key MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

Opera
tion X
To open/close: kickyour footintosensor
detec tionzone0043 below thebumper.
A warning tonewill sound whilethetrun klid
is opening orclosing .
X If
the trunk liddoes notopen aftersev-
eral attempt s:wait atleast tensecon ds
then move yourlegunder thebumper once
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetrun klid does notopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovemen tmore quickly ifthis
occurs .
To stop theopening orclosing procedure, you
have thefollowing options:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper
R Pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe trun k
lid.
R Press theclosing buttononthe trun klid.
R Pull orpress theremot eoperatin gswitch on
the driver's door.
R Press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
If the trun klid closing procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R Move yourfootunder thebumper againand
the trun klid will open.
If the trun klid opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R Move yourfootunder thebumper againand
the trun klid will close. Opening/closing
automat ically from
inside
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe trun klid. In
addition, peoplemaybestan ding inthe clos-
ing area ormay enterthe closing area,e.g.
children ,during theclosing procedure.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicin ityof
the closing areaduring theclosing process .
Release theremot eoperatin gswitch imme-
diately ifsomebody becomestrapped.Tore-
open thetrun klid, pull onthe remot eoper-
ating switch. G
WARN
ING
The trunklid can beautomatic allyopened or
closed evenifthe Smart Keyisnot inthe
vehicle. Ifchildren areleft unsupervised in
the vehicle, theycould activat ethe func -
tion s.There isarisk ofinjur y.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
! The
trunklid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore,make surethatthere is
sufficien tclearanc eabove thetrun klid.
The opening dimension sof the trun klid can be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 330). Tr
unk
85Opening andclosi ng Z

Opening
andclosing X
To open: pullremot eoperatin gswitch 0043
for the trun klid until thetrun klid opens.
If the trun kpartit ionwas closed, itopens
automatic allyand remains open.
X To close: pressremoteoperatin gswitch 0043
for the trun klid until thetrun klid isclosed.
When theroof isopen, thetrun kpartit ion
closes automatic ally.
You canopen andclose thetrun klid from the
driver's seatwhen thevehicle isstat ionary and
unlock ed. Locking
thetrunk separ ately
You canlock thetrun kseparately. Ifyou then
unlock thevehicle centrally, thetrun kremains
locked andcann otbe opened.
X Close thetrun klid.
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 76). X
Inser tthe mechan icalkey into thetrun klid
lock asfar asitwill go.
X Turn themechan icalkey clock wisefrom
position 0047toposition 0048. X
Remove themechan icalkey.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart -
Key. Unlocking
thetrunk (mechanical
key)
! The
trunklid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore,make surethatthere is
sufficien tclearanc eabove thetrun klid.
If the trun kcann otbe unlock edwith the
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechan ical
key.
If you usethemechan icalkey tounlock and
open thetrun klid, the anti- theftalarm system
will betrigger ed.Switc hoff the alarm
(Y page 72).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 76).
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into thetrun klid
lock asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechan icalkey from position 0047
count er-clockwise asfar asitwill gotoposi-
tion 0048.Simultan eouslypullthetrun klid
handle.
The trunkis unlock ed.
X Turn themechan icalkey back toposition
0047 and remove it.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart -
Key. Emergency
releaseforthe trunk
You canunlock thetrun klid from theinside
with theemergen cyrelease button. 86
Tr
unkOpening andclosi ng

X
Press emergenc yrelease button0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged.
Trunk lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or press
theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The frontside windows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature. Ifasolid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof
one ofthe fron tside windows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNIN
G
The reversin gfeature doesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movemen t
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversin gfeature can-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Side
window s
87Opening andclosing Z

Opening
andclosing theside win-
dows
Opening andclosing theside windows
in the front The
switches forthe side windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch for
the fron t-passenger sidewindow onthe fron t-
passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manu ally:press andhold thecor-
respondin gswitch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To close manually:pullthecorr espondin g
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautomat icopera tion:press
or pull thecorr espondin gswitch again.
You cancontinue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine .This function is
available foruptofive minut esoruntil the
driver's orfron t-passenger doorisopened. Opening/closing
therear side win-
dows X
To open: openthefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Press thecorr espondin gswitch againand
release.
The correspondin grear side window opens
fully.
X To stop therear side windows: brieflypull
the corr espondin gswitch upand release.
X To close: closethefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Pull therespect iveswitch andhold it.
The correspondin grear side window will
con tinue toclose untilyourelease the
switch. Opening
andclosing allside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again.
You canusetheswitch onthe cent ercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecover inthe lower centercon sole.
The switch forallside windows isunder the
cover . 88
Side
windowsOpening andclosi ng

X
To ope nall side windo ws:pre ssbutton 0043
to the point ofres istance .
X To ope nall side windo wsfully: pre ss
sw itch 0043beyond the point ofres istance .
X To clos eall side windo ws:pu llsw itch 0043.
All side windo wsbegin the closing pro ce-
du re simu ltaneou sly. The rearsi de windo ws
clo seafte rthe front side windo ws.
If, afte rop eni ng the windo ws,yo uclo seone
si de windo wus ing the switch inthe door con-
trol panel :
R the front side windo wclo ses first and
R then thecorr espond ingrearsi de windo w
clo ses .
Co nve nien ce clos ingwi th KEYLES S-GO G
WAR
NING
Whe nus ing the conve nience closing fea ture ,
pa rts ofthe body cou ldbe trap pedin the
clo sing are awh en aside windo wisbe ing
clo sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Obs ervethe comp lete clo sing pro ced ure
wh en the conve nience closing fea ture is
op era ting .Ma kesure tha tno body parts are
in clo sepro ximi tydu ring theclosing pro ce-
du re.
Pro cee das follows ifsom eone istrap ped:
X Re leas ethe rece ssedsens orsurfa ce on the
do or handl e.
X Imme diate lypu lland holdthe door handl e
and keepthe door handl epu lled .
The side windo wsopen. Wi
th KEYL ESS-GO youcan closeallsi de win-
do ws simu ltaneou sly. The KEYL ESS-GO key
mu stbe outsid ethe vehicle. All the doors
mu stbe closed . X
Tou chrece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe
do or handl eunti lthe side windo wsare fully
clo sed .
i Ma
kesure youonl ytou chrece ssedsens or
su rfa ce 0043.
X To interrupt conve nien ce clos ing: rel ease
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe door
ha ndl e. Res
ettingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wcan nolonger beclosed fully,
yo umu stres etit.
X Close allthe doors .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pu llthe corr espond ingswitch onthe door
contro lpa nel unti lthe side windo wiscom-
pl etel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the side windo wop ens again slig htl y:
X Imme diate lypu llthe corr espond ingswitch
on the door contro lpa nel unti lthe side win-
do wiscomp letel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the respective side windo wrem ains
clo sed afterthe button isrel eased ,then it
ha sbe en set corr ectly.Ifthi sis not the
cas e,rep eatthe step sab ove . Si
de windo ws
89Opening and clos ing Z

!
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

All
ofthe side windo wsopen.
X To closeallsi de windo ws,pu llthe switch
und erthe cove rof the cente rconso le
(Y page 88) . Ope
ning /closing using the SmartK ey
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Whe nop eni ng orclo sing the roof,bo dy
pa rts cou ldbe trap pedby ,for exa mpl e,the
roo fmech anism, trunklid or side windo ws.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Whe nra ising orlowe ring theroof,ma ke
su re tha tno body parts arein the vicinity of
movi ngcomp onents. Ifsom eone become s
trap ped, rel ease the button.
Ope ning and clos ing Thi
sfu nctio nis onl yav ailabl e on veh icles with
KEYL ESS-GO orwith roo fcomf ortopera tion.
X Close thetrun klid (Y page 81).
If the trun kha sbe en corr ectlylo ad ed ,the
trun kpa rtiti onisau toma tically clo sed .
X Vehi cles with comfort operatio n:point
the tipofthe Sma rtKeyat the driver 'sdo or
ha ndl e.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :the Sma rtKey
mu stbe withi n6 ft (2 m) ofthe vehicle.
X To ope n:pre ssand holdthe 0036 button on
the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully op ene d.
The roofand therearsi de windo wsopen.
The front side windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theopening proc edure:
rel ease the 0036 button.
X To ope nthe fron tsi de windo ws:pre ssthe
0036 button onthe Sma rtKeyag ain.
X To clos e:pre ssand holdthe 0037 button
on the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully
clo sed .
The roofand theside windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theclos ingproc edure:
rel ease the 0037 button. Lo
ckingthe roofagai n
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not fully op en/cl osethesofttop,
the soft-top hydra ulics depre ssu rize aftera
sho rttime .Thi scau ses thesofttop tolowe r
une xpected lyand maycau seyouor othe rs
to be trap ped. The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysop en orclo sethe softtop com-
pl ete ly.
The roofis not locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land theVario-Roofin Var
io-Roofin
Ope ration Ope
ration message appe ar inthe multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay
R the 0059 symbo land theOpen/Close Ope
n/Close
Var io-RoofCom pletely Var
io-RoofCom pletelymes sage appe ar
in the multifu nctio ndispl ayand youhea ra
wa rning tone
R youhea ra wa rning toneforuptoten sec-
ond swh en pulling away orwh ile dri ving
Lo cking Yo
ucan lock the roofag ain if it is not locked
fu lly.
X Pu llove rand stop thevehiclesa fel yas soo n
as possi ble, pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
traf ficcond itions.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe roofsw itch (Ypage 91). Trunk
partition
Ge neral notes !
To
avoid da ma ging the roofor lugga ge
wh en folding back the roof,yo usho uld:
R onl ylo ad the trun kto below the trun kpa r-
titi on
R not place anyobjects onorinfront ofthe
trun kpa rtiti on
R not place anyobjects onthe cove rbe hind
the rollba rs
R not allo w the cargotopush the trun kpa r-
titi on upwa rds 92
Roo
fOpe ning and clos ing

Key
topositio n0092 inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmartKey.
Risk ofele ctric shock G
DA
NGER
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLopera tesusing high
voltage .If the trim behind theoverhea dcon-
trol panel isdama gedorremoved, electrical
components willbe exposed .If you touch
these components, youcould getanelectric
shock. Thereisarisk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdama ged,never touch the
electrical components behindit.
R Alway shave work onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTR OLcarried outataqua lified spe-
ciali stworkshop.
The electrical components ofMAGIC SKY
CONTR OLare protected byapanel ingbehi nd
the overhea dcontrol panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTR OLcontrol unitis
marked withayel low warning stickerthat warns
youofhigh voltage .The electric cables
of the high-vol tagesection arecolor orange.
Operating MAGICSKYCONTROL X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLswitches tothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengine was
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftransparency:
press button 0043.
At temperature sbelo wfreezing, thechange is
slow erand uneven. Theentire process may
take some time. Proble
mswith theroof Proble
m Possi
blecauses /consequen cesand 0050 0050
Solutio ns The
roof willnot open or
close. The
trunk partition isnot closed.
X Clo sethe trunk partition (Ypage 92). The
netonthe trunk partition isnot attached.
X Attach thenet (Ypage 92). The
electrical plugconnector onthe trunk partition isdisconnected.
X Connect theelectrical plugconnector tothe trunk partition
(Y page 92). The
trunk isincorrectly loaded.
X Only loadthe trunk tobelo wthe trunk partition The
trunk lidisopen.
X Clo sethe trunk lid(Ypage 82). The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Leave theengine running. Roof
95Openingand closi ng Z

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 97).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 99)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
When doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback of
your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 103).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 103)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 42).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 44).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 105)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Store theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 107). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle. Seat
s
97Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs Z

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors