tow MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 User Guide

The
rollbars arelocated inthe rear area ofthe
vehicle underthetwo outer rearcompart ment
trim covers.
They exten difsystems detectthatthevehicle
is in danger ofrollover. Thetwo outer rear
compart menttrimcovers areopened andthe
roll bars areexten dedwithin fractions ofa
second.
Once therollbars areexten ded,youcan no
longer lowerthem. Anopen roofcannolonger
be closed. Inthis case, visitthenearest quali-
fied specialist workshop. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deployed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deployed airbag replaced ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNIN
G
A deployed airbag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cann otprovide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident .There isan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaqualified spe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeployed
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deployed airbags replaced anddefect iveair
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe air
bags continue toperform theirprotec tive
funct ionforthe vehicle occupant sin the event
of acrash. G
WARNIN
G
Emergen cyTensionin gDevices thathave
deployed pyrotechn icallyarenolonger
operational andareunable toperform their
inten dedprotec tivefunct ion.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Have pyrotechn icallytriggered Emergency
Tensionin gDevices replaced immediately at
a qualified specialist workshop.
An electric motorisused byPRE-S AFE®
to
trigger thetighten ingofthe seat beltinhaz-
ardous situations. Thisprocedure isreversible.
If Emergen cyTensionin gDevices aretriggered
or air bags aredeployed, youwillhear abang,
and some powder mayalsobereleased. The
0075 restraintsystem warning lamplights up.
Only inrare cases willthebang affect your
hearing. Thepowder thatisreleased generally
does notconst ituteahealth hazard, butitmay
cause short-termbreathing difficulties inpeo-
ple with asthma orother respiratory problems.
Provided itis safe todo so, you should leave
the vehicle immediately oropen thewindow in
order toprevent breathing difficulties.
Air bags andpyrotechn icEmergen cyTension-
ing Devices (ETDs)cont ainperchlorate mate-
rial, which mayrequire specialhandling and
regard forthe environ ment.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/index.cfm.
Method ofoperat ion During
thefirst stage ofacollision, the
restr aintsystem controlunit evaluates impor-
tant physical datarelating tovehicle decelera-
tion oracceleration ,such as:
R duration
R direction
R inten sity
Based onthe evaluation ofthis data, the
restr aintsystem controlunit triggers theEmer-
gency Tensionin gDevices duringahead-on or
rear-en dcollision. Occupant
safety
53Safety Z

ensures
thattheseat beltcann otslacken once
the child seatissecured.
Inst alling achild restraintsystem:
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Pull theseat beltsmoot hlyout ofthe seat
belt guide.
X En gage seatbelttongue inbelt buckle.
Act ivating thespecial seatbeltretractor :
X Pull theseat beltoutfully andletthe inert ia
reel retract itagain.
While theseat beltisretr actin g,you should
hear aratc hetin gsound. Thespecial seat
belt retractor isenabled.
X Push thechild restraintsystem downsothat
the seat beltistight anddoes notloosen.
Removing thechild restraintsystem anddeac-
tivat ingthe special seatbeltretractor :
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Press therelease buttonofthe seat belt
buckle androute theseat belttongue back
towards theseat beltguide.
The special seatbeltretractor isdeactiva-
ted. Child
restraintsystem
The useofseat belts andchild restraintsys-
tems isrequired bylaw in:
R all 50 stat es
R the U.S.terr itories
R the Dist rictofColumbia
R all Canadian provinces
You canobtain furtherinfor mation aboutthe
corr ectchild restraintsystem fromanyauthor-
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyon asuitable seat,itcann otpro-
tec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen be
restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orsudden changes ofdirect ion.
There isan incr eased riskofinjury, possibly
even fatal. Make
surethatyouobserve thechild
restr aintsystem manufact urer'sinstallation
inst ruct ions andthenoteson use. Please
ensure, thatthebase ofthe child restraint
system isalway srestin gcomplet elyonthe
seat cushion. Neverplaceobjects,e.g. cush-
ions, under orbehind thechild restraintsys-
tem. Onlyusechild restraintsystems with
the original coverdesigned forthem. Only
replace damaged coverswith genuine cov-
ers. G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyor isnot secured, itcan come
loose inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orasudden changeindirect ion.The
child restraintsystem couldbethro wn
about, strikingvehicle occupant s.There is
an incr eased riskofinjury, possibly even
fatal.
Always installchild restraintsystems prop-
erly, even ifthey arenot being used.Make
sure thatyouobserve thechild restraintsys-
tem manufact urer'sinstallation instruct ions.
Furt herinfor mation onstowing objects,lug-
gage andloads securely canbefound under
“St owing options/stowage compart ments”
(Y page 252). G
WARN
ING
Child restraintsystems ortheir securing sys-
tems which havebeen damaged orsubjec-
ted toaload inan acciden tcan nolonger
protec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen
be restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,
heavy braking orsudden changes ofdirec-
tion .There isan incr eased riskofinjury,
possibly evenfatal.
Replace childrestraintsystems whichhave
been damaged orsubject edtoaload inan
acciden tas soon aspossible. Havethe
securing systemsonthe child restraintsys-
tem check edataqualified specialist work-
shop, before youinstallachild restraintsys-
tem again. 58
Children
inthevehicleSafet y

the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 321 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 293 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 239 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 209 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 133) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 132 ). 66
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

X
To arm: lock the vehiclewi th the Sma rtKey
or KEYL ESS-GO .
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe s.The alarm system
is arm edafte rap pro xima tely15 seco nds.
X To switchoff :unl ock thevehiclewi th the
Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
A vis ualand audible alarm istrig geredifthe
al arm system isarm edand youop en:
R ado or
R the vehiclewi th the mech anical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
R the glove comp artment
R the stow agespa ceund erthe arm rest
R astow agecomp artmentinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artment
X To
sto pthe alarm with the SmartK ey:
pre ssthe 0036 or0037 button onthe
Sma rtKey .
The alarm isstop ped.
or X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
The alarm isstop ped.
X To
sto pthe alarm using KEYLES S-GO :
gra spthe outsid edo or handl e.The Sma rt-
Key mustbe outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Pre ssthe Start/ Stopbutton onthe dash-
bo ard .The Sma rtKey mustbe inside the
veh icle.
The alarm isstop ped.
The alarm isnot stop ped, eve nif yo uclo sethe
op en door tha ttrig geredit,for exa mpl e.
If the alarm stayson for more than
30 seco nds,the Mer cedesme conne ct
eme rgency callsy stem automa tically send s
a mes sage tothe Custom erCe nter.
Thi sis do ne either bytext message ordata
conne ction.The eme rgency callsy stem
send sthe mes sage ordata pro vided tha t:
R youha ve subsc ribed toMer cedesme
conne ct
R the Mer cedesme conne ctser vice has
be en acti vate dpro perly
R the nece ssarymob ile pho nenetw orkis
ava ilab le Pro
tectionagai nstthef t
73Safe ty Z

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Opens/c losesthetrunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the glove compartmen t
R the stowage compartmen tunder thearm-
rest
R the stowage compartmen tin the rear
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 203).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 202). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 128). 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlynee dcar ry
th eSm artKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sof KE YLE SS-GO with those ofacon -
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kth eveh icle by
usin gKE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce, and lockit
usin gth e0037 buttonontheSm artKey.
The driver'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth e
han dleisused, mustbothbe closed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idetheveh icle.When
loc kin gor unlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,th e
dist ancebet ween thekey and thecor respon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
A che ckwhic hperio dicall yest ablishe sa radio
con nectionbet ween theveh icle and the
Sm artKey determ ineswhet heravalid Smart-
Key isin theveh icle.This occurs, forexam ple:
R when start ing theeng ine
R while driving
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theext ern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thevehicl e:touch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock thevehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsen sor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationon thecon venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 89). Deact
ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSm artKey foran
ext end edperio dof tim e,you can deac tivate
th eKE YLE SS-GO function ofthekey. The
Sm artKey willthen use verylitt lepower ,
th ereb ycon servingbatt erypower .For thepur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e0037 buttonon
th eSm artKey twicein rapid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 77)of the
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany buttonontheSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign itio nloc k.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thesett ings ofthelocking
syst em
You canchan getheset tings oftheloc kin g
syst em. This mean sonl yth edriv er'sdoor ,th e
lock able stowage compartmen tsintheveh icle
int erio rand thefuel filler flapareunlo cked
when theveh icle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thesett ing: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond sunt ilth ebatt ery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 77)flash estwic e.
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emischan ged
with inthesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey now function sas follo ws:
X To unlock :pres sth e0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sth e0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sth e0037 button. Sm
artKey
75Openingand closing Z

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swil lnot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dor ifthe side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 72). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passe ngerdoor isclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partments, suchasthe glove box.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock statusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbe fullyunlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 80
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng

Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydraul icsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpect edlyandmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstren gth.Youorothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Only have thesoft topclosed manually ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Never
siton the rear compartmen ttrim or
stow heavy objectsthere. Youwillotherwise
damage theroof andrear compartmen ttrim
of the vehicle. 90
RoofOpening
andclosing

!
Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamage difwater
enters thevehicle interior.
! When
opening andclosing theroof, make
sure that:
R there issufficient clearance, asthe roof
swings upwards.
R there issufficient clearance behindthe
vehicle, asthe trunk lidswings backwards
beyond thebumper.
R the trunk isonly loade dto below the
trunk partition.
R the trunk partition isnot pushed upbythe
load.
R the trunk partition isclosed.
R the trunk lidisclosed.
R the outside temperature isabove 5‡
(00F815 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 330).
Make surethattheroof andrear window are
clean anddrybefore opening theroof. Other-
wise, water ordirt could enterthevehicle inte-
rior ortrunk. Opening
andclosing using theroof
switch
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample, the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside windows.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving component s.Ifsomeone becomes
trapped, releasethebutton.
For safety reasons, youcan only open orclose
the roof when thevehicle isstationary. !
Operating
theroof while pulling awa y:
R Observe thefollowi ngtraffic carefully .
R Do not drive faster than25mph
(40 km/h).
R Avoid abrupt braking andswerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate theroof when cornering,
driving onuneven surfaces orduring strong
winds. Thevehicle mayotherwise bedam-
aged.
i If
the traffic conditions meanthatyouhave
to drive offwhile opening/closing theroof,
the procedure whichwasstarted whilesta-
tionary canbecont inued atspeeds ofup to
approximately 25mph (40km/h).
Opening andclosing X
Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 81).
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,the trunk
partition closesautomaticall y.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open: pullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayin the trunk.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds.
All ofthe side windows open.
X To clos e:press andhold soft-t opswitch 0043
until thesoft topisfully closed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds. Roof
91Opening andclosing Z

seat
beltguide .This makes iteasier tomove
the seats forward.
Before youdrive off,theseat beltmust be
inserted intotheseat beltguide .
Observe thesafety guidelinesforseat belts
(Y page 42).
X To remove: openupmagnetic head0044and
fold thetabupinthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Take theseat beltoutofseat beltguide 0043.
X To insert: foldthetabupinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Insert theseat beltback intotheseat belt
guide andfold thetabback down. Adjusting
thehead restra ints G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the followi ngwhile driving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine.
X To adju stthe head restra intheight: slide
the switch forthe head restraint adjust-
ment 0043upordown inthe direction ofthe
arrow. Moving
theseats forward/back G
WARNING
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat.
! Make
surethatthere arenocont ainers in
the cup holder andnoobjects inthe foot-
well orbehind theseats when adjusting the
seats. Otherwise, youcould damage the
seats andtheobjects. You
canmove theseat forwards inorder to
gain better access tothe rear compartment ,
e.g. toreach thestowage compartment inthe
rear passenger compartment .
X Remove theseat beltfrom theseat belt
guide (Ypage 99).
X To move theseat forwards: press0064on
switch 0043.
The seat moves automaticall yto the fore-
most position.
X To move theseat backwards: press0063
on switch 0043.
The seat moves backtothe previous posi-
tion.
X To stop seatmovement: press0064or
0063 inthe opposite direction. Adjusting
themulticontour seat
You canadjust themulticontour seatusing
COMAND (seeDigital Operator's Manual). Adjusting
theactive multicontour
seat
The active multicontour seatcanbeadjusted
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). Adjusting
the4-way lumbar support
You canadjust the4-way lumbarsupport
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). 100
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors