....................2 63
Ov ervie wo fthe butt ons onthes teer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 64
Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er.............. 264
Se tting thed esign ...................................... 266
Se tting thea reaf or additional values .........2 66
Ov ervie wo fdisp lays on them ultifunc ‐
tion displa y...... ................................. ..........2 67
Ad jus ting thei nstrument lighting ................2 67
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 268
Head-up Display...... .................................... 274 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 276
No teso no per ating safety. ................ .......... 276
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 277
Using theV oice Contr olSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...278
Esse ntialvoice commands .........................2 79 Multimedi
asystem .................................. 291
Ov ervie wa ndoper ation .................. ............ 291
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 300 Fit
&H ealt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Na vig ation ...................... ............................. 314
Te lephon e................................................... 339
On line andI nter ne tfunctions ..................... 361
Medi a....... ....... ...........................................367
Ra dio .......................................................... 379
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 387
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 89 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................40 7
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla y........4 07
En gine compartment .................................. 408
Cleanin gand car e....................................... 415 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 425
Fla ttire. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 425
Batt ery( vehicle ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 431
To ws tartin go rtow ing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 436
Elec trica lfus es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 442 Con
tents 3

Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................446
No teso nn oise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s..................... .............................. 446
No teso nregular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es .............................. .............................. 446
No teso nsnowc hains ........................ ........ 447
Ti re pressur e..................................... .........4 48
Loadi ngthev ehicle ...... ..................... ......... 454
Ti re labeling ................................................ 459
Def inition ofterm sfor tires and loading .....464
Changing awhee l..... ...... ............................ 467
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ...... .................. 477 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 478
No teso ntechni cal data.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 478
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 478
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview. ...........................4 80
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 482
Ve hicle data...... .......................................... 489 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 492
Displa ymessag es........ .................... ...........4 92 Wa
rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 541 Inde
x......................................................... 556 4
Contents

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
186
2 Comb inationswit ch →
151
3 Instrument Display →
263
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
184
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps →
45
6 Media display →
291
7 Start/ stop butt on →
173
8 Climat econtrol systems →
165
9 Glovebox →
128
A Stow agec om par tment →
127
B Cup holder →
135
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
152
D Extend sthe rear seat head restra int s →
110
E Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC →
237
F Touc hpad →
292
G ActiveP arking Assist →
245
H Setsthev ehicle leve l →
228 I
DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
183
J ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
181
K Control pan elfort he multimedia system →
264
L Adjus tsthes teer ing wheel →
117
Swi tches thes teer ing wheel heateron/ off →
118
M Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom put er →
264
Cr uise control →
211
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C →
214
N Diagno stics con nection →
26
O Open sthe hood →
409
P Electr icpar king brak e →
197
Q Light switch →
150
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis t →
220
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
261
Night View Assi st →
255 At
ag lanc e–C ockpi t 7

*
NO
TEImpairment oftheo per ating effi‐
cie ncy ofther estraint systems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sen sorsfor the
re stra int systems, maybeinstalled inthef ol‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Doo rsills
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terc onsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor yparts suc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotc arry out repair sorw elding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataq ualif iedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop. Yo
uc ouldjeopar dizethe oper ating safetyo fyour
ve hicle ifyo uu separ ts,t ires and wheel sasw ell
as accessor iesreleva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
be en approve dbyM ercedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.theb rake system, maym al‐
func tion.Onlyu seMer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yusetires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Partsa resubject to
st rict qualit ycontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured orselec tedf or
Mer cedes-Ben zvehicles andfine-tu nedfort hem.
Ther efor e, onl yM ercedes- BenzGenuine Parts
should beused.
Mor ethan 300,000 differe nt Mer cedes-Be nz
Ge nui ne Partsa reavailable forM ercedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersm aint ain
as upply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuine Partsf or nec
essar yservice andrepair work.Ina ddition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv eryc ent ersp ro‐
vide forq uic ka nd reliable partsser vice .
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (/page480) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthet ime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar ep ossibl e. No tethat your vehicle maynotbe
eq uipped witha llfe atur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ec ase fors ystems and func tionsrele vant to
saf ety. Ther efor e, thee quipment onyour vehicle
ma ydiffe rf romt hat inthed escr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreement fory our vehicle
cont ains alisto fallof thes ystems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youh avea nyquestion sconcer ning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter. 22
Gener alno tes

#
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

ent
ertainm ent func tions,whic harealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont aind atam emor ies
whic hcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e
te ch nica linf or ma tiona bout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica levents ormalfu nc‐
tio ns.
In gener al,t his information documents thes tate
of ac om pon ent part,am odul e,as ystemo rthe
sur round ingssucha s:
R Operatin gstatus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt erys tatus ,tirep ressur e)
R Status messagescon cerningthe vehicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat er al acc eler ation ,displa yoffas‐
te ned seatbelts)
R Malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e R
System react ionsins pec ialdrivin gsituatio ns
(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nofsta‐
bilit ycontrol systems)
R Ambien tconditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
func tion,this dataassis tsthem anuf actur erin
de tecting andrectify ingmal functi onsand opti‐
mizi ngvehicle functions. Themajority ofthis
dat aist em por arya nd isonl yprocessed inthe
ve hicle itself. Onlyas mall portion ofthed atai s
st or ed inthee vent or fault mem ory.
When your vehicle isser viced, tech nica ldata
fr om thev ehicle canberead out byser vice net‐
wo rkem ployees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
er s) or thirdp arties (e.g. breakdo wnservice s).
Ser vice sinc lude repair services, maintenanc e
pr ocesses ,warrant yc laim sand qualit yassur ‐
anc em easures, fore xamp le.The read out isper‐
fo rm ed via thel eg ally prescr ibed portfor the
diagnos ticsconnection inthev ehicle. The
re spectiv eservice networkl ocations orthird
par ties collec t,pr oces sand use thed ata. The y
documen ttec hni cal status esofthev ehicle, assis
tinf ind ing malf uncti onsandi mp roving
qu alit yand aret rans mit tedt ot he manuf acturer,
if necessar y.Fu rther mor e,them anuf actur eris
subject toproduct liability .For this, them anu‐
fa ctur errequ ires tech nica ldata from vehicles.
Fa ult mem ories inthev ehicle canberese tb ya
ser vice outle tasp arto frepair ormaint enanc e
wo rk.
Dep endingonthes elect edequipment, youc an
im por tdatai ntov ehicle convenie nce and info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyour self.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R Mult imed iadat asucha sm usic ,films orpho‐
to sf or pla ybac kina nintegr ated multim edia
sy stem
R Address book datafor use inconne ctionwith
an integr ated hands -free system oran inte‐
gr ated navig ation system
R Entere dn avigation destinations
R Dat aabout theu seofInt erne ts ervices
This datacan be save dl ocall yint he vehicle orit
is locat edon adevice whic hyou have connect ed
to thev ehicle (e.g.asmar tphone, USBflash Gene
raln otes 29

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

Pr
otection bythea irbags Dep
endingonthea cciden tsituation ,ana irbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection offere db yac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt hecor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yeven
cause further injur ies.
In order toavo idrisk s, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureo fthe follo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctly .Pregna nt
wo men musttak ep articular careto
ensur ethat thel ap belt neverliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tposition and keep
as fara wa ya sp oss ible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollo wing information. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objec tsbetween thea irbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eplo yment
of an airbag, eachvehicle occupant must
obser vethef ollo wing information inpar ticular :
R Befores tartin gy our jour ney,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly;t he driver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo veda sfar back
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwayso bser vethei nfor ma‐
tion onthec orrect driver's seatposition
(/ page 96).
R Only holdthes teer ing wheel bythes teer ing
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres tw hen
th ev ehicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tthe door orside windo w.Youm ay
ot her wise beinthed eplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le. Yo
ur feet ma yother wise beinthed eplo y‐
ment area ofthea irbag.
R Ifch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional notes( /pag e50).
R Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject scorrectl y.
Objects inthev ehicle interior maypreve nt an
ai rba gfromf unc tioning correctly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mustalway sm akes ureo fthe follo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther eareno people, animals orobje cts
be tween thev ehicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther eareno object sbetwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging ontheg rabh andles orcoat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasm obile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,att ached tothev ehicle within the
deplo yment area ofan airbag, e.g.onthe
coc kpit, onthed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide walltrim. 42
Occupant safety

No
teso nthe cor rect driver' ss eat posi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settin gswhile thev ehicle isin
mo tion
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steer ing wheel orthem irro r
while thev ehicle isin mo tion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat beltwhilethe vehi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Befores tarting thee ngine: adjustthe
dr iver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur ethe follo wing when adjustings teer ing
wheel 1,seatbelt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resittin ga sfar aw ay from thed rive r's
airbag aspossible, taking thef ollo wing
points intoc onsider ation .
R Youa resittin gina nu pright position
R Your thighs ares light lysuppor tedb ythe seat
cushion R
Your legs aren otfull yextende dand youc an
depr essthep edals proper ly
R The backofyour head issupp orteda teye
le ve lb yt he cent eroftheh ead restra int
R Youc an hold thes teer ing wheel withyour
ar ms slightly ben t
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y
R Youc an see allthed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clusterc lea rly
R Youh ave agood overvie wo fthe traffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitss nuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthep elvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eate lect rica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es eats area djus tedb ychildr en
Child renc ould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th es eats, particular lywhen unattende d. 96
Seatsand stow ing