belt MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

SD
card
Insert ing........................................2 48
Inserting/re moving........................248
Rem oving .......................................248
SD memory card
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Sele cting ........................................ 196
Searc h& Sen d
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Seat
Corre ctdrive r'ssea tposi tion ...........97
Seat belts
Adjusting thedrive r'sand front-
pas senger seatbel t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 44
Co rrect usag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 43
Fas tening <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s............. 42
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 41
Re leas ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Sea tbe ltgu ide <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 99
Swi tching beltad jus tment on/off
(o n-boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 202
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 233
Wa rning lamp (function) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 44
Se ats
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Adju sting theheadres trai nt.......... 100
Bel tgu ide <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 99
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 97
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 97
Sea thea ting problem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 101
Sea tventi lation problem ................ 102
Sli ding forw ard/ba ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 100
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Swi tching AIRSCAR Fon/of f.......... 102
Swi tching seathea ting on/of f....... 101
Swi tching seatventi lation on/of f.. 102
Se lecto rle ve r
Pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Se nso rs(cleani ng instruc tions) ....... 275
Se rvic emen u(o n-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 199
Se rvic emes sage
see ASSYST PLUS Se
rvic eproduc ts
Bra kefluid<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 324
Co olant (engi ne) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Engine oil<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 323
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 322
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 321
Re friger ant (air-co nditioni ngsys-
tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Wa she rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Se tting theairdistribu tion............... 120
Se tting theairfl ow<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Se tting thedate/ timeformat
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting thelanguag e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting thetime
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting s
Facto ry(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 202
On-bo ardcomp uter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 199
SE TUP (on-b oard computer,
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 203
Si de impac tair bag <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 47
Si de marker lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 217
Si de windo ws
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Co nveni ence closing fea ture ............ 89
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 87
Ope ning/ closing (all) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 88
Ope ning/ closing (front)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 88
Ope ning/ closing (rear) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 88
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 90
Re setti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 89
Re vers ingfeature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 87
SI RIU Sse rvic es
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
SmartK ey
Ch ang ingthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 77
Ch ang ingthe programmi ng............. 75
Ch ecki ngthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 77
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231 In
dex
17

Doo
rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 295
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 255
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 254
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 194
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 190
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 199
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 238
Stan dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34Butto
ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 191
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 141
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 203
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 249
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 250
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 250
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 250
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 249
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 249
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 251
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 251
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 250
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 252
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 295
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 253
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 200
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..169
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 171
Sus pen sion tuni ng
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 203
SVHC (Subs tanc esofVery High
Co ncern )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 28
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 248 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 190
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Lights 18
In
dex

R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n

Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 19
0 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 23
8 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 23
8 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 24
1 00BB
ESP®
OF F 23
6 0025
ABS 23
6 Br
ake s(re d) 23
5 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 11
0 0060
Parkinglamp s 11
0 0057
High-beam headlamps 11
0 00E5
ESP® 23
6 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 11
0 0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 19
2 0085
Tac
hom eter 19
0 Funct
ion Pag
e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in Mer cedes- AMGveh icles 23
8 005E
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 23
9 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 24
2 0075
Restraintsyst em 41
00E9
Seat belt s 23
3 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 19
1 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 23
9 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 23
9 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 19
0 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 190). Inst
rume ntclust er
33Ataglan ce

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Therestraint systemcanalso reduce
the forces towhich vehicle occupants aresub-
ject edduring anaccident.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R seat beltsystem
R air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 97).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 53).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 57). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Res
traint system warn inglamp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafte rthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valswh ile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe sou tno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe vehicleis star ted. The
comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem arein
ope rationa lrea diness .
A mal functi onhasoccu rredifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snot light upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snot gooutafte ra few seco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagain wh ile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notdeployas
intend edduring anacci dent. Thiscan affect
for exa mpl ethe Emerg encyTensioning
Devi ceorthe airba g. Thi spos esan
incre ased riskof inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired inaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
as soo nas pos sible. PA
SSE NGER AIRBAG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator la
mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS).
The indicator lamps displ aythe statu sof the
front-p asseng erfront airba g.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor 60
seco nds, subse quently bothindicator lamps
are off(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand OFF) :
the front-p asseng erfront airba gis ab leto
dep loyin the eventofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front-p asseng erfront airba gis dea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye din the eventof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g. The PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belit continu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gmus tei ther bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youmus tmake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre nin achi ldres train tsys tem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.The refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 48)and on
"C hildre nin the vehicle" (Y page 57).
The reyouwi llal so find instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allothe rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 48). Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 41)and "Airba gs"
(Y page 45). Thereyoucan also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tpos ition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbel tsare the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleoccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehiclerol l-
ing over.Thi sred uce sthe riskof veh icleoccu - Oc
cupan tsafe ty
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pants
comingint ocon tact with parts ofthe
vehicle interior orbeing ejectedfrom thevehi-
cle. Furthermor e,the seat belthelps tokeep
the vehicle occupant inthe best position in
relation tothe airbag.
The seat beltsystem comprises:
R Seat belts
R Emer gencyTension ingDevic esand seat belt
forc elimiters
If the seat beltispulled quickly orsharply by
the seat beltguide, theinert iareel locks.The
belt strap cann otbe extract edany further.
The Emer gencyTension ingDevic etight ensthe
seat beltinan acciden t,pulling thebelt close
against thebody. However itdoes notpull the
vehicle occupant backinthe direct ionofthe
backr est.
The Emer gencyTension ingDevic edoes not
corr ectanincor rectseat position orthe rout-
ing ofan incor rectlyfasten edseat belt.
When triggered,aseat beltforcelimiter helps
to reduce theforc eexert edbythe seat belton
the vehicle occupant.
The seat beltforcelimiters aresynch ronized
with thefron tair bags which absorb partof
the decelerat ionforc e.This canreduce the
forc eexert edon the vehicle occupants during
an acciden t.
! If
the fron t-passenger seatisnot occupied,
do not engage theseat belttongue inthe
buckle onthe fron t-passenger seat.Other -
wise, inthe event ofan acciden tthe Emer -
genc yTension ingDevic eand theside
impact airbag, inaddition toother systems ,
may betrigge redand have tobe replaced.
Impor tantsafet ynotes The
useofseat belts andchild restraint sys-
tems isrequired bylaw in:
R all 50 stat es
R the U.S.terr itories
R the Dist rictofColumbia
R all Canadian provinces
Even where thisisnot required bylaw, allvehi-
cle occ upants shouldcorrectlyfasten their
seat belts before startingthe journ ey. G
WARN
ING
If the seat beltisnot worn correctly,itcan-
not perfor mits intended protective func tion. An
incor rectlyfasten edseat beltcanalso
cause injuries, forexample, inthe event of
an acciden tor when brakin gor chang ing
direct ionabruptly. Thisposes anincr eased
risk ofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Always ensurethatallvehicle occupants
have theirseatbelts fasten edcorr ectlyand
are sitting properly.
The compon entsof the rest raint system work
in con junc tion with each other.They canonly
deploy theirprote ctive func tion if,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fasten edtheir seatbelts correctly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97) G
WARN
ING
The seat beltdoes notoffer theintended
level ofprote ction ifyou have notmoved the
backr esttoan almost vertical position .
When brakingor inthe event ofan acciden t,
you could slideundern eaththeseat beltand
sustain abdomen ornec kinj uries, forexam-
ple. This poses anincr eased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Adj ust the seat properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always ensurethattheback-
rest isin an almost vertical position andthat
the shoulder sectionofyour seatbeltis
routed across thecenterofyour shoulder. G
WARN
ING
Person sless than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall cann ot
wear theseat beltcorrectlywithout anaddi-
tion aland suitable restraint system. Ifthe
seat beltisnot worn correctly,itcann otper-
form itsintended protective func tion.An
incor rectlyfasten edseat beltcanalso cause
inj uries, forexample, inthe event ofan acci-
dent orwhen brakin gor chang ingdirect ion
abruptly. Thisposes anincr eased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinjury.
For this reason, alwayssecurepersons
under 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable additional
rest raint systems . 42
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If
achild younger thantwelve yearsold and
under 5ft (1.5 0m) inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 57)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 48) G
WARN
ING
The seat belts maynotperf orm theirint en-
ded protective func tion if:
R the yare damaged, modified,extreme ly
dirt y,bleache dor dyed
R the seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R the Emergen cyTens ionin gDev ices, belt
anc horage sor iner tiareels havebeen
modif ied.
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g.
due tosplint ersofglass. Modifie dor dam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger orfail to
deploy whennecessary. Thisposes an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sand inertia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Follow-
ing anacc ident ,have theseat belts checked
immed iatelyataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz. Prop
eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 42).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed
Only thencan theforces which occurbe dis-
tr ibuted overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulder sectionofthe belt isrout ed
acro ssthe centerofyour shoulder
The shoulder sectionofthe seat beltshould
not touc hyour neckor be rout edunder your
arm orbehin dyour back.
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must always berout edacro ss
your hipjointsand notacro ssyour abdo-
men .This applies particularly topregn ant
women .If nec essary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjointand pullittigh tusing the
shoulder sectionofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot rout edacro sssharp,
point edorfragile objects
If you have such itemslocat edon orinyour
clot hing ,e.g. pens ,keys oreyeglasses ,
sto rethe seinasuitable place.
R only oneperso nis using aseat belt
Inf ant sand childr enmust nevertravel sit-
tin gon the lapofavehic leocc upant .In the
even tof an acc ident ,the ycould becrus hed
betwee nthe vehic leocc upant andseat belt.
R obje ctsare neversecur edwith aseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehic le'soccupant s
Also ensure that thereare neverobje cts
betwee naperso nand theseat, e.g.cush-
ions .
Seat belts areonly intended tosecur eand
rest rain vehic leocc upant s.Always observethe
not esinthe "Stowage options/com partmen ts" Occupa
ntsaf ety
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section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 249).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 97).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 44).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Y page 57).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment The
belt adjustment isaconven iencefunction
integrated intoPRE-SA FE®
.With thisfunction,
the driver's andfront -passenger seatbelts are
adjusted tothe upper bodyofthe vehicle
occupant.
The seat beltstrap willslightly tightenif:
R the belt tongue isinserted intothebuckle
and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat beltadjustment willapply acertain
tightening forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot grab holdofthe seat belt.
The belt adjustment canbeswitched onand
off using theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront - 44
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passenger
seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasing intensit yfor 60secon dsor
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
ten edtheir seatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourn ey,the seat belt
warning isactiv ated again. Air
bags
Introd uction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ogniz edbythe AIRB AGmarkin g.
An airbag complem entsthe corr ectlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substit uteforthe seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
prote ction provided forthe respect ivevehicle
occ upant.
Not allairbags aredeployed inan acciden t.
The various airbags workindepen dentlyof
each other (Ypage 53).
However ,no system available todaycancom-
pletely eliminate injuries andfatalities .
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot sitinthe corr ectseat position ,
the airbag cann otprote ctas intended and
could evencause additional injury when
deployed. Thisposes anincr eased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardous situations,always make
sure thatallofthe vehicle's occupants:
R have fasten edtheir seatbelts correctly,
includin gpregnan twomen
R are sitting corr ectlyand maint ainthe
greatest possible distancetothe airbags
R follow thefollowing instruct ions
Always makesurethatthereare noobjec ts
between theairbag and thevehicle's occu-
pants . All
vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adj ust the seats properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always makesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position .The
cen terofthe head restraint must support
the head atabout eyelevel.
R Move thedriver' sand front-passenger seats
as far back aspossible. Thedriver' sseat
position mustallow thevehicle tobe driven
safely.
R Only holdthesteer ingwheel onthe outside.
This allows theairbag tobe fully deployed.
R Always leanagainst thebackr estwhile driv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean against the
door orside window. Youmay other wisebe
in the deployment areaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe foot well in
fron tof the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe
dashboard, forexample. Yourfeetmay oth-
erwise beinthe deployment areaofthe air-
bag.
R For this reason, alwayssecurepersonsless
than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable restraint
systems .Up tothis height, theseat belt
cann otbe worn correctly.
If achild istraveling inyour vehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuit-
able child restraint systems .
R Secur eachild tothe fron t-passenger seat
only when thefron t-passenger frontairbag
is deactiv ated,andthen onlyinarearward-
facin gchild restraint system. Thefront-
passenger frontairbag isdeactiv atedwhen
the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp islit con tinuously (Ypage 41).
R Always observe theinstruct ions andsafety
not eson the "Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 48)and on"Children
in the vehicle" (Ypage 57)inaddition to
the child restraint system manufact urer's
inst allation andoperatin ginst ruct ions.
Objects inthe vehicle interior mayrestrict
the airba gfrom functioning correctly.To
avoid risksresultin gfrom thespeed ofthe air-
bag asitdeploys, vehicleoccupants must
ensure thefollowing points. Occupant
safety
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